WHQR is proud to announce that our news team added seven top awards to the WHQR trophy case on November 12, 2016. The Associated Press and the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas held their joint annual awards, where WHQR's news team was recognized for outstanding work in the following category wins:
AP Awards
- Public Service (North Carolina): "Pork and Poultry CAFOs in N.C." – Isabelle Shepherd, Rachel Lewis Hilburn, Ken Campbell, Cleve Callison (i.e. Coastline)
RTDNAC Awards
- Entertainment: "Lily Tomlin on Private Life and Public Authenticity" – Rachel Lewis Hilburn -- Second Place
- General News: "Flytrap Poaching: Is the New Law Stopping Thieves?" – Isabelle Shepherd -- First Place
- Hard News Feature: "Offshore Wind Develops; Right Whale Population in Flux"– Rachel Lewis Hilburn -- First Place
- Health-Medicine: "Long Wait Times, Malfunctioning Phone Systems at VA" – Isabelle Shepherd -- First Place
- Political: "WHQR's CoastLine Candidate Forums 2015" – Rachel Lewis Hilburn, Isabelle Shepherd, Ken Campbell, Cleve Callison (i.e. Coastline) -- First Place
- Special Report: "Pork and Poultry CAFOs in N.C." – Isabelle Shepherd, Rachel Lewis Hilburn, Ken Campbell, Cleve Callison (i.e. Coastline) -- First Place
News Team:
Cleve Callison, Station Manager and Executive Producer of CoastLine
Ken Campbell, Host of Morning Edition and Technical Producer CoastLine
Rachel Lewis Hillburn, Host of All Things Considered and of CoastLine
Isabelle Shepherd, Graduate Fellow News Reporter and Producer of CoastLine