Cascade PBS podcast team honored with Best of the West award

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Kyle Howe Apr 14, 2025

Apr 14, 2025

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                <h1>Cascade PBS podcast team honored with Best of the West award</h1>
                <h2><p>Congratulations to the Cascade PBS podcast team for winning a “Best of the West” Second Place Award for Audio Storytelling from the 2025 Best of the West journalism contest. The team was honored for their work on the podcast episode “First response" from the Northwest Reports series.

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               <p>By <a href="/author/kyle/">Kyle Howe</a></p> 
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            <p>Congratulations to the Cascade PBS podcast team for winning a “Best of the West” Second Place Award for Audio Storytelling from the&nbsp;<a href="https://bestofthewestcontest.org/2025-contest-results/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">2025 Best of the West</a>&nbsp;journalism contest. The team was honored for their work on the podcast episode&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcast/northwest-reports/1/77/first-response-medical-professionals-treating-gunshot-wounds?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">“First response"</a>&nbsp;from the&nbsp;<em>Northwest Reports&nbsp;</em>series.</p><p><strong>AUDIO STORYTELLING</strong></p><p><strong>Second Place:&nbsp;</strong>Sara Bernard and Maleeha Syed, Cascade PBS, Seattle for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcast/northwest-reports/1/77/first-response-medical-professionals-treating-gunshot-wounds?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">“First response.”</a></p><p>“This is a thoughtful, well-produced three-part series about an important issue—gun violence. The reporters chose to explore this difficult issue from a perspective not often heard — the medical community.</p><p>“Beginning with a compelling cold open, the series weaves together powerful interviews with a concise narrative. Strong use of music that gave space for the voices highlighted in the series. Beyond providing listeners with a deeper understanding of the medical community’s role in responding to gun violence, it also presented a fascinating conversation around advocacy and who has the right to speak out against a public epidemic.”</p>
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Congratulations to the Cascade PBS podcast team for winning a “Best of the West” Second Place Award for Audio Storytelling from the 2025 Best of the West journalism contest. The team was honored for their work on the podcast episode “First response" from the Northwest Reports series.

AUDIO STORYTELLING

Second Place: Sara Bernard and Maleeha Syed, Cascade PBS, Seattle for “First response.”

“This is a thoughtful, well-produced three-part series about an important issue—gun violence. The reporters chose to explore this difficult issue from a perspective not often heard — the medical community.

“Beginning with a compelling cold open, the series weaves together powerful interviews with a concise narrative. Strong use of music that gave space for the voices highlighted in the series. Beyond providing listeners with a deeper understanding of the medical community’s role in responding to gun violence, it also presented a fascinating conversation around advocacy and who has the right to speak out against a public epidemic.”

By Kyle Howe