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Rebecca Thiele

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St. Louis
As seen in: St. Louis Public Radio, NPR, Flipboard, Marketplace, MPR News (Saint Paul, MN), WLRN-FM (Miami, FL), NewsBreak, Indiana Public Media, WTIU-TV (Bloomington, IN), ipm.org, Belleville News-Democrat and
P.M. News Editor for @stlpublicradio. Send story ideas to rthiele (at) stlpr (dot) com
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Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2010 - 1st Place: Radio News Reporting

As a student, I won a first place regional award for my feature "Rain Delays Harvest." The story was about how Mid-Missouri farmers were unable to reach their crops with equipment due to heavy rains.

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Public Radio News Directors Incorporated

2014 - Best Use of Sound

I won second place in the Best Use of Sound category for my audio postcard on "sound walks"—where soundscape ecologists teach the public about how people and animals react to the many sounds in our world

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PRNDI Award

2017 - Arts Feature

Won first place for a story on how coughing during classical music concerts may not be as involuntary as it seems

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Michigan Assoc. of Broadcasters - Broadcast Excellence Award

2018 - Hard News & Current Events Story

I received Best in Category for my story on the mental health struggles of Burmese refugees in Michigan

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Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI)

2018 - Arts Feature, 2nd Place

I won second place for my feature on a collaboration between modern dancers and hip-hop artists

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