DALLAS — This year's National Press Photographers Association Awards have been released, and WFAA once again took home a number of awards as part of this year's announcement!
Most notably, WFAA won Station of the Year honors for large-market stations, and WFAA reporter Jobin Panicker won the NPPA Photojournalism Award for Reporting.
It's WFAA's sixth overall win for Station of the year -- and fifth win in the last seven years. The station has earned this top honor in 1983, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and now again in 2024.
It's also Panicker's second straight year winning the NPPA Photojournalism Award for Reporting after having earned the same honors in the 2023 awards.
In addition, WFAA photojournalist Brandon Mowry took first place in the Sports Feature category for his story with Sean Giggy on a group of senior soccer players in Richardson, and reporter-photographer Kevin Reece took first place in the Daily Hard News Edit – Solo Video Photojournalist category for his story on a program for soldiers honored at a Dallas Mavericks game.
A number of other WFAA reports and photographers placed in awards as well:
Breaking News – Video Photojournalist
Second Place : Martin Doporto – WFAA – This Time in Allen
General Assignment News – Hard – Video Photojournalist
Second Place : Justin Fuller – WFAA – Where We Gone Go Today
Honorable Mention : Justin Fuller – WFAA – Kelly Does Not Live Here!
General Assignment News – Light – Video Photojournalist
Third Place : Justin Fuller – WFAA – Ditto
Honorable Mention : Brandon Mowry – WFAA – Land and Legacy
News Feature – Hard – Solo Video Journalist
Second Place : Kevin Reece – WFAA – Dublin’s Hero
News Feature – Hard – Video Photojournalist
Honorable Mention : Brandon Mowry – WFAA – A Story of Exploration
Sports Feature
First Place : Brandon Mowry – WFAA – This is Life
Investigative
Third Place : Rick Rysso – WFAA – Broken Trust
60-Minute Edit – Solo Video Journalist
Honorable Mention : Tiffany Liou – WFAA Dallas – Breathe Baby Breathe
Daily Hard News Edit – Editor
Second Place : Kyle Porter – WFAA – Offense and Defense
Daily Hard News Edit – Solo Video Photojournalist
First Place : Kevin Reece – WFAA Dallas – Seats for Soldiers
Second Place : Kevin Reece – WFAA Dallas – A Helping Hand
Daily Light Report Edit – Editor
Second Place : Kyle Porter – WFAA – Uphill Climb
Daily Light Report Edit – Solo Video Photojournalist
Third Place : Tiffany Liou – WFAA Dallas – It’s About to be a Good Lunch
Honorable Mention : Kevin Reece – WFAA Dallas – It’s Just a Blessing
Serious Feature Edit – Editor
Honorable Mention : Rick Rysso – WFAA – Preserving JFK History
Serious Feature Edit – Solo Video Photojournalist
Second Place : Kevin Reece – WFAA – DUBLIN’S HERO
Light Feature Edit – Editor
Second Place : Sam Cooper – WFAA - History Worth Saving
Long-Form Feature Edit
Second Place : Brandon Mowry – WFAA – Transcending Time
Sports Edit
Third Place : Brandon Mowry – WFAA – This is Life
Single Story Investigative Edit
Second Place : Jon Goss – WFAA – 329 Days Since Uvalde
Third Place : Martin Doporto – WFAA – Unimaginable
Long-Form Investigative Edit
Honorable Mention : Rick Rysso – WFAA – Broken Trust
Documentary Short Form
Honorable Mention : Rick Rysso – WFAA – Broken Trust
Congratulations to everyone honored by the NPPA this year!