Salt Lake City, UT, 06/12/26 — PBS Utah is proud to share that its reporters and producers received seven awards from the Utah Society of Professional Journalists. Reporters and producers were recognized for their work on Utah’s childcare crisis; how to protect yourself from toxic Great Salt Lake Dust and dust storms and health risks that come with the dying lake.

The following seven programs were awarded in seven categories:
 

Climate and Environment:

First Place

Dust Storms, Health Risks, and a Dying Lake
Lauren Steinbrecher, Shawn Emery, Brenton Winegar, Lee Ollerton

General Feature:

First Place 

Point of View
Liz Adeola, Shawn Emery, Nancy Green, John Meier

Solutions Journalism

First Place

Could Utahns Help Solve the Nation's Childcare Crisis?
Lauren Steinbrecher, Shawn Emery, John Rogers, Brenton Winegar

News You Can Use

First Place 

Protecting Yourself from Toxic Great Salt Lake Dust
Lauren Steinbrecher

Solutions Journalism

First Place 

Ending Childcare Drought in Central Utah Desert Communities
Lauren Steinbrecher

General Feature

Second Place 

The Neon Comeback: Local Artists Transform Salt Lake's State Street
J.R. Hardman, Liz Adeola, John Rogers, Shawn Emery

Military and Veterans Affairs

Second Place
The Polyglot Games
Liz Adeola, Shawn Emery, Brenton Winegar, Saoirse O'Hagen

L-R: Laren Steinbrecher, J.R. Hardman, Saoirse O'Hagen, and Shawn Emery (PBS Utah) 
 

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