Five Michigan public radio stations were recognized by the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA).  Each year, PMJA recognizes the best of local public radio news in a wide array of categories. Interlochen Public Radio, WKAR Public Media, WMUK-FM, WDET-FM and Michigan Public all received accolades for their work. The award winners were announced at the PMJA annual conference in Washington, D.C.  June 5-7, 2024.  Each year, PMJA recognizes the best of local public radio news in a wide array of categories.

In Division A (for stations with a 0-3 newsroom staff), WMUK-FM won first place in Audience Engagement Program for "Why's That?"  WMUK also won a second-place award in the Series category for "It Happens Here."   In the Spot News category, WMUK won a second place for "Kalamazoo group plans to house the unhoused for Christmas."

In Division B (Stations with 4-7 newsroom staff), Interlochen Public Radio won first place in the Arts Feature category for "Musical Mystery: Piano turns up in pedestrian tunnel."  Interlochen also picked up a second place award in the Narrative/Produced Podcast category with "Points North: No Ice Is Safe Ice."  The station also picked up a first place award in the Sports Feature category with "Points North: The Stone Skipping Philosopher."

Also in Division B, WKAR Public Media took home a second place in the Arts Feature category for "Tease A Gogo brings holidaypthemed burlesque to mid-Michigan."  WKAR also won a second place award in the Visual Storytelling category with "Deer hunters sight in guns before opening day."

In Division C (Stations with a 8-15 newsroom staff), WDET-FM won a first place in Audience Engagement Program for "Detroit Today: Reckoning with the construction and rebuild of I-375."  WDET also won a first place in Newscast with "WDET 5am newscast 091523."

In Division D (Stations with a 16-29 newsroom staff), Michigan Radio placed first in the Enterprise category with "Behind the push to end UAW tiers."

See the complete list of 2024 PMJA winners here.