For Carolina Week, Carolina Connection and Sports Xtra.
Hearst Journalism Awards Competition
- UNC School of Media and Journalism, 1st Place: Intercollegiate Winner
- Jessica O’Connor, 1st Place: Championship Radio Winner
- Jessica O’Connor: Best use of Radio for News Coverage
- John Hobson Thomas, Finalist: Championship Radio Winner
Broadcast Education Association
- COMING SOON
SPJ National
- Jessa O’Connor, Winner: Radio News Reporting, “UNC Study Finds Contaminated Water in Wake County Wells”
- John Thomas, Finalist: Radio Sports Reporting, “The psychology behind sports fandom”
SPJ Region 2
- Paris Alston, Winner: Television Breaking News Reporting, “Spellings Walkout”
- Jaclyn Lee, Finalist: Television General News Reporting, “Dead sea lions”
- Sharon Nunn, Winner: Television In-Depth Reporting, “Coal Ash Update”
- Drew Kurzman, Finalist: Television News and Feature Photography, “Twin Sisters’ Garden”
- Lindsey Sparrow, Winner: Television Sports Photography, “Little tennis star”
- Tenley Garrett, John Thomas, Jessa O’Connor, Finalist: Best All-Around Radio Newscast, Nov. 5, 2016, program
- Liz Schlemmer, Winner: Radio Feature, “Botanical Garden Saves Seeds for Future Conservation”
- Jessa O’Connor, John Thomas, Winner: Radio In-Depth Reporting, In-depth coverage: “UNC reacts to discrimination law”
- Jessa O’Connor, Winner: Radio News Reporting, “UNC Study Finds Contaminated Water in Wake County Wells”
- John Thomas, Finalist: Radio News Reporting, “Sexual Assault While Studying Abroad Common but Rarely Discussed”
- John Thomas, Winner: Radio Sports Reporting, “The psychology behind sports fandom”
CBI National Student Production Awards
- Carolina Week — December 12, 2016: 3rd Place, Best Audio News Reporting
- Carolina Week — October 26, 2016: 1st Place, Best Video Newscast
- Sports Xtra, Carolina Week — October 3, 2016: 4th Place, Best Video Sportcast
Radio Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas
- Carolina Connection — February 18, 2017: 1st Place, Feature Reporting (Radio)
- Danielle Wallace, Cutting Hair and Cutting Communist Ties, 1st Place: Feature Reporting (TV)
- David Doochin, Future of the ACA, 1st Place: News Reporting (Radio)
- Carolina Connection — April 8, 2017: 1st Place, Newscast (Radio)
- John Thomas, The Franklin Street Journey to the Big Win, 1st Place: Sports Story (Radio)
- Carolina Week — October 26, 2016: 1st Place, TV News Producing
- TV Weathercast — March 29, 2017: 1st Place, TV Weathercast
Edward R Murrow
- Carolina Connection – November 5, 2016: Student Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Audio Newscast