Hearst National Competition
- UNC-CH, 2nd Place, National Broadcast Championship
- Reema Khrais, 2nd Place: Radio News Championship
- Reema Khrais, 1st Place, Radio News & Features
- Kathleen Witte, 5th Place, Television News
SPJ National
- Carolina Connection, National Finalist: Best All-Around Radio Newscast
- LISTEN – Michael Tomsic & Alletta Cooper, National Finalist: Radio Feature, “Students’ 9/11 memories”
- WATCH – Justin Page, National Finalist: Television Sports Reporting, “Cost of Bowls”
- WATCH – Justin Page, National Finalist: Television Feature Photography, “Outdoor Movie Theater”
SPJ Region 2
- Carolina Week, Best All-Around Television Newscast
- Carolina Connection, Best All-Around Radio Newscast
- WATCH – Kassy Scarcia, Television Feature Reporting, “North Carolina Wine”
- WATCH – Justin Page, Television Feature Photography, “Outdoor Movie Theater”
- WATCH – Justin Page, Television Sports Reporting, “Cost of Bowls”
- WATCH – Lindsey Hawkins, Television Sports Reporting, “Renner Siblings”
- LISTEN – Michael Tomsic & Alletta Cooper, Radio Feature, “Students’ 9/11 memories”
- LISTEN – Reema Khrais, Radio Feature, “The myth of the ‘freshman fifteen'”
- LISTEN – Lydia Wilson, Radio In-Depth Reporting, “UNC Sexual Assault Policy”
- LISTEN – Reema Khrais, Radio News Reporting, “Occupy Chapel Hill”
- LISTEN – Alletta Cooper, Radio News Reporting, “Guns on campus”
National Broadcasting Society
- LISTEN – Michael Tomsic, Alletta Cooper and Reema Khrais, 1st Place, Audio News Program, “Carolina Connection 12/03/2011”
- LISTEN – Michael Tomsic, Alletta Cooper and Reema Khrais, National Finalist, Audio News Program, “Carolina Connection 10/15/2011”
- WATCH – Kathleen Witte, 1st Place, Video News Segment, “Sexual Assault Cases”
- WATCH – Justin Page, 1st Place, Video Feature Package, “Outdoor Movie Theatre”
- WATCH – Justin Page, 1st Place, Video Sports Segment, “Cost of Bowls”
- WATCH – Patrick Wright, National Finalist, Video News Segment, “Excessive Towing”
- LISTEN – Alletta Cooper, 1st Place, Audio News Segment, “Students Protest for Guns on Campus”
- LISTEN – Reema Khrais, 1st Place, Audio Feature Segment, “Myth of Freshman Fifteen”
- LISTEN – Alletta Cooper, 1st Place, Audio Sports Segment, “What It Takes To Be A Mascot”
- LISTEN – Reema Khrais, National Finalist, Audio News Segment, “Occupy Chapel Hill”
- LISTEN – Alletta Cooper, National Finalist, Audio Feature Package, “Holi Moli! Students Celebrate Spring”
Broadcast Education Association
- Carolina Week, 3rd Place, TV Newscast
- Carolina Connection, Best of Festival, Radio Newscast Category
- LISTEN – Reema Khrais, 1st Place, Radio Feature News Reporting, “Tweet more, Eat less”
- LISTEN – Alletta E. Cooper, 2nd Place, Radio Hard News Reporting, “Students protest for guns on campus”
- WATCH – Preston Jones, 2nd Place, Television Hard News Reporting, “Tuition Increase Protesters”
- WATCH – Patrick Wright, Honorable Mention, Television Hard News Reporting, “Predatory Towing Investigation”
- WATCH – Kassy Scarcia, Honorable Mention, Television Feature News Reporting, “NC Wine”
Radio Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas
- WATCH – Carolina Week, 1st Place, Best Student Newscast, “April 18, 2012”
- Patrick Wright, D. Haney Howel Student Journalist of the Year
- WATCH – Lindsey Hawkins, Television Sports Reporting, “Renner Siblings”
- WATCH – Preston Jones, 2nd Place, Television Hard News Reporting, “Tuition Increase Protesters”
- Andy Rives, 2nd Place: Best Student Sportscast, “Carolina Week – November 21, 2012”
- Tom Meiner, 1st Place: Best Student Weathercast
- Drew Day, 2nd Place: Best Student Weathercast
- WATCH – Patrick Wright, 1st Place: Best Student Photography, “Chapel Hill Towing”
CBI National Student Production Awards
- WATCH – Carolina Week, Best Television Newscast, “February 29, 2012”
- WATCH – Patrick Wright, Finalist: Best Television News Reporting, “New Predatory Towing”
- Kathleen Witte, Finalist: Best Television Vodcast, “Wheelchair Accessibility on Campus”
- LISTEN – Reema Khrais, Winner: Best Radio News Reporting, “Myth of Freshman Fifteen”
- Carolina Connection, Winner: Best Radio Feature