The WIBC News team won the following awards for 2002/2003:

RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Awards
1st Place - Outstanding News Operation 
1st Place - Best Web Site

RTNDA is the Radio-Television News Directors Association, and WIBC was in competition with stations in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.

Indiana Associated Press
1st Place - Best Community Impact Award - "September Tornadoes"
1st Place - Best Spot News Reporting - "September Tornadoes"
1st Place - Best Continuous Coverage - "IU to the Final Four"

2nd Place - Best Continuous Coverage - "September Tornadoes"
2nd Place - Best News Series - Tony Felts "Emergency Management"
2nd Place - Best Use of Sound - Dennis Bergendorf "Thanksgiving Eve Service"

Honorable Mention - Best News Series - Eric Berman "9/11 New Year"
Honorable Mention - Best Web Site - wibc.com

Indiana Broadcasters Association
1st Place - Outstanding News Operation
1st Place - Best News Story - John Bartholomew "Martin Luther King Day"