Awards 2001
2001:
North Carolina Associated Press Awards
- Best Feature
First Place (tie): "North Carolina Voices: The State of Aging" Series, WUNC News Staff
First Place (tie): "Wearing the Hijab After September 11th," Amy Nelson
Honorable Mention: "Bull City Blues," David Brower - Best Health Report
First place: "Fast Food in the Hospital," Brent Wolfe - Best Consumer Report
First Place: "Eldercare: employers helping their employees to care for aging relatives," Emily Hanford - Rookie of the Year: North Carolina Public Radio Association's reporter Julie Donnelly won for outstanding service from the statehouse.
The Public Radio News Director's Association
- Student Awards division, Hard Feature category
Second Place: "Safer Tobacco," Steve Baragona
Radio -Television News Directors Association Edward R. Murrow Southeastern Regional Radio Awards
- First place: "Fast Food in the Hospital," Brent Wolfe
Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television - Gracie Allen Award
- Portrait/Biography: "North Carolina Postcards," Patty Painter-Wakefield
The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors
- Radio Public Service/In-Depth Reporting
First Place: Coverage of redistricting in North Carolina, Julie Donnelly
North Carolina Association of Educators and State Department of Public Instruction School Bell Awards:
- Best Spot News: "Math Test Mistake," Jessica Jones. A report on the discovery of a scoring error that affected standardized test scores in some North Carolina school districts.
- Honorable Mention: "Testing Special Education Students," Jessica Jones. A story about how standardized testing affects special education students, and whether special provisions should be made.

