Michigan Radio has won fourteen awards from the Michigan Associated Press for news coverage, including the Overall Excellence Award for large market radio. The large market radio category includes both public and commercial radio stations in Michigan. In addition to the Overall Excellence Award, the station was recognized with six first-place awards and seven second-place awards. Michigan Radio received the following awards:
Station Awards
- General Excellence Large Market Radio: Michigan Radio
First Place
- Feature Story: "State of Opportunity: The Problem With Growing Up Poor," Dustin Dwyer and Jennifer Guerra
- News Documentary: "Living with Cancer," Michigan Radio staff
- Natural Sound: "Climbing Melting Ice," Meg Cramer
- Spot Photojournalism: Steve Carmody
- Individual Photojournalism: Mercedes Mejia
- Continuing Coverage: "State of Opportunity," Dustin Dwyer and Jennifer Guerra
Second Place
- Natural Sound: "Visiting a Black Bear Den," Rebecca Williams
- Feature Story: "Idlewild, The 'Black Eden,' Celebrates 100 Years," Kate Wells
- News Documentary: "State of Opportunity: Infant Mortality Documentary,” Michigan Radio staff
- Individual Reporting: Kate Wells
- Spot Photojournalism: Lindsey Smith
- Continuing Coverage: "Palisades Problems," Lindsey Smith
- Website: Michigan Radio staff
All entries aired between January 1 and December 31, 2012. The awards were formally presented at a ceremony on Saturday, June 1, in Lansing.
