On Thursday Oct. 18, NHPR received accolades in sports feature and public affairs and special event program categories at the 2012 Granite Mike Awards sponsored by the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters. NHPR's daily call-in program, The Exchange, received an award for its show on the International Baccalaureate school curriculum, and one for its special event On The Road In Keene featuring award-winning filmmaker and writer Dayton Duncan.
Winning for sports feature was Hybrid Car Races are a Bridge from Students to Carmakers, reported and produced by Sam Evans-Brown. Morning Edition host Rick Ganley received the newscast merit award.