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IPR reporting earns 4 awards from the Public Media Journalists Association

Interlochen Public Radio
Published June 15, 2026 at 10:47 PM EDT
Interlochen Public Radio won four PMJA Annual Awards, with stories about (clockwise from top left) microplastics research, a Traverse City police officer who connects with people who are homeless, a man who had a crossword published in The New York Times after 20 years of trying and an artist in Benzie County whose works attract the attention of passersby.
Interlochen Public Radio won four PMJA Annual Awards, with stories about (clockwise from top left) microplastics research, a Traverse City police officer who connects with people who are homeless, a man who had a crossword published in The New York Times after 20 years of trying and an artist in Benzie County whose works attract the attention of passersby.

Stories about a police officer, a crossword author, microplastics and modern art earned Interlochen Public Radio awards from the Public Media Journalists Association this year.

The annual awards, announced Monday, honor the best in public radio journalism nationwide, with stations competing in divisions based on their newsroom size.

Here are the four stories that earned PMJA Annual Awards this year:

Congrats to our Michigan colleagues at WDET in Detroit, Michigan Public in Ann Arbor and WMUK in Kalamazoo who also won honors from PMJA. See the full list of honorees.
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