WJXT, News4JAX, wins big at the Florida News Awards The team brought home 19 awards for various categories
The News4JAX team at the Florida News Awards April 22, 2023 (Copyright 2023 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.)
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists held its annual Florida News Awards ceremony Saturday night in Orlando. The program celebrates excellence in broadcast journalism across the state.
Below are the categories and list of WJXT-TV winners and finalists.
Television Newscast: Evening Winner - “The 10 O’clock News” WJXT News4JAXTeam Television Newscast: Morning/Midday Winner - “The Morning Show” WJXT News4JAX Team Breaking News: Individual Finalist - ”Police Swarm Retention Pond Off I-95″ Leeann Walker, Renee Beninate Investigative: Series Winner - “I Team: Police Sergeant Under Investigation” Tarik Minor, Chris O’Rourke, Randy Sell Politics/Government: Series/Program Winner - “Vote 2022: Your Voice Matters” Laura Barron, Eric Wallace Politics/Government: Station Winner - “Election Night 2022″ WJXT News4JAX Team Series / Franchise: Hard Winner - “I-Team: Surgery Scandal” Anne Maxwell, Ciara Earrey, Leeann Walker Series / Franchise: Hard Finalist - ”Police Animals” Vic Micolucci, Chris O’Rourke, Jodi Mohrmann Feature: Hard Winner - “Crime Choppers” Vic Micolucci, Chris O’Rourke, Jodi Mohrmann Feature: Cultural / Historical Finalist - ”Rosewood Massacre: 100 Years Later” Ashley Harding, Foad Zabaneh Team Coverage Finalist - ”Hurricane Ian” WJXT News4JAX Team Consumer/ Economic Finalist - ”Making Ends Meet” Joy Purdy, Tarik Minor, Jodi Mohrmann Education Reporting Winner - “Securing Schools” Vic Micolucci, Chris O’Rourke, Jodi Mohrmann Health Reporting: Single Winne r - “Child Unsafe” Mary Baer, Jodi Mohrmann, Joe Drumm Health Reporting: Single Finalist - ”Scoping Out Cancer: My Personal Story” Bruce Hamilton Health Reporting: Series Winner - “Ending Overdose” WJXT News4JAX Team Climate / Environmental Reporting: Series Finalist - ”The Deadliest Tree In The World” Scott Johnson, Chris O’Rourke, Jodi Mohrmann Sports Reporting: Single Finalist - ”Savannah Bananas” Jamal St. Cyr, Justin Barney, Joe Drumm Website / Digital Finalist - “News4JAX.com” WJXT News4JAX Team The Florida News Awards represents more than 50 different Florida television and radio stations, and had more than 650 total entries. Panels of professional journalists from across the United States joined efforts to review and score entries from 2022.
Congratulations to the WJXT winners! We are so proud of you!
Copyright 2023 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.
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