ɹˈɪdɛl hɐz ɹᵻsˈiːvd θɹˈiː nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt bɹˈɔːdkæstɚz ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ɐwˈɔːɹdz, fɔːɹ aʊtstˈændɪŋ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl pɹˈoʊɡɹæm slˈæʃ sˈɪɹiz dɪzˈaɪnd fɔːɹ tʃˈɪldɹən tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, aʊtstˈændɪŋ hˈɑːɹd nˈuːz stˈoːɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ænd aʊtstˈændɪŋ pˈʌblɪk ɐfˈɛɹz pɹˈoʊɡɹæmɪŋ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
Riddell has received three New York State Broadcasters Association awards, for Outstanding Individual Program/Series Designed for Children (2002), Outstanding Hard News Story (2001) and Outstanding Public Affairs Programming (2000).