{"id":786534,"date":"2026-07-27T02:39:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T02:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/786534\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T02:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T02:39:22","slug":"tpr-earns-top-journalism-honors-for-hill-country-flood-coverage-investigations-and-public-service-reporting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/786534\/","title":{"rendered":"TPR earns top journalism honors for Hill Country flood coverage, investigations and public service reporting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Public Radio journalists earned recognition in some of journalism\u2019s most prestigious competitions, ranging from breaking-news coverage of the July 4, 2025, Hill Country floods to investigations, environmental reporting, health journalism, education features and deeply reported stories about resilience and recovery.<\/p>\n

TPR earns five national Public Media Journalists Association awards<\/p>\n

TPR received five national awards from the Public Media Journalists Association, including four first-place honors.<\/p>\n

The winning entries were:<\/p>\n

Breaking News, First Place: \u201cHill Country floods: July 4, 2025<\/a>,\u201d by the TPR newsroomContinuing Coverage, First Place: “TPR\u2019s continuing coverage of the July 4 Hill Country floods<\/a>,” by the TPR newsroomSeries, First Place: \u201cBlood Work: Inside America\u2019s Plasma-for-Cash Economy<\/a>,\u201d by David Martin DaviesEducation Feature, First Place: \u201cHow the Texas \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay\u2019 law is impacting San Antonio teens<\/a>,\u201d by Camille PhillipsInvestigative Reporting, Second Place: \u201cTexas college students left without a path to finish their degree<\/a>,\u201d by Camille Phillips
Four Regional Edward R. Murrow awards recognize range of TPR reporting<\/p>\n

TPR earned four Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association.<\/p>\n

The winning work included:<\/p>\n

The Murrow Awards are among the most respected honors in broadcast and digital journalism, recognizing work that demonstrates journalistic excellence, technical skill and a strong commitment to public service.<\/p>\n

Texas Association of Broadcasters honors flood and sports coverage<\/p>\n

TPR received two statewide honors from the Texas Association of Broadcasters.<\/p>\n

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The newsroom was recognized for its breaking-news coverage of the July 4 Hill Country floods<\/a>, honoring the work of reporters, editors, hosts and producers who delivered urgent information and sustained coverage as the disaster unfolded.<\/p>\n

David Martin Davies was recognized for sports reporting for \u201cAfter the flood, football helps heal in Kerrville<\/a>.\u201d The story captured how Tivy High School\u2019s season opener honored first responders and gave a grieving community a place to come together after the deadly July 4 flood.<\/p>\n

TPR wins two SPJ Fort Worth First Amendment awards<\/p>\n

TPR journalists received two first-place honors from the Society of Professional Journalists Fort Worth Pro Chapter through its First Amendment Awards.<\/p>\n

David Martin Davies won first place in Environmental Reporting for his special report, \u201cThe future of AI and water in Texas<\/a>,\u201d which examined the growing demands artificial intelligence and data centers could place on the state\u2019s limited water resources.<\/p>\n

Camille Phillips won first place in Investigative Reporting for \u201cSan Antonio special education teacher says she\u2019s been injured more this year than ever before<\/a>.\u201d The story followed a veteran teacher whose repeated injuries exposed the challenge of protecting staff, supporting students and responding with limited resources.<\/p>\n

Camille Phillips receives national SPJ Sigma Delta Chi Award<\/p>\n

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TPR education reporter Camille Phillips received a national SPJ Sigma Delta Chi Award in the Radio Feature Reporting category.<\/p>\n

Her story, \u201cLGBTQ+ San Antonio teens describe \u2018dehumanizing\u2019 effect of being called their birth names at school<\/a>,\u201d examined the impact of policies requiring educators to use students\u2019 legal names rather than the names they use in their daily lives.<\/p>\n

The Sigma Delta Chi Awards are among the journalism industry\u2019s most prestigious national honors and recognize excellence across print, radio, television and digital reporting.<\/p>\n

Phillips wins third Alliance for Women in Media Gracie Award<\/p>\n

Phillips was named a Gracie Award winner for the third time.<\/p>\n

Her story about the effect of using LGBTQ+ students\u2019 birth names at school<\/a> won in the Local News Feature category.<\/p>\n

Presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, the Gracie Awards recognize exemplary programming created by, for and about women across news, entertainment and other forms of media.<\/p>\n

TPR journalists recognized for health and medical reporting<\/p>\n

The Texas Medical Association also honored several TPR journalists through its Anson Jones, MD, Awards, which have recognized excellence in Texas health and medical reporting since 1957.<\/p>\n

David Martin Davies received three honors:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas Public Radio journalists earned recognition in some of journalism\u2019s most prestigious competitions, ranging from breaking-news coverage of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":786535,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,3,452,453],"class_list":["post-786534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/786535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}