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58th Public Media Awards Winners
NETA is proud to announce the winners of the 58th Public Media Awards. Congratulations to all the recipients and honorees!
The Public Media Awards honor our members' finest work in community engagement, content, education, marketing/communications, independent productions, and overall excellence. Awards were judged by a group of expert panelists from within the public media system, as well as industry professionals working outside of public media.
Press Release (PDF)
Gallery of Winners
Promotional resources can be downloaded from Dropbox.
Stations will receive an award for each win. Use this form to order additional awards for $150 each.
| Educational Resources for the Classroom | |
| Division 1 | |
| PBS Wisconsin | PBS Wisconsin Education Early Learning Resources Website |
| Division 2 | |
| KBTC | Ability Awareness |
| Educational Resources for the Community | |
| Division 1 | |
| South Carolina ETV | When I See Myself, I See… |
| Division 2 | |
| WVUT-TV | A Part of This Neighborhood |
| Teacher Professional Learning | |
| Division 1 | |
| Arkansas TV | Unveiled: Daisy Bates & Johnny Cash |
| Division 2 | |
| Ocean State Media | Rhode to Independence |
| Learning Events | |
| Division 1 | |
| South Florida PBS | South Florida PBS Young Maestro's Concert on |
| Division 2 | |
| WVIA Public Media | Youth Voices |
| Local Project | |
| Division 1 | |
| PBS Wisconsin | PBS Wisconsin America@250 Initiative |
| Division 2 | |
| PBS Michiana - WNIT | Tiny Tee Off |
| National Project | |
| Division 1 | |
| Arizona PBS | What Happened in AZ? The American Revolution |
| Community Initiative | |
| Division 1 | |
| WHRO | WHRO The Voice |
| Division 2 | |
| VPM | VPM - Racism: Challenging Perceptions - 2025 Refresh |
| Kids & Family | |
| Division 1 | |
| Arizona PBS | "Super Why!" Summer Camps |
| Division 2 | |
| WSKG | Be My Neighbor Day 2026 |
| Integrated Media Campaign | |
| Division 1 | |
| PBS North Carolina | A Sacred Thread |
| Division 2 | |
| WVIA Public Media | Making NEPA Home Marketing Campaign |
| Special Event | |
| Division 1 | |
| WEDU | Triumph: Tampa's Untold Chapter in the Civil Rights Movement Screenings |
| Division 2 | |
| Prairie Public | State of the Station: The Road Ahead for Prairie Public |
| Promotion | |
| Division 1 | |
| Idaho Public Television | Idaho Public Television Generic Station Sizzle |
| Division 2 | |
| NorCal Public Media | Public Media: Your Town Square |
| Social Media | |
| Division 1 | |
| PBS North Carolina | NC Weekend Season 23 |
| Division 2 | |
| New Hampshire PBS | The Program Fund |
| Annual Report | |
| Division 1 | |
| AZPM | AZPM 2024-2025 Annual Report to the Community |
| Division 2 | |
| VPM | VPM's 2025 Annual Report |
| News & Public Affairs | |
| Division 1 | |
| OPB | Class of 2025: Growing Up in Oregon School |
| Division 2 | |
| PBS Michiana - WNIT | The Voting Minute |
| Cross-Platform Content | |
| Division 1 | |
| GPB | Marked! |
| Division 2 | |
| WSKG | Making: An Artistic Expression of Our Creative Community |
| Cultural Feature | |
| Division 1 | |
| Mississippi Public Broadcasting | Everlasting: The Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers |
| Division 2 | |
| PBS Michiana - WNIT | South Bend: Built by Baseball |
| Historical Feature | |
| Division 1 | |
| WPSU | The Whiskey Rebellion |
| Division 2 | |
| KMOS | The Hardin Cemetery Disaster |
| Topical Feature | |
| Division 1 | |
| OPB | First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath |
| Division 2 | |
| WVIA Public Media | Making NEPA Home |
| Education | |
| Division 1 | |
| South Carolina ETV | History in a Nutshell |
| Division 2 | |
| PBS North | What Do You Do With a Laurentian Divide? |
| Visual Arts | |
| Division 1 | |
| AZPM | Rani Olsen - Getting Free |
| Division 2 | |
| WLAE | Michalopoulos - The Art of Celebration |
| Performing Arts | |
| Division 1 | |
| OPB | 50 Years of tradition, talent, and community: North Portland's Jefferson Dancers celebrate a milestone |
| Division 2 | |
| PBS Western Reserve | The World According to Polka: Season 3 |
| Digital Media | |
| Division 1 | |
| OPB | Uncovering Boarding Schools |
| Division 2 | |
| WGTE | Sessions |
| Short Form | |
| Division 1 | |
| WNET | Rising Artist: Josué Martinez |
| Division 2 | |
| Ocean State Media | Salps in Rhode Island |
| Podcast | |
| Division 1 | |
| Houston Public Media | Party Politics - Court vs. Commander in Chief: Power on Trial |
| Division 2 | |
| WGTE | Lake Effect |
| Visual Design | |
| Division 1 | |
| Alabama Public Television | Jeffrey's Southern Ghosts |
| Division 2 | |
| PBS Western Reserve | By Nature's Design |
| Radio – News & Public Affairs | |
| Division 1 | |
| Buffalo Toronto Public Media/WBFO | Where Did the Money Go? |
| Division 2 | |
| VPM | VPM News - Quadaire Patterson wants full citizenship for people convicted of crimes |
| Radio – Society & Culture | |
| Division 1 | |
| WHRO | Christmas in Colonial Virginia |
| Division 2 | |
| WKU Radio | What Should you do when a white nationalist group comes to town? |
| Radio – Environment | |
| Division 1 | |
| GPB | ‘That Land is always gonna be changed.' Screven County farmers fear new gas pipeline's impact |
| Division 2 | |
| NorCal Public Media | Climate Week Series 2026 |
| Radio – Local Storytelling | |
| Division 1 | |
| Buffalo Toronto Public Media/WBFO | Where Did the Money Go? |
| Division 2 | |
| NorCal Public Media | The Velvet Bandit: Sonoma County's Banksy |
| Alpheus Media & Wyoming PBS | Call of the West |
| Excellence in Education | |
| WVIA Public Media | WVIA Education |
| Excellence in Community Engagement | |
| South Carolina ETV | Connecting South Carolina: Community Engagement Across the Palmetto State |
| Excellence in Marketing & Communications | |
| South Carolina ETV | Connecting Communities: SCETV's Integrated Marketing Experience |
| Excellence in Content | |
| LPB | LPB's 50th Year of Excellence in Content |
| Excellence in Engagement Campaigns – New for 2026! | |
| WHRO | Making History Where History Was Made |