KRBD News Director Michael Fanelli and KRBD News Reporter Jack Darrell brought home an impressive number of awards from the 2025 Alaska Press Club earlier this month. Please join us in congratulating your local news team. These are the awards they earned:
1st place: Best Environmental Report – Michael Fanelli: Federally funded heat pumps are coming to Prince of Wales Island – KRBD
1st place: Best Reporting on Government or Politics – Jack Darrell: Eric Hafner advances to the AK US House ballot from federal prison – KRBD
1st place: Best Education Reporting – Jack Darrell: Students and teachers report a sharp decline in support for non-native English speakers in Ketchikan schools – KRBD
2nd place: Best Education Reporting – Jack Darrell: Ketchikan high school students recognized for kindness – KRBD
2nd place: Best Reporting on Science – Jack Darrell: A dog on Prince of Wales Island is helping to conserve wolves by tracking their poop – KRBD
2nd place: Best Same-Day Feature – Jack Darrell: Ketchikan gets first snow of the season – KRBD
3rd place: Best Fisheries Reporting – Jack Darrell: Alaska’s harbors grapple with rusty pilings and rising costs
3rd place: Best Legal Affairs Reporting – Jack Darrell: Washington man sentenced to 99 years for murder of Ketchikan surgeon – KRBD
3rd place: Best Reporting on Government or Politics – Michael Fanelli: Ketchikan’s Native leaders speak out against fake totem poles as city considers action – KRBD
