News Awards

2024 Texas Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Best Weather Anchor “KTXS This Morning” – Caiden Dinkens

2020 Regional Murrows

• Excellence in Video “The Love Between a Mother and Son”- KTXS-TV

2020 Texas Associate Press Broadcasters

• Digital- Jamie Burch
• Investigative Report “Conflict of Interest?”- John Rupolo & Jamie Burch
• Photojournalism/Individual- Nick Bradshaw

2018 Texas AP Awards

• Photojournalism-Individual: Nick Bradshaw
• Sportscast: Evan Nemec
• Digital: “KTXS.com” – Doug Myers, Jamie Burch
• Spot Story-Individual: “Right Before Our Eyes” – Will Jensen, Nick Bradshaw

2022 Georgia Association of Broadcasters

• Best Feature Story “Never forget: 20 years later, Georgia coroner reflects on assisting in 9/11 recovery” – Erin Wise

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Continuing Coverage “Lawmaker Pay Raises” – Staff
• News Series “Tracking New York State COVID-19 Spending” – Staff
• Excellence in Writing “CBS 6 Rewind” – Staff

2023 Emmy Awards

• POLITICS/GOVERNMENT – NEWS (NO PRODUCTION TIME LIMIT) “You Paid For It: Wasted Pandemic Resources” – Greg Floyd & Mark Zwinak
• TALENT: REPORTER – POLITICAL – Greg Floyd

2023 NYSBA Excellence in Broadcasting Awards

• Outstanding Series or Documentary “You Paid For it: Wasted Pandemic Resources” – Greg Floyd
• Outstanding Morning Newscast “CBS 6 Morning News: Tracking Ian” – Staff
• Outstanding Election Coverage “CBS 6 News at 11: Election Night” – Staff

2021 NY EMMY Awards

• Talent: Reporter-Political “Greg Floyd Composite”- Greg Floyd

2021 RTDNA Awards

• News Documentary “The New New York”- Liz Bishop, Greg Floyd, Chris Cornell, Jen Steller, Mark Zwinak, Rick Creech, & Perna’ Roberson

2021 Regional Murrow Awards

• Small Market Television Station: Breaking News Coverage “WSET’s Breaking News Coverage Entry”- Staff

2021 New York Broadcast Association Awards

• Outstanding Public Affairs Program or Series “You Paid For It”- Greg Floyd & Mark Zwinak

2020 New York Broadcast Association Awards

• Outstanding Morning Newscast “CBS 6 News this Morning 12/2/19”- Staff
• Outstanding Live On-scene Reporting “Compilation”- Emily DeFeciani

2020 New York State Associated Press Association Awards

• Best Reporter or Anchor  “Compilation”- Greg Floyd
• Investigative and Watchdog Reporting “You Paid For it: The Price of Welcoming”- Greg Floyd

• Spot News Coverage “Bowling Alley Fire”- Staff
• Weathercast “Compilation”- Alyssa Caroprese
• Continuing Coverage “Schoharie Limo Crash”- Staff

2019 National Murrow Awards

• Continuing Coverage: CBS6: Schoharie Limo Crash – WRGB Staff

2019 New York Associated Press Awards

• Newscast: CBS6 News at 6:00 PM – WRGB Staff
• Enterprise Reporting: “Undiscovered for 5 Weeks” – Liz Bishop, Reporter
• Best Reporter/Anchor: Greg Floyd
• Public Service: “You Paid for It” – Greg Floyd

2019 Edward R. Murrow Regional Awards

• Breaking News Coverage: CBS6: Schoharie Limo Crash – WRGB Staff
• Continuing Coverage: CBS6: Schoharie Limo Crash – WRGB Staff

2019 NATAS New York Chapter Award

• Talent Reporter – Political: CBS6 News – Greg Floyd

2019 New York Broadcasters Association Awards

• Outstanding Evening Newscast: “CBS6 News at 6 PM” – WRGB Staff
• Outstanding Election Coverage: “CBS6 News: Election Day 2018” – WRGB Staff
• Outstanding Breaking News Coverage: “CBSAlbany.com” – WRGB Staff
• Outstanding LIVE On-Scene Reporting: “CBS6 News” – Emily DeFeciani, Reporter
• Outstanding Public Affairs Program/Series: “CBS6 News: You Paid for it” – Greg Floyd, Reporter

2018 Lone Star Emmy Awards

• Silver Circle Award – Sports: Lee Baker, Sports Anchor

2024 Emmy Awards

• Sports Story – (single shift) “News 13 at 6pm/Sports” – Chris Womack

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Sports Reporting “24 Hours of Nothing but Net” – Staff

2023 Southeast Emmy Awards

• Best Morning Newscast – Medium Market “6am Snow Show” – Grey Hallock, Nicole Boucher, John Harbin, Jay Siltzer, Ryan Coulter, Meghan Danahey, Tracy Doster, Rex Hodge, Matthew Yates, Bill Evans, Ben Robinson & Matt Raisch
• Nostalgia – News (No Time Limit) “Here it Comes” – John Wellbeloved
• Multimedia Journalist – Chris Womack

2022 Southeast Regional Emmy Awards

• Best Daytime/Evening Newscast “530pm – Tropical Storm Fred Hits WNC” – Matt Marshall, Taylor Harris, Jason Boyer, Ty Russell, Holly Headrick, Anjali Patel, Hannah Mackenzie, Kimberly King, Mark Poff, Todd Robbins, & Jenifer Szarek
• Best Breaking News Report “Tropical Storm Fred – Man Rescued From Car” – Hannah Mackenzie & Mark Poff
• Best Video Journalist – Chris Womack

2022 Regional Murrow Awards

• Sports Reporting “It’s in His Blood” – Matthew Yates & John Le

2021 Southeast EMMY Awards

• Daytime/Evening Newscast “11pm Newscast”- Josh Lillard, Caitlyn Penter, Frank Kracher, Mark Poff, Josh Luckadoo, & Matt Raisch
• Environment/Science: News- John Le & Josh Luckadoo

2020 Southeast EMMY Awards

• Feature News Report: Serious Feature “Underneath Asheville”- John Le & Matthew Yates

2024 National Telly Awards

• Holiday and Seasonal – Road Trippin’: Lonestar Christmas at the Gaylord Texan Resort!

2024 Texas Broadcast News Awards

• Weather Anchor – Avery Tomasco
• Weathercast / Best Weather Coverage “Unrealized Potential” – Avery Tomasco

2024 Lone Star Emmy Awards

• Weather Anchor – Avery Tomasco
• Best Newscast – Medium Markets “SB4: Entre La Ley Y El Miedo” – Samantha Lugo Montenegro, Stephanie Mora, Bruna Cristina Silva, Ingrid Valero, & Nerio Fuenmayor

2023 Lone Star Emmy Awards

• Best Weathercast “The Christmas Lights will Stay On” – Avery Tomasco

2023 Telly Awards

• Television – General – Biography “From Round Rock to the Moulan Rouge, meet aerialist and drag performer Barbette” – John Carlos Estrada

2023 Texas Broadcast News Awards

• Weathercast/Best Weather Coverage “Extreme Cold and the Power Grid” – Avery Tomasco
• Feature (Light) “From Round Rock to Moulin Rouge” – John Carlos Estrada
• Sports Special “Texas Turning the Tide” – Bob Ballou & Jeff Barker

2022 Lone Star Emmy Awards

• Best Weathercast “Central Texas Ice Rink” – Avery Tomasco
• Arts and Entertainment – News “COVID Cello Project” – Walt Maciborski & Ryan Sullivan

2022 Texas Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Large Market Best Reporter- Christian Flores

2020 Regional Murrow Awards

• Feature Reporting “Game On”- Walt Maciborski and Mario Pena

2020 National Association of Real Estate Editors Awards

• Best Audio Report: Broadcast or Online “Want to sell your house for cash? Watch this.”- Melanie Torre and Mario Pena

2020 State of Texas: Barbara Jordan Awards

• Broadcast Feature “Game On”- Walt Maciborski and Mario Pena

2020 Austin Alliance for Women in Media

• Television Personality of the Year- Lorena Placencia

2020 Texas Associated Press Broadcasters

• Morning Newscast “Death of Heidi Broussard”- Jordan Early, Kevin Allen, and Melanie Barden
• Best Sportscast “Remembering Longhorn Legend Cedric Benson”- Jeff Barker and Anthony Geronimo

• Sports Special “A Spoonful of Sugar: 2019 TX-Georgia Sugar Bowl”- CBS Austin Sports Team
• Light Feature “Game On”- Walt Maciborski and Mario Pena

2019 Texas Associated Press Awards

• Weathercast: “Central Texas Winter Storm” – Avery Tomasco

• News Anchor Team: Walt Maciborski & Hema Mullur
• Sports Anchor: Bob Ballou
• Sports Special: “CBS Austin Sports Sunday” – Bob Ballou, Jeff Barker, Ant Geronimo

2019 Austin Alliance for Women in Media

• Journalist of the Year: Jordan Bontke, Reporter
• Television Personality of the Year: Lorena Placencia, Anchor

2018 Lone Star Emmy Awards

• Best Evening Newscast: “Austin Bomber Caught” – Katie Kreider, Producer
• Societal Concerns: “Untraceable” – Walt Maciborski, Brian Bell
• Arts/Entertainment: “Austin After Hours” – Taylor Ellison, Anne Nicholson, Budro Partida, Amy Villarreal

2018 Texas AP Broadcasters Awards

• Weathercast: “Tracking Harvey” – Chikage Windler, Anchor
• Deadline Editing, General News: “Living Small” – Bettie Cross, Brian Bell

• Daytime Newscast: “Lawmakers Ambushed” – Katie Kreider, Producer
• News Anchor or Anchor Team: Chris Saldana
• Deadline Editing, General News: “Organized Chaos” – Melanie Torre, Brian Bell
• Spot Story – Individual: “That’s What Neighbors Are For” – Courtney Schoenemann, German Cortez
• Commentary – Editorial: “What Ballou Me Away” – Bob Ballou, Anchor
• Sports Story: “Copeland Strong” – Bob Ballou, Anthony Geronimo
• Reporter: “There’s No Such Thing As Too Much Natural Sound” – Bettie Cross, Reporter

2024 RTNA of Southern California Awards

• Best Television “Live” Coverage Of A News Story, Division B “Tropical Storm Hilary Coverage” – Paul Villanueva, Matt Luxeder, Eric Gabino, Leslie Valle, Celine Stevens, Will Silverstein, Michael Patterson, Miles Muzio, Mary Paronyan, Dan Schuknecht, SteveMills, & Dionne Young

2022 Golden Mike Awards

• Best Medical & Science Reporting (10 Minutes or Less) “Traveling Nurse Lives in a Van”- Fiona Daghir

2021 Regional Murrow Awards

• Small Market Television Station: Excellence in Innovation “Behind the Backlog”- Staff

2020 Regional Murrow Awards

• Hard News “Lumber Past, Oil Future”- Staff

2019 Regional Emmy Awards

• Best Newscast: Eyewitness News at 10 – KBAK Staff

2019 Radio & Television News Association of Southern California

• Best Investigative Reporting: “CSUB’s Fake Textbook” – Kyle Harvey
• Best Serious Feature Reporting: “Unclaimed Bodies” – Jeff Platt
• Best Government & Political Reporting: “Gaming the System: Blank Budget” – Jeff Platt
• Best Medical & Science Reporting: “The Sinking Valley: How Much it could Cost You” – Kyle Harvey

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Continuing Coverage “Failure Factory” – Project Baltimore

2023 Emmy Awards

• DAILY NEWS REPORT (SINGLE SHIFT) “Pension Tension” – Mikenzie Frost & Ben Otte
• BREAKING/SPOT NEWS (SINGLE REPORT) “My First Tornado” – Ben Otte
• CONTINUING COVERAGE “Project Baltimore: Failure Factory” – Chris Papst, Carolyn Peirce, Jed Gamber, Dwayne Myers & Ray Rogowski
• TEAM COVERAGE “City State’s Attorney Indicted” – Hannah Boettcher, Mikenzie Frost, Maxine Streicher, Keith Daniels, Jeff Abell, Mary Bubala, Kai Jackson, Geoffrey Chandler, Layne Blank & Nathan Aaron
• INVESTIGATIVE – MULTIPLE REPORTS “Project Baltimore: Disabled & Denied” – Carolyn Peirce, Chris Papst, Dwayne Myers, Jed Gamber & Ray Rogowski
• CRIME/JUSTICE – NEWS (SINGLE SHIFT) “This is disgusting” – A Snapshot of Baltimore’s Crime Crisis in a Day” – Ben Otte & Keith Daniels
• DIVERSITY/EQUITY/INCLUSION – NEWS (NO PRODUCTION TIME LIMIT) “They’re Stronger Than Us” – Maxine Streicher
• EDUCATION/SCHOOLS – NEWS (NO PRODUCTION TIME LIMIT) “Project Baltimore: “These Numbers Aren’t Lying”” – Carolyn Peirce, Chris Papst, Dwayne Myers, Jed Gamber & Ray Rogowski
• SOCIETAL CONCERNS – NEWS (SINGLE SHIFT) “Does that look drinkable?” – Amy Simpson & Philip Dupont
• SPORTS STORY – NEWS (NO PRODUCTION TIME LIMIT) “Project Baltimore: Big Rivalry, Little Revenue” – Carolyn Peirce, Chris Papst, Ray Rogowski, Jed Gamber & Dwayne Myers
• EDUCATION/SCHOOLS – LONG FORM CONTENT (LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES) “Project Baltimore: Kids on a Highway” – Carolyn Peirce, Chris Papst, Ray Rogowski,, Dwayne Myers & Jed Gamber
• POLITICS/GOVERNMENT – LONG FORM CONTENT (LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES) “Project Baltimore: The Bus Bust” – Carolyn Peirce, Chris Papst, Ray Rogowski, Dwayne Myers & Jed Gamber
• LIVE NEWS PRODUCER “Hannah Boettcher: Crafting a Newscast” – Hannah Boettcher
• TALENT: REPORTER – INVESTIGATIVE “Project Baltimore: Chris Papst” – Chris Papst
• TALENT: REPORTER – POLITICAL – Mikenzie Frost
• WRITER – SHORT FORM CONTENT (UP TO 10 MINUTES) “A Grand Goodbye” – Jeff Abell

2022 IRE Awards

• Extensive Coverage “Project Baltimore”- Staff

2021 (RTDNA) Murrow Awards

• Large Market Television Station: Investigative Reporting “Hunting Ground”- Staff
• Large Market Television Station: News Documentary “Registered & Enrolled”- Staff
• Large Market Television Station: Breaking News Coverage “House Explosion”- Staff
• Large Market Television Station: Hard News “Gun Store Robberies”- Staff

2021 Regional EMMY Awards

• Politics/Government (no time limit) “Project Baltimore: A Second Sex Offender”- Carrie Pierce, Chris Pabst, Dwayne Myers, Jed Gamber, & Ray Rogowski
• Societal Concerns “Too Bad Out Here”- Ben Otte & Joy Lepola
• Education/Schools “Project Baltimore: A Second Sex Offender”- Carrie Pierce, Chris Pabst, Dwayne Myers, Jed Gamber, & Ray Rogowski
• Health/Medical “Project Baltimore: A Second Sex Offender”- Carrie Pierce, Chris Pabst, Dwayne Myers, Jed Gamber, & Ray Rogowski
• Health/Medical “Andrew’s Laughing Gas”- Emily Kallmyer & Shelley Orman
• Public Affairs Program (Series) “Town Hall: Your Voice, Your Future”- Mary Bubala & Kai Jackson
• Interview/Discussion “Monuments Town Hall”- Kai Jackson, John Crosset, & Mike McCormick
• Sports Story “Isolation Court”- Morgan Adsit & Alanna Delfino
• Sports Story “Project Baltimore: Homecoming”- Carrie Pierce, Chris Pabst, Dwayne Myers, Jed Gamber, & Ray Rogowski
• Sports Program-Live “The Mo Tribute Show”- Morgan Adsit & Paul Strzegowski
• Editor-Single Shift “Video Editor Benjamin Leonard Worsley”- Ben Worsley
• Breaking or Spot News (Single Report) “Give Me a Name”-Ben Otte & Elijah Westbrook
• Investigative-Single Report “Project Baltimore: Missing”- Carrie Pierce, Chris Pabst, Dwayne Myers, Jed Gamber, & Ray Rogowski
• Investigative-Multiple Reports “Project Baltimore: Hunting Ground”- Carrie Pierce, Chris Pabst, Dwayne Myers, Jed Gamber, & Ray Rogowski
• Crime (Single Shift) “Names Behind the Numbers”- Dan Lampariello & Ruth Morton
• Weather “Digging Out”- Megan Gilliland & Carissa Hutchinson
• Continuing Coverage “Project Baltimore: Learned Helplessness”- Carrie Pierce, Chris Pabst, Dwayne Myers, Jed Gamber, & Ray Rogowski
• Continuing Coverage “Trips, Tickles, and Gifts”- Joy Lepola-Stewart & Ruth Morton

2021 Associated Press Awards

• Outstanding News Series “Who Watches The Watchers”- Joy Lepola & Ruth Morton
• Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing Story “Hunting Ground”- Project Baltimore
• Outstanding Public Affairs “Learned Helplessness”- Project Baltimore
• Outstanding Serious Feature “Its Hard Losing a Mother”- Project Baltimore

• Outstanding Spot News Reporting “I’m Not a Hero, I’m a Human”- Maxine Streicher & Kyle Gould
• Outstanding Photography “Ruth Composite”- Ruth Morton
• Outstanding Specialty Reporting “Shredding”- Project Baltimore
• Best Reporter “I’m Chris Papst”- Chris Papst

2021 Press Club of Atlantic City Awards

• Continuing Coverage “Shredding”- Carrie Pierce, Chris Pabst, Dwayne Myers, Jed Gambert, & Ray Rogowski
• Documentary “Registered & Enrolled”- Carrie Pierce, Chris Pabst, Dwayne Myers, Jed Gambert, & Ray Rogowski

• Public Service “Learned Helplessness”- Staff

2020 Regional Murrow Awards

• Continuing Coverage “What Transparency Looks Like”- Dwayne Myers, Carolyn Peirce, Chris Papst, Jeffrey Keene, & Jed Gamber
• Excellence in Writing “Joy Lambert Composite”- Joy Lambert
• Feature Reporting “Larry’s Story”- Staff
• Hard News “David Warren’s Rap”- Staff

2020 Regional EMMY Awards

• Continuing Coverage: No Time Limit “Operation Crime and Justice Baltimore Judge Transparency”- Joy Lepola-Stewart, Alex Rever, Ben Worsley, Emily Kallmyer, & Ruth Morton
• Continuing Coverage: No Time Limit “Project Baltimore: What Transparency Looks Like”- Dwayne Myers, Carolyn Peirce, Chris Papst, Jeffrey Keene, & Jed Gamber
• Investigative Report: Series “Project Baltimore: Fooling the Feds”- Carolyn Peirce, Chris Papst, Jed Gamber, Dwayne Myers, & Jeffrey Keene
• Feature News Report: Light Feature/Light Series “The Final Prescription”- Jeff Abell & Alanna Delfino
• Feature News Report: Serious Feature “Journalists Matter”- Joy Lambert & Alanna Delfino
• Feature News Report: Serious Series “Project Baltimore: Where is Home?” Chris Papst, Jed Gamber, Carolyn Peirce, & Dwayne Myers
• Arts/Entertainment: News Feature/News Series “The Man Behind the Magic”- Joy Lambert & Emily Kallmyer
• Crime: Program Feature/Segment “Project Baltimore: I like Guns”- Carolyn Peirce, Chris Papst, Dwayne Myers, & Jed Gamber
• Crime: Program/Special “Caught on a Jail Call”- Joy Lepola-Stewart, Ruth Morton, & Alex Rever
• Health/Science: Within 24 Hours “Andrew’s Fish”- Shelley Orman & Emily Kallmyer
• Politics/Government: Within 24 Hours “He is the Real Rat”- Philip Dupont & Maxine Streicher
• Education/Schools: Program/Special “Turning Lives Around: A Look at Baltimore’s St. Frances”- Mary Bubala & Alanna Delfino
• Public/Current/Community Affairs: Program/Special “Baltimore: City in Crisis”- Kai Jackson, Ben Worsley, Alex Rever, Joy Lepola-Stewart, Ruth Morton, Joy Lambert, & Alanna Delfino
• Editor: News-Within 24 Hours “Benjamin Leonard Worsley”- Ben Worsley
• Editor: News-No Time Limit “Alex Rever Editor Composite”- Alex Rever
• Reporter: General Assignment “Joy Lambert Reporting”- Joy Lambert
• Photographer: News-Within 24 Hours “Delfino Storytelling”- Alanna Delfino
• Photographer: News-No Time Limit “Emily Kallmyer Photography Composite”- Emily Kallmyer
• Photographer: Video Essay (Single Camera Only) “Ruth’s NATPKG Composite”- Ruth Morton

2020 Press Club of Atlantic City Awards

• Feature: Sports of Human Interest Story “Journalists Matter”- Joy Lambert & Alanna Delfino

• Investigative Coverage “Fooling the Feds”- Jeff Kene, Carolyn Sachse, Chris Papst, Dwayne Myers, & Jed Gamber
• Continuing Coverage “Where is Home?”- Carolyn Sachse, Chris Papst, Dwayne Myers, & Jed Gamber

2020 I.R.E. Awards

• Broadcast/Video Division III “Fooling the Feds”- Jeff Kene, Carolyn Sachse, Chris Papst, Dwayne Myers, & Jed Gambert

2020 National Press Photographers Association Awards

• General News: Photographer “Disconnected”- Phil Dupont
• Spot News: Photographer “Give Me a Name”- Ben Otte
• Investigative: Photographer “Who Watches the Watchers”- Ruth Morton
• East Top Station of the Year- WBFF Photographers
• East Top Photographer of the Year- Emily Kallymer

• General News: Photographer “Thank You So Much”- Ben Otte
• Investigative: Photographer “BPD Overnight”- Ruth Morton
• Deadline News: Photographer “This is for All of Us”- Ben Worsley
• News Feature-24 hours: Photographer “It Puts Chills Through You”- Emily Kallmyer
• East 2nd Place Photographer of the Year- Ruth Morton

• East Photographer of the Year- Alanna Delfino

• General News: Photographer “Break These Chains”- Emily Kallmyer

2020 Associated Press Awards

• Outstanding Spot News “I don’t know anything”- Joy Lepola & Ben Worsley
• Best in Show “Joy Lambert/Best Reporter”- Joy Lambert
• Best Reporter “Joy Lambert/Best Reporter”- Joy Lambert
• Outstanding Public Affairs “What Transparency Looks Like”- Staff

• Best Reporter “It takes a team”- Joy Lepola
• Best Producer “Failures of Featherbed”- Carolyn Peirce
• Outstanding Documentary “Fooling the Feds”- Staff
• Best Meteorologist “Tracking Metro Baltimore’s First Slick and Snowy Rush Hour of the Season”- Jonathan Myers

2019 National Headliner Awards

• Feature, Sports or Human Interest Story: “Stains on the Sidewalk” – Jed Gamber & Paul Gessler

2020 Texas AP Broadcasters

2nd Place

• Series- Angel San Juan & Justin Deyoung
• News Anchor or Anchor Team- Tiffany Murphy

2020 Southeast Texas Press Club

• Spot Story: Individual- Angel San Juan & Justin Deyoung
• General News- Angel San Juan & Justin Deyoung
• Feature: Serious- Angel San Juan & Justin Deyoung
• Photojournalism: Individual- Justin Deyoung
• Weather Presentation- Chad Sandwell
• Best Sports Show- Greg Kerr, Tic Price, & Brandon Newman

• General News- Kimberley Rusley
• Documentary- Antonio Del Rio

• Best Anchor- Greg Kerr

• In Depth Reporting- Kimberley Rusley & Kevin Fitch
• Best Station Promotion- Greg Kerr, Tic Price, and Robert Boggs

2019 Southeast Texas Press Club 

• Best Newscast: “Hurricane Harvey: Flood of Devastation”

2018 Lonestar Emmy Awards

• Evening Newscast: “Tropical Storm Harvey: Flood of Devastation” – Scott Lawrence, News Director

2024 Emmy Awards

• Politics/Government – Long Form Content “Inside Alabama’s Medical Marijuana Push” – Cynthia Gould, Muriel Bailey, Stephen Quinn, Dennis Martin, & Daniel McCraw

2024 Alabama Broadcasters Association Awards

• Television Sports Reporting “Eli Gold Returns To The Booth” – Jeff Speegle
• Television News Series “Inside Alabama Prisons” – Staff

2023 Alabama Broadcasters Association Awards

• Sports Feature “ABC 33/40 News” – Jeff Speegle & Chris McCulley

2021 Alabama Broadcasters Association Awards

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

2020 Regional EMMY Awards

• 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

• 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

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

2019 Regional Emmy Awards

• Weather Newscast: WBMA Staff

2019 Regional Murrow Awards

• Social Media: WBMA Staff
• Multimedia: WBMA Staff

2019 Alabama Broadcaster Association Awards

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

2023 Idaho Press Club Awards

• Government/Political Report “Investigative Into Police: Once on One with Boise’s Mayor” – Brent Hunsaker & Clyn Richards

• General Excellence “CBS2 News/Idahonews.com” – Staff
• Best Live Shot “CBS2 News” – Luke Randle
• Spot News Story “Idaho Youth Ranch Fire” – Mickaela Elich
• Best Series “Pay it Forward” – Brent Hunsaker & Clyn Richards
• Serious Feature “Pay it Forward: Angel Wings Network” – Brent Hunsaker & Clyn Richards
• Best Use of Drone “Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic” – Will Driml & Gage Horne
• General Excellence “CBS2 News” – Staff

• Best Weathercast “CBS2 Adventure Weather” – Roland Steadham
• Crime/Courts Report “One Year Since Michael Vaughan’s Disappearance” – Mickaela Elich
• Consumer Report “Avoiding Rental Scams” – Mickaela Elich
• Public Affairs Program “Leaders in Learning Special” – Sarah Jacobsen & Jacob Boone
• Light Feature Report “Pay it Forward: Wishes for Warriors” – Brent Hunsaker & Clyn Richards

2022 Idaho Press Club Awards

• Best Website- Idahonews.com Team
• Best Morning News “CBS2 News This Morning”- Deni Hawkins and Caleb Stinson
• Light Feature Report “Baking Birthday Cakes”- Brent Hunsaker and Clyn Richards
• Health/Medical Report “CBS2 News”- Brent Hunsaker & Clyn Richards
• Series-TV “Pay it Forward”- Brent Hunsaker and Clyn Richards
• Website General Excellence- IdahoNews.com Team

• General Excellence- CBS2 News Staff
• Best Evening News “CBS2 News at 10”- Staff
• Serious Feature Report “Pay it Forward: Idaho Couple Remembers Son through Charitable Foundation”- Brent Hunsaker and Clyn Richards
• Best Weathercast “CBS2 News”- Roland Steadham
• Special Coverage “Leaders in Learning”- Staff

• Watchdog/Investigative Report “Baby Farms Animal Abuse Allegations”- Mickaela Elich and Clyn Richards
• Serious Feature Report “Bear River Massacre”- Brent Hunsaker and Clyn Richards
• Arts & Entertainment Report “Boise Family Donates Tree to State Capitol for Christmas”- Ariana Pyper and Clyn Richards
• Education Report “CBS2 News”- Sarah Jacobsen
• Reporter of the Year- Kristen McPeek

2019 Idaho Press Club Awards

• Crime and Courts Reporting: CBS 2 News – Alexis Goree, Reporter & Chase Duckworth, Photographer
•  Consumer Reporting: CBS 2 News – Brent Hunsaker, Reporter & Clyn Richards, Photographer

• Best TV Graphics: CBS 2 News – Haley Kramer
• Food Photography: IdahoNews.com – Kristen McPeek
• Video Essay TV: CBS 2 News – Lauren Clark
• Website General Excellence: IdahoNews.com – KBOI Staff
• Crime & Courts Reporting: CBS 2 News – Abigail Taylor, Reporter
• Education Reporting: CBS 2 News – Lauren Clark, Reporter
• General News Report: CBS 2 News – Abigail Taylore, Reporter & Nick Ridgeway, Photographer
• Serious Feature: CBS 2 News – Roland Steadham, Reporter
• Best Morning Feature: CBS 2 News This Morning – KBOI Morning Staff

• Best Online Only Video Program Feature: IdahoNews.com – Jerry Manter, Photographer
• Best Online Only Program News Story: IdahoNews.com – Axel Quartarone, Photographer
• Weathercast: CBS 2 News – Sarah Jacobsen & Nick Ridgeway
• Spot News Report: CBS 2 News – Alexis Goree, Reporter & Chase Duckworth, Photographer
• Public Affairs Program: CBS 2 News – KBOI Staff
• Television Writing: CBS 2 News – Lauren Clark, Reporter

2024 National Motorsports Press Association

• Live Event Broadcast Television “It’s Bristol, Baby! Post Race Show” – Heather Williams & WCYB News Staff

• Event Oriented Feature Television “It’s Bristol, Baby! Dirt Edition” – Heather Williams & WCYB News Staff

2024 Virginia/West Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Awards

• Continuing Coverage “WCYB News 5 (Various Newscasts)” – Staff
• Best Reporter “WCYB News 5 (Various Newscasts)” – Caleb Perhne
• Producing “WCYB News 5 Weekend PM Newscasts” – Caleb Perhne
• Best Light News Feature “90-Year-Old Barber News Story” – Kristen Quon
• Specialty News Reporting “‘The Good Stuff’ News Stories” – Andrew McClung

• Specialty News Reporting “‘Streets of Chicago’ NASCAR Racing Coverage” – Heather Williams
• Multi-Platform Reporting “Homeless Concerns in Johnson City, TN” – Caleb Perhne

2024 Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Best Local Service TV “Float for Life” – Kristen Quon

• Best Evening Newscast “Still Searching for Summer Wells” – Staff
• Best Sports Coverage “It’s Bristol Baby! Dirt Race Edition” – Heather Williams

2024 Society of Professional Journalists-East Tennessee Chapter’s “Gold Press Card Awards of Excellence” Awards

• Best Podcast “The Backstretch Racing Podcast” – Heather Williams

• Best Sports Reporting “WCYB ‘Stateline Sports’ Broadcasts” – Heather Williams
• Breaking News “WCYB News 5 Newscasts” – Caleb Perhne

2023 Emmy Awards

• Best News Anchor “WCYB News 5 Newscasts” – Kristen Quon
• Best Continuing News Coverage “Charles Givens/Marion Correctional Officer–News Coverage” – Charles Givens

2023 Virginia/West Virginia Associated Press Awards

• Best Multimedia Journalist/Best One Person Band – Andrew McClung
• Best Reporter – Kristen Quon

• Best Sports Feature “‘Number One Fan’ Sports Package” – Andrew McClung
• Best Old Dominion Heritage (State of Virginia Coverage) “Breaking the Color Lines (Specialty PKG)” – Heather Williams

2023 Society of Professional Journalists Golden Press Card Awards

• Best General News Reporting “Shots in the Dark” – Kristen Quon & Troy Prater
• Best Sports Reporting “The Legend of L.W. Wright” – Heather Williams
• Best Documentary Reporting “Without a Trace” – Andrew McClung & Troy Prater

• Sports Beat Reporting “WCYB Sports Content” – Heather Williams

2023 Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Best Sports Coverage “‘It’s Bristol, Baby!’ NASCAR racing special” – Heather Williams & Casey Goetz

• Best Podcast “Backstretch Racing Podcast” – Heather Williams

2022 Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Best Morning/Noon Newscast “News 5 at Noon/Volunteer High School Lockdown” – WCYB News Staff
• Best Sports Coverage “It’s Bristol, Baby! Dirt Race Edition” – Heather Williams

• Best Breaking News Coverage “WCYB News 5” – Staff
• Best News Team Coverage “Coach Jason Shay Leaves ETSU” – WCYB Staff
• Best Evening Newscast “Searching for Summer Wells/Missing Child” – WCYB Staff
• Best Sports Coverage “Road to Frisco for ETSU” – Casey Goetz, Jarvis Haren, & Heather Williams
• Best Television Puplic Service “Kids Who Care” – Keith Weiss

2022 Virginias Associated Press Broadcaster Awards

• Associated Press Robert Gallimore Distinguished Service Award “WCYB Chief Meteorologist Dave Dierks”- WCYB Chief Meteorologist Dave Dierks
• Documentary/In-Depth Reporting “Hurley, Virginia Flooding”- News Anchor/Reporter Kristen Quon & Videographer Troy Prater
• Serious Feature Reporting “Convicted”- Anchor/Reporter Kristen Quon
• Best News Reporter- News Anchor/Reporter Kristen Quon
• Specialty Reporting “Motorsports Reporting”- Anchor/Reporter Heather Williams
• Team Coverage “Fallen Big Stone Gap Police Officer Michael Chandler’s Funeral Coverage”- Staff

• Anchor/Reporter Heather Williams “Coverage of a historical marker in Wise County, Virginia”- Heather Williams
• Best Television News Anchor “Best Television Anchor”- PJ Johnson
• Best Spot News Coverage “Hexpol Fire Coverage”- Staff
• Best Continuing Coverage “Departure of ESTU Men’s Head Basketball Coach Jason Shay”- Staff
• Best Feature Photography “Pepin’s Pet Projects”- Tim Davis

2021 Virginias Associated Press Broadcaster Awards

• Best Continuing News Coverage-Staff
• Best Documentary/In-Depth News Coverage “Innoncence Lost: What Happened to Evelyn Boswell?”- Staff
• Best TV Sportscaster “WCYB Sports Segments”- Heather Williams

• Best Investigative Reporter “Carter Co. Commissioners Jump the COVID-19 Vaccination Line”- Caleb Perhne
• Best Serious News Feature “2020 Pandemic Retrospective”- Caleb Perhne

2020 Association Press Tennessee Awards

• Best Daytime TV Newscast “Breaking Weather Flood Content”- Staff

• Best Sports Feature “News 5 Overall Content”- Paul Johnson

• Best Sports Feature “Ben Talley”- Paul Johnson
• Best Spot News Coverage “Dale Jr. Plane Crash Coverage”- Staff
• Best TV News Reporter “John Engel for Content Coverage”- John Engel
• Best TV Enterprise Reporting “Kids Get Road Fixed”- Angelique Arintok
• Best Long Serious News Story “Safe and Sound: School Safety”- Christy Calcagno

2019 Association Press Tennessee Awards

• Best TV Sportscaster: Heather Williams, Sports Anchor

• Best TV News Anchor: News 5 at 6 PM/10 PM/11 PM – Paul Johnson, News Anchor

•  Best TV Spot News Coverage: “St. Paul Truck Crash & Rescue” – WCYB News Staff
• Best TV Sports Feature: “Still Sterling” – Heather Williams, Sports Anchor

2019 Association Press of the Virginias Awards

• Best Spot/Breaking News: News 5 at 10/11 PM & Facebook – WCYB staff
• Best News Anchor: News 5 at 6/10/11 PM – Paul Johnson, Anchor

• Best News Reporting: “Bristol Casino Proposal” – Paul Johnson, Reporter & Keith Roberts, Photographer

2018 Tennessee Association Press Awards

• Best TV Evening Newscast: WCYB News Staff
• Best TV News Anchor: Paul Johnson

• Spot News Coverage: WCYB News Staff
• Best Long Light Feature: “Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Profile” – Reporter, Paul Johnson

2018 Association Press of the Virginias Awards

• Outstanding News Operation of Virginias: “Overall News Content/Coverage” – WCYB News Staff (Keith Weiss, ND)

• Best Newscast: “Eastman Chemical Explosion” –  Joey Barker, 5pm News Producer
• Producer: “It’s Bristol, Baby!” Race Special” – Heather Williams, Show EP
• Sports Feature:  “12-Year-Old Race Car Champion” – Heather Williams, Reporter

• Daily News Report “Stuck on I-90 closure in Livingston” – Jonathan May
• Sportscaster of The Year “Sportscaster” – Robbie Whittle

2024 Murrow Awards

• Breaking News Coverage “March 31st Tornado Outbreak” – Staff

2024 Iowa Broadcast News Association Awards

• Sports Coverage “Historic Run for Bluder’s Bunch” – Mitch Fick
• Political Coverage – Skylar Tallal
• Spot News “Mississippi River Flood Coverage” – Staff
• Podcast “I on the Hawks” – Michael Howell, Owen Siebring, & Mitch Fick

• Public Affairs “KGAN 70th” – Nick Weig
• News Photography “Northern Iowa Ninjas” – Logan Schroeder
• Feature “The Incredible Career of Dave Shay” – Nick Weig
• Political Coverage “Political Coverage” – Nick Weig
• Spot News “Tornado Outbreak” – Staff
• Best Newscast “6pm News” – Staff

2023 Iowa Broadcast News Association Awards

• Public Affairs “Iowa’s Wild Weather” – Weather Team & EP Valeree Dunn

• Overall Excellence “Iowa’s News Now” – Kristen Hamilton, News Director & Newsroom Staff
• Farm and Agribusiness “Low Mississippi River Levels” – Nick Stewart

• In Depth Series “Artemis I” – Nick Stewart
• Farm and Agribusiness “Farmers Adapting to Climate Change” – Nick Stewart
• News Photography “News Photography” – Logan Schroeder
• Best Sportscast “KGAN Sportscast” – Owen Siebring

2022 Regional Murrow Awards

• Best Documentary “Iowa Derecho: In Their Own Words”- KGAN WeatherFirst Team: Rebecca Kopelman, Nick Stewart, and Sara Flynn

2022 Iowa Broadcast News Association Awards

• In-Depth Series “Iowa Derecho: In their own Words”- WeatherFirst Staff; Nick Stewart, Rebecca Kopleman, and Sara Flynn

• Best Sportcast “KGAN Sportscast”- Jett Beachum

2021 Upper Midwest Emmy Awards

• Breaking News “The Iowa Derecho”-Staff
• Weather-Short or Long Form “Marshalltown Tornado: In Their Own Words”- Rebecca Kopleman & Nick Stewart
• Weather Talent “Nick Stewart Composite”- Nick Stewart

2021 Regional Murrow Awards

• Small Market Television Station: News Documentary “First in the Nation: An Iowa Caucus Special” – Staff

2021 Iowa Broadcast News Association Awards

• Best Sportscast – Grant Becker
• Spot News “Team Derecho Coverage”- Iowa’s News Now Team
• General Reporting “Iowa City Protest Video” – Deion Broxton

• Best Newscast “6pm August 10, 2020” – Iowa’s News Now Team

• Political Coverage – Nick Weig

2020 Upper Midwest EMMYs

• Weather Program: Special “Rising Waters”- Iowa’s News Now WeatherFirst Team
• Politics/Government: Program “First in the Nation”- Michael Howell, Nick Weig, Caroline Cummings, & Christopher King

2020 Iowa Broadcast News Association

• Large Market TV: Feature “Pay It Forward”- Mitch Fick

• Large Market TV: Weather Coverage “Johnson County Tornado”- WeatherFirst Team
• Large Market TV: “Sports”- Zach Hanley
• Large Market TV: “Weekend Newscasts”- Nick Weig

• Large Market TV: Weather Coverage “Rising Waters”- WeatherFirst Team

2019 Iowa Broadcast News Association

• Large Market: Farm and Agribusiness: “Food Surplus Affects Farmer” – Eva Anderson, Matt Larsen, Jason Meyer
• Large Market: Best Use of Online Media – Nick Stewart & Terry Swails
• Large Market: Best Sportscast – Zach Hanley
• Large Market: Sports Coverage: “A Game to Remember” – Zach Hanley

2020 Illinois Associated Press Awards

1st Place

• Best Series or Documentary “Addicted Illinois”- Lauren Kostiuk

2019 Illinois Associated Press Awards

• Best Newscast: Angelique Kaczynski

2014 Illinois AP Awards

• Josh Getzoff

• Jenese Harris
• Brian Singer

2024 Murrow Awards

• Breaking News “Regal Apartments Fire” – Staff
• Hard News “The Story of Serial Rapist Charles Woods” – Leslie Rubin

2024 West Virginia Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best General Assignment Reporting “The Story of Serial Rapist Charles Woods” – Leslie Rubin
• Best Serious Feature News Report “The Exhumation That Ended a Cold Case Mystery” – Leslie Rubin, Matt Durrett & Larry Clark
• Best Reporter – Anna Saunders
• Best Weathercaster – Brandon Lawson

2024 Virginias Associated Press Broadcaster Awards

• Best Mountain State Heritage “Traveling West Virginia” – Brad Rice
• Best Team News Coverage “Regal Apartments Fire” – Staff
• Best Spot News Coverage “Regal Apartments Fire” – Emmanuel Jaime & Matt Durrett

• Outstanding Sports Operation of the Virginias “Eyewitness News” – Mark Martin & Jason Hurst

2021 RTDNA Awards

• Small Market Television Station: Breaking News Coverage “Chemical Plant Explosion”- Staff

2021 WV Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best Sportscaster- Mark Martin
• Best Breaking News Coverage “Charleston Officer Shot”- Staff
• Best AM Newscast “Eyewitness News This Morning”- Michelle Carroll
• Best Locally Produced TV Show “UBB: 10 Years Later”- Leslie Rubin

• Outstanding Sports Operation of The Virginas “Eyewitness Sports”- Mark Martin, CJ Harvey, & Josh Lewis
• Best Investigative Reporting “Why is The Bay with The Mayor’- Leslie Rubin
• Best Team Coverage “Honoring a Hero”- Team

2020 WV Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best General Assignment Reporting- Whitney Wetzel
• Best PM Newscast “Eyewitness News at 6”- Latasha Hughes
• Best Serious Feature “Where is Hoover”- Leslie Rubin
• Best Website “www.wchstv.com”- Staff
• Mountain State Heritage “Traveling West Virginia”- Brad Rice

2019 WV Broadcasters Association Award

• Breaking News: “Justice for Aliayah” – Leslie Griffith, Reporter
• Best Investigative News Story or Series: “WV Supreme Court Investigation” – Kennie Bass, Reporter
• Best Anchor: Kallie Moore
• Best PM Newscast: 6 PM News – Latasha Saunders, Producer
• Best Serious Feature: “Justice for Aliayah” – Leslie Griffith, Reporter
• WV Station of the Year: WCHS

2019 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award

• Investigative Reporting: “WV Supreme Court Investigation” – Kennie Bass, Reporter & Larry Clark, Photographer

2019 Associated Press Virginas Award

• Outstanding News Operation, Large Market: WCHS Staff
• Lifetime News Achievement: Brad Rice, Photojournalist
• Mountain State Heritage: “Traveling West Virginia” – Brad Rice, Photojournalist
• Best Documentary OR In-Depth Report: “A Family’s Search for Closure” – Kennie Bass, Reporter & Larry Clark, Photographer

• Best MMJ: Kalea Gunderson, MMJ
• Continuing Coverage: “Justice for Aliayah” Leslie Griffith, Reporter & Matt Durrett, Photographer

2023 NSMA Sports Awards

• SC Sportscaster of the Year – Scott Eisberg

2022 South Carolina Broadcaster’s Association

• Photographer of the Year “WCIV-TV” – Jason Tighe
• Series of the Year “Behind the Badge” – Tessa Spencer

2022 Regional Murrow Awards

• Podcast “Unsolved South Carolina: The Murdaugh Murders, Money & Mystery”- Staff

2022 EMMY Awards

• Diversity/Equity/Inclusion – News (single shift) “Being Black and Wearing Blue”- Brodie Hart and Dan Michener

2021 RTDNAC Awards

• Outstanding News Operations “ABC News 4”- Staff
• Best Newscast “A Mother’s Plea”- Collin Masters, Dean Stephens, Tessa Spencer, Matt Dreyer & Cathy Hobbs
• Community Impact “Miracle Mold”- Anne Emerson, Jason Tighe & Cathy Hobbs

• News Special “The Good in Us”- Dean Stephens, Dan Michener & Karlee Gibson
• Photography “Calm in the Chaos”- Dean Stephens & Dan Michener
• Photographer of the Year- Jason Tighe
• Reporter of the Year- Caroline Balchunas

2021 Southeast EMMY Awards

• Journalistic Enterprise “Inside ICE”- Anne Emerson & David MacQueen

2020 Southeast EMMY Awards

• Best Newscast: Daily “ABC News 4 at 5”- Alfare Silva, Dean Stephens, Ashley Blackstone, Anne, Kaitlyn Taylor, & Jason Tighe
• Health/Science News Series “Kidney Chain”- Dan Michener, Ann Amerson, & Rachel Ellis
• Military: within 24 Hours “A Grand Farewell”- Dan Michener & Ashely Blackstone

2020 Regional Murrow Awards

• Sports Reporting “The McKissick Legacy”- Staff

2020 RTDNAC Awards

• Outstanding News Operation- Cathy Hobbs & Dave MacQueen
• Best Newscast “John MCKissick Funeral”- Dean Stephens, Scott Eisberg, Collin Masters, Jason Tighe, & Maxwell Harrison
• General News “Faith Moving Forward”- Bill Burr, Daniel Michener, and Brian Heins
• Health Medicine “Kidney Chain”- Anne Emerson, Daniel Michener, & Rachel Ellis
• News Special “Mother Emanuel: A Psalm of Faith and Forgiveness”- Daris Schneider-Bray, Daniel Michener, Dean Stephens, Brodie Hart, & Tessa Spencer
• Original Digital Video “McKissick in Memoriam”- Matt Dillane
• Series “Multiplying Good”- Dean Stephens & Daniel Michener
• TV News Reporter of the Year- Brodie Hart

• Education “Single Gender Schools”- Brodie Hart and Jason Tighe
• Photography “Folly Boat”- Caroline Balchunas, Jason Tighe, Maxwell Harrison, & Matt Dreyer
• Political “Mark Sanford Runs”- Alfare Silva, Dean Stephens, Ashley Blackstone, & Anne Emerson
• Special Report “Bridgin the Divide”- Daris Schneider-Bray, Jon Bruce, Anne Emerson, Greg Brzozowski, & Leah Uko
• TV News Photographer of the Year- Jason Tighe
• D. Haney Howell Student Journalist of the Year “U of SC”- Mercy Myers

2024 Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Best News Team – WTVC Staff
• Best Breaking News Coverage “Hazmat Evacuations” – Latricia Thomas, Leslie Dominique & Jordan Karnbach
• Best Anchor – Josh Roe
• Best Locally Produced Digital Product – Latricia Thomas, Josh Roe & Maggie Weaver

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• News Series “Lojwa Animals: ‘We Did Our Job. Now Do Yours'” – Joe Roe

2023 Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Best Anchor “NewsChannel 9” – Josh Roe
• Best News Team “NewsChannel 9 at Six” – Josh Roe, Jordan Karnbach, Sam Pena & Josh Lillard
• Best Breaking News “NewsChannel 9” – Latricia Thomas, Matt Lipsius & Josh Lillard

• Best Morning Show “Good Morning Chattanooga” – Savannah Nelson, Katie Carter, Rachel Bryant, Bliss Zechman & Ryan Gold
• Best Sports Coverage “NewsChannel 9 March Madness” – Sam Pena & Webb Wright

2021 Regional Murrow Awards

• Small Market Television Station: Investigative Reporting “Deadly Motorcar Festival Crash Investigation: Who’s Responsible?”- Staff

2024 Cleveland Press Club/Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Best in Ohio: News Reporter – Duane Pohlman
• Best in Ohio: Sports Reporter – Chris Renkel
• In-Depth Report or Series “Catching Contraband on America’s Hidden Border” – Duane Pohlman
• Environment “Oppenheimer’s Downwinders” – Duane Pohlman & Holden Robinson
• Best in Ohio: Sports Talk Show (Video) “Bengals Nation” – Chris Renkel, Austin Tanner & Kevin Barnett

• Crime and Justice “Hostage to AI” – Duane Pohlman & Holden Robinson

2024 Ohio SPJ Awards

• Best Business/Consumer Reporting “Cassy’s Consumer Reports” – Cassy Arsenault & Bryan Dykes
• Best Investigative Series “Trouble on the Tracks” – Duane Pohlman

• Best Documentary “Stories from the River” – Paula Toti & TR Gormley
• Best Investigative Series “Is Red Tape Shutting Out Good Cops?” – Brad Underwood & Morgan Ward

2023 National Headliner Awards

• Broadcast/Cable Television Environmental Reporting “Fallout” – Duane Pohlman, Eric Frisbee & Tim Geraghty

2023 IRE Awards

• Division II “Fallout” – Duane Pohlman, Eric Frisbee & Tim Geraghty

2023 Gabriel Awards

• Best Local Special or Documentary “Local 12’s: Sister Blandina Segale: A Cincinnati Saint” – Patti McGeever, Bryan Dykes, Bob Herzog & Ricky Henry

2023 Ohio EMMY Awards

• Silver Circle – Duane Pohlman
• Sports Story/News (No Time Limit) “Portal Problems” – Chris Renkel
• Investigative Reporter “Compilation” – Duane Pohlman
• Specialty Assignment Reporter “Compilation” – Duane Pohlman
• Business/Consumer/Technology “A Bite Out of Your Wallet” – Marella Porter & Bryan Dykes
• Environmental/Science/Medical/Health “A Radioactive Home/Too Many Deaths” – Duane Pohlman
• News Special “Sister Blandina Segale: A Cincinnati Saint” – Patti McGeever, Bryan Dykes, Bob Herog & Ricky Henry
• Investigative (Multiple Reports) “Fallout From Russia” – Duane Pohlman

2023 Ohio SPJ Awards

• Emil Dansker Award for Outstanding Achievement in Journalism “Spotlight on America” – Duane Pohlman
• Best Enterprise Reporting “Fallout” – Duane Pohlman, Eric Frisbee & Tim Geraghty
• Best General Assignment Reporting “Compilation” – Cassy Arsenault
• Best Investigative Reporting “Fallout” – Duane Pohlman, Eric Frisbee & Tim Geraghty
• Best Investigative Series “Fallout” – Duane Pohlman, Eric Frisbee & Tim Geraghty
• Best Reporter “Compilation” – Duane Pohlman

2023 Cincinnati SJP Awards

• Gerald White Memorial Award “Fallout” – Duane Pohlman
• Investigative Reporting “Investigative Reporting” – Duane Pohlman, Eric Frisbee & Tim Geraghty
• Environmental/Science Reporting “Best of Fallout Investigation” – Duane Pohlman, Eric Frisbee & Tim Geraghty
• Cincinnati Bengals Super Bowl Program “Bengals Weekly Championship Special” – Staff
• Documentary “Sister Blandina Segale: A Cincinnati Saint” – Patti McGeever, Bryan Dykes, Bob Herzog, & Ricky Henry
• Best of Show – Best Overall Reporter “Compilation” – Duane Pohlman

• Weather/Climate Change Coverage “Goshen Tornado Live Coverage” – Cassy Arsenault
• Sports Feature Reporting “Little Round Ball: The Steve Logan Story” – Chris Renkel & Kevin Barnett
• Sports Feature Reporting “Banner Year for Cincinnati Sports” – Cassy Arsenault
• Best of Show – Best Overall Reporter “Compilation” – Cassy Arsenault

2022 Ohio Valley EMMY Awards

• News Special “Cincinnati: 20 Years of Change”- Kyle Inskeep, Doug Lillibridge, Tim Air, and Ray Pfeffer
• Crime – News “Assault at the Cockfight”- Duane Pohlman
• Environment/Science “Fallout”- Duane Pohlman
• Reporter – Investigative Composite “Composite”- Duane Pohlman
• Editor – Long Form Content “Cincinnati: 20 Years of Change”- Ray Pfeffer

2022 Ohio SPJ Awards

• Best Reporter “BEST OF SHOW – TELEVISION”- Cassy Arsenault
• Best Criminal Justice Reporting “Assault at the Cockfight”- Duane Pohlman and Eric Frisbee
• Best Government/Political Reporting “Triggering Change”- Eric Frisbee and Duane Pohlman
• Best Health Care/Medical Reporting “Chamber of Hope/Pain Without Pills”- Max McClellan, Eric Frisbee, and Duane Pohlman

• Best General Assignment Reporting “Feature Reports”- Cassy Arsenault

2022 All Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards

• News “The Restraint Chair”- Duane Pohlman and Eric Frisbee
• Ongoing Coverage “Fallout”-  Duane Pohlman, and Eric Frisbee

2022 Cincinnati SPJ Chapter Awards

• Best Overall Broadcast Reporter “Best Overall Reporter”- Duane Pohlman
• Best Investigative Reporting “Restraint Chair”-  Duane Pohlman, and Eric Frisbee
• Environmental and Science Reporting “Fallout”- Duane Pohlman, Eric Frisbee, and Tim Geraghty
• Health Care/Medical Reporting “Chamber of Hope, Pain Without Pills”- Duane Pohlman, Eric Frisbee, and Max McClellan
• Government/Community Issues Reporting “Triggering Change”- Duane Pohlman and Eric Frisbee
• SOCIAL/CRIMINAL JUSTICE REPORTING “Assault at the Cockfight”- Duane Pohlman and Eric Frisbee
• FIRST AMENDMENT AWARD “The Boys Who Died of Sports”- Stephanie Kuzydym and Eric Gerhardt
• HUMAN RIGHTS/ MINORITY ISSUES REPORTING “Redlining in the Queen City”- John Lomax, James Pilcher, Stephanie Kuzydym, Eric Gerhardt, Ed Burkholder, Brian Calfano, and Tim Geraghty
• BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE OR SERIES “The Life Saving Efforts of Athletic Trainers”- Stephanie Kuzydym and Eric Gerhardt
• FEATURE STORY “Breaking the Mold”- Kyle Inskeep, Eric Gerhardt, and Stephanie Kuzydym
• UC BEARCATS FOOTBALL TEAM COVERAGE “Bearcats are Bowl Bound”- Meghan Mongillo and Bryan Dykes
• USE OF PUBLIC RECORDS REPORTING “Athletes at Risk: Matthew Mangine, Jr.”- Stephanie Kuzydym, Eric Gerhardt and Christian Hauser

2021 Emmy Awards

• News-Serious Feature “Cockfighting: Cruel or Contaminated”- Duane Pohlman & Eric Frisbee
• Politics/Government “Broken Systems”- Duane Pohlman & Eric Frisbee
• Arts/Entertainment “Black and Brown Faces”- Kyle Inkeep & Bryan Dykes

2021 Ohio Society of Professional Journalist Awards

• Best Reporter-Duane Pohlman
• Best Government Reporting “Broken Systems: Flaws in Laws”- Duane Pohlman & Eric Frisbee

• Best Enterprise Reporting “Cockfighting: Cruel or Contam.”- Duane Pohlman & Eric Frisbee

2021 Cincinnati SPJ Chapter Awards

• Gerald White Award – Overall Excellence “Matt Mangine Jr.”- Stephanie Kuzydym & Eric Gerhardt
• Overall Best Broadcast Reporter- Duane Pohlman
• Best Investigative Reporting “Drifting Death”- Duane Pohlman & Eric Frisbee
• Child/Youth/Teen Issues “From EAP’s to AED’s”- Stephanie Kuzydym & Eric Gerhardt
• Best Government/Community Issues “Warrant for Concern”- Duane Pohlman & Eric Frisbee
• Best Continuing Coverage or Series “Athletes at Risk”- Stephanie Kuzydym & Eric Gerhardt
• Best Health/Medical Reporting “HBOT Therapy”- Duane Pohlman & Eric Frisbee

2021 Ohio Associated Press Awards

• Best Documentary/Series “Drifting Death?”- Duane Pohlman
• Best Documentary/Series “Drifting Death?”- Eric Frisbee
• Best Reporter- Duane Pohlman

• Best Enterprise Reporting “Athletes at Risk?”- Stephanie Kuzydym
• Best Enterprise Reporting “Athletes at Risk?”- Eric Gerhardt

2020 Regional Emmy Awards

• Crime “Hidden Past”- Duane Pohlman
• Investigative Report: Single Story “Failure to Protect Avery”- Duane Pohlman

2019 Regional Emmy Awards

• Crime Reporting: “Selling Criminal Weapons” – Duane Pohlman and Eric Frisbee
• Politics/Government Reporting: “Ohio’s Marijuana Mess” – Duane Pohlman
• Promotion: “The Weather Authority” – Tim Fair

2019 Society of Professional Journalists Awards

• Best Reporter: “Local 12 News” – Duane Pohlman
• Best Enterprise Reporting: “Local 12 News” – Duane Pohlman
• Best Environmental Reporting: “Local 12 News” – Duane Pohlman
• Best Criminal Justice Reporting: “Local 12 News” – Duane Pohlman
• Best Consumer Reporting: “Local 12 News” – Duane Pohlman

• Best Photographer: “Local 12 News” – Eric Frisbee

2019 Ohio Associated Press

• Best Reporter in a Large Market: Duane Pohlman

2019 National Headliner Award

• Environmental Reporting: “Fernald: Radioactive Reality” – Duane Pohlman, Eric Frisbee

2023 Emmy Awards

• Talent – Anchor- Weather “WACH Fox News” – Josh Knight

• Best Sports Special-Win Like Her “WACH Fox Sports” – Matt Dowell, Matt Vereen & Amanda Poole
• TV Weathercaster of the Year “WACH FOX News” – Josh Knight

2022 EMMY AWARDS

• Best Sportscast “Sports Therapy aired in Sports Zone 08/31/2021”- Mike Uva and Alex Jones

• Talent-Anchor-Weather “WACH FOX Weather”- Josh Knight

2021 SOUTHEAST EMMY AWARDS

• Best Sportscast “WACH FOX News at 10”- Mike Uva & Erica Garnes

2020 RTDNAC AWARDS

• TV News Producer of the Year – Bradley Smith

• Sportscaster of the Year – Mike Uva

2019 SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION (STAR AWARDS)

• Richard M. Uray Service Project of the Year: “Share Your Holiday Food Drive”  – Greg Conner, WACH FOX Team

2019 RTDNAC OF THE CAROLINAS AWARDS

• Sportscaster of the Year – Mike Uva

2024 Ohio SPJ Awards

• Best Documentary “Heroes’ Homecoming” – Donny Sobnosky & Stacia Naquin
• Best Minority Issues Coverage “Breaking Barriers: The Asha Miller Story” – Edwin Wilson, Jessica Ralston & Chrissy Morton

• Best Government/Political Reporting – Robert Rosenberg, Rodney Dunigan, Darrel Rowland, Bob Kendrick & Teresa Riley

2023 Emmy Awards

• Breaking News “We Cannot Stand Idly By” – Stacia Naquin, Rodney Dunigan, Haley Nelson, Kate Siefert, John Novotny, Tyler Corbit, Cody Murphy, Robert Kendrick, Robert Rosenberg, Shawn Burrs & Alex Schafer

2023 Ohio Associated Press Media Editor Awards

• Best Digital Presence – Staff
• Best Feature Reporting “Field Anchoring” – Bob Kendrick
• Best Newscast “Roe v Wade Overturned” – Staff
• Best Reporter – Lisa Rantala
• Best Sportscast “Cashing in & Changing the Game” – Haley Nelson & Chris Mazivanhanga
• Best Weathercast “All Day Weather Coverage” – Staff
• General Excellence “Overall Station” – Staff

• Best Continuing Coverage “Kia Boys” – Lisa Rantala & Steve Levine
• Best Digital Project “Dollars and Sense”- Staff
• Best Spot News Coverage “Glenwood Shooting” – Staff
• Best Weathercast “Extreme Cold Snap” – Staff

2022 Ohio Valley Emmy Awards

• Military Short Form or Long Form Content “Sher Serves” – Stacia Naquin, Eric Fritchie, & Stephen Kappas
• Program or Image Promotion “The Football Fever” – Gerry Puckett & Joseph Henry
• Societal Concerns – News “A Letter to ‘Presidet’ Biden” – Edwin Wilson & Jackie Orozco
• Continuing Coverage “Fixing Problem Properties” – Lisa Rantala & Ben Frecker

2021 NATAS Ohio Valley Chapter Emmy Awards

• Human Interest: “The Blind Clockmaker”- Bob Kendrick & Dennis Spronk
• Politics/Government: “We’ll Play Ball”- Geoff Redic & Dennis Spronk
• Education/Schools: “Breaking the Digital Divide”- Lisa Rantala & Donny Sobnosky
• Photography: “Cow Town Tales”- Dennis Spronk

2021 Regional Murrow Awards

• Large Market Television Station: Investigative Reporting “Duty First”- Staff

2021 Military Reporters & Editors Association Awards

• Documentary “Duty First: A Family’s Sacrifice to Serve”- Stacia Naquin

2021 NPPA Awards

• Photographer “A Single Garment of Destiny”- Dennis Spronck

2021 Ohio News Photographer Association Awards

• Photographer of The Year- Dennis Spronck

2021 Associated Press Awards

• Best Sportscast “Return of Big Ten Football”- Stephen Kappas & Clay Hall

• Best Producer “Columbus Crew Win MLS Champs”- Stephen Kappas
• Best Spot News “Protests Turn Destructive at Statehouse”- Haley Nelson & Jessi Starkey
• Best Continuing Coverage “Weeks of Protests Across Columbus”- Haley Nelson & Mike Jones
• Best Newscast “Protests at the Statehouse”- Stephen Kappas & Danielle Ritchea

2020 NATAS EMMY Awards

• News Special “The Core”- Matthew Spurrier, Mike McCarthy, Stacia Naquin, Ben Frecker, & Jamie Justice
• General Assignment Report: Within 24 Hours “They’re Our Boys”- Mike McCarthy
• Feature News Report: Light Feature “Millie’s Birthday”- Mike McCarthy
• Feature News Report: Serious Feature “Not An Ordinary Pilot”- Mike McCarthy
• Education/Schools “Transportation Nightmare”- Lisa Rantala & Cody Murphy
• Military “Saluting Our Veterans”- Bob Kendrick, Bhaskar Nair, Joe Henry, Kurt Ludlow, Geoff Peterfy, Joe VanHorn Dennis Spronk, Michael Jones, & Chris Donnelly
• Video Journalist “The Mission to Find Blackie’s Gang”- Mike McCarthy

2019 Ohio Valley EMMY Awards

• Continuing Coverage: “A Survivor’s Tale Amid Safety Campaign” – Tara Morgan, Justin DePrekel, & Matthew Spurrier
• Team Coverage: “Explosion Rocks Columbus”
• Feature News Report – Serious Feature: “Catering to Recovery” – Mike McCarthy
• Investigative Report- Single Story: “Heartbreak on the Highway” – Tara Morgan & Jeff Hogan
• Societal Concerns – News Series “Human Horror Story” – Stacia Naquin & Jeff Hogan
• Anchor – Weather: Marshall McPeek
• Program Host/Moderator/Narrator: “Good Day Columbus” – Cameron Fontana
• Technical Achievement: “Good Day Columbus” –  Cameron Fontana

2024 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Overall Excellence “NBC 10 News” – Staff
• Excellence In Writing “NBC 10 WJAR Station Fire 20 Years Later” – Suzanne Nadeau Beaver, Brian Crandall, Tamara Sacharczyk, & Mario Hilario

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Digital “NBC 10 WJAR Across All Platforms” – Staff

2023 Emmy Awards

• Crime/Justice Reporting “International Man of Mystery” – Brian Crandall

2022 Murrow Awards

• Best Newscast “NBC 10 News at 11” – Staff

2022 New England Emmy Awards

• Most Outstanding Newscast: Evening Smaller Markets “NBC 10 News at 11: Cleaning Up After Henri” – Staff

2021 Boston/New England Emmy Awards

• Newscast: Evening Medium Market “NBC 10 News at 6pm: June 2nd”- News Team

2021 Regional Murrow Awards

• Small Market Television Station: Newscast “NBC 10 News at 6pm: June 2nd”- Staff
• Small Market Television Station: Overall Excellence “NBC 10 WJAR Turning to 10”- Staff

2020 Regional Murrow Awards

• Newscast “NBC 10 News at 6”- Staff

2020 Boston/New England EMMY Awards

• Program-Host/Moderator “Summer of Fun”- Meghan Mooney

2019 Edward R. Murrow Award

• Excellence in Social Media: Digital Team

2024 National Telly Awards

• General – Media Promotion – Dayton 24/7 Now Spring Weather 2023

• General – Fitness, Health & Wellness – SPENGA Dayton

2024 Murrow Awards

• Podcast “Missing Erica Baker: The Search Continues” – Rebecca Gulden, Nathan Edwards, & Lee Furry

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Podcast “Missing Erica Baker” – Staff
• Digital “Missing Erica Baker” – Staff
• Continuing Coverage “Questions in the Murder of Aisha Nelson” – Staff

2023 SPJ Best of Ohio Awards

• Best Newscast “Honoring the life of Deputy Yates (6:30P Newscast)” – Staff
• Continuing Coverage “Investigating the death of Aisha Nelson” – Staff
• Best Feature “Honor Flight Returning to the Skies” – Adam Aaro & Holden Robinson

• Digital Media/Freelance “Missing Erica Baker” – Rebecca Gulden, Nathan Edwards, Bryn Caswell, & Holden Robinson

2023 Associated Press Media Editor Awards

• Best Coverage of a Scheduled Event “Deputy Yates’ Funeral” – Staff
• Best Feature Reporting “Honor Flight Returns to Washington D.C.” – Adam Aaro & Holden Robinson

2022 Murrow Awards

• Newscast “6:30P Newscast”- Staff
• Continuing Coverage “Investigation into Eric Cole’s death”- Staff

2022 SPJ Ohio Awards

• Best News Operation in Ohio- Rebecca Gulden
• Best Newscast in Ohio “Getting Answers in the Death of Eric Cole”- Rebecca Gulden, Nina Pieri, Megan O’Rourke, Adam Aaro, Chelsea Sick, Bryn Caswell, & John Shaffer
• Best Continuing Coverage “Deadly Police Chase”- Chelsea Sick, Holden Robinson, & Ryan Segda

• Best Newscast in Ohio “Chaos at the Capitol”- Nina Pieri, Blake Sutherland, Megan O’Rourke, Adam Aaro, Bryn Caswell, & Tyler Gee

2022 APME Headliners Excellence in Journalism Awards

• Continuing Coverage “What happened to Eric Cole?”- Staff

• Best Newscast “11P newscast on capitol riots”- Staff
• Spot News “Spot news coverage of local tornado and flooding outbreak”- Staff
• Best Feature “Remembering Alicia Titus”- Adam Aaro and Holden Robinson

2021 Society of Professional Journalists Awards

• Best News Operation-Rebecca Gulden
• Best Enterprise Reporting “Jeremy Ganger Story”- Adam Aaro & Todd Meadows
• Best Spot News “Breaking Protests Over Racial Equality”- Rebecca Gulden, Adam Aaro, Megan O’Rourke, Chad Spinks, Chelsea Sick, Lee Furry, Holden Robinson, Bryn Caswell, Ryan Segda, & Todd Meadows

2020 Regional EMMY Awards

• Continuing Coverage “Tornado Outbreak Coverage”- Rebecca Gulden, Nathan Edwards, Megan O’Rourke, Adam Aaro, Elyse Coulter, Bryn Caswell, Molly Reed, Kevin Roach, Allen Henry, Rebeckah Chenoweth, Courtney Wheaton, Danielle Malagarie, Chelsea Sick, and Colleen Peregrin

2020 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists

• Best Newscast “6 PM on Dayton 24/7 Now”- Rebecca Gulden, Kevin Roach, Megan O’Rourke, Adam Aaro, Nathan Edwards, Molly Reed, and Bryn Caswell
• Best Spot News “Oregon District Mass Shooting Coverage”- Staff

• Best Continuing Coverage “Memorial Day Tornado Outbreak”- Staff

2020 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors

• Best Coverage of a Scheduled Event 2019: “Coverage of Detective Del Rio’s Funeral”

2019 Society of Professional Journalists

• Best Newscast “OH Tornado Outbreak”
• Best Sports Reporting “Reggie Wilaon Sports Storytelling Compilation”

• Best Documentary “Solving the Miami Valley’s Food Desert Crisis”

2019 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors

• Best Documentary of Series “Series of Stories Done on the High Level of Hunger in the Region”- Staff
• Breaking News “Mobile Phone Store Robbery”- Staff

2019 Cleveland Press Club

• “A Surprise Touchdown”- Reggie Wilson & Todd Meadows

2024 National Telly Awards

• General-Low Budget (under $2,500) – Garcia’s House of Boxing “Our City”
• General-Sports – Garcia’s House of Boxing “Champions”

• General-Fitness, Health & Wellness – Garcia’s House of Boxing “Champions”
• Series-Food & Beverage – Beyond The Plate

2024 Texas State Teachers Association Awards

• Outstanding Continuous Coverage “Various Education Stories” – Jennifer Cuevas

2024 Emmy Awards

• Sports Story – Diversity/Equity/Inclusion – News “Cassandro El Exotico” – Vania Castillo

2022 Regional Murrow Awards

• Feature Reporting “H&H Closes For Good”- Robert Holguin and Rudy Reyes

2021 Lone Star EMMY Award

• Interview/Discussion – Short/Long Form “Built in the Borderland: Border Wall Construction”- Robert Holguin

2019 Texas AP Broadcast Award

• Photojournalism (Station): KFOX Staff
• General Assignment: “On the Fronlines” – Genevieve Curtis, Report

• Feature (Serious): “Deported Veterans” – Adriana Candelaria, Reporter & Rudy Reyes, Photographer
• Newscast: 5PM Newscast – Sergio Delgado, Producer

2021 EMMY Awards

• Anchor-Weather –  Josh Cozart

2022 Regional Emmy Awards 

•  News Feature: Serious Feature (Multiple Reports) “Pandemic Justice”- Stephanie Parkinson
• Military “Home at Last”- Bill Harris
• Sports Promotion (Campaign) “FOX 66 Football Fix”- Phil Krapohl and Jonathan Deutsch
• Anchor (Sports)- Jonathan Deutsch

2019 Regional Emmy Awards 

• Historical-Cultural News Feature: “Remembering the Holocaust” – Stephanie Parkinson, Reporter 

2019 Michigan Associated Press Awards 

 1st Place

• Sports Coverage: “Racing Into the Weekend” – Jeanna Trotman, Sports Director 
• Sportscast: “FOX66 News at 10PM” – Jonathan Deutsch, Sports Anchor 

2nd Place 

• Investigative Reporting: “The Price of Justice” –  Joel Feick, Reporter & Sarah White, Photographer
• Digital Presence: nbc25news.com/wsmh.com – Dave Bondy, Digital Content Manager

2019 Michigan Association of Broadcasters Awards

 1st Place

• Sports: “The 19th Hole” – WEYI Staff 

Merit 

• Special Interest Programming: “A Classy Brassy Christmas & More” – WEYI Staff 

2018 Michigan AP Media Editors

• Reporter/Anchor: “FOX66 News at 10PM” – Bill Harris, Anchor
• Enterprise Reporting: “DWLS: A Road More Traveled” – Bill Harris, Reporter, Ben La Londe, Photographer/Editor
• Digital Presence: “nbc25news.com” – Staff

2018 Michigan Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Anchor: “FOX66 News at 10PM” – Bill Harris, Anchor  

2018 Regional Emmy Awards

• Director – Newscast: “NBC25-FOX66 Newscasts” – Robin Chan
• Audio: “A Classy Brassy Christmas & More” – Christopher Harris
• Environmental Reporting: ” Michigan’s Most Unwanted” – Miranda Parnell, Reporter, Tom Metevia, Photographer/Editor  

2018 Regional Edward R.Murrow Award

• Breaking News Coverage: “NBC25-FOX66 Newscasts – WEYI Staff
• News Series: “Help, Hope & Redemption” – WEYI Staff

2024 RTDNA of the Carolinas Awards

• Photography “Painting the Preserve” – Josh Davis & Andrew James

2024 Regional Murrow Awards

• Excellence in Video “Painting the Preserve” – Josh Davis & Andrew James

2024 Emmy Awards

• Morning Newscast “Fred Hopkins Sentenced” – Sydney Watson, Sydney Madison, Stevie Leigh, Brandon Goodman, Amanda Kinseth, Will Dinkel, Simon Williams, & Camille Gayle

2023 RTDNAC (Carolinas) Awards

• Best Newscast “6pm – Raymond Moody Sentencing” – Staff

2023 South Carolina Broadcasters Association Awards

• Series “Jefferson Awards” – Jennifer Abney, Josh Davis & Jordan Brotherton
• Local Programming “Life After Coal” – Josh Davis, Ed Piotrowski & Michael Hutchinson
• Best Weather Coverage “Hurricane Ian” – Staff

• Morning Newscast – Staff
• Evening Newscast – Staff

2022 EMMY Awards

• Daytime/Evening Newscast – Daily (Smaller Markets 76+) “6pm – Lt. John Stewart Funeral”- Ian Morris, Michael Hutchinson, Tyler Jeski, and Heather Gale
• Promotion – News Promotion – Campaign “That’s What Ed Said”- Jason Ashmawi, Blake Blancett, Hunter Gehman, and Marty Shelley

2021 RTDNAC Awards

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Excellence in Social Media: WPDE.com – Heather Gale & Briana Rivas

2019 Associated Press Awards

• General Assignment: “Student March on Washington” – Kara Duffy, Reporter
• Editor: Wally Lurz
• Television Newscast: Evening/Night: “Parkland Strong” – WPEC Staff

• 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

2024 RTDNA: Regional Murrow Awards

• 1st Place
  • Sports Reporting: “17-year-old swimmer, amputee overcomes the obstacles”- Staff

2024 Emmy Awards

• 1st Place
  • The Governors’ Citation from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences “For my career spanning from 1995 at KCRA, KNTV, KOVR, KOCO, KFSN, to current role as News Director at KMPH” – Jim Jakobs

2022 RTDNA: Regional Murrow Awards

• 1st Place
  • Sports Reporting: Athletic Trainers in California “KMPH 10 o’clock news”- Marie Edinger

2022 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

• Inducted into the Gold Circle “50+ Years of Broadcast” – Kopi Sotiropulos

2021 RTDNA: Regional Murrow Awards

• Small Market Television Station: Feature Reporting “Angel Babies”- Staff

2020 RTDNA: Regional Murrow Awards

• Feature Reporting “Flying with Blue Angels”- Staff

2022 Florida Associated Press Awards 

1st Place

• “CBS News 4”- Josh Miller

Finalist

• Morning Newscast “CBS4 News”- Aaron Adelson, Nick Thomas, & Page Weinstein

2019 Florida Associated Press Awards 

1st Place

• Light News Feature: “CBS News 4 at 6” – Josslyn Howard, MMJ 
• Sports Feature: “First Hits” – Megan Plain, Sports MMJ

2022 State Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best on the Scene Reporting “Pre-Game Oklahoma vs. Nebraska” – Dave Griek, Seth Denney, & Christian Wagner

• Service to Agriculture “Pivot Kid” – Steve White
• Best Spot News Reporting “Ukraine Invasion Weighs on Nebraska Farmers” – Steve White

• Best In-Depth or Investigative Story or Series “Homelessness in Grand Island” – Risell Ventura
• Best Sportscast “9:00 pm sports on KFXL” – Sports Department

2024 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association State Awards

• Investigative “GBCI Inmates plead for Help” – Ben Krumholz & Mike Gard
• Best Commerical “HyVee” – WLUK Marketing Team

• Best Specialty Program “The Future of GBCI Town Hall” – Mark Leland & Don Steffens
• Best Online Personality – Rachel Manek

2023 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association State Awards

• Best Original Digital Content “Postcards from London” – Rachel Manek, Tim Flanigan, Scott Hurley & Brian Kerhin

• Best Website “fox11online.com” – Newsroom & Scott Hurley
• Best Live on Scene Reporting “LIVE from Lambeau to London” – Rachel Manek & Tim Flanigan

2023 Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Awards

• Team Multimedia Storytelling “LIVE from Lambeau to London” – Scott Hurley digital & Staff
• Individual Multimedia Storytelling “Football Ferry” – Cody Krupp

2022 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association

• Best Series: Documentary “Survivor’s Story” – Monique Lopez

• Best Online Breaking News “Oneida Casino Shooting” – Scott Hurley
• Best Morning Newscast “Good Day Wisconsin” – Fox 11 News Team
• Best Original Digital Content “COVID 19 Timeline” – Chad Hilderman

• Best Use of Social Media “WLUK Fox 11 News” – Fox 11 News Team

2022 Midwest Broadcast Journalism Association: Severeid Awards

• Social Media: Breaking News “Casino Shooting” – Scott Hurley
• Series “Survivor’s Study: Tragedies Change Couple’s Perspective on Life” – Monique Lopez

2021 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards

• Morning Newscast “Good Day Wisconsin: Oct 3, 2020”- News Team
• Evening Newscast “News at Nine: April 7, 2020”- News Team & Brad Straka
• Continuing Coverage “Lake Levels & Shore Erosion”- News Team, Phil DeCastro & Eric Peterson
• Specialty Programming “Community Cares”- Marketing, News & Donna Schuld

• Weathercaster “Justin Steinbrinck Compilation”- Justin Steinbrinck
• Commercial Announcement “Toro Snowblower 2020”- Marketing & Dan Spangler

2021 Midwest Broadcast Journalism Association Awards

• Spot news “Safer at Home Overturned”- Ben Krumholz

• Newscast “Fox 11 News at Nine”- News Team & Brad Straka
• Social Media “Protests Turn Destructive”- Staff
• Sportscast/Sports Program “Pregame Live”- Sports Team & Garret Stolz
• Investigative “The Missing & The Murdered”- Sierra Trojan

2020 Lake Michigan Stakeholders Awards

• Lake Michigan Champion of Conservation “Compilation”- Eric Peterson & Fox 11 News

2020 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best Live Reporting “Compilation”- Justin Steinbrinck
• Best Website “fox11online.com”- Fox 11 News

• Best Weathercaster “Compilation”- Justin Steinbrinck
• Best Series “The Murdered & Missing”- Sierra Tojan

2019 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards

• Social & Digital Use of Medium: “Blizzard Evelyn on Twitter” – WLUK Staff
• Social & Digital Personality: “Compilation Twitter” – Josh Moser, Sports Director
• Social & Digital – Best Live Streaming: “Fox 11 Storm Chaser Blizzard Evelyn” – Phil DeCastro & Don Steffens
• Best Commercial: “WITT Golden Ticket” – Marketing Department
• Best News Promotional Announcement: “Fox 11 Investigates Kewaunee Water” – Marketing Department & News

2019 Wisconsin Technical Collete System

• District Boards Awards: “Pilot Shortage” – Mark Leland

2016 National Association of Hispanic Journalists Award

• Hard News Reporting: “Rio Grande Valley “- Tiffany Huertas

2015 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award

• Hard News Reporting: “Undocumented Immigrants Surge from Central America”- Ashly Custer

2015 Texas AP Awards

• Spot Story Individual Category: “Man Armed with Assault Rifle Barricaded Inside Brownsville Home” – Daisy Martinez

2015 Readers Choice Award for the Valley Morning Star

• Best TV Personality – Marcy Martinez

2015 Readers Choice Award for the Brownsville Herald and The Monitor

• Best TV Personality – Marcy Martinez

2023 PAB Awards

• Breaking News Report “5pm Newscast Jan 3, 2023” – Staff
• Feature Story “Crisis in Classroom – Active Shooter Training” – Jessica Babb & Nate Yerges
• Investigative Report “Solar Shutdown : Investigative Series” – Jessica Babb, Nate Yerges & Dave Scarnato

2022 EMMY Awards

• Best Evening Newscast “Weather Warn Day” – Staff

2022 PAB State Awards

• Spot News Coverage 2022 “5/6pm Search for Vicosa Girls” – Staff
• Feature/Report/Series “The Survivor” – Jasmine Brooks & Bill Seiders
• PAB COVID Report “Long-Term Care Facilities 5/6pm” – Jasmine Brooks & Bill Seiders

2021 EMMY Awards

• Hard News Report “CBS 21 News How Covid 19 Ravaged PA’s Long Term Care Facilities”- Jasmine Brooks and Bill Seiders

2020 Mid-Atlantic EMMY Awards

• Best Newscast: Medium Markets “5pm News/TMI Shutdown”- Tyler Jeski, Bill Seiders & Larry Lewis
• Crime: News Single Story “Murder or Suicide?”- Brian Sheehan, Bill Seiders, & Nathan Yerges
• Talent: Sports- Joel D. Smith

2019 Associated Press Awards

• Best Sports Feature: “Still Growing up Fast” – Joel D. Smith, Anchor
• Best Sportscast: “CBS 21 News/Caps Win Hockey” – Joel D. Smith, Anchor
• Best Use of Photographer: “CBS News 21” – William Seiders, Chief Photographer

2019 Pennsylvania Broadcasters Association Awards

• Spot News Coverage: “Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting” – Jessie McDonough, Jeremy Stockdill & Josh Davis
• Outstanding Feature: “Proudly Pennsylvania” – Jessie McDonough, Jeremy Stockdill & Emily Damiano

2018 Mid-Atlantic Emmys

• Best Evening Newscast: “CBS 21” – Tyler Jeski, Producer

2018 Pennsylvania Association Broadcasters Awards

• Outstanding Use of Digital Media: “CBS21.com” – Nia Towne, Alex Radford
• Outstanding Television Feature Story: “CBS 21” – News Anchor, Sherry Christian
• Outstanding News Promotion: “CBS 21” – Brett Freitag, Katalina Deaven, Brianna Dadich

2018 Pennsylvania AP Awards

• Best Sportscast: “CBS 21” – Sports Anchor, Joel D. Smith

• Best Sportscast: “CBS 21” – Sports Anchor, Joel D. Smith
• Best Sports Coverage: “CBS 21” – Sports Anchor, Joel D. Smith
• Best Sports Feature: “CBS 21” – Sports Anchor, Joel D. Smith

2024 PA AP/Keystone Awards

• Best Digital Presence “WJACTV.com” – Ryan Graffius, Travis Gary, Eric Kieta & WJAC-TV News Team

• Best Spot News Coverage “School Swatting Calls” – Staff
• Best Enterprise Reporting “Theo Johnson Investigation” – Gary Sinderson
• Best Weathercast “Wintercast” – Tony Martin

• Best Weathercast – Cait Westerholm

2023 PA AP/Keystone Awards

• Best Continuing Coverage “Rager Mt. Gas Leak” – Staff
• Best Investigative Reporting “814 Pred Hunters” – Crispin Havener, Shawn O’Domski & Staff

• Best Digital “WJACTV.com” – Ryan Graffius, Travis Gary & Staff
• Best Spot News Coverage “Chase Leads to Shooting” – Staff

• Best Enterprise Reporting “Transgendered Sports” – Yazmin Rodriquez & Nicholas Kasisky
• Best Weathercast – Cait Westerholm

2022 PA Association of Broadcasters

• Outstanding TV Spot News “School Shooting Plot” – WJAC Team

2022 AP/Keystone Awards

• Best Digital “WJACTV.com” – Travis Gary

• Best Continuing Coverage “COVID 19 Rollout” – Crispin Havener
• Best Investigative “Forever Chemicals” – Crispin Havener
• Best Enterprise Report “Games of Skill” – Crispin Havener

2021 Pennsylvania AP Awards

• Best Investigative Reporting “Covid Testing Shortages”- Crispin Havener
• Best Enterprise Reporting “Exploring Castle Doctrine”- Crispin Havener

• Best Investigative Reporting “Active Shooter Training: Helpfule or Hurtful”- Crispin Havener, Erik Grant, Nick Kasisky, & Noah Vereb
• Best Reporter/Anchor- Crispin Havener
• Best Digital Presence “WJACTV.com”- Travis Gary & News Team

• Best Spot News Coverage “BLM Protestor Shot”- Team

2020 Pennsylvania AP Awards

• Best Spot News “Atherton Stree Bar Shooting”- News Team
• Best Invatigative “6 News Investigates: Investor Inquiry”- Crispin Havener, Stephen Toma, & Erik Grant
• Best Continuing Coverage “Tragedy in Happy Valley”- News Team

• Best Documentary “70 Years in The Making”- Jen Johnson & Stephen Toma

• Best Feature “Garden of Dreams”- Jessica Guay & Stephen Toma

2024 Michigan Association of Broadcasters

• Photojournalism – Patrick Hagan

2022 Michigan Association of Broadcasters

• Breaking News: “South Haven Pier Shooting”- Staff
• Feature/Use of Medium: “Human Society Expands Foster Care Program in Response to Pandemic”- Chris Yu

• Investigative Story “Sheriff Investigated for Election Fraud”- Mike Krafcik

2021 Michigan Association of Broadcasters

• Best Photojournalist- Pat Hagan

• Continuing Coverage “Kalamazoo Protests”- News Team

• Media Organization of the Year “State of Mind Mental Health Initiative”- News Team

2020 Regional EMMYs

• Feature News Report- Light Feature “Jim and the Model T Ford”- Jason Heeres
• Feature News Report- Serious Feature “Michigan State Trooper Recovery”- Rachel Glaser

2020 Michigan Center for Youth Justice

• Youth Justice Award “Lakeside Academy – Impact Reporting”- Mike Krafcik

2020 National Alliance on Mental Illness (Michigan Chapter)

• Media Award “State of Mind” -Rachel Glaser, Andrew Feather, Mike Krafcik, & Matt Loughrin

2020 Michigan Association of Broadcasters

• Anchor- Lora Painter
• Reporter- Mikenzie Frost
• Mini Documentary/Series “State of Mind”-Rachel Glaser, Andrew Feather, Mike Krafcik, & Matt Loughrin

• Anchor- Erica Mokay

2019 Michigan Association of Broadcasters

• Best Weathercast- Keith Thompson
• Best News Reporter- Rachel Glaser

2019 Associated Press Media Editors

• Best News Feature Story “Signing Nurse”- Jake Berent
• Best Use of Photography- Jason Heeres
• Best Continuing Coverage “PFAS in Parchment”- WWMT News Staff

• Best Sports Feature Story “Blind Bowler”- Andy Pepper
• Best Documentary “Suicide Crisis: Breaking the Silence”- Andy Dominianni & Erin Flynn

2024 Nebraska Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best Investigative or In-Depth Story “The Education Cliff” – Colleen Williams

• Drew Harbur Sports and Supernovas Pregame Show – Tory Hooton

• Drew Harbur Sports and Supernovas Pregame Show – Tory Hooton

2022 State Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best On the Scene Sports Reporting “Pre-GameL Oklahoma vs Nebraska”- Dave Griek, Seth Denney, and Christian Wagner

• Service to Agriculture “Pivot Kid”- Steve White
• Best Spot News Reporting “Ukraine Invasion Weighs on Nebraska Farmers”- Steve White

• Best In-Depth or Investigative Story or Series “Homelessness in Grand Island”- Risell Ventura
• Best Sportscast “9:00 pm sports on KFXL”- Staff

2021 Nebraska Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best Use of Multimedia Journalism- Brian Gnuse

• Best Use of Multimedia Journalism- Brian Gnuse

2021 Society of Professional Journalist Awards (Las Vegas Chapter)

• Reporting Using Public Records “A Vegas Lost Special Investigation”- John Teanor & Maria Thompson

2021 Regional Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards

• Overall Excellence “Longing For A Year of Precedence In An Unprecedented Year”- Larry Strumwasser
• Newscast – Evening – Larger Markets “They Came, They Saw, They Argued”- Stephanie Wheatley, Marie Mortera, Jeff Gillan, Gerard Ramalho, Norberto Arroyo, Reed Abplanalp-Cowan, Justin Michel, Kevin Janison, Tiffany Lane, Jairo Aguilar, Edward Greene, Maria Thompson, Shiree Woody, Latoya Silmon, Lauren Clark, Scott Kost, Jim Snyder, Kenny Ramis, Wade Parsons, & James Johnson III
• Crime “Heroes of 1October”- Denise Rosch & Scott Kost
• Historical/Cultural “Ghosts of Goodsprings”- Denise Rosch & Scott Kost
• Politics/Government “Testing the USPS in Nevada ahead of the 2020 General Election”- Max Darrow, Scott Kost, Kenny Ramis, Marketia Bady, Robert Noble, & Ken Takahashi
• Talent-Anchor “Reed Cowan Survived Covid and All He Got was a Lousy T-Shirt”- Reed Abplanalp-Cowan
• Talent-Program Host/Moderator/Correspondent “Back When the Coronavirus was in the B Block”- Latoya Silmon

2020 Regional Emmy Awards

• News Special “Area 51 Invasion”- Gerard Ramalho, Scott Kost, Latoya Silmon, Justin Michel, Steve Wolford, Denise Rosch, Dree De Clamecy, Jeff Gillan, George Romero, Jordan Moir, Maria Thompson, Justin Monteith, Stephanie Wheatley, Wade Parsons, & Kenny Ramis
• News-Historical/Cultural “Phantom Prisons”- Denise Rosch, Scott Kost & George Romero
• On-Camera Talent- Reporting “Reed Reports- Again”- Reed Cowan

2020 Vega Awards

• News/Feature “Nevada’s Interstellar Connection”- Justin Michel & Steve Wolford

2019 Regional Emmy Awards

• News Special: “One October, One Year Later” – Stephanie Wheatley, Jim Snyder, Marie Mortera, Latoya Silmon, Kelsey Thomas, Denise Rosch, Kenny Ramis, Justin Monteith, Thuan Nguyen, Scott Kost
• News – Religion – Single Story or Series: “2018 Olympics – Its All About the Reach” – Reed Cowan, Adrian Crooks
• News – Politics/Government – Single Story or Series: “Politics and Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games” – Reed Cowan, Adrian Crooks
• On-Camera Talent – Reporter: “Reed Cowan Pyeongchang NBC Winter Olympic Games” – Reed Cowan

2019 ACLU

• First Amendment Award: “Vegas Lost” – John Treanor

2019 AVA Digital Award 

Gold

• “The Car Tupac Shakur was Murdered in is up for Auction” – Justin Michel, Photojournalist 

2019 Silver State Awards 

• Best News Anchors: Jim Snyder, Marie Mortera, Reed Cowan, Kevin Janison, Amber Dixon, Kim Wagner & Dana Wagner

2022 Idaho Press Club

1st Place

• Watchdog/Investigative Report TV “Homeless and Human”- Justin Spinnie
• Light Feature Report TV “Homeless Girl Toy Giveaway”- Anna Velasquez
• Crime Report “Crime of Child Porn”- Anna Velasquez
• Government/Political “Heartbeat Abortion Ban”- Jordan Smith
• Sports Program TV “Game of the Week: Battle of the Bridges/2021 NAIA World Series Preview”- Brady Frederick

2nd Place

• Spot News Report TV “Fire Reignites Evacuation in Lenore”- Brady Frederick
• Serious Feature Report TV “A Wildfire of Support”- Justin Spinnie
• Sports News Story TV “A Look Inside Idaho’s News ICCU Arena”- Brady Frederick

3rd Place

• Sports News Story TV “Turning the Corner”- Jordan Smith
• Weathercast “Wildfire Weather”- Justin Spinnie
• Sports Program TV “Game of the Week: Battle of the Bridges/2021 NAIA World Series Preview”- Brady Frederick

2024 Murrow Awards

• Hard News “911 Delay Leads to Homeless Man’s Death” – Staff

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Sports Reporting “Future of Dickey-Stephens” – Staff

2023 Murrow Awards

• Sports Reporting “Future of Dickey: Stephens” – Chris May and Tony Ranchino

2023 Arkansas Education Association

• School Bell Award “Crisis in the Classroom” – Staff

2022 Murrow Awards

• Excellence in Writing “Beyond the Game”- Kyle Deckelbaum

2020 NATAS Mid-America EMMY Awards

• Spot News- Shelby Rose
• General Assignment Report- Shelby Rose and Richard Newman
• Sports News Feature- Shelby Rose
• Newscast “5pm News Flooding in Arkansas”- Staff

2020 RTDNA Regional Murrow Awards

• Podcast “Timeline: The Disappearance of Cassie Compton”- Kaila Lafferty
• Excellence in Writing “Timeline: The Disappearance of Cassie Compton”

2019 Regional Emmy Awards

• “Deadly Bus Crash” – Kaitlyn Levenson & Chris Scott
• “Arkansas Growing: From Legalization to Cultivation” – Marine Glisovic, Janelle Lilley, Jason Pederson, Chris May, Chris Scott, Kenny Reynolds, Barry Deere, Rich Newman, Brian Emfinger, Ray Hamilton, Katelyn Deckelbaum, John Ancel, & Scott Carroll
• “Mom Check 7” – Erin Hawley & Rich Newman

2018 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award

• Sports Reporting: “New Found Strength” – Kyle Deckelbaum

2018 Arkansas/Oklahoma Association Press Awards

• General News Reporting: “Execution of Ledell Lee” – KATV Staff

• Investigative Reporting: “From Vows to Victory” – Jason Pederson
• Best Weather Program: “KATV Severe Weather” – KATV Weather Team
• Best Spot News Photography: “Swat Standoff” – Larry Potter

2015 Regional Emmy for Continuing Coverage

• “Spirit of Arkansas in Africa” series  – Larry Potter , Erin Hawley

2024 Virginia Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Best Morning Show “Good Morning Virginia” – Staff
• Best Public Service Announcement “St Jude” – Creative Services
• Best Station Promotion “Winter Weather Outlook with George Flickinger” – Creative Services
• Best Public Affairs Program “Voices Against Violence – Single Topic Initiative” – Staff

• Best Human Interest Series “People and Places” – Will Stafford

2024 Associated Press of the Virginias Awards

• Excellence in Public Service Through Television Journalism “Voices Against Violence” – Staff

• Best Spot News Photography “Central Virginia Wildfires” – Staff
• Best Weathercaster – George Flickinger

2023 Emmy Awards

• Crime/Justice- News “Who Killed Johnny Cashman?” – Noreen Turyn & Jeff Meyer

2023 Associated Press of the Virginias Awards

• Best Investigative Reporting “What Happened to Johnny Cashman?” – Noreen Turyn & Jeff Meyer

• Best Sports Anchor – Dave Walls

2023 VAB Virginia Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Best Station Promotion “Accountability – Asking Your Questions” – Creative Services Team
• Best Public Service “St Jude Dream Home Campaign” – Creative Services Team
• Best Investigative Reporting “Who Killed Johnny Cashman” – Noreen Turyn & Jeffy Meyer
• Best Television Morning Show “Good Morning Virginia” – Staff
• Outstanding News Series “James Crossing Apartments” – Kelsey Childress
• Outstanding Newscast “6pm” – Staff
• Outstanding Sports Coverage “Football Friday Finale” – Dave Walls

• Best Human Interest Series “People and Places” – Will Stafford
• Best Commercial “Davis Boyz” – Creative Services Team

2022 Regional Murrow Awards

• Continuing Coverage “Liberty University Allegations” – Cynthia Beasley
• News Series “Convicted Murderers Released on Early Parole” – Danner Evans

2022 Virginia Association of Broadcasters (VAB) Awards

• Best in Investigative Reporting “Liberty University Accused of Using “Liberty Way” to Silence Rape Victims” – Cynthia Beasley
• Best Documentary or Public Affairs Program “Gubernatorial Town Hall 09/09/21” – Mark Spain

• Best Television Morning Show “Good Morning Virginia” – Staff

2022 Virginia’s Associated Press Broadcaster Awards

• Best Anchor – Danner Evans
• Continuing Coverage “Liberty University Title IX Investigation” – Cynthia Beasley

2021 Virginia’s Associated Press Broadcaster Awards

• Multimedia Journalism- Maggi Marshall

2020 RTDNA Regional Murrow Awards

• Breaking News “Triple Homicide”- Staff

2020 Association Press of the Virginias Award

• Best Weathercast “ABC 13 Weather”- Weather Team

• Best Old Dominion Heritage “Green Book”- Noreen Turyn & Tony Day
• Best Feature Photography “Reel Danger”- Danner Evans & Tony Day
• Best Spot News Photography “Triple Homicide”- Brion Humphrey
• Best TV News Anchor- Mark Spain
• Best TV Sports Anchor- Dennis Carter

2019 Association Press of the Virginias Award

• Best Anchor – Mark Spain
• Best Website – www.wset.com
• Best Meteorologist – George Flickinger
• Best Reporter – Caren Pinto

• Best Reporter – Emily Swecker

2018 Virginia Association of Broadcasters

• Outstanding News Series: “Bus Stop Speeders” – Mark Spain
• Outstanding Sports Coverage: “Football Friday Finale” – Dennis Carter and David Walls
• Best Station Promotion: “Community Counts” – Burt Spangler

• Best Newscast: “6PM News” – WSET Staff

2018 Edward R. Murrow Regional Awards

• Best Newscast: “Charlottesville Riots” – WSET Staff

2018 Association Press of the Virginias Award

• Best Continuing News Cover – Staff
• Best Anchor – Mark Spain
• Best Spot News Photography – Staff

• Best Investigative Reporting – Mark Spain
• Best Reporter – Chris Hoffman
• Best Coverage of a Spot News Story – Staff
• Outstanding Sports Operation – Dennis Carter and Dave Walls

2023 Georgia Association of Broadcaster Awards

• Best Station Produced Promo “WGXA News is Everywhere – Halloween 2022” – Addison Jeffries & the WGXA Creative Services Team

• Best Sports Program “WGXA News on the Road: Atlanta Motor Speedway 2022” – Staff

2023 International Festivals & Events Association Awards

• Best Full-Length TV Program “WGXA News On The Road: 2023 Cherry Blossom Festival” – Staff

2021 Georgia Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Best Meteorologist- Jeff Cox

2020 Georgia Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Best Feature Story: “Severe Storms: Tornadoes Hit Middle Georgia during Multiple RAFB Weather Radar Outages”- Jeff Cox

2018 American Association of Adopted Sports Programs

• Media Award: Rick Devens

2018 Georgia Association of Broadcasters

• Best Feature Franchise: “Take this Job and Love It: Hibachi Chef” – Jeff Cox, Chief Meteorologist
• Best Feature Story: “Blind Music” – Shannon Lilly and Jennifer Munoz

• Best News Reporter: WGXA News – Eric Mock, Reporter

2018 Georgia AP Awards

• Best Weather Reporting: “WGXA News” – Chief Meteorologist, Jeff Cox

• Best Newscast: “WGXA News” – WGXA Staff

2016 Georgia Association of Broadcasters

• Best Weather Coverage: Jeff Cox

2016 Georgia Association of Press Media Editors

• Best Weather Reporting: Jeff Cox

2015 Outstanding Mass Communications Alumni

• Raymond Tubb

2015 Georgia Association of Broadcasters

• Weathercast of the Year

2015 Good News Awards

• Feature Story:  “Kingsford High School Band”
• PSA:  ” Bowl For Kids Sake”
• Editorial: “The Upside”
• Long Form Program; “U.P. Power”
• Community Involvement: “Canathon”
• Merit / Straight News Story: Rescue Snowmobilers 
• Merit / Series: “Fear No More”

2015 Michigan Association of Broadcasters

• Station of the Year

• Investigative Story: “Wolf Hunt”
• Mini Doc/Series: “Marijuana”
• Commercials: “The Precious Gift/Wilderness Sports”
• Photojournalist –  Jerry Tudor
• Newscast – TV6 Early News
• Weathercaster: Shawn Householder
• Community involvement: “TV6 Canathon”

• Investigative story: “Lead Poisoning”
• Promotions: “TV6 News Team”
• Commercials: “The Recliner/Kirkish Furniture”
• Weathercast – Karl Bohnak
• Special interest programming: “UP Power”

2024 Montana Broadcasters Association

• Television Breaking News “Fires Blow Up Across Mission Valley” – Staff
• Television Program of the Year “Montana Moment Special” – Staff

• Daily News Report “UM’s famed clocktower bells celebrate 70th Anniversary” – Laurel Staples
• Television Writer, News and Long Form Programming “Montana Moment” – Kevin Maki
• Television Newscast of The Year “6pm Newscast” – Staff

2023 Montana Broadcasters Association

• Digital “nbcmontana.com” – NBC Montana News Team

• Television Newscast of the Year “10pm Newscast” – NBC Montana News Team
• Television Program of the Year “Montana Moment” – NBC Montana News Team
• Television Writing “Montana Moment” – Kevin Maki

2022 Montana Broadcasters Association

• Long Form Writing “10pm News” – Kevin Maki

• Breaking News “5pm News” – NBC Montana News Team

2021 Walter Cronkite Award

• Exceptional Reporting “USPS Blue Box Removals” – Maritsa Georgiuo

2021 Montana Broadcasters Association Awards

• Newscast of The Year “6pm Newscast”- NBC Montana News Team
• Meteorologist of The Year – Brooke Foster

2020 Montana Broadcasters Association Awards

• Television Writer- News and Long Form Programming “Television News Writer”- Kevin Maki
• Television Newscaster of the Year “NBC Montana Newscast of the Year”- Staff

• Newscast of the Year “6pm”- Staff
• Television Writing- News & Long Form “Montana Moment”- Kevin Maki

• Feature News “Baby Buried Alive”- Heidi Meili & Ben Priestly
• Hard News “On the Northern Border”- Laurel Staples, Cyndy Koures, Ben Priestley, Willy Miller, Scott Ashleman,& Maria Whisenhunt
• Sportscaster of the Year “Sports”- Kevin Levine

• Television Sportscaster of the Year- Kevin Levine
• Television Hard News “On the Northern Border”- Laurel Staples, Cyndy Koures, Ben Priestley, Willy Miller, Scott Ashleman, and Maria Whisenhunt
• Television Feature News “Search for Baby Buried Alive”- Heidi Meili & Ben Priestly

2019 Montana Broadcasters Association Awards

• Television Breaking News – Flooding Evacs: KECI Staff
• Television Hard News – Meth YMCA: KECI Staff
• Television Weathercaster of the Year: Mark Heyka
• Television On-Air Broadcaster of the Year: Maritsa Georgiou
• News and Long-Form Programming: Cyndy Koures, Executive Producer

• News and Long Form Programming: Kevin Maki, Reporter
• Television Website of the Year: nbcmontana.com, Willy Miller & Maria Whisenhunt

2024 Alabama Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best Television Franchise “Reality Check” – Staff

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Newscast “WPMI NBC 15” – Staff

2023 Suncoast Emmy Awards

• Weathercast “Boom Boom in my Room Room” – Alan Sealls
• Talent – Anchor – Weather “From the Ground to the Sky to the Sea” – Alan Sealls

2023 Alabama Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best Weather Anchor “NBC 15 News at 6” – Alan Sealls

2022 Regional Emmy Awards

• Weathercast “6pm Weathercast” – Alan Sealls

2022 Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives Awards

• Media Excellence Award “Overall Coverage of Hurricane Sally” – Staff

2022 Alabama Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best Reporter “Compilation” – Rachel Wilkerson

• General Assignment “No Ambulances Available” – Andrea Ramey
• Hard News “Bayou La Batre Fight Involves Theodore Head Football Coach” – Andrea Ramey

2021 RTDNA Regional Murrow Awards

• Small Market Television Station: Breaking News Coverage “Three-Alarm Apartment Fire”- Staff

2021 Alabama Broadcaster’s Association Awards

• Best Reporter- Andrea Ramey
• Investigative Reporting- Rachael Wilkerson

• Breaking News “Alarm Fire”- Staff
• Franchise “Reality Check”- Staff

2020 Suncoast EMMY Awards

• Crafts Achievement: Talent-Anchor-Weather “Overall Excellence”- Alan Sealls

2020 RTDNA Regional Murrow Awards

• Overall Excellence “Compilation”- Staff

2020 Alabama Broadcaster’s Association Awards

• Award of Merit: Reporter- Rachel Wilkerson
• Best Newscast “NBC 15 at 10”- Staff

2019 Alabama Broadcaster’s Association Awards

• Hard News: “Toxic Ticking Time Bomb” – Andrea Ramey & Mike Corry
• Judges Award of Merit/Hard News: “Animal Shelter Refuses Entry” – Nicole Fierro & Alyssa Newton

2019 Victims of Crime and Leniency

• Voice for Victims Award: “Catch & Release – Pardon Problem” – Andrea Ramey & Richard Holden

2018 Alabama Broadcaster’s Association Awards

• Public Affairs: “Mobile’s Opiod Crisis / Town Hall” – Brandon McFarland, Richard Holden, Greg Peterson, Kym Anderson, Trey Lane, Bob Noonan

2017 Alabama Broadcaster’s Association Awards

• Best Hard News: ” Baton Rouge Police Shootings” – Christian Jennings, Mike Corry
• Best Newscast: “Local 15 News at 10” – Staff

2024 Edward R. Murrow Awards

• Continuing Coverage “Who Failed Ariel Rose?” – Amanda Chin, Kyle Benton, Ryan Brooker, Ryan Thornburg & Kurran Buck

2024 Emmy Awards

• Weathercast “But My Weather App Said” – Katy Morgan
• Hard News Report  – Amanda Chin & Ryan Thornburg

2024 Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Best Newscast “Waverly Flooding 1 Year Later” – Sarah Shiverdecker, Josh Clothier, Amanda Chin, Maggie La’Mere, Ryan Brooker, Micah Wooten, Ryan Thornburg, Scott Couch & Jeremy Bryant
• Best Sports Coverage “Football Frenzy Live” – Jill Jelnick, Sarah Shiverdecker & Micah Wooten

2023 Emmy Awards

• Best Weekend Newscast “Mayfield in Mourning” – Jeremy Briant, Ryan Brooker, Amanda Chin, Jacqueline Delpilar, Anthony Glover, Maggie LaMere, Katy Morgan, Sarah Shiverdecker, Ryan Thornburg, Kylie Walker, Jason Wilson & Micah Wooten
• Continuing Coverage “Wrongfully Accused” – Dennis Ferrier & Ryan Brooker
• Daily News Report Single Shift “A Hero Among Us” – Ryan Brooker

2022 Regional Emmy Awards

• Weekend Newscast “Christmas Day Bombing” – Sarah Shiverdecker, David Ditmore, Kurran Buck, Rachel Tiede, Kathleen Jacob, NikolaJunewicz, & Jeremy Bryant
• Team Coverage “Code Red WX & Traffic” – Justin McFarland, Alex Bradley, Jr, Temple Ricke, & Rachel LeJeune

2022 Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Best Sports Coverage “Composite” – Jill Jelnick
• Best Digital Product “Code Red” – Sydney Keller, Adrian Mojica, & Jordan Whittington

• Best Digital Product “Fox17.com” – Adrian Mojica, Jordan Whittington, & Sydney Keller
• Best Public Service “Sleetmageddon” – Katy Morgan
• Best Commercial “John the Printer” – KC Bragg

• Best Digital Product “Fox17.com” – Staff
• Best Digital Product “Code Red December Tornadoes” – Staff
• Best Public Service “Sleetmaggedon” – Katy Morgan
• Best Locally Produced Commercial “John the Printer” – KC Bragg

2020 Associated Press Awards

• Serious News Story “Abandoned Because of An Extra Chromosome”- Kathleen Jacob & Alan Graves
• Sports Feature “Olympic Dream”- Dennis Ferrier &  Ryan Booker

• Long Light Feature “A Trip to Rugby”- Dennis Ferrier & Jason Wilson
• Long Serious News Story “Chased by Bees” Dennis Ferrier & Ryan Brooker
• TV Editing “Composite”- Jeremy Bryant

• Long Serious News Story “Adam Braseel’s Nightmare”- Dennis Ferrier & Kyle Benton
• Daytime Newscast “Car Chase & Morning Traffic Chaos”- Emily Muniz & Joe Rinaldi
• Videography “Composite”- Ryan Brooker
• Evening Newscast “Flooding in the Midstate” Stacey Springob, Sarah Shiverdecker & Bailey Cordes
• Long Light Feature “Shock in High School Football Booth”- Alex Apple & Jason Wilson
• Outstanding News Operation “News Operation”- Staff

2024 RTDNAC Awards

• Best Website “wcti12.com” – Matt Hinson & Erica Paige
• Best Newscast “News 12 at 6” – Staff
• Best Education Story “Craven County School Eligibility” – Rebecca McGann

2022 RTDNAC Awards

• Investigative “Rebuilding NC” – Frank Fraboni

2018 North Carolina AP Awards

• Best Evening Newscast

2018 RTDNAC Awards

• Best Use of Social Media
• Best Photography

• Best Newscast
• Best News Special (Air Show)
• Photographer: Allen Fairbanks, Photographer

2023 Missouri Broadcasters Awards

• Investigative Reporting “Santulli Family Begins New Treatment, Holds Vigil Marking One Year Since Hazing Incident” – Michael Adkison & Meredith Hood

• Feature Reporting “Local Family with Adopted Ukrainian Children Have Unique Perspective on the War” – Elise Person

2021 Missouri’s Best Awards

• Local Anchor- Meghan Lane
• Local TV Weather Forecaster- Zach Paul
• Local Hero- Zach Paul
• Local Meteorologist- Zach Paul
• Local TV Sports Anchor- Rod Smith

2021 Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best Anchor- Kermit Miller
• Public Service Announcement or Campaign “Isolate Together”- Robert Pollock

• Commercial Announcement “Missouri Credit Union Sherlock Holmes”- Robert Pollock

2020 National Murrow Awards

• Breaking News “May 2019 Tornado”- KRCG-TV

2020 Regional Murrow Awards

• Breaking News Coverage “May 2019 Tornado”- KRCG-TV

2020 Missouri Broadcasters Association

• News Series “Addicted Missouri: One in Three”- Megan Sanchez
• Commercial Announcement-Single Only “O’Donoghues”- Promotions Dept.

• Best Local Website “KRCGTV.COM”- News Dept.
• Best Photojournalist (TV Only) “Montage of Work”- Carli Rabon

2018 Mid-America Emmy’s

• Best Newscast: “Congressman Shot – 5 PM” – Jeff Militzer

• Gold Circle Honor Society: Dick Preston

2018 Missouri State Teachers Association

• TV Series: “Stop Bullying Mid-MO” – KRCG Staff

2018 Missouri Broadcaster’s Association

• Feature Reporting: “Bigger than Lights” – Megan Sanchez, Reporter
• PSA Campaign: “Stop Bullying Mid-MO” – KRCG Staff

2018 Edward R. Murrow Regional Award

• Breaking News: “May Flooding” – KRCG Staff
• Newscast: “Congressman Shot” – KRCG Staff

2018 Kansas City Press Club

• Photojournalism- General Reporting: “Gun Guy Back” – Riccardo Montgomery, Photographer
• Public Service Project: “Stop Bullying Mid-MO” – KRCG Staff

• Multimedia Package: “National Anthem Singer” – Greg Dailey, Tommy Sladek
• General Reporting: “Kidnapping Conundrum” – Meghan Lane, Reporter
• Profile: “Addict Shares Story of Recovery” – Maghan Lane, Reporter, Riccardo Montgomery, Photographer
• News Program: “Congressman Shot” – KRCG Staff
• Deadline Reporting – Breaking News/Spot News: “May Flooding” – KRCG Staff

2024 Oklahoma Association of Broadcaster Awards

• Investigative Reporting “Fox 25 Investigates Questionable Use of Signal App by State Agencies” – Wendy Suares & Kathy Damrill

2023 Oklahoma Association of Broadcaster Awards

• Morning News “Fox 25’s Good Day OK” – Staff

2021 Oklahoma Associated Press Awards

• Investigative Reporting: “Oklahoma’s Hidden Homeless Crisis” – Staff
• Civil Discourse and Social Change: “Virtual Town Hall: Building Bridges” – Staff
• Pandemic Response: “Untold Stories of Covid 19” – Staff
• Community Service Award: “Community Service” – Staff

2019 Oklahoma/Arkansas Associated Press Awards

• Best Morning Newscast: “Fox 25 Good Day OK” – KOKH Staff
• Investigative Reporting: “OKCPS Bus Investigation” – Chris Stanford
• Best Feature Photography: “The OU Pride” – David Young
• Best Special Program: “The Death Debate” – Phil Cross & Anthony West

2019 Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters

• News Image Promotion: “Good Day OK: Personalities” – Ethan Edwards
• General Image Promotion: “Malcolm Tubbs is Everywhere” – Ethan Edwards

2022 Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists Awards

1st Place

• General Assignment “Former Sheriff Addresses Statue Criticism”- Olivia Iverson and Jeremy Partridge

Better Business Bureau (BBB) Torch Award for Ethics for 2021

1st Place

• Ethics- WEAR

2021 RTDNA Awards

• Small Market Television Station: Overall Excellence “WEAR Channel 3 News”- Staff

2021 Florida Broadcasters Association Awards

1st Place

• Overall Station of the Year “WEAR-TV Overall”- Staff
• Team Coverage “Hurricane Sally Coverage”- Staff
• Weather Reporting “Hurricane Sally Aftermath”- Renee Beninate & Hudson

Finalist

• Continuing Coverage “Five Mile Creek Wildfires”- Staff
• Reporter “WEAR Reporting”- Rebekah Castor
• Political/Election/Gov’t Single Story “Election Ballot Investigation”- Carolyn Cerda & Al Showers
• General Reporting “Surviving Hurricane Sally”- Renee Beninate & Al Showers

2024 National IRE Awards

• Investigations Triggered by Breaking News “Tragedy in Lewiston” – Dan Lampariello & Jack Amrock

2024 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Best Newscast “CBS13 News Live at 5: Mass Shooting in Maine” – Staff
• Continuing Coverage “Maine in Mourning” – Staff
• News Series “Maine’s Sludge Crisis” – Staff
• News Documentary “Maine’s Power Struggle” – Staff

2024 Maine Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Best Newscast “CBS13 News Live at 5: Mass Shooting in Maine” – Staff
• Best Website “wgme.com” – Staff
• Best Use of Social Media-News Focus “Mass Shooting in Maine – The Lewiston Tragedy” – Staff
• Best Weathercast “Underwater: Historic Flooding Hits Maine” – Charlie Lopresti & Staff
• Best Sportscast “Friday Night Lights October 13th” – Dave Eid

• Spot News “Mass Shooting in Maine” – Staff
• Public Affairs “Maine’s Power Struggle” – Dan Lampariello, Marissa Bodnar & Jack Amrock
• Sports Feature “Super Streak” – Dave Eid

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Continuing Coverage “Redbank Rent Hike” – Staff

2023 Murrow Awards

• Continuing Coverage “Redbank Rent Hike” – Staff

2023 Maine Association of Broadcaster Awards

• Spot News “School Scare in Maine” – Staff
• Public Affairs “Sextortion in Maine” – Staff
• Continuing Coverage “Asylum Seeker Crisis in Maine” – Staff
• Election Coverage “Your Vote 2022” – Staff
• Sports Feature “For the Love of the Game” – Dave Eid
• Commitment to Community “Make-A-Wish Telethon” – Staff

• Best Newscast “CBS13 News at 6: Mass Shooting in Maine” – Staff
• Public Affairs “CBS13 I-Team: Getting Your Money Back” – Staff
• Best Sportscast “CBS13 Sports Report with Dave Eid” – Dave Eid

2022 National Murrow Awards

• Overall Excellence “CBS13 On Your Side”- Staff

2022 Regional Murrow Awards

• Overall Excellence “CBS13 On Your Side”- Staff
• Excellence in Innovation “51 Days: Surviving a Cyber Attack”- Staff
• Continuing Coverage “Police Shooting Backlog”- Staff

2022 Regional EMMY Awards

• Outstanding Technology News “Connected Cars”- Marissa Bodnar and Jack Amrock
• Hard News “Ignoring Maine’s Move Over Law”- Blair Best

2021 RTDNA Awards

• Small Market Television Station: Continuing Coverage “Unemployment: Fraud & Frustration”- Staff
• Small Market Television Station: News Series “Battle for Broadband”- Staff

2021 New England Emmy Awards

• Military News “Veterans Hotline”- Jon Chrisos

2021 Investigative Reporters & Editors Awards

• IRE Award “Fixing a Flaw for Veterans Lost on the Line”- Jon Chrisos, Jack Amrock, & Caulin Morrison

2020 New England Emmy Awards

• Best Newscast: Medium Market “Deadly Farmington Explosion/6pm”- Ted Homer & Cindy Valente

2019 Maine Association of Broadcasters

• Public Service, Unsponsored: “WGME” – Dan Seaver, Rich Stack, Nate Sapp
• Best Website: “WGME” – Ariana St. Pierre & Matthew Bourgault
• Best Weathercast: “WGME” – Charlie Lopresti
• Public Affairs: “WGME” – Jon Chrisos & Marissa Bodnar

• Public Service, Sponsored: “WGME” – Joel Messer, Rick Stack, & John Schrank
• Best Use of Social Media, News: “WGME Twitter/Facebook” – Ariana St. Pierre & Matthew Bourgault
• Feature: “WGME” – Taylor Cairns
• Locally Produced Program: “WGME” – Matthew Curren, Gregg Lagerquist, & Kim Block
• Photojournalism: “WGME” – Dan Lampariello

• Best Use of Social Media, News: “WGME Twitter/Facebook” – Ariana St. Pierre & Matthew Bourgault
• Continuing Coverage: “WGME”
• Election Night Reporting: “WGME”
• Locally Produced Program: “WGME” – Kaitlyn Anderson, Jana Barnello, & Mike Harford
• Sports Feature: “WGME” – Jana Barnello

2019 Edward R. Murrow Awards

• Breaking News: “Armed, Dangerous & on the Run” – WGME Staff
• Investigative reporting: “Baffling Bills” – WGME Staff
• Excellence in Innovation: “Green Screen/Live Weather” – WGME Staff
• Multi Media: WGME.com/Weather Authority – WGME Staff

2022 Emmy Awards

• NEWS SPECIAL “LOST GROUND”- Angelica Thornton, Brian Wood, Jon Michael Farley, Mike Warner, and Nathan Baker
• Best Morning Show 21-80 “February Ice Storm – KATU News at 7AM” Danielle Frack, Nikki Torres, Dan McCarthy, Wesleigh Ogle, Anthony Balcorta, Kevin Parnell, and Thomas Michiels 

2021 Emmy Awards

• Morning Newscast “KATU News This Morning”- Alison Dorf, Danielle Frack,  Dan McCarthy, Anthony Balcorta, Evan Schreiber, Wesleigh Ogle, & Chase Amen
• Crime – Short and Long Form Content “Eleven Seconds that Changed Portland”- Megan Trihey, Tim Hurtt, & Kellee Azar
• NATAS NW Silver Circle “Anchor” -Steve Dunn

2020 Emmy Awards

• Best Morning Show “KATU News at 6AM”- Danielle Frack & Larissa Castillo
• Outstanding Community Outreach “Kind is Better Initiative”- Robert Truman 
• Morning/Daytime News “KATU News This Morning”- Genevieve Reaume, Evan Bell, Larissa Castillo, Mary Loos, Anthony Balcorta, Danielle Frack, and Angelica Thornton Brian Wood

2019 Regional Emmy Awards

• Best Team Coverage: “Hit and Run Near Portland State” – Megan Triehy, Erin Luttropp, Joe Hathaway
• Best Breaking News: “Dueling Protests lead to Aggressive Police Response” – Lia Launtz, EP, Caroline Martin, Producer, Lynne Malone, Director, Ric Peavyhouse, Photographer, Wesleigh Ogle, Anchor & Tristan Fortsch, Digital Producer
• Best Morning Newscast: “ICE Occupation Disrupted by Police” – Danielle Frack, Courtney Vesquez, Austin McCollum, Producers, Genevieve Reaume, Reporter & Aisha Woodburn, Director
• Outstanding Community Outreach: “KATU: Kind is Better” – Robert Truman, General Manager 
• Best Health/Science Story: “A Breast Cancer Story: The Journey to Feeling Whole Again” – Kellee Azar, Reporter & Eric Williams, Photographer

2019 RTDNA Regional Murrow Awards

1st 

• Best Breaking News: KATU Staff 

2020 Iowa Broadcast News Association Awards

1st Place

• Farm and Agribusiness “From the Ground Up”- Lynsey Whitaker 

• Excellence in Reporting- Rajah Maples

3rd Place

• Excellence In Reporting- Lynsey Whitaker
• In-Depth Series “Understanding Anxiety”- Chad Douglas 
• Public Affairs “Borders in Beardstown”- David Amelotti
• Farm and Agribusiness “Tri-State Ag Struggles”- Lynsey Whitaker

2019 Iowa Broadcast News Association Awards

1st Place

• Weather Coverage: Overall Weather Coverage – Josh Cozart
• Excellence in Reporting: Overall reporting – Rajah Maples
• Feature Story: “An Angle in Griggsville” – Michelle Wolf
• Sports Coverage: “Hometown Hero: Matt Chance” – David Amelotti 

2nd Place

• Excellence in Reporting: Overall Reporting – Lynsey Whitaker 
• News Photography: “Conceal and Carry” – Marcus Espinoza & Mark Pierce
• General Reporting: “A Tri-State Chip Making a Change” -Lynsey Whitaker 
• Farm and Agriculture: “Farmers Feeling the Effects of Strong Storms” – Josh Cozart 

2017 Iowa News Broadcasters Awards

• Farm and Agribusiness Reporting: “This Week in Ag” – Abbey Jaymes

• Excellence – Weather Coverage – Rich Cain, Tegan Orpet, Nick Stewart
• Excellence – Reporting – Rajah Maples
• General Reporting: “Conceal and Carry” – David Amelotti, Matt Rector

• Feature Reporting: “POW’s in Hannibal” – David Amelotti, Matt Rector
• Political Coverage: “2016 Campaign” – All Staff
• Sports Coverage: “The Exchange” – Chris Duerr

2017 Illinois Broadcast Association Awards

• Best Spot News Coverage: “Emden Tornado” -Nick Stewart, Jenny Dreasler

• Best TV Sports Story: “The Exchange” – Chris Duerr
• Best Local Series/Documentary: “Shattering the Silence” – Chad Douglas

• Best TV Reporter: “Emden Tornado” – Jenny Dreasler, Nick Stewart

2017 Regional Emmy Award

• Best Newscast: “News 4 at 5 On Your Side: Hug High School Shooting,” – Scott Fitzgerald, News Director; David Sandler, Executive Producer; Kendall Holcomb, Producer
• Best Sports Program: “Keep on Chopping” – Bryan Samudio, Alex Margulies

2022 New York State Broadcaster Awards

• Excellence in Broadcasting: Spot News “Walmart Parking Lot Shooting”- Staff
• Excellence in Broadcasting: Outstanding Sportscast “13 WHAM Sports”- Sports Department
• Outstanding Spot News 2022 “WHAM-TV” – Staff

2021 Regional Murrow Awards

• Small Market Television Station: Hard News “Dog Attack”- Staff

2021 RTDNA Awards

• Small Market Television Station: Continuing Coverage “Daniel Prude Death Investigation”- Staff

2020 New York State Broadcasters Association Awards

• Spot News Coverage “13WHAM News”- Staff

2020 New York Associated Press Awards

• Best Newscast “13WHAM News at 6PM”- Staff

2020 Murrow Regional Awards

• Continuing Coverage “13WHAM News”- Staff

2019 New York State Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best Weathercast: 13WHAM News at 6PM – Scott Hetsko, Meteorologist
• Best Use of a Digital Platform: 13WHAM News Facebook page

2024 National Headliner Awards

• Award for Outstanding Journalism “Beneath the Blind Spot: Tragedy of the Innocents” – Michelle Poe, Wendy Halloran, & 2News Investigates Staff

2024 Utah Society of Professional Journalists Awards

• Roy B Gibson Freedom of Information Award “Beneath the Blind Spot” – Michelle Poe, Wendy Halloran, Jim Spiewak, Gabriel Misla, & Daniel Kovach

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Investigative Reporting “Special Treatment” – Staff

2023 Murrow Awards

• Investigative Reporting “KUTV 2 News” – Wendy Halloran, Michelle Poe, Daniel Kovach, Todd Dinsmore, David Rowan & Mike Friedrich

2022 Regional EMMY Awards

• Breaking or Spot News: Multiple Reports “2 News” – Mark Less, Brian Mullahy, Kennedy DeRaedt, Mary Nickles, Ron Bird, Niki Farahmand, & Jared Turner
• Investigative: Multiple Reports “2 News” – Wendy Halloran & Nicholas Naylor
• Societal Concerns: News “2 News” – Maren Jensen & Jim Spiewak
• Reporter Consumer: Investigative “2 News” – Wendy Halloran

2020 Regional EMMY Awards

• Education/Schools “Scholarship Scam”- Chris Jones, Nadia Pflaum, Lex Stanfield, Patrick Fitzgibbon, Mike Stephen & Michael Sadowski
• Specialty Assignments Report “What He Needs to Live”- Gina Roe
• Business/Consumer “Making Millions on Your Lost Mail”- Michelle Poe, Michael Fessler, Matthew Gephardt

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Podcast “Immigration Crisis” – Yami Virgin & Paul Sanchez

2023 Promax Awards

• Editing “Thursday Night Lights” – Staff
• Syndicated Program Promo/Campaign “Dateline- the King of True Crime” – Staff
• Public Service Announcement “No Child Sold/WOAI” – Staff

• Public Service Announcement “FOX SA World Cup Soccer” – KABB Staff

2022 Regional Emmy Awards

• NEWSCAST – EVENING – MEDIUM MARKETS (26-60) “Day 3 Of The Uvalde School Tragedy” – Issys Garcia, David Elizondo, & Javier Gomez

2022 NPPA Awards

• In Depth/Investigative “Investigative Story: Now We are Paying for the Storm” – Kash Cashell

2022 ION Whistleblower Awards

• Achievement Award Winner “Government and Activists Bail out Criminals” – Jaie Avila

2021 Barbara Jordan Media Awards

• Broadcast: Football coaches learn ASL to help hearing impaired athlete in games – Amanda Henderson & John Henderson

2020 WeatheRate Awards

• Most Accurate: Meteorologist- Chris Suchan & Jeannette Calle

2020 Texas School Public Relations Association Awards

• 2020 TSPRA Media Award “News 4 San Antonio’s Evening Break: Go Public”- David Chancellor

2020 Texas Associated Press Awards

• Daytime Newscast “Fox San Antonio Midday”- Jennifer Luna
• Series “Baby Born Without Skin”- Ariana Lubelli

• Sports Story “Answering the Bell: Bryce Wisdom Story”- John Elizondo

2020 Reader’s Choice-SA Current Awards

• Best News Anchor “News 4 San Antonio”- Randy Beamer
• Best Sports Anchor “News 4 San Antonio”- Don Harris

2020 NPPA Awards

• Investigative Photojournalism: Dangerous FM 32- Kash Cashell

2020 Lone Start Emmy Awards

• Newscast: Morning/Daytime- Medium Markets “News 4 San Antonio 6pm: Taco Tuesday”- Jesse Serratos, Alexis Del Cid, & Michael Martinez

2020 Hill and Knowlton Strategies Awards

• Top Social Media Influencers in San Antonio- Joe Galli

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Morning News Excellence “KOMO Morning News” – Staff
• Evening News “KOMO News at 6” – Staff
• Light Feature “Eric’s Heroes” – Eric Johnson, Doug Pigsley, Darrin Tegman, & Joan Kinsey
• Historical Feature “Eric’s Heroes” – Eric Johnson, Doug Pigsley, Darrin Tegman, & Joan Kinsey
• Serious Feature “Eric’s Heroes” – Eric Johnson, Doug Pigsley, Darrin Tegman, & Joan Kinsey
• Team Coverage – “KOMO News” – Staff

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Sports Reporting “Birth of a Boom” – Staff

2023 NATAS EMMY Awards

• Breaking News “Special Breaking News Coverage, Fatal Shooting at Ingraham HS” – Paul Rivera,  Jonathan Simmons, Philip Bruce, Daniel Grohl, Jackie Kent & Staff
• TEAM COVERAGE “The Ice Storm of 2022” – Tammy Mutasa, Karina Vargas, Shannon O’Donnell, Jim Resch, Jeff Sorenson, Paul Rivera, Jonathan Simmons, Hannah Knowles, T.K. Johnson, & Roxanna Ortiz
• NEWS FEATURE – SERIOUS FEATURE “The Long Road Home” – Eric Johnson, Doug Pigsley, Darrin Tegman, Joan Kinsey, & Ernie Vela
• NEWS FEATURE – LIGHT FEATURE “Elma’s Pie” – Eric Johnson, Doug Pigsley, Joan Kinsey & Darrin Tegman
• ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT NEWS “The Force of Nature” – Joan Kinsey, Eric Johnson, Doug Pigsley & Darrin Tegman
• ANCHOR – NEWS “KOMO Morning News” – Steven McCarron
• LIVE NEWS PRODUCER “KOMO News at 5pm” – Daniel Grohl
• SPORTS – ONE-TIME SPECIAL “Seattle Refined Game Day Special” – Jenna Luthman, Gaard Swanson, Megan Murnane, Ty Huffer, Brandon Burnstead & Tri Ngo

2022 National Murrow Awards

• Sports Reporting “The Man Who Jumped And Touched The Sun” – Eric Johnson, Darrin Tegman, & Doug Pigsley

2022 NATAS EMMY Awards

• Morning News, Big Market “KOMO Morning News Spreading Like Wildfire”- Jacci Lewis, Drusila Rivas, Holly Menino, James Joslyn, Tyrah Majors, Gil Ojeda, and Micelle Boehler
• TEAM COVERAGE-Devastating Flooding “Devastating Flooding”- Jordyn Grinnell, Caroline Lynch, Michelle Esteban, and Brian Michael
• NEWS FEATURE-The King and Queen of Blu Water Bistro “The King and Queen of Blu Water Bistro”- Eric Johnson, Doug Pigsley, Darrin Tegman, and Joan Kinsey
• SPORTS STORY “The Man Who Jumped and Touched the Sun”- Eric Johnson, Doug Pigsley, and Darrin Tegman
• SILVER CIRCLE EMMY for Lifetime Achievement “40 Years Reporting At KOMO News”- Keith Eldridge

2021 National Edward R. Murrow (RTDNA) Awards

• Feature Reporting “The Boy Who Loves Cars”- Eric Johnson, Doug Pigsley, Joan Kinsey, & Darrin Tegman

2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow (RTDNA) Awards

• Excellence in Writing “Composite”- Eric Johnson
• Feature Reporting “The Boy Who Loves Cars”- Eric Johnson
• Documentary “The Fight for the Soul of Seattle”- Eric Johnson & Darrin Tegman
• Sports Reporting “The Kids are Alright”- Eric Johnson

2021 NATAS NW Chapter Emmy Awards

• Evening Newscast Market 6pm News “CHOP Cleared”- Kevin Beatty & Abiezer Garnica
• News Special “The Fight for the Soul of Seattle”- Eric Johnson, Doug Pigsley, Darrin Tegman, Pete Lowell, & Bill Dallman
• Program Host “Composite”- Gaard Swanson
• Live News Producer “Composite”- Kevin Beatty

2020 American Women in Communications Clarion Awards

• Television Show-Informational Report-Local or Regional “Gamer Addiction”- Paula Lamas
• Television Feature Story “Rideshare Karaoke”- Paula Lamas
• National Clarion Awards- Staff

2020 RTDNA National Murrows

• News Documentary “Seattle is Dying”- Staff
• Newscast “Deadly Seattle Crane Collapse”- Staff

2020 NATAS Northwest Awards

• News Producer “6pm”- Kevin Beatty
• Team Coverage “Historic Snow Day”- KOMO News Team
• Best Newscast: Morning “KOMO Morning News”- KOMO AM
• Best Newscast: Evening “KOMO News at 6pm”- KOMO PM
• General Assignment Report: No Time Limit “Paradise Lost”- Eric Johnson and others
• Silver Circle Recipient “Reporters 37 Years at KOMO”- Keith Eldridge
• Breaking News “Sandpoint Carjacking”- KOMO News Team
• Spot News “Seattle Deadly Crane Collapse”- KOMO News Team
• News Special “Seattle is Dying”- Eric Johnson and others

2019 Regional Emmy Awards

• News Producer: 5 PM & 6 PM – Keely Walker & Kevin Beatty
• News Writer: Eric Johnson, Writer
• Program Host/Moderator: “Seattle Refined” – Gaard Swanson
• News Special: “The Secret Sadness of Tyler Hilinski” – Eric Johnson, doug Pigsley, Darrin Tegman, Eric Jensen, Craig Newcomb, Zachary Anders, Pete Lowell
• Feature News Report – Serious Feature: “Miracle at Meeker” – Eric Johnson, joan Kinsey, Doug Pigsley, Darrin Tegman, Katie Stern
• Feature News Report – Light Feature: “Still Thirsty” – Eric Johnson, joan Kinsey, Doug Pigsley, Darrin Tegman
• Sports Program – Series: “Sounders FC En Accion Univsiion Seattle” – Jaime Mendez, Gill Ojeda, Deiago Arrioja

2019 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

• News Documentary: “Secret Sadness of Tyler Hilinski” – Eric Johnson
• Hard News: “Credit Cards for Sale” – Matt Markovich

2022 Iowa Broadcast News Awards

1st Place

• In-Depth Series “Bridges Bay: Parents Seek Change after Child Survives Okoboji Waterpark Drowning with No Guards on Duty”- Katie Copple
• Farm & Agribusiness “Worm Works”- Jacob Heller

• Feature “Christmas Acres”- Jacob Heller

• Feature “Team Lolo: Sgt. Bluff 10-year-old Launces Blood Drive for Sister with Leukemia”- Katie Copple

2022 Midwest Broadcast Journalist Eric Sevareid Awards

2nd Place

• Documentary/Special “The Great Flood of 2011: 10 Years Later-A Siouxland News Special”- Cat Taylor, Katie Nickolaou, Katie Copple, and Jacob Jeller
• Hard Feature “Parents Seek Change after Child Survives Okoboji Waterpark Drowning with No Guards on Duty”- Katie Copple

2020 Regional EMMY Awards

• Newscast: Evening “Souxland News at 10pm”- Diana Castillo, Larry Wentz, Owen Siebring, Katie Copple, Jetske Wauran, and John Gerard
• Talent: Anchor-Weather “John Gerard Composite”- John Gerard

2020 MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards

1st Place

• Sportscast/Program “Game Night Football”- Owen Siebring
• Individual Multimedia Storytelling/News “Siouxland News”- Kaite Copple

Award of Merit

• Sportscast/Program “Game Night Football”- Andrew Rogers

2020 Iowa Broadcast News Association 

1st Place

• In-Depth Series “Siouxland News”- Katie Copple
• General Reporting “Siouxland News”- Jetske Wauran

2nd Place

• Farm and Agribusiness “Siouxland News”- Jacob Heller

3rd Place

• Best Sportscast “Siouxland News”- Owen Siebring
• Best Newscast “Siouxland News at 5pm”- Staff

2019 Iowa Broadcast News Association 

1st Place

• Sportscast/Program: “Siouxland News at 10” – Owen Siebring, Sports Director 

2nd Place

• Feature: “Siouxland News at Sunrise” – Jacob Heller, Anchor 

2019 Midwest Broadcast News Association 

1st Place

• Sportscast: “Siouxland News at 10” – Owen Siebring, Sports Director 

2024 Indiana Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best Feature “Operation Education: United Music” – Kristin Bien & DeMarco Brown

2023 Indiana Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best Election Coverage “School Board Races” – Kristin Bein & DeMarco Brown

2020 Indiana Society Professional Journalists Awards

• Education Coverage “Operation Ed-School Nurses”- Tolly Taylor & DeMarco Brown
• Continuing Coverage “Severe Storms and Tornado”- Staff
• General News “Vaping Dangers”- Katlin Conning & Joe Eufemi

• General News “Crossing Concerns”- Katlin Connin & Ian Sindell
• Best Newscast “Record Cold”- Staff

2019 Associated Press Awards

• Best Spot News Reporting: “Deadly Bus Accident” – WSBT Staff
• Best Station Photojournalism: WSBT Staff
• Best Sports Report: “Haitian Rose” – Darla Hernandez & Jade Birch
• Best Producer: Lee Stevens

• Best Newscast: “Historic Flooding” – WSBT Staff
• Best Continuous Coverage: “Deadly Bus Accident” – WSBT Staff
• Best Feature Videography: “Dispatcher Meets Caller” – Jade Birch
• Outstanding Weather Operation: WSBT Staff
• Best Sports Videography: “ND Defeats Northwestern” – Adam Derengowski

2018 Associated Press Awards

• Best Newscast: “Niles Tornado” – WSBT Staff
• Outstanding Weather Operation: WSBT Staff
• Best Website
• Best Station Photojournalism: WSBT Staff
• Best Producer: Lee Stevens
• Enterprise Reporting: ” Digital Dependence” – Katlin Connin, DeMarco Brown

• Best Newscast: “Storm Damage & Emotions Exp” – WSBT Staff
• Best Spot News Coverage: “Doctor Murdered” – WSBT Staff
• Best General News: ” Targeting K2 Suppliers” – Hilary Powell, Jade Birch
• Best News Series: “Get the Lead Out” – Danielle Kennedy, Jade Birch
• Best Feature Videography: ” Concord Rube Goldberg” – Katlin Connin, DeMarco Brown
• Outstanding News Operation: WSBT Staff

2020 Regional Murrow Awards

• News Documentary “Project Illinois: Justice for Ta’Naja Special”

2020 Mid-America EMMY Awards

• News Special “Project Illinois: Justice for Ta’Naja”- Mike Truett, Kelsey Mullins, Ana Espinosa, Chris Losado, & Justin Carter

2020 Illinois Associated Press Awards

• Best Spot News “Death of Ta’Naja Barnes”- Ana Espinosa, Justin Carter & Grace Boehm
• Best Series or Documentary “Project Illinois: Justic for Ta’Naja”- Ana Espinosa, William Hatfield and Kelsey Evans

2019 Illinois Associated Press

1st Place

• Best Light Feature: “Saint’s Flight” – Dee Dee Gatton, Anchor 

• Best TV Website: “newschannel20.com” – AJ Bailey & Cody King, Digital 
• Best Investigative Report: “Overtime Goldmine” – Rachel Droze, Reporter

2017 Illinois Broadcasters Association Awards

• Best Medium Market TV Weathercast – Cheryl Lemke

• Best Medium Market Sports Anchor: “Weekend” – David Coy
• Best Medium Market Photographer: “Early Evening Shows” – Shawn Shanlee

2016 Illinois Silver Dome Awards

• Medium Market Local program, Series or Documentary: “Child Loss Series” – Stacey Skrysak
• Medium Market TV: Best TV Photojournalism

2016 Illinois Broadcaster Association Awards

• Best Local Program-Series or Documentary: “Child Loss” – Stacey Skrysak, Adam Theilken

• Shawn Shanle – Photojournalist

2024 Associated Press Awards

• Outstanding Sports Operation of the Virginias “Overall Sports” – Rob Metzger, Jack Hillgrove & Bill Phillips

• Best Weathercast – Jeff Oechslein, Nathan Shutt & Amanda Verrier

2023 Virginia State (West Virginia and Virginia) Awards

• Best Weathercast “Multiple Newscasts” – Jeff Oechslein & Nathan Shutt
• Excellence in Public Service through Journalism “News9” – Jaime Baker & Rick Zumpano
• Outstanding Sports Operation of the Virginias “Various Newscasts\Sports Programs\Live High School Sports Coverage” – Rob Metzger, Jack Hillgrove & Bill Phillips

2022 The Virginias AP Broadcasters Awards

• Best Newscast “News 9 at 6” – Staff
• Best Weathercaster – Jeff Oechslein

2022 Ohio AP Awards

• Best Weathercast “News9 Sunrise” – Jeff Oechslein
• Rising Star “Evening Reporter – News9 at 6, News9 Tonight, News9 at 10 on FOX9” – Tyler Madden

• Best Digital Project “WTOV9.com” – Zach Medovic

2024 NYS Emmy Awards

• Overall Excellence  – WSTM News Team
• News Excellence – WSTM News Team

• Evening Newscast “Catholic Church Settlements” – Staff
• Evening Newscast “NBC 3 News at 5” – Staff

2024 Murrow Awards

• Best Podcast “The Orange Zone” – Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, Ashley Wenskoski & Rachel Culver
• Best Investigative Story “Woman in Debt due to Social Security Mistake” – Morgan Scott

2024 Syracuse Press Club Awards

• Sports Show “The Orange Zone” – Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, Ashley Wenskoski & Rachel Culver
• Best Special Program “The Parkway Bridge – Town Hall” – Staff
• Best Sportscast “NBC 3 News at 6p” – Samantha Croston

• Best News Website “CNYCentral.com” – Team
• Best Blog “Matt’s Memo” – Matt Mulcahy
• Best Sports Story “Challenger Baseball Raises Money for handicap-accessible park” – Tommy Sladek
• Best Spot News “Vermont Mass Shooter has CNY Ties” – Conor Wight & Team
• Best Human Interest Feature “Father’s viral hug goodbye sends message” – Michael Benny

• Best Multimedia Story “People with full-time jobs left homeless” – Conor Wight & Emma Misiaszek
• Best Use of Social Media “Hundreds of Students in SCSD Battle Homelessness” – Emma Misiaszek & Staff
• Best Investigative Story “I-Team: Manlius Police Chief Resignation” – Matt Mulcahy
• Best Investigative Story “I-Team: Cannabis Ads Break NYS Law” – Conor Wight
• Best Human Interest Feature “Front Row Players give those with special needs a chance” – Abbey Buttacavoli

2024 NYSBA Excellence in Broadcasting Awards

• Outstanding Sportscast “Inaugural Jim Boeheim Day” – Samantha Croston
• Outstanding Weathercast “First Snow of the Season” – Peter Hall, Mike Brookins & Weather Authority Team
• Outstanding User-Generated Content “Smoky Central New York” – CNY Central Team
• Podcast “The Orange Zone” – Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, Ashley Wenskoski, & Rachel Culver

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Overall Excellence – Staff
• Hard News “Is Lead Poisoning to Blame for Youth Violence?” – Staff
• News Documentary “School Suffering: A Pandemic’s Lasting Pain” – Staff
• Podcast “The Orange Zone” – Staff

2023 NYS Broadcasters Association Awards

• Promotional Announcement or Series “I-Team Investigates” – Creative Services Team, Tom Stemmler, Director, Matt Mulcahy, Mary Kielar & Conor Wight
• Weathercast “The Weight of Snow” – Violet Scibior
• Best Social Media Personality – Michael Benny
• Best Podcast “The Orange Zone” – Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, Brendan Hodges & Rachel Culver

2022 NYS Emmy Awards

• Education/Schools – NEWS “The Map: Desegregated Schools” – Matt Mulcahy

2022 RTDNA Regional Awards

• Hard News “Scared to Death” – Michael Benny

2022 NY State Broadcasters Association Awards

• Outstanding Election Coverage “Syracuse Mayoral Debate” – Staff
• Outstanding Social Media Personality “Social Media Platforms” – Peter Hall

2022 Syracuse Press Club Awards

• Best Blog “Matt’s Memo” – Matt Mulcahy
• Best TV News Feature or Series “Nursing Home Fines” – Mary Kielar

• Best TV Investigative Story or Series “The Map: Segregated Syracuse” – Matt Mulcahy & Andy Wolf
• Best TV Human Interest Feature or Series “Crossing Guard Dances into Retirement” – Tony Black

• Best Use of Social Media “The Fallout: The Governor is Out” – Jana Barnello
• Best TV Special Program “School Suffering: The COVID Crisis in Children” – Cathleen O’Hare, Megan Coleman & Michael Benny
• Best TV Sports Story “Life in the Fast Lane” – Tommy Sladek
• Best TV News Feature or Series “Kasen Comes Home” – Conor Wight

2021 Regional Murrow Awards

• Small Market Television Station: Overall Excellence- Staff

2021 Syracuse Press Club Awards

• Investigative Story- Staff
• Human Interest Feature- Niko Tamurian
• Regularly Scheduled Sportscast- Niko Tamurian, Matt Hauswirth & Demetris Nichols
• Regularly Scheduled Sportscast- Niko Tamurian
• Video Journalism- Andy Wolf
• Regularly Scheduled Local Newscast- Staff
• Best Weathercast- Wayne Mahar
• Best Weathercast- Peter Hall
• Breaking News- Jana Barnello and Staff
• News Website- Jana Barnello, Josh Pietzold and Staff
• Best Use of Social Media by an Organization- Jana Barnello, Josh Pietzold and Sarah Midani

2021 NYS Broadcasters Association Awards

• Outstanding Evening Newscast- News Team
• Outstanding Sportscast- Niko Tamurian

2020 RTDNA: Regional Murrow Awards

• Newscast “WSTM 6pm Newscast”- Staff

2020 NYS Emmy Awards

• Writer: Program “Heidi Allen Files”- Matt Mulcahy

2020 Syracuse Press Club Awards

• Investigative Story “Heidi Allen”- Matt Mulcahy & Andy Wolf
• Regularly Scheduled Sportscast “Syracuse Mets Take Over Dome”- Niko Tamurian & Matt Hauswirth

• Spot News “Body Cam Footage of Fenton St.”- Tommy Sladek
• Sport Story “Tough for T”- Niko Tamurian & Andy Wolf
• Regularly Scheduled Sportscast “From Basketball Court to TV Studio”- Niko Tamurian & Isis Young
• Photo Essay “Bubble Express at NYS Fair”- Matt Landers
• Video Journalism “Ice House, Over the Edge, Catching up with Laura Hand”- Matt Landers
• Regularly Scheduled Local Newscast “Boeheim’s Tragic I690 Crash”- Staff
• Best Use of Social Media “Engaging Viewers Across Platforms”- Jana Barnello & Josh Pietzold

• Regularly Scheduled Sportscast “Syracuse Mets Force One-Game Playoff”- Niko Tamurian & Matt Hauswirth
• Breaking News Online “Boeheim Crash Tragedy”- Jana Barnello
• News Website “CNYCentral.com”- Staff

2020 NYS Broadcasters Association Awards

• Outstanding Social Media Personality- Nicko Tamurian

2024 Michigan Association of Broadcasters

• Feature “Abandon Barge” – Marc Schollett & Nicole Long

2023 Michigan Association of Broadcasters

• Mini-Documentary or Series-Michigan Association of Broadcasters “Ukrainian Aid” – Marc Schollett

• Best Newscast “Gaylord Tornado Coverage-6pm Newscast” – Trevor Drew & Pat Livingston
• Investigative Story “Murder/Suicide-Victim PPO Failure” – Marc Schollett

2021 (RTDNA) Regional Murrow Awards

•  Small Market Television Station: Breaking News Coverage “Tulsa’s Restless Weekend”- Staff
• Small Market Television Station: Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion “Coronavirus Outbreak in Eddie Warrior”- Staff

2020 Regional Murrow Awards

• Excellence in Writing “Maureen Wurtz 2019”- Maureen Wurtz
• Feature Reporting “Never Different “- KTUL-TV

2019 Regional Murrow Awards

• Best Writing: Maureen Wurtz 

2019 Society of Professional Journalists Awards

• Best Investigation: Mareen Wurtz and Dre Dabars
• Best Videography: Dre Dabars 
• Best Criminal Justice Reporting: Maureen Wurz 
• Special Program: Mason Waldvogel 
• Best Newscast: Channel 8 Newsroom 
• News Editing: Austin Bain 
• Political Reporting: Burt Mummolo and Bryan Clemmer

• Health Reporting: Maureen Wurtz and Dre Dabars
• Spot News Reporting: Channel 8 Newsroom 
• Best of the Best Reporting: Maureen Wurtz 

• General News: Maureen Wurtz and Dre Dabars
• Diversity Reporting: Angelica Brown 
• Best Newscast: Channel 8 Newsroom 

2024 Capital Emmy Awards

• Investigative Single Report “Showroom to Shipping Containers: The Hunt for Stolen Cars” – Mitch Blacher & Trevor Taylor
• Investigative Multiple Reports “Producer Pay to Play in Washington, D.C. WJLA” – Scott Taylor, Jacob Fisher & Kurt Mueller
• Business/Consumer News Single Shift “Exposing Bogus Job Claims from Elected Officials” – Nickolaus Minock,  Michael Vaughn & Kurt Mueller
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion No Production Time “History Hidden No More” – Jay Korff
• Historical/Cultural – News (Single Shift) “Traveling with Tubman” – Jay Korff & Michael Vaughn
• Military News Single Shift “Voices of Vietnam” – Jay Korff
• Military News No Production Time “Chris’s Backyard” – Jay Korff
• Politics Government No Production Time “Uncovering Local Politicians’ Lavish International Travel” – Nickolaus Minock, Kurt Mueller & Michael Vaughn
• Talent Reporter Daily News – Nickolaus Minock
• Writer News “That’s Korff with 2 F’s” – Jay Korff
• MMJ No Production Time “Bobo & Old Man One Man Band Still Workin’ It” – Jay Korff

2024 SPJDC Awards

• Television Non-Breaking News “How do we reduce violent crime in Washington, D.C?” – Scott Taylor, Jacob Fisher & Trevor Taylor

2024 White House News Photographers Association, Eyes of History Awards

• General News – Brian Hopkins
• Day Feature – Brian Hopkins
• News Feature – Brian Hopkins

• General News – Brian Hopkins
• Sports – Kendal Griggs
• Audio – Andrew Inches

• Sports – Kendall Griggs
• Audio – Brian Hopkins

• General News – Andrew Inches
• Feature – Andrew Inches
• Audio – Brian Hopkins

2024 Chesapeake AP Broadcasters Association Contest Awards

• Outstanding News Series “Uncovering Local Politicians’ Lavish International Travel” – Nick Minock, Kurt Mueller & Michael Vaughn
• Best Multimedia Journalist – Jay Korff
• Outstanding Light Feature “Promotion Day” – Jay Korff
• Outstanding Year-Round Local Sports – WJLA TV
• Outstanding Election Night Coverage “Your Voice, Your Vote on Election Night 2023” – Staff
• Outstanding News Operation – Cheryl Carson

• Outstanding Public Affairs “Highway Robbery: Inside DC’s Auto Theft Epidemic” – Mitch Blacher & Trevor Taylor
• Outstanding Sports Feature “Rocky’s Shot” – Scott Abraham & Kendall Griggs
• Outstanding Late Newscast “WJLA-TV, Washington” – Nick Rios Lopez, Michael Jaffe & Rebecca McDevitt

2023 National Headliner Awards

• Business and Consumer Reporting “Inside Your World Investigates: Supply Chain Woes” – Mark Hyman & Larry Deal

2023 NPPA Best of Photojournalism

• Video Photojournalism— General Assignment News– Light– Solo Video Journalist “The Farm Auction” – Jay Korff

2023 White House News Photographers Association Awards

• GENERAL NEWS “Move Those Books” – Brian Hopkins
• Audio “C&O Canal Tour” – Brian Hopkins

• AUDIO “C&O Canal Tour” – Brian Hopkins

2023 SPJ Dateline Awards

• TELEVISION Business “Food Truck controversy on the National Mall” – Scott Taylor, Gary Scurka & Trevor Taylor

2023 Society of Professional Journalists Dateline Award

• Investigative Journalism “Inside Your World Investigates: Vanishing Town” – Mark Hyman & Larry Deal

2023 RTDNA Regional Edward. R. Murrow Awards

• Newscast “7News On Your Side at 6pm – Silver Spring Apartment Explosion” – Staff
• Investigative Reporting “7News Exposes DC Police Commander Using Patrol Cars to Party” – Staff
• Excellence in Writing – Jay Korff Writing Composite

2022 Edward R. Murrow Awards

• News Documentary “9/11 20 Years Later: The Loss, the Lessons, our Strength” – Staff
• Newscast “7 News On Your Side at 11pm: Chaos at the Capitol” – Staff
• Excellence in Writing “Jay Korff: The Portrait and Tom’s Long Haulers” – Jay Korff

2022 Chesapeake AP Broadcasters Association Contest

• Outstanding Spot News Reporting “Silver Spring Apartment Explosion” – Staff
• Outstanding Sports Feature “Don’t Give Up. Don’t Give In” – Jay Korff
• Best Multimedia Journalist “Old Man One Man Band Keeps Truckin'” – Jay Korff
• Outstanding Year-Round Local Sports – Staff
• Outstanding Website – Staff

• Best Television Photography “The Farm Auction, Rt. 15 Widening and Lake Accotink” – Jay Korff
• Outstanding Election Night Coverage “Your Voice, Your Vote 2022” – Staff
• Outstanding News Operation “WJLA-TV, Washington” – Cheryl Carson & Staff

2022 Capital Emmy Awards

• News Special “9/11 20 Years Later: The Loss, The Lessons, Our Strength” – Rebecca McDevitt, Kelly Chase, Michael Wright, Dale Wright, Michelle Marsh, Jonathan Elias, Brian Hopkins, Jay Korff, Dave Lucas, Frank Becker, Michael Vaughn, Cheryl Carson, Michael Jaffe, Victoria Sanchez, Heather Graf, Nickolaus Minock, & Caroline Patrickis
• Breaking/Spot News (Multiple Reports) “Chaos at the Capitol: The First 24 Hours” – Scott Smith, Andrew Wafford, Lindsey Mastis, Victoria Sanchez, Frank Becker, Adrianna Hopkins-Boothe, Kevin Lewis, Melanie Hastings, & Jessica Glasser
• News Feature- Light Feature (Single Report and Multiple Reports) “The Pandemic Plane Project” – Jay Korff
• News Feature- Serious Feature (Multiple Reports) “Crisis at DC 9-1-1 Call Center: Repeated Errors Exposed, Community at Risk” – Lisa Fletcher & Scott Smith
• Health/Medical- News (No Production Time Limit) “Creative COVID Solutions” – Jay Korff & Trevor Taylor
• Religion- News (No Production Time Limit) “The Church that Tithed Itself” – Jay Korff
• Interview/Discussion “41. 7News On Your Side Town Hall: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month” – Rebecca McDevitt & Michelle Marsh
• Director- Live or Recorded Live “Eric Guanajuato- Director Track” – Eric Guanajuato
• Talent: Anchor- Weather “Bill Kelly- Chief Meteorologist” – Bill Kelly
• Writer- Short Form Content (Up to 10 Minutes) “The Portrait and The Class Ring” – Jay Korff
• Video Journalist- No Production Time Limit “Old Man One Man Band Rides Again” – Jay Korff

2022 Society of Professional Journalist Awards

• Magazine Investigative Journalism “Hold it! You can’t park there!” – Scott Taylor, Gary Scurka, & Scott Smith

• Magazine Non-Breaking News “9-year-old with Autism Dragged Off School Bus” – Scott Taylor & Gary Scurka
• Magazine Features “Elite Canines” – Mary Hyman, Andrea Nejman, & Larry Deal
• Magazine Features “Shelters Shortage” – Mark Hyman & Andrea Nejman

2022 Dateline Awards with the Society of Professional Journalist – DC Pro Chapter

• Television, Investigative Journalism “Hold it! You can’t park there!” – Scott Taylor, Gary Scurka, & Scott Smith
• Television, Non-Breaking News “9-year-old with Autism Dragged Off School Bus” – Scott Taylor & Gary Scurka

2022 Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Award

• Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing Story “Chaos at the Capital” – Staff
• Best Producer “Election Night 2021” – Kelly Chase
• Best Meteorologist – Bill Kelly
• Video Journalist “Old Man: One Man Band Rides Again” – Jay Korff
• Outstanding Light Feature “The Pandemic Plane Project” – Jay Korff
• Outstanding Newscast – Brian Sasser & Kelly Lamp

• Outstanding Spot News Reporting “Pentagon Attack” – Staff
• Outstanding Serious Feature “The Portrait” – Jay Korff & Eyan Eskalis
• Best Reporter – Jay Korff
• Outstanding Year Round Local Sports – Staff
• Best TV News Anchor – Michell Marsh
• Best TV Sports Anchor – Scott Abraham
• Outstanding News Operation – Staff

2021 Regional Murrow Awards

• Large Market Television Station: Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion “ABC7 News: Covering Race & Inequality in the COVID19 Age”- Staff
• Large Market Television Station: Excellence in Innovation “Bill Kelly’s Backyard Innovations”- Staff
• Large Market Television Station: Excellence in Sound “The Mural March”- Staff
• Large Market Television Station: Excellence in Writing “Jay Korff Composite”- Staff
• Large Market Television Station: Feature Reporting “The Reunion”- Staff
• Large Market Television Station: Sports Reporting “Sharing the Miles”- Staff

2020 Regional EMMY Awards

• Newscasts: Evening “Officers Under Fire”- Michael Jaffe, Alexander Spearman, Eric Guanajuato, Jonathan Elias, Nancy Chen, & Anna-Lysa Gayle
• General Assignment Report “Whitaker’s Bumblebee Birthday Surprise”- Jay Korff & Ryan Eskalis
• Feature News Report: Serious Series “The Notorious Speed Camera”- Joshua Harrington, Lisa Fletcher, & Rigel Moranchel
• Health/Science: No Time Limit “Cancer Betrayal”- Jay Korff & Ryan Eskalis
• Military “Military Caregivers”- Alison Starling
• Religion: Program/Special “The 50 Year Secret”- Jay Korff, Ernie Isgro, & Ryan Eskalis
• Sports: News Single Stories/News Series “The Golfers”- Jay Korff & Ryan Eskalis
• Interview/Discussion “The Mother Side: Episode 7”- Kyle Ridley & Eileen Whelan
• Overall Excellence “WJLA-AABC7 News”- Michael Miller
• Anchor: News “Elias Anchoring Field/Desk”- Jonathan Elias
• Anchor: Weather “Bill Kelly: Weather Montage”- Bill Kelly
• Historic/Cultural “Inside Your World: Hoduras”- Jonathan Elias, Lisa Lisko, Devon Smith, & Max McClellan
• Health/Science “Spotlight on America: Health Care Workers Under Attack”- Joce Sterman, Alex Brauer, & Max McClellan
• Video Journalist: No Time Limit “Old Man One Man Band Strikes Again”- Jay Korff

2020 Regional Murrow Awards

• Excellence in Social Media “Social Media”- Digital Team
• News Series “Uber/Lyft Surges”- WJLA/Sam Sweeney

2020 The National Press Club Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award

• Broadcast: WJLA-TV “ABC 7 News”- Scott Taylor

2020 The National Association of Black Journalists Award

• Television: Top 15 Markets – Public Affairs Program “Project 1619: First African Landing”- Sam Ford and Josh Harrington

2020 Associated Press

• Outstanding Enterprise Reporting “Secret Classroom Recording”- Scott Taylor
• Outstanding Website “WJLA.com”- WJLA Digital Team
• Best TV Anchor – Jonathan Elias
• Outstanding Photography- Ryan Eskalis

• Video Journalist/MMJ- Jay Korff
• Outstanding Sports Feature “The Golfers”- Jay Korff & Ryan Eskalis
• Best TV Anchor- Alison Starling
• Outstanding Public Affairs “The Notorious Speed Camera”- Lisa Fletcher, Josh Harrington, and Rigel Moranchel

2020 National Press Club

• Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting: “7 On Your Side” – Scott Taylor

2024 National Telly Awards

• Public Interest & Awareness Hate Rising: Antisemitism in America

2024 Emmy Awards

• Evening News “CBS 12 News at 5” – Staff

2024 Florida Association of Broadcasters Awards

• Education Reporting “Why Our Kids Can’t Read” – Matt Lincoln & Bransen Dillon

2024 Palm Beach Center to Combat Antisemitism & Hatred Awards

• Community Ally Award – This award of the Palm Beach Center to Combat Antisemitism & Hatred, is given to a non-Jewish community member/organization whohave made exceptional efforts, in the public sphere, to combat and fight antisemitism and hatred. “Hate Rising Series” – Staff

2023 Emmy Awards

• News Special, Large Market “HATE RISING: ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA” – Mike Magnoli, Jon Brady, Carl Pugliese, Brent Struense, Mike Pumo, Bransen Dillon, Max Shepman & Jim Grimes

2022 Regional Emmy Awards

• Sports Story, News – No Time Limit “Foul Balls: Inequity in Kids Sports” – Danielle DaRos
• Serious News Feature, Multiple Reports “Guardianship” – Danielle DaRos

2022 Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists Awards

• MMJ “MMJ Reporting” – Denise Sawyer
• Sports Reporting “Foul Balls: Inequities in Sports” – Danielle DaRos
• Investigative Series “Guardianship Abuse” – Danielle DaRos

• Environmental Reporting “Lake O Discharges Making Waves” – Denise Sawyer

2021 Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists Awards

• General Assignment/Long (Medium Market)- Danielle Waugh & Wally Lurz
• Political/Gov’t/Election Reporting (Medium Market)- Danielle Waugh & Wally Lurz
• Investigative Series (Medium Market)- Danielle Waugh & Wally Lurz

• Education Series (Medium Market- Matt Lincoln, Ashley Glass, & Bev Robertson

2020 Suncoast EMMY Awards

• WEATHER SPECIAL “Hurricane Dorian: Days of Destruction”- Jon Brady, Carl Pugliese, Liz Quirantes, Jim Grimes, Jay O’Brien, Lexi Nahl, & Chris Hinson
• ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT “Shakespeare By The Sea”- Wally Lurz
• SERIOUS FEATURE SERIES “Human Trafficking Hotels”- Danielle Waugh & Wally Lurz

2020 Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists

• Reporter “Body of Work 21019”- Danielle Waugh
• Best Morning Newscast “CBS 12 New This Morning”- Beverly Robertson, Matt Lincoln, & Ashley Glass
• Politics/Gov’t Single “Mexico Beach: An Uphill Struggle”- Danielle Waugh, Wally Lurz, & Maria Tomasch

• General Assignment/Long “Beating Autism with Stem Cells”- Luli Ortiz & Max Shepman
• Photojournalist “Body of Work 2019”- Wally Lurz
• Education Series “Parkland: One Year Later”- Danielle Waugh, Wally Lurz, & Maria Tomasch

2019 Society of Professional Journalists Awards

• Best Newscast: “Parkland Strong”
• Spot News Reporting: “Shooting in Parkland”
• Serious Feature Reporting: “Labor Liability” – Niala Charles, Wally Lurz & Maria Tomasch

• General Assignment Report: “Student March on Washington” – Kara Duffy
• Online Breaking News: “I-95 Suspect Involved in Additional Shootings” – Frank Maradiaga & Ben Elliott
• Special Reporting: “Impact Puerto Rico” – Yaremi Farinas, Chris Hinson & Maria Tomasch

• General Assignment Report: “Parkland Student Journalists” – Maxine Bentzel & Steve Schelb
• Breaking News: “Shooting in Parkland”

2019 Telly’s

• General News or News Feature: “Battle at the Boarder” – Michael Buczyner, Wally Lurz, Chris Hinson, Chris Mills and Maria Tomasch
• General News or News Feature: “Inside the VA” – Andrea Marvin, Wally Lurz and Maria Tomasch
• General News or News Feature: “Passionate Chorus” – Maxine Bentzel and Wally Lurz

2018 Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards

• Team Coverage: “Parkland Strong” – Adam Henning, Carl Pugliese, Liz Quirantes, Lynda Figueredo, Michael Buczyner, Robert Hubler, Brittany Silverstein
• Feature News Report: “Impact Puerto Rico” – Yaremi Farinas, Chris Hinson
• Talent Reporter Live: “Captivating Live Shot Composite” – Vincent Crivelli

2018 Telly’s

• General Nature/Wildlife Reporting: “CBS12 News” – Michael Buczyner & Wally Lurz
• General News: “CBS12 News” – Lynda Figueredo & Wally Lurz

• General – Miscellaneous: “CBS12 News” Wally Lurz

2018 Traffic Safety Committee of the Palm Beaches

• Distinguished Service: “CBS12 News This Morning” – Anchor, Samantha Kerrigan

2024 PA Association of Broadcasting Awards

• Outstanding TV Coverage of a Local Sporting Event “Abington Heights v North Pocono Annual Pink Game” – Staff
• Outstanding TV Investigative Story/Report/Series “Disparity in Hospital Costs Spark Nationwide Call for Price Transparency” – Aaron Leedy

2023 PA Association of Broadcasting Awards

• Judge’s Merit – Television “Your Place Inside and Out” – Jane Adonizio, Bill Murphy & Tyler Peterson
• Outstanding Television Coverage of a Local Sporting Event “Williamsport Vs. Dallas Live” – Bill Murphy, Tyler Peterson, Steve Phillips & Bob Ide

2022 Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Association

• Outstanding Television Spot News Coverage “FOX56 10PM News”- Dylan Fearon
• Outstanding Television Coverage of a Local Sporting Event “FOX56 WOLF-TV Lehigh vs. Bucknell”- Staff including Steve Phillips, Bob Ide, William Murphy, Tyler Peterson
• Judges’ Merit “FOX56 WOLF-TV Haunted Discovery”- Jane Adonizio, Tyler Peterson and William Murphy

2020 Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Association

• Outstanding Television Public Affairs Program “A Closer Look: Medical Marjuana”- Staff
• Outstanding Television Coverage of a Local Sporting Event “Friday Night Rivals”- Staff

2019 Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Association

• Outstanding Investigative Story/Report/Series – Tennyson Coleman
• Outstanding Television Coverage of a Local Sporting Event: “Friday Night Rivals” –  William Murphy, Bob Ide, Steve Phillips

2018 Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Association

• Outstanding Television Feature/Report/Series – Brian Sheehan, Reporter and Tyler Peterson, Videographer

2016 Society of Professional Journalist Northwest

• Live Breaking News Coverage: “Suspect survives confrontation with SWAT” – Crystal Bui

• Live Breaking News Coverage: “Roosevelt fire has entrants on edge” – Kathleen Jacobs

• Sports Reporting: “Graff Strong, Getting Stronger” – Vincent Sapienza
• Live Breaking News Coverage: “Four in custoday after Yakima standoff” – Bridget Chapman

2015 Tri-City Herald People’s Choice Awards

• Terry Chick

• Vince Sapienza

• Annie Andrews

• Mike McCabe

• Jay Frank

• Morgan Vance