Station Awards and Recognitions

CMU Public Broadcasting has been recognized for many years for its outstanding public television and radio programming.

Examples of awards and recognitions include:


    2005 MAB Broadcast Excellence Awards  
  BEST IN CATEGORY  
  News Special “Duke of Juke – Keepin’ the Blues Alive”  
  Mini Documentary/Series “Sexual Abuse of Minors”  
   
  MERIT  
  Mini Documentary/Series “Status of Women in Michigan"  

2004 MAB Broadcast Excellence Awards  
BEST IN CATEGORY  
Feature/Use of Medium “Everybody’s Favorite Bassist: Christian McBride”  
 
MERIT  
News Special “Healthy Weight Call-in Special”  
 
The Blues Foundation Award 2004  
Achievement in Public Radio: Robert Barclay “The Juke Joint” WCMU  

    2003 MAB Broadcast Excellence Awards  
BEST IN CATEGORY  
Hard News “Bishop Untener Interview  
Feature/Use of Medium “From Sea to Shining Sea”  
Breaking News Story “Courthouse Shooting”  
Mini Documentary/Series “Flint Michigan – City at the Crossroads”  
 
MERIT  
Feature/Use of Medium “Civilian Conservation Corps”  
 
Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB) Public Station of the Year 2003
This award includes both radio and television

  Both CMU Public Radio and CMU Public Television are frequent award-winners at the annual MAB Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference. In past years, television has received recognition for programs featuring Michigan Special Olympics, industrial education programming and Editor’s Notepad, a weekly public affairs program. Radio is a frequent award-winner for its wide range of new programs, from breaking news stories, to mini-documentaries, to hard news.  
       
  Several employees at CMU Public Broadcasting have received the annual Employee Service Award from Central Michigan University for their excellent work and commitment to the university.  
       
  The Engineering department at CMU Public Broadcasting received the BCA Broadcaster of the Year award in 1998.