The WLRN Radio news team walked away with several honors during Saturday night’s 2025 Sunshine State Award ceremony at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale.
WLRN Americas Editor Tim Padgett, who also hosts the weekly South Florida Roundup publica affairs show, was named a finalist in as “Journalist of the Year.” First place went to Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles for her coverage of Haiti’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Producer Sherrilyn Cabrera was a finalist as “Anchor of the Year” for a collection of her work. First place went to WUSF’s Matthew Peddie, who is host of Florida Matters and Our Changing State.
This year’s top winners shared $15,000 in prize money from A-Mark Foundation and Society for Professional Journalism. Other sponsors included the Knight Foundation, Fort Lauderdale-based Schlesinger law offices, Top of Mind PR, Pierson Grant, Durée & Company, Miami-based Magic 13 Brewing and Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants…