KSTK sent news director Sage Smiley to the Alaska Press Club conference in Anchorage last weekend (April 20-22) — the first in-person Press Club since before the start of the pandemic.

A few of KSTK’s articles from 2022 received awards at the conference; click through to re-read or listen to KSTK’s award-winning reporting.

And a huge, huge thank you from the KSTK team to everyone who supports local radio news in Wrangell!

First Place: Best Arts Reporting (Audio): Wrangell students’ shoe designs win their high school $15,000, with a chance to triple the prize

First Place: Best Sound-Rich Feature (Audio): Designing an expanded trail system for Wrangell is no walk in the park

Third Place: Best Fisheries Reporting (All Media): Bycatch task force works to refine mission ahead of November deadline

Third Place: Best Culture Reporting (Audio): Learning Lingít at lunch

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