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For more information, contact Nancy Dudenhoefer
Rio Salado College Divison of Public Service Communications
[email protected] / 480-239-6252
Tempe, AZ – June 15, 2026
Several KJZZ news staff were honored recently with five Public Media Journalists Association awards recognizing the best of local public radio news.
- Climate/Environment Feature, 2nd Place: “Electric companies are fighting across the West to limit their blame for wildfires” by Camryn Sanchez, Senior Field Correspondent
- Enterprise, 1st Place: “Oak Flat: Past, present, future” by Gabriel Pietrorazio, Tribal Natural Resources Reporter
- Interview, 1st Place: “Why Arizona GOP chairwoman Gina Swoboda went from Clinton Democrat to Trump loyalist” by Lauren Gilger, Host of KJZZ’s The Show
- Series, 2nd Place: “EVICTED: Maricopa County has an eviction problem. Not everyone agrees on how to solve it” by Katherine Davis-Young, Senior Field Correspondent
- Spot News, 2nd Place: “Arizona teachers’ costumes weren’t about Charlie Kirk. They’re facing death threats anyway” by Camryn Sanchez, Senior Field Correspondent
KJZZ is a listener-supported public radio station broadcasting from the Phoenix metropolitan area. As the NPR member station for the region, KJZZ features a mix of local, national, and world news. Weekend programming includes comedy, arts, news, entertainment and blues music on Sunday nights. KJZZ can be heard on the radio at 91.5 FM, on HD radio, the KJZZ mobile app, smart speakers, or streamed from kjzz.org. KJZZ is part of the Division of Public Service of Rio Salado College. (Jazz PHX broadcasts jazz music 24/7 on digital radio 91.5 HD2 and via jazz.kjzz.org.)
Friends of Public Radio Arizona assures the future vitality and excellence of our community’s public radio and broadens its support. For more information on Friends of Public Radio Arizona and the programs and services it supports, visit fpraz.org.