WFYI's Journalism Recognized Nationally and Regional Emmy Wins

June 2026

WFYI’s news and video content teams added multiple new awards to the shelf this summer. Simple Civics won a regional Emmy from the NATAS Central Great Lakes Chapter for best Historical/Cultural Short Form or Long Form content. Congratulations to Producer Sam Oliver and Host Dr. Terri Jett! Across Indiana won for best Magazine Program Series. Congratulations to Producers Jonathan Papoutsis and Sam Oliver!

The WFYI News feature story “Trapped inside the 'scariest place' — a psychiatric hospital in Indiana” by Farrah Anderson, Eric Weddle, Farah Yousry and Kamala Kelkar was a finalist in the Investigative Reporters & Editors National Awards’ Outstanding Audio (small station) category. The judges had this to say about the story, “WFYI produced an investigation about a disturbing dynamic -- psychiatric hospitals using involuntary holds to milk money out of patients' insurance while offering poor and neglectful care, and even harm. The reporting team makes good use of documents and powerful tape uncovered through public records requests. This investigation went deep in a short amount of time, and may lead to new legislation.”