{"id":295154,"date":"2026-09-27T18:10:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T18:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/295154\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T18:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T18:10:06","slug":"whyy-wins-5-2026-mid-atlantic-emmy-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/295154\/","title":{"rendered":"WHYY wins 5 2026 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

WHYY was honored with five Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Awards<\/a> at a ceremony in Philadelphia on Saturday evening.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cFor years, with the support of our audiences, WHYY has grown not only the breadth of our programming, but its impact,\u201d said Bill Marrazzo, WHYY president and CEO. \u201cTogether, we\u2019ve built a foundation for trusted journalism, creative expression and lifelong learning. Recognition from the Mid-Atlantic Emmys reflects the excellence of our talented teams and is especially meaningful coming from our media peers. Congratulations to all of WHYY\u2019s winners and nominees.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

In the category of \u201cEntertainment \u2014 Long Form Content,\u201d WHYY won for \u201cPepperoni Sam\/The Toast<\/a>,\u201d which is an episode of the children\u2019s program \u201cAlbie\u2019s Elevator<\/a>.\u201d The episode focuses on the importance of keeping shared spaces clean and understanding that everybody brings something special and unique to the table.\n <\/p>\n

In the category of \u201cDiversity\/Equity\/Inclusion \u2013 Short Form Content,\u201d WHYY won for \u201cBlack Intellectual History<\/a>.\u201d The program examines how Black thinkers used the Declaration of Independence to push America closer to its ideals.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cHeroes of Red Bank<\/a>\u201d won the award for the \u201cDiversity\/Equity\/Inclusion \u2013 Long Form Content\u201d category. The program uncovers the Revolutionary War\u2019s pivotal 1777 Battle of Red Bank \u2014 a story of impossible odds and unsung heroes.\n<\/p>\n

WHYY took home the award in the \u201cHistorical\/Cultural \u2013 News\u201d category for \u201cMOVE Bombing at 40: Pilot Warning<\/a>.\u201d In the exclusive report, WHYY News uncovered new details from the helicopter pilot who flew above the MOVE compound in 1985.\n<\/p>\n

And in the category of \u201cHuman Interest \u2013 Short Form Content,\u201d WHYY won for a segment from \u201cYou Oughta Know\u201d about WeCanRow Philadelphia. It was included in the \u201cHealth, Mind, Body, & Soul<\/a>\u201d episode.\n<\/p>\n

Terri Murray, WHYY vice president of programming and chief content officer, said, \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to see our teams\u2019 work recognized. We have so many talented people across WHYY, and these awards reflect the great work they do every day.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

WHYY staff in the programming, news and education departments contributed to this year\u2019s award-winning work.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWHYY\u2019s Mid-Atlantic Emmy award wins are a testament to the collective excellence of WHYY media and journalism,\u201d said Sarah Glover, WHYY vice president of news and civic dialogue. \u201cEach reporter, editor, producer and camera operator brings fresh perspectives and unique storytelling skills to meet the news and information needs of our local audiences.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

WHYY competes for regional Emmy Awards with television stations and other programmers based in most of Pennsylvania, Central New Jersey and South Jersey, Northern Delaware and the Steubenville, Ohio\/Wheeling, West Virginia markets.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70,3425],"class_list":["post-295154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-whyy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}