2021 Alabama Broadcasters Association Awards 

1st Place

• Best Franchise “School Patrol”- Bill Castle & Wendell Edwards

2020 Regional EMMY Awards 

1st Place

• Best Daily Newscast “ABC 33/40 News at 5:00”- Chris Shirley & Justin Dawkins
• Morning News “Good Morning Alabama”- Sonia Halmon, Victor Thompson, Zachary Seago, Sarah Snyder, Wendell Edwards, & Alan Baker
• Team Coverage “President Visits Lee County Damage”- Jeff Houston, Stephen Gallien, Chris Shirley, Sarah Snyder, Pamela Huff, & Bill Castle

2020 Alabama Broadcasters Association

1st Place

• Best Sports Reporting “Chris Stewart”- Jeff Speegle & Scott Forester
• Best Social Media- Staff 
• Best News Series “Hurricane Michael”- Chris Shirley, Sam Griswold, Cynthia Gould & Stephen Quinn
• Best TV Photographer- Bill Castle
• Best Website TV “abc3340.com”- Staff

2nd Place

• Merit Award for News Franchise “School Patrol”- Wendell Edwards & Bill Castle

2019 Regional Emmy Awards 

1st Place

• Weather Newscast: WBMA Staff 

2019 Regional Murrow Awards 

1st Place

• Social Media: WBMA Staff 
• Multimedia: WBMA Staff 

2019 Alabama Broadcaster Association Awards

1st Place

• Best Breaking News: “Galleria Mall Shooting” 
• Best Weather Anchor: James Spann