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KUT and “Texas Standard” win big at Texas Broadcast News Awards
By Erin Geisler
April 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM CDT
KUT and “Texas Standard” brought home nine honors from the 2025 Texas Broadcast News Awards for work produced in 2024 – the most awarded to any newsroom in the large market radio category.
Presented by the Texas Association of Broadcasters, the awards celebrate outstanding journalism from radio and TV stations serving local communities across Texas. Among the top honors, KUT News and “Texas Standard” together were recognized for Overall Broadcast Excellence, a testament to the strength of our newsroom’s daily reporting and in-depth storytelling.
Transportation reporter Nathan Bernier was a standout this year. He earned top honors in the radio reporter category and received the Charles E. Green Award for Best Radio Reporter from the Headliners Foundation of Texas – one of the most prestigious journalism recognitions in the state. His ongoing work helps demystify public transit and infrastructure issues for Central Texans.
Other KUT and “Texas Standard” winners include:
Presented by the Texas Association of Broadcasters, the awards celebrate outstanding journalism from radio and TV stations serving local communities across Texas. Among the top honors, KUT News and “Texas Standard” together were recognized for Overall Broadcast Excellence, a testament to the strength of our newsroom’s daily reporting and in-depth storytelling.
Transportation reporter Nathan Bernier was a standout this year. He earned top honors in the radio reporter category and received the Charles E. Green Award for Best Radio Reporter from the Headliners Foundation of Texas – one of the most prestigious journalism recognitions in the state. His ongoing work helps demystify public transit and infrastructure issues for Central Texans.
Other KUT and “Texas Standard” winners include:
- “Texas Standard’s” Super Tuesday episode – won the Election Results Coverage category
- “Texas Standard’s” Searching for the history of the Texas Farm Workers Union, reported and produced by Raul Alonzo – won for Multimedia/Digital Storytelling
- “Everything you need to know about the I-35 expansion, a special digital project by Nathan Bernier – won for Original Digital Content
- Meet the Chirping Frogs of Austin, reported by Mose Buchele – won for Use of Actuality Production
- Why the UT-OU Rivalry Is So Intense, reported by Jimmy Maas for the ATXplained series – won in the Sports Story/Series category
- Local housing coverage by Audrey McGlinchy – won in the Specialty/Beat Reporting category
- For one Austin summer camp, public transit is part of the adventure, reported by Chelsey Zhu – won in the Feature (light) category