For Writing:
First Place, Society for Features Journalism for Excellence In Video Storytelling (SFJ)
First Place, Society for Features Journalism for Diversity in Digital Features (SFJ)
30 Viral Voices Under 30 (The Root)
We Published Nearly 2,800 Stories in 2020. Here Are 22 of Our Favorites of the Year (ArtNet)
Gold Award, Arts & Entertainment Reporting (The Kansas City Press Club)
Gold Award, Profile Writing (The Kansas City Press Club)
Gold Award, Feature Writing (The Kansas City Press Club)
For Audio:
First Place, Excellence in Coverage of Trauma (DART Center)
The 25 Best Podcasts of All Time (Podcastle)
The 34 Best Podcasts of 2021 (Esquire)
The Best Podcasts of 2021 (The New Yorker)
The Best Podcasts of 2021 (Vogue)
The 10 Best Podcasts of 2021 (NYT)
Seven Podcasts That Defined 2020 (Vanity Fair)
Press:
Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr. and the Voices of ‘Resistance’ (NYT)
These Podcasts Helped Us Get Through Some of 2020's Toughest Conversations (CNN)
How Do You Reach Millennials (ThinkBurlap)
Many Well-Known Journalists Are Leaving the KC Star (KCUR)
Podcast Appearances
Young Professional & Black: KC Social Scene Has Race Reckoning (Deep Background)
At Kansas City's Lincoln High, Students Learn about 155 Years of Success (NPR)
A Sit-Down With KC Star Journalist Aaron Randle (Shuttlecock Magazine)
Chopping It Up With KC Star Writer Aaron Randle (People, Places, Things Pod)