2008 Salute to Excellence Award
Radio-Sports
National Association of Black Journalists
“Courage on the Court”

Dejon fell in love with tennis in high school, earned the No.1 ranking for an 18- year-old in North Carolina, and steadily moved up the list of Top 100 Junior National players in the country.Dejon talks to Dick Gordon about how he has overcome a difficult family life - and how he persevered to win the N.C. Junior Davis Cup with an injured hamstring.

2008 Best Talk Show Host
International Radio Broadcasting
"Left Behind"

When Joshua Bertelson first spoke with Dick Gordon, he was 9 years old. His dad, an Army medic, had just been sent to Iraq for the second time. According to a Pentagon study, nearly 180,000 children have a parent serving overseas. Josh talks to Dick about how hard it is not having his dad around.  They're joined later by Josh's mom, Cari, and one of his teachers, Maryann Williams.

Jabari Aali Shaw talks with Dick about his own life as a prisoner, including the three prison riots he participated in at San Quentin State Penitentiary. Jabari feels that he was almost destined to be incarcerated. He grew up in one of this country's deadliest urban centers--West Oakland, Calif.-- then landed in one of its most notorious prisons.

Chuck Stone Salute to Excellence Award
Features Reporting Radio
National Association of Black Journalists
“From Behind Bars to Passing the Bar”

Serena Nunn was nineteen years old when she was arrested in a drug bust. Her boyfriend was the dealer, but she got sixteen years behind bars. She's out now, and this spring she passed the bar exam. Dick talks with Serena and her lawyer Sam Sheldon about the mandatory sentencing laws that put her in prison and the rare presidential order that got her out.

Chuck Stone Salute to Excellence Award
Documentary/News Series
National Association of Black Journalists
“Lets Talk”

A little over two years ago, Brenda Muckelvene found a lump in her breast. Her experience with the treatment and recovery was frightening at times. One of the hardest parts was losing her hair -- Brenda had been a hair stylist. Since her experience, Brenda has become so dedicated to talking with women about cancer that it has become a kind of mission.

2007 Ongoing News Story (Longform)
International Radio Programming and Promotion
2007 Silver Award Winner
United Nations Department of Public Information
“Ahmed’s Diary”

Ahmed Fadaam is Dick Gordon's former fixer and translator based in Baghdad. Ahmed was a sculptor. Then the war came, and he learned to make his living as a photographer and reporter. He came to the U.S. in May 2008. He is keeping an audio diary and does regular interviews for The Story.