KYUK won five Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Region 10 awards for journalism produced in 2020. SPJ Region 10 covers Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. KYUK competed in the small newsroom division. These awards join other regional and statewide awards that KYUK has received this awards season. KYUK also won three Regional Edward R. Murrow awards and six Alaska Press Club awards for journalism produced in 2020.
Photo and Design: General News Photography
- Second Place
- Title: Lessons From Pandemic Prepare Graduates For Future
- By Katie Basile
Photo and Design: Portrait Photography
- Second Place
- Title: Bethel Restaurant Owners Consider Closing Down, Returning To Korea
- By Katie Basile
Photo and Design: Spot News Photography
- Second Place
- Title: Empty Apartment Building Burns in Bethel
- By Katie Basile
Audio: Comprehensive Pandemic Coverage
- Second Place
- COVID-19 in Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
- By Greg Kim, Krysti Shallenberger
- Title: 37-Year-Old Man In Pilot Station Dies From COVID-19; Weather Prevented Him From Reaching Hospital
- Title: Is It Legal For Bethel To Mandate COVID-19 Testing At Airport? YKHC And Sen. Hoffman Think So
- Title: How The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Affecting Construction Of A New Village
- Title: Ravn's Bankruptcy Leaves Medical Transport Vacuum During COVID-19 Pandemic
- Title: Ravn's Decision To Stop Flights Makes It Harder For Stony River To Get Medicine And Food Supplies
Audio: Feature, Soft News
- Second Place
- Title: In Mertarvik And Newtok, Nothing Gets In The Way Of Basketball
- By Greg Kim