The entry window for the 2025 Eric Sevareid Awards will be open soon. The entry deadline for stories published in the calendar year 2024 will be January 31, 2025.

Be sure to read the updated contest rules and entry instructions on our awards page to get started.

The Eric Sevareid Awards are named for the North Dakota-born and University of Minnesota-educated journalist best known for his work as a correspondent for CBS Radio and Television. Each year, the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association presents awards to the best work done by broadcast news operations and journalists working in small, medium and large markets in our six-state region on radio, television and online. Our distinguished panel of judges is made up of journalists and educators who live outside of Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, Iowa and Nebraska to help ensure impartiality.

We want to see the best work you’ve done in the past year and give you and your newsroom some well-deserved recognition for the valuable service you provide to your community. Good luck!