2023 ABBY Awards — Podcast
Selections from WBHM’s 7-part podcast Deliberate Indifference. The podcast traces how Alabama’s prisons became among the most dangerous correctional systems in the nation, where incarcerated men face a near constant threat of violence in overcrowded, critically understaffed facilities.
Excerpt from episode 1, “An Alabama Problem,” which introduces listeners to the Alabama prison crisis that’s been brewing for decades
Excerpt from episode 5, “Minimally Adequate,” which documents the failures of mental healthcare in Alabama’s prisons
Excerpt from episode 7, “An Alabama Solution,” which examines Alabama’s more than $1 billion plan to build two new mega-prisons
PMJA Awards 2026 — Video storytelling entry
Mermaid camp — July 10, 2025 Officials skip town hall — March 24, 2025 Birmingham pride march — June 16, 2025 Historic lodge to be restored — Aug. 13, 2025 Transgender rights rally — Feb. 6, 2025
PMJA Awards 2026 — Continuing Coverage entry
Alabama congressman pushes to block federal funding from NPR — Feb. 10, 2025 Trump’s efforts to defund NPR and PBS playing out in Congress and the courts — June 12, 2025 No more Elmo? APT could cut ties with PBS — Nov. 11, 2025 Alabama Public Television meeting draws protestors in Birmingham over discussion of disaffiliating from PBS — […]
2026 ABBY Award Entry — News Reporter, Vahini Shori
Montage of stories from Vahini Shori including: Islamic school’s effort to expand draws anti-Muslim backlash — Dec. 19, 2025 Birmingham youth choir returns to the stage after golden buzzer moment — Sept. 9, 2025 Over rocky terrain, Birmingham’s Muslim women find sisterhood — Sept. 24, 2025 Sounds of the season: John Rutter’s ‘Magnificat’ — Dec. […]
2026 ABBY Award Entry — News Reporter, Richard Banks
Montage of stories from Richard Banks including: Are UAB officials mum about grant cuts because they fear a spiteful president? — April 7, 2025 HB 445 passes — May 8, 2025 Alabama farmers vulnerable to drought — Feb. 12, 2025 No more Elmo? APT could cut ties with PBS — Nov. 7, 2025
2026 ABBY Award Entry — Newscast
WBHM’s morning newscast from June 10, 2025
Murrow Awards 2026 — Overall Excellence Entry
00:00 — Islamic school’s effort to expand draws anti-Muslim backlash 05:21 — Birmingham mayoral debate 07:53 — Woodfin wins third term as Birmingham mayor 10:20 — Morning newscast from May 2, 2025 12:50 — Snow blankets Birmingham 16:12 — Alabama Public Television meeting draws protesters in Birmingham over discussion of disaffiliating from PBS 18:29 — […]
