I have earned the most distinguished national awards in broadcast journalism – many of them more than once. But none of these national awards would have been possible without my many talented photographers, editors and colleagues.
Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award
Silver Baton for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
“KARE 11 Investigates: Cruel & Unusual”
KARE 11 for ongoing investigations of needless jail deaths – aired 2020-2021
Silver Baton for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
“KARE 11 Investigates: On the Veterans Beat”
KARE 11 for ongoing investigations of the Department of Veterans Affairs – aired 2018-2019
Silver Baton for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
“KARE 11 Investigates”
KARE 11 for three series: “Double Billing the Badge” “Invisible Wounds: Treatment and Reform” and “Minnesota’s Secret Sex Offenders” – aired 2016-2017
Silver Baton for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
“WCCO I-Team”
“Child Protection” and two other series
WCCO Television – aired 1986-1987
Citation For Distinction in Broadcast Journalism
“Choice Cuts”
WSMV Television Unit 4 – aired 1984
Emmy Award – National
National Academy of Television Arts of Sciences
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Bitter Pills”
Dateline NBC – aired 2006
Special Emmy Citation
National Academy of Television Arts of Sciences
“For Contributions To The Reporting Of The Momentous Events Beginning On September 11, 2001”
Steve Eckert of NBC News
Emmy Nominations – National
National Academy of Television Arts of Sciences
Finalist: Outstanding Investigative Report, Regional News
KARE 11 Investigates: “Cruel & Unusual”
KARE 11 Investigates – aired 2021
Finalist: Outstanding Investigative Report, Regional News
“Invisible Wounds: Treatment and Reform”
KARE 11 Investigates – aired 2016
Finalist: Outstanding Investigative Report, Regional News
“Invisible Wounds”
KARE 11 Investigates – aired 2015
Finalist: Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Shell Game”
Dateline NBC – aired 1996
Finalist: Outstanding Coverage of Breaking News
“Runaway Train”
Dateline NBC – aired 1996
Finalist: National Community Service Award
“Beyond the Fear”
WCCO Television – aired 1991
Finalist: Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Victims of Trust”
WCCO Television – aired 1988
George Foster Peabody Award
“For Significant and Meritorious Achievement”
“Prone”
KUSA and KARE – aired 2021
“For Significant and Meritorious Achievement”
“Home Health Care”
WCCO Television I-Team – aired 1985
George Polk Award
Outstanding Television Reporting
“Invisible Wounds: Treatment and Reform”
KARE 11 Investigates – aired 2016
Edward R. Murrow Award – National
Radio TV News Directors
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Bitter Pills”
Dateline NBC – aired 2006
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Secret Crimes”
WCCO Television I-Team – aired 1992
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“911 St. Paul”
WCCO Television I-Team – aired 1990
Investigative Reporters & Editors Award
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“The GAP: Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect.”
KARE 11 Investigates – aired 2021
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Invisible Wounds”
KARE 11 Investigates – aired 2015
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Bitter Pills”
Dateline NBC – aired 2006
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Abuse for Sale”
WCCO Television I-Team – aired 1992
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Home Health Care”
WCCO Television I-Team – aired 1985
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Shell Game” (Loan Fraud)
WSMV Television Unit 4 – aired 1984
Investigative Reporters & Editors – Finalist Nominations
Finalist: Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Mission Critical”
KARE 11 Investigates – aired 2019
Finalist: Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Inside the Financial Fiasco”
Dateline NBC – aired 2010
Finalist: Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Shell Game” (Food Safety)
Dateline NBC – aired 1997
Sigma Delta Chi Award – National
Documentary – Large Market Television
“Double Billing the Badge: The Patrol Car Payback”
KARE 11 Investigates – aired 2018
Distinguished Service for Investigative Reporting
“License to Steal”
WCCO Television I-Team – aired 1992
Robert F. Kennedy Award
First Prize – Television
“Reflections in Black and White”
WSMV Television – aired 1985
National Headliner Awards
Outstanding Television Public Service
“Mission Critical”
KARE 11 Investigates – aired 2019
Outstanding Television Investigative Reporting
“Double Billing the Badge: The Patrol Car Payback”
KARE 11 Investigates – aired 2018
Outstanding Continuing Coverage
“Minnesota’s Secret Sex Offenders”
KARE 11 Investigates – aired 2017
Outstanding Health and Science Reporting
“Distance, Delays and Denial”
KARE 11 Investigates – aired 2016
Outstanding Business and Consumer Reporting
“Running for a Cause”
KARE 11 Investigates – aired 2015
Outstanding Business and Consumer Reporting
“I Did My Part” – Long Term Care Insurance
KARE 11 Investigates – aired 2014
Outstanding Business and Consumer Reporting
“Dietary Supplements”
Dateline NBC – aired 2012
Outstanding Business and Consumer Reporting
“Tricks of the Trade”
Dateline NBC – aired 2008
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Bitter Pills”
Dateline NBC – aired 2006
Outstanding Coverage of a Major News Event
“Danger on the Road: Ford and Firestone”
Dateline NBC – aired 2000
Outstanding Documentary or Series of Reports
“Consumer Alert: Auto Safety”
Dateline NBC – aired 1997
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Rescue 911”
Dateline NBC – aired 1995
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Secret Crimes”
WCCO Television I-Team – aired 1991
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
“Northwest Airlines”
WCCO Television I-Team – aired 1987
Outstanding Coverage of a Single News Event
“Prison Riots”
WSMV Television – aired 1985