WDIY, the south side Bethlehem radio station at 88.1 FM and streaming on wdiy.org, received five awards in the 2022 Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters (PAB)’ Excellence in Broadcasting Awards.

WDIY received the following awards:

- Outstanding Use of Digital Media: WDIY Phone App

- Outstanding Radio Feature Story-Report/Series : “Buy American”’ - Joe Biden Promotes U.S. Manufacturing During Mack Trucks Visit (WDIY Local News)

- Outstanding Radio Feature Story-Report-Series - Bethlehem Mounted Police’s Patrol Horses (WDIY Special News Feature)

- Outstanding Radio Public Affairs Program-Program Series - Social Determinants of Health with LVHN’s Dr. Brian Nester (“HealthBEAT”)

- Outstanding Radio Public Affairs Program-Program Series - Upcoming Elections with Tim Ramos, Matt Tuerk and Steve Lynch (“Lehigh Valley Discourse”)

“These awards are a wonderful testament to our small but dedicated news team of staff and volunteers and their true connection with our community and their stories,” said Greg Capogna, WDIY Executive Director of WDIY, adding, “For a station of our size to receive this number of awards is a remarkable achievement.”

In last year’s PAB Excellence in Broadcasting Awards, WDIY’s “Teen Scientist,” with host Moravian Academy student Rayna Malhotra, won for Outstanding Radio Public Affairs Program-Program Series.