2021 RTDNAC Awards
1st Place- Special Report “Moment of Hope”- Lis Cooper
- General News by MMJ “Blig Flocking Uproar”- Nick Papantonis
- Light Feature “Woven Friendship”- Nick Papantonis
- Best Newscast “Back to School”- Staff
- Community Impact “Unsung Heroes”- Liz Cooper
- Consumer “Mikeroworks”- Nick Papantonis
- General News “Chef. Sheppard. Servant.”- Nick Papantonis
- General News by MMJ “License to Work”- Simon Williams
- Use of Social Media-WPDE
2021 South Carolina Broadcasters Association Awards
Finalist- TV Weathercaster of the Year- Ed Piotrowski
- Convergence Coverage “Covid Data”- Staff
- Best AM Newscast- Morning News Team
- TV Local Programming “Florence: One Year Later”- Staff
2020 RTDNAC Awards
1st Place- Use of Social Media “WPDE Social Media”- Station
- News Website “WPDE.com”- Station
- TV News Anchor Team of the Year- Trey Paul & Summer Dashe
- Health/Medicine “A Story from the Heart”- Summer Dashe
- Light Feature “Wheel of Life”- Nick Papantonis
- Sports Reporting “Archie Adams”- Nick Papantonis
- Entertainment “Renegade Reborn”- Nick Papantonis
- News Special “Hurricane Florance: One Year Later”- Station
2020 NATAS Southeast Awards
- Team Coverage “Hurricane Dorian”- Victoria Spechko, Heather Gale, Michael Hutchinson, Emily Trampf, & Barry Wade
- Commercial “Monarch Roofing”- Blake Blancett, Hunter Gehman, & Jason Ashmawi
2020 Murrow Awards
- Investigative Reporting “Recess is the Wrong Answer”- Nick Papantonis
2019 South Carolina Broadcasters Association
- Best Weathercaster: “Ed Piotrowski” – Ed Piotrowski
- Best Convergence Coverage: “Hurricane Florence”
- Best Use of Digital Platforms: “Compilation” – Elizabeth Thomas, Briana Rivas, & Heather Gale
2019 Regional Murrow Awards
1st Place
- Excellence in Social Media: WPDE.com – Heather Gale & Briana Rivas
2019 Associated Press Awards
1st Place
- General Assignment: “Student March on Washington” – Kara Duffy, Reporter
- Editor: Wally Lurz
- Television Newscast: Evening/Night: “Parkland Strong” – WPEC Staff
2nd Place
- Feature: Light News: “Climbing Gators” – Maxine Bentzel, Reporter & Wally Lurz, Editor
- General Assignment: “Passionate Chorus” – Maxine Bentzel, Reporter & Wally Lurz, Editor
- Breaking News: “Shooting at Stoneman Douglas” – WPEC Staff
- Continuing Coverage: “Battle at the Boarder” – Maria Tomasch, EP & Wally Lurz Editor
- Series/Franchise Reporting: “Impact Puerto Rico” Maria Tomasch, EP, Yaremi Farinas, Reporter & Chris Hinson, Photographer
- Overall Station of the Year: Mike Pumo, General Manager
2019 South Carolina Broadcasters Awards
- Honorary Life Member: Ed Piotrowski
2019 Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
- Citizen of the Year: Ed Piotrowski