Awards
WBEZ-FM received a Peabody Award in 1996 and again in 2006 for TAL, for a show which "captures contemporary culture in fresh and inventive ways that mirror the diversity and eccentricities of its subjects" and "weav original monologues, mini-dramas, original fiction, traditional radio documentaries and original radio dramas into an instructional and entertaining tapestry."
George Foster Peabody Award
- 2008 WBEZ-FM Chicago and National Public Radio, News Division for The Giant Pool of Money
- 2006 WBEZ-FM Chicago
- 1996 Ira Glass, Peter Clowney, Alix Spiegel, Nancy Updike, and Dolores Wilber, WBEZ-FM Chicago, for This American Life.
Third Coast International Audio Festival
- 2001 Susan Burton Best New Artist award for act 1, Tornado Prom from episode 186, "Prom".
- 2002 Jonathan Goldstein, Alex Blumberg and Ira Glass: Best Documentary Gold Award for act 3, Yes, There is a Baby from episode 175, "Babysitting".
- 2003, Susan Burton and Hyder Akbar, Best Documentary Silver Award for episode 230, "Come Back to Afghanistan".
Livingston Award
- 2002 Alix Spiegel: National Reporting for episode 204, "81 Words".
Scripps Howard Foundation
- 2004 Nancy Updike: Jack R. Howard Award for episode 266, "I'm From the Private Sector and I'm Here to Help".
Edward R. Murrow Award
- 2005 Nancy Updike: for News Documentary for episode 266, "I'm From the Private Sector and I'm Here to Help".
Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award
- 2007 Alix Spiegel: for "Which One of These is Not Like the Others?" for episode 322, "Shouting Across the Divide".
New York Festivals Award
- 2007 Trey Kay & Lu Olkowski: "Best Human Interest Story" for act 2, "I'm Not a Doctor, but I Play One at the Holiday Inn" from episode 321, "Sink or Swim".
George Polk Award
- 2008 Alex Blumberg and Adam Davidson: "Best Radio Reporting" for episode 355 "The Giant Pool of Money
- 2012 Ira Glass: "Best Radio Reporting" for episode 430 "Very Tough Love"
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