2023 ABBY Awards — Podcast
Selections from WBHM’s 7-part podcast Deliberate Indifference. The podcast traces how Alabama’s prisons became among the most dangerous correctional systems in the nation, where incarcerated men face a near constant threat of violence in overcrowded, critically understaffed facilities.
Excerpt from episode 1, “An Alabama Problem,” which introduces listeners to the Alabama prison crisis that’s been brewing for decades
Excerpt from episode 5, “Minimally Adequate,” which documents the failures of mental healthcare in Alabama’s prisons
Excerpt from episode 7, “An Alabama Solution,” which examines Alabama’s more than $1 billion plan to build two new mega-prisons
WBHM 90.3, Gulf States Newsroom win National Murrow Awards
Presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association since 1971, Edward R. Murrow Awards honor outstanding achievements in electronic journalism.
2024 Murrow Awards — Overall Excellence Entry
00:00 – ‘Ruffed’ up by school? These dogs help Birmingham students with stress 4:45 – Residents worry about unknown health impacts of toxic landfill fumes 9:10 – Morning newscast from Oct. 23, 2023 12:27 – Cahaba lily season draws crowds, inspires conservation efforts 18:05 – Tuberville defends hold on defense nominations, says Pentagon wrong to […]
2024 Murrow Award Entry — Newscast
WBHM’s morning newscast from Oct. 23, 2023
2024 ABBY Award Entry — Station of the Year
WBHM’s audio entry for station of the year includes excerpts from: “Residents worry about unknown health impacts of toxic landfill fumes” — Jan. 27, 2023 “Tuberville defends hold on defense nominations, says Pentagon wrong to screen out white nationalists” — May 8, 2023 “Runoff Tuesday in race for House District 55” — Oct. 23, 2024 “Birmingham residents […]
2024 ABBY Award Entry — News Reporter, Mary Scott Hodgin
Montage of stories from Mary Scott Hodgin including: “Cahaba lily season draws crowds, inspires conservation efforts” — May 19, 2023 “Residents worry about unknown health impacts of toxic landfill fumes” — Jan. 27, 2023 “After botched executions, Alabama will try lethal injection again” — April 3, 2023 “How hard is life after prison? This simulation […]
2024 ABBY Award Entry — Newscast
WBHM’s morning newscast from Oct. 23, 2023
