Awards 2009
WUNC FM Awards And Honors
WUNC News has been honored by numerous regional and national broadcasting organizations. Our most recent awards are listed below. Previous years can be found by using the links to the right.
For coverage in 2009:
The North Carolina Associated Press Awards
- Outstanding News Operation
- General News: Laura Leslie, Pet Food Pantry
- Enterprise/Documentary: Laura Leslie, Hog Farm Rules
- Best Feature: Laura Leslie, Capitol Kittens
- Best Newscast: Eric Hodge and Yasmeen Khan, December 15 Newscast
- Best Consumer Report: Rose Hoban, Problems in the State Health Plan
- Best Health Report: Rose Hoban, NC Voices: Reproductive Health in Africa
- Best Newswriting: Laura Leslie
- Best Series:Rose Hoban, NC Voices: Global Health
The Radio Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas
- 1st Place in the Political-Election category to Laura Leslie for "Gubernatorial Profiles."
- 1st Place in the Health-Medicine category to Rose Hoban for "Zambia Abortions."
- 1st Place in the Sports Reporting category to Jessica Jones for "Coach K."
- 2nd Place in the Consumer-Economic category to Leoneda Inge for "Book Exchange."
- 2nd Place in the Education category to Dave DeWitt for "Rosa Gill."


