Home About Us Special Features Story Archive Search Awards Affiliates Underwriters Contact Watch This Week's "The State of Ohio" Online Order Online : "The State of Ohio" This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.   And the Award Goes To... The journalists who comprise the Statehouse News Bureau have won many awards, together for their in-depth coverage of the Statehouse and for their individual work. Here's a list of their most recent honors: 2012 Award: Best Continuing Coverage Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2012 Award: Best Continuing Coverage, Second Place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2012 Award: Best Documentary Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2012 Award: Best Documentary Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2012 Award: Best Enterprise Reporting Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2012 Award: Best Governmental Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2012 Award: Best Human Interest Reporting Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2012 Award: Best In-Depth Coverage Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2012 Award: Best Investigative Reporting Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2012 Award: Best On-Going Coverage Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2012 Award: Best Public Service Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2012 Award: Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event, Second Place Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2012 2011 Award: Best Government Reporting, Second Place Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2011 Award: Best Interview Discussion Program - Nominee Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: Ohio Valley Emmys Year: 2011 Award: Best Public Affairs TV Program, Second Place Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2011 Award: Commentary/Analysis Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2011 Award: Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2011 Award: General News - Second Place Recipient: Bureau The Statehouse News Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2011 Award: On-Going Coverage, Second Place Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2011 Award: Television Show Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2011 2010 Award: Best Consumer Reporting, Second Place Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2010 Award: Best Enterprise Reporting, Second Place Recipient: Jo Ingles Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2010 Award: Best Environment Reporting Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2010 Award: Best Feature Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2010 Award: Best Feature Reporting Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2010 Award: Best General Assignment Reporting, Second Place Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2010 Award: Best Governmental Reporting, Second Place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2010 Award: Best Interview/Discussion Program Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: Ohio Valley Emmys Year: 2010 Award: Best Series Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2010 Award: Best Television Show Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2010 Award: Commentary/Analysis Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2010 Award: Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2010 Award: In-Depth Coverage, First Place Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2010 Award: In-Depth Reporting, Second Place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2010 Award: Investigative, Second Place Recipient: Jo Ingles Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2010 Award: On-Going Coverage, Second Place Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2010 Award: Public Service, Second Place Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2010 Award: Single Report Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2010 Award: Television, Public Service - Second Place Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2010 Award: Use of Sound, Second Place Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2010 2009 Award: Beat Reporting, Second Place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2009 Award: Best Commentary and Analysis, Second Place Recipient: Bill Cohen and Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2009 Award: Best Continuing Coverage Recipient: Jo Ingles Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2009 Award: Best Continuing Coverage - second place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2009 Award: Best Documentary Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2009 Award: Best Documentary Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2009 Award: Best Documentary Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2009 Award: Best Governmental Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2009 Award: Best In-Depth Coverage Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2009 Award: Best In-Depth Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2009 Award: Best On-Going Coverage Recipient: Jo Ingles Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2009 Award: Best Public Affairs Program Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2009 Award: Best Public Service Reporting, Second Place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2009 Award: Best Reporter Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2009 Award: Best Television Show Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2009 Award: Best Use of Sound Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2009 Award: Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event, Second Place Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2009 2008 Award: Best Continuing Coverage, Second Place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2008 Award: Best Enterprise Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2008 Award: Best Enterprise Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2008 Award: Best Feature Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2008 Award: Best Governmental Reporting, Third Place Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2008 Award: Best In-Depth Coverage Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2008 Award: In-Depth Reporting, Second Place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2008 Award: Ongoing Coverage, First Place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2008 Award: Public Service, First Place Recipient: Jo Ingles Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2008 2007 Award: Beat Reporting, Second Place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2007 Award: Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2007 Award: General News, Second Place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2007 Award: In-Depth Coverage, Second Place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2007 Award: On-Going Coverage, Second Place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2007 Award: Public Service, First Place Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2007 Award: Single Report, Second Place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2007 2006 Award: Beat Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2006 Award: Best Coverage of Government, Second Place Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2006 Award: Best Deadline Reporting Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2006 Award: Best Enterprise Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen and Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2006 Award: Best Program Host/Moderator - Nominee Recipient: Karen Kasler Awarded By: Ohio Valley Emmys Year: 2006 Award: Commentary/Analysis Recipient: Bill Cohen and Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2006 Award: Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2006 Award: In Depth Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2006 Award: In-Depth Coverage, First Place Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2006 Award: Radio: Public Service, Second Place Recipient: Bill Cohen and Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2006 Award: Single Report Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2006 Award: Television: Public Service, Second Place Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2006 2005 Award: Best Commentary/Analysis Recipient: Bill Cohen and Karen Kasler Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2005 Award: Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event, Judges' Award Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2005 Award: Public Service, First Place Recipient: The Statehouse News Bureau Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2005 2003 Award: Beat Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Year: 2003 Award: Coverage of a Scheduled Event Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2003 Award: In-Depth Radio Coverage Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2003 Award: Radio Reporter In Ohio Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2003 Award: Radio Reporting On Government Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2003 Award: Social Justice Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2003 2002 Award: Continuing Coverage Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2002 Award: Coverage of a Scheduled Event Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2002 Award: Coverage of a Scheduled Event Recipient: Jo Ingles Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2002 Award: Criminal Justice Reporting Recipient: Jo Ingles Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2002 Award: Criminal Justice Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2002 Award: Feature Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2002 Award: In-Depth Coverage Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2002 Award: Radio Reporter in Ohio Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Year: 2002 2001 Award: General News Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2001 Award: Government Coverage on Radio Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2001 Award: In-Depth Coverage Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2001 Award: Social Justice Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2001 Award: Special Programming Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: Ohio Professional Writers, Inc. Year: 2001 2000 Award: Analysis or Commentary Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2000 Award: Feature Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Year: 2000 Award: General News Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2000 Award: Public Service Reporting Recipient: Bill Cohen Awarded By: The Press Club of Cleveland Year: 2000 REAL MEDIA PLAYER :: ETECH :: OHIO CHANNEL :: WVIZ/IDEASTREAM COPYRIGHT © 2009 WVIZ/IDEASTREAM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.   Bureau Awards 2012 Best Continuing Coverage Best Continuing Coverage, Second Place Best Documentary Best Documentary Best Enterprise Reporting Best Governmental Reporting Best Human Interest Reporting Best In-Depth Coverage Best Investigative Reporting Best On-Going Coverage Best Public Service Reporting Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event, Second Place 2011 Best Government Reporting, Second Place Best Interview Discussion Program - Nominee Best Public Affairs TV Program, Second Place Commentary/Analysis Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event General News - Second Place On-Going Coverage, Second Place Television Show 2010 Best Consumer Reporting, Second Place Best Enterprise Reporting, Second Place Best Environment Reporting Best Feature Best Feature Reporting Best General Assignment Reporting, Second Place Best Governmental Reporting, Second Place Best Interview/Discussion Program Best Series Best Television Show Commentary/Analysis Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event In-Depth Coverage, First Place In-Depth Reporting, Second Place Investigative, Second Place On-Going Coverage, Second Place Public Service, Second Place Single Report Television, Public Service - Second Place Use of Sound, Second Place 2009 Beat Reporting, Second Place Best Commentary and Analysis, Second Place Best Continuing Coverage Best Continuing Coverage - second place Best Documentary Best Documentary Best Documentary Best Governmental Reporting Best In-Depth Coverage Best In-Depth Reporting Best On-Going Coverage Best Public Affairs Program Best Public Service Reporting, Second Place Best Reporter Best Television Show Best Use of Sound Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event, Second Place 2008 Best Continuing Coverage, Second Place Best Enterprise Reporting Best Enterprise Reporting Best Feature Best Governmental Reporting, Third Place Best In-Depth Coverage In-Depth Reporting, Second Place Ongoing Coverage, First Place Public Service, First Place 2007 Beat Reporting, Second Place Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event General News, Second Place In-Depth Coverage, Second Place On-Going Coverage, Second Place Public Service, First Place Single Report, Second Place 2006 Beat Reporting Best Coverage of Government, Second Place Best Deadline Reporting Best Enterprise Reporting Best Program Host/Moderator - Nominee Commentary/Analysis Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event In Depth Reporting In-Depth Coverage, First Place Radio: Public Service, Second Place Single Report Television: Public Service, Second Place 2005 Best Commentary/Analysis Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event, Judges' Award Public Service, First Place 2003 Beat Reporting Coverage of a Scheduled Event In-Depth Radio Coverage Radio Reporter In Ohio Radio Reporting On Government Social Justice Reporting 2002 Continuing Coverage Coverage of a Scheduled Event Coverage of a Scheduled Event Criminal Justice Reporting Criminal Justice Reporting Feature Reporting In-Depth Coverage Radio Reporter in Ohio 2001 General News Reporting Government Coverage on Radio In-Depth Coverage Social Justice Reporting Special Programming 2000 Analysis or Commentary Feature Reporting General News Reporting Public Service Reporting