Edward R. Murrow Awards                                                                 Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)

2023 Regional Win: Breaking News Coverage: Hurricane Ian, Assistant News Director: Part of management team overseeing continuous breaking Cat. 5 coverage as assistant news director. Managing our team from a remote location as we broadcast wall to wall Category 4/5 hurricane coverage.

2023 Regional Win: News Documentary: Still Standing, Assistant News Director: Oversaw producing & production of 30 min. Hurricane Ian documentary-style news special telling storm's formation, impact & aftermath story using perspectives of WFTX's team of journalists and meteorologists.

2022 Regional Win: Hard News, Executive Producer: 9/11 Twenty Years Later: Miami Valley Gold Star Families Reflect on Sons’ Service and Sacrifice.

2020 Regional Win: Breaking News Coverage, Executive Producer: The Oregon District Mass Shooting, Primary newsroom manager overseeing mass shooting coverage, which left nine dead, 27 injured, and extensively impacted the community.

2017 Regional Win: News Series: Opiate Oppression, Investigative Reporter: Exclusive, three-part series uncovered how the opiate crisis was impacting large segments of north & central Wisconsin.

2016 National Win: Overall Excellence & Best Newscast, News Reporter: News reporting role part of the work honored with two National Edward R. Murrow awards for overall excellence and best newscast following the local district attorney's decision not to criminally charge an officer following the shooting of an unarmed biracial Madison teenager.

EMMY® Awards                                                                                     National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS)

2022 Regional Nomination (Ohio Valley Chapter): Weather (News, Long Form Content): Two Years Later: Memorial Day Tornado Outbreak 2019, Executive Producer: Two years after 2019’s devastating Memorial Day Tornado outbreak, this Storm Center 7 weather investigating revealed most of those impacted by the $1 Billion storms were uninsured. However a lack of data made it impossible to quantify the numbers of people who needed help.

2022 Regional Nomination (Ohio Valley Chapter): Military - News: 9/11 Twenty Years Later: Miami Valley Gold Star Families Reflect on Sons’ Service and Sacrifice.

2021 Regional Win (Ohio Valley Chapter): Weather (News, Long Form Content): Memorial Day Tornado Impact - One Year Later, Executive Producer: One year after the Memorial Day Tornado Outbreak, as hundreds of Miami Valley residents were still struggling to recover, a long from profile of how the pandemic stalled the rebuilding process, including one family’s emotional journey after an EF4 tornado destroyed their home.

2021 Regional Nomination (Ohio Valley Chapter): Investigative -Single Report: The Death Of Takoda Collins, Executive Producer: Oversaw multi-month, long from investigation exposing system communication failures between multiple agencies which, multiple sources say, led to a 10 year old’s child abuse death; Reporting is now the impetuous for a potential law change in how agencies charged with protecting children must share information.

2021 Regional Nomination (Ohio Valley Chapter): News Special: Meeting The Challenge: Dayton Stays Strong, Executive Producer: Produced a documentary-style news special using community members first hand experiences following some of Dayton’s most historic news events. As the community attempts to recover from its’ largest single day tornado outbreak and a mass shooting, they must rely on their history of strength for guidance as the pandemic and demand for social justice reform movement intertwine with the tornado and shooting recovery.

2021 Regional Nomination (Ohio Valley Chapter): Continuing Coverage: Oregon District Mass Shooting: One Year Later, Executive Producer: Oversaw special production of coverage one year after a mass shooting in Dayton’s historic Oregon District killed nine people and injured dozens of others; Community-based coverage, focused primarily on remembering those lost, uncovering untold survivor stories, and investigating the shooter’s past and a possible attack motive.

2020 Regional Win (Ohio Valley Chapter): Breaking News: The Oregon District Mass Shooting, Executive Producer: Primary newsroom manager overseeing mass shooting coverage, which left nine dead, 27 injured, and extensively impacted the community.

2020 Regional Nomination (Ohio Valley Chapter): Investigative Report-Single Story: Parents Question District’s Role In P.E. Teacher Misconduct Case, Executive Producer: Investigation uncovered school district’s role in covering up elementary teacher’s sexual abuse against 88 first grade girls, and a lack of a state law requiring sexual abuse prevention education

2016 Regional Win (Chicago/Midwest Chapter): Outstanding Achievement for Media Interactivity, Reporter: Investigative reporting on Madison's growing heroin deaths & gang activity influencing Madison's crime trends won Regional EMMY®. After the stories were over coverage continued online, facilitating conversations between viewers, recovering addicts & a former gang member.

Florida Association Of Broadcast Journalists

2022 Florida News Awards Contest:

WINNER | PUBLIC AFFAIRS / TV MAGAZINE: “HURRICANE IAN: STILL STANDING:” Oversaw producing & production of 30 min. Hurricane Ian documentary-style news special telling storm's formation, impact & aftermath story using perspectives of WFTX's team of journalists and meteorologists.

WINNER | COMMUNITY SERVICE STATION OF THE YEAR: Team honored for community service work during Hurricane Ian, including awarding deserving organizations more than $250,000 & our 'Give A Child A Book' campaign.

2021 Florida News Awards Contest: Breaking News | Station FINALIST: Winter Solstice Tornado, Tropical Winds Hit Southwest Florida (Assistant News Director) Only three weeks on the job, oversaw wall-to-wall breaking news coverage of a rare winter tornado hitting Ft. Myers, as tropical force winds hit across Southwest Florida, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.

Society Of Professional Journalists (SPJ)

2021 Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest (Cincinnati, Cleveland & Columbus SPJ State Chapters)

1. Best Newscast First Place: NewsCenter 7 at 5:30: A Demand For Change: (Executive Producer)
2. Best Newscast: Second Place: The Oregon District Mass Shooting: One Year Later: (Executive Producer) 3. Best Documentary: First Place: Meeting The Challenge: Dayton Stays Strong: (Executive Producer) 4. Best Investigative Reporting: Second Place: I-Team Investigation reveals far more nursing home COVID-19 cases than state reported: (Executive Producer) 5. Best Criminal Justice Reporting: First Place: I-Team Investigates: Temporary Protection Orders:, (Executive Producer) 6. Best Minority Issues Coverage: First Place: Veteran Black Officers Share Recruiting Challenge Perspectives: (Exec. Prod.) 7. Best Education Issues Reporting: First Place: Following COVID-19 Restrictions, Back To In Person Learning: (Exec. Prod.) 8. Best Political Reporting: Second Place: Composite Entry, (Executive Producer) 9. Best Business Reporting: First Place: Composite Entry, (Executive Producer) 10. Best Health Care Reporting: Second Place: Composite Entry, (Executive Producer) 11. Best Feature Reporting: Second Place: Composite Entry, (Executive Producer) 12. Best Sports Reporting: First Place: Composite Entry, (Executive Producer)

2020 Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest (Cincinnati, Cleveland & Columbus SPJ State Chapters)

1. Best News Operation: WHIO-TV, (Special Projects Executive Producer)
2. Best Spot News: Second Place: The Oregon District Mass Shooting, (Executive Producer) 3. Best Documentary: First Place: The Memorial Day Tornadoes: A Community Rises, (Executive Producer) 4. Best Investigative Reporting: Second Place: The Veterans’ ER Loophole, (Investigative Reporter) 5. Best Consumer Reporting: Second Place, Composite Entry, (Executive Producer) 6. Best Criminal Justice Reporting: First Place: Lack Of Mental Health Treatment Increasing Jail Pops, (Sp. Pjt. Exec. Prod.)
7. Best Education Issues Reporting: First Place: Composite Entry, (Special Projects Executive Producer) 8. Best Government Reporting: First Place: Composite Entry, (Special Projects Executive Producer)
9. Best Features Reporting: First Place: Composite Entry, (Special Projects Executive Producer)
10. Best Public Affairs Program: Second Place: Mass Shootings: Solutions For A Safer Community, (Executive Producer)

2020 Greater Cincinnati Pro Chapter:

1. Best Documentary: Winner: The Memorial Day Tornadoes: A Community Rises, (Executive Producer)
2. Best Investigative Reporting: Winner: Parents of PE Teacher’s Misconduct Victims Share Fears/Frustrations (Ex. Prod.)
3. Best Investigative Reporting: Finalist: Veterans’ ER Loophole, (Investigative Reporter)
4. Best Special Report or Program: Finalist: Walking The Path of the Storm, (Special Projects Executive Producer)

Ohio Associated Press Media Editors (OAPME)

2019 Broadcast Competition:

1. General Excellence: First Place: WHIO-TV, Matthew Simon, Executive Producer
2. Best Investigative Reporting: First Place: I-Team Investigation: Erin’s Law, (Executive Producer)
3. Best Spot News Coverage: First Place: The Oregon District Mass Shooting, (Executive Producer)
4. Best Continuing Coverage: First Place: The Memorial Day Tornadoes, (Executive Producer)
5. Best Enterprise Reporting: Walking The Path Of The Storm, (Executive Producer)

Eric Sevareid Awards                                                                        Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association (MBJA) [Six-state regional association of radio and television news professionals]

2019 Awards of Excellence:
1. First Place: Individual Multimedia Storytelling: Youth Suicide Prevention: Report Shows Adding Therapist Improving Students Mental Health                 2. Award Of Merit: Individual Multimedia Storytelling: Heart To Heart: Matthew Simon Reveals Genetic Diagnosis That Led To Heart Attack 3. Award of Merit: Investigative: 7 Investigates: The Lincoln Hills Document Trail 4. Award of Merit: Hard Feature: Wisconin’s Dairy Future: The WalMart Impact

2017 Award of Excellence: First Place: Individual multimedia storytelling news: "7 Investigates: Rural Wisconsin Internet will likely cost $1 billion"

2016 Awards of Excellence:
1. First Place Investigative: Family questions Wood Co. DA not charging OWI homicide after seeing crash pictures                 2. First Place Series: Opioid Oppression                                                                                                                                        3. First Place Web Story: "Two sides to every story:” Jakob Wagner’s mom tells NewsChannel 7 Investigates about the son she knew (video link: https://vimeo.com/217441016) 4. General Reporting Award of Merit: Tomah VA Report: All medical/nursing staff CPR & defibrillator trained

Wisconsin Broadcasters Association

2018: Winner of 6 Awards For Excellence:

1. Best Hard News/Investigative: First Place: Youth Suicide Prevention (Investigative Reporter)
2. Best Hard News/Investigative: Second Place: Wisconsin’s Dairy Future: The WalMart Impact (Investigative Reporter)
3. Best Continuing Coverage: First Place: Lincoln Hills Youth Prison (Investigative Reporter)
4. Specialty Award: Election Coverage: Second Place (Anchor/Investigative Reporter)
5. Best Wed Story: Second Place: 7 Investigates: Youth Suicide Prevention
6. Best Web Story: Third Place: Heart To Heart: Matthew Simon Reveals Genetic Diagnosis That Led To Heart Attack

2017: 1st Place: Best Spot News: Wausau Area Shootings

First on air in market to anchor coverage of area mass shooting, where man went on domestic violence into our rampage and ended up killing two of his wife’s co workers, her divorce lawyer and a police officer.

2016: Winner of 4 Awards For Excellence:

1. Best Series or Documentary: First Place: Opiate Oppression
2. Best Series or Documentary: Second Place: Veterans Emergency Care
3. Best Spot News Coverage: First Place: Antigo Prom Shooting (Anchor: Matthew Simon)
4. Best Morning Newscast: First Place: Antigo Prom Shooting (Anchor: Matthew Simon)

2015: 1st Place: Best Hard News/Investigative: 911 DaneCom System Overhaul

On-going series into continuous first responder emergency radio failures was part of the station’s "911 Dane Com system," coverage. Reporting produced change, causing Dane Co. to accept responsibility and work toward fixing a problem that put first responders lives in jeopardy.

Alaska Broadcasters Association

2008: Service To Community:

Alaska Broadcasters Association recognized "Cancer Connection's" community service program, which raised the profile of Alaska's number one killer: cancer. The series brought viewers the latest cancer information, told countless survivor stories, held policy makers accountable for cancer funding decisions, and worked to make community differences. That included serving as an adviser for various local American Cancer Society events, as well as an Alaska Men's Cancer Run board member, a staff member for the yearly Alaska Men’s Cancer Survivor Retreat, appearing at numerous community cancer events, and hosting "Alaska's Cancer Telethon," which raised more than $15,000 for Alaska's American Cancer Society.

2007: Service To Children:

The Alaska Broadcasters Association recognized my cancer education work with hundreds of Anchorage School District children. Along with talking to the teens about my cancer experience, I worked with district leaders to change the curriculum. As a result, inside ASD's mandatory 8th grade heath education classes students are taught breast and testicular cancer's warning signs.

Datlon Pen Broadcast Journalism Excellence Award                    Warwick Communication, May 2004

Broadcast Journalism Excellence Award for series, "The Unspoken Affliction: Testicular Cancer." Based off of Simon's own experience, told the story of an 18-year-old who ignored testicular cancer's warning signs, because he was not educated, and eventually ended up dying. It also exposed how, even though testicular cancer is the number one cancer-killer of 15 to 35 year-old young males, most men, along with their parents, do not know about it. The stories ultimately showed warning signs and how men can survive and lead normal, productive lives.