KLCC competed in the small newsroom division of the Society for Professional Journalism Region 10 Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contest for 2020. The contest got more than 3,000 submissions from across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and Montana.
KLCC's Tiffany Eckert won 2nd place in the category Audio: Health & Science Reporting for her Story Viral Buildings? Sample Testing for COVID-19 Could Prevent Outbreaks

Credit Tiffany Eckert
The Society of Professional Journalists is the oldest journalism organization in the United States. It has local chapters across the country, including the Greater Oregon Pro Chapter. The SPJ Oregon chapter covers all of Oregon and Southwest Washington.