2021 Virginias Associated Press Broadcaster Awards 1st Place
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 2nd Place
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 1st Place
Best Daytime TV Newscast “Breaking Weather Flood Content”- Staff 2nd Place
Best Sports Feature “News 5 Overall Content”- Paul Johnson 3rd Place
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 1st Place
Best TV Sportscaster: Heather Williams, Sports Anchor 2nd Place
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 1st Place
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 2nd Place
Best News Reporting: “Bristol Casino Proposal” – Paul Johnson, Reporter & Keith Roberts, Photographer 2018 Tennessee Association Press Awards 1st Place
Best TV Evening Newscast: WCYB News Staff Best TV News Anchor: Paul Johnson 2nd Place
Spot News Coverage: WCYB News Staff Best Long Light Feature: “Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Profile” – Reporter, Paul Johnson 2018 Association Press of the Virginias Awards 1st Place
Outstanding News Operation of Virginias: “Overall News Content/Coverage” – WCYB News Staff (Keith Weiss, ND) 2nd Place
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 Read More
2021 Emmy Awards 1st Place
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 1st Place
Best Reporter-Duane Pohlman Best Government Reporting “Broken Systems: Flaws in Laws”- Duane Pohlman & Eric Frisbee 2nd Place
Best Enterprise Reporting “Cockfighting: Cruel or Contam.”- Duane Pohlman & Eric Frisbee 2021 Cincinnati SPJ Chapter Awards 1st Place
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 1st Place
Best Documentary/Series “Drifting Death?”- Duane Pohlman Best Documentary/Series “Drifting Death?”- Eric Frisbee Best Reporter- Duane Pohlman 2nd Place
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 1st
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 1st
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 2nd
Best Photographer: “Local 12 News” – Eric Frisbee 2019 Ohio Associated Press 1st
Best Reporter in a Large Market: Duane Pohlman 2019 National Headliner Award 3rd
Environmental Reporting: “Fernald: Radioactive Reality” – Duane Pohlman, Eric Frisbee Read More
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 1st Place
Spot News Coverage “13WHAM News”- Staff 2020 New York Associated Press Awards 1st Place
Best Newscast “13WHAM News at 6PM”- Staff 2020 Murrow Regional Awards 1st Place
Continuing Coverage “13WHAM News”- Staff 2019 New York State Broadcasters Association Awards 1st Place
Best Weathercast: 13WHAM News at 6PM – Scott Hetsko, Meteorologist Best Use of a Digital Platform: 13WHAM News Facebook page Read More
2020 Indiana Society Professional Journalists Awards 2nd
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 3rd
General News “Crossing Concerns”- Katlin Connin & Ian Sindell Best Newscast “Record Cold”- Staff 2019 Associated Press Awards 1st
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 2nd
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 1st
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 2nd
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 Read More
2021 Society of Professional Journalist Awards (Las Vegas Chapter) 1st Place
Reporting Using Public Records “A Vegas Lost Special Investigation”- John Teanor & Maria Thompson 2021 Regional Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards 1st Place
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 Read More
2021 RTDNAC Awards 1st Place
Special Report “Moment of Hope”- Lis Cooper General News by MMJ “Blig Flocking Uproar”- Nick Papantonis Light Feature “Woven Friendship”- Nick Papantonis 2nd Place
Best Newscast “Back to School”- Staff Community Impact “Unsung Heroes”- Liz Cooper Consumer “Mikeroworks”- Nick Papantonis General News “Chef. Sheppard. Servant.”- Nick Papantonis General News by MMJ “License to Work”- Simon Williams Use of Social Media-WPDE 2021 South Carolina Broadcasters Association Awards Finalist
TV Weathercaster of the Year- Ed Piotrowski Convergence Coverage “Covid Data”- Staff Best AM Newscast- Morning News Team TV Local Programming “Florence: One Year Later”- Staff 2020 RTDNAC Awards 1st Place
Use of Social Media “WPDE Social Media”- Station News Website “WPDE.com”- Station TV News Anchor Team of the Year- Trey Paul & Summer Dashe Health/Medicine “A Story from the Heart”- Summer Dashe Light Feature “Wheel of Life”- Nick Papantonis Sports Reporting “Archie Adams”- Nick Papantonis Entertainment “Renegade Reborn”- Nick Papantonis 2nd Place
News Special “Hurricane Florance: One Year Later”- Station 2020 NATAS Southeast Awards Team Coverage “Hurricane Dorian”- Victoria Spechko, Heather Gale, Michael Hutchinson, Emily Trampf, & Barry Wade Commercial “Monarch Roofing”- Blake Blancett, Hunter Gehman, & Jason Ashmawi 2020 Murrow Awards Investigative Reporting “Recess is the Wrong Answer”- Nick Papantonis 2019 South Carolina Broadcasters Association Best Weathercaster: “Ed Piotrowski” – Ed Piotrowski Best Convergence Coverage: “Hurricane Florence” Best Use of Digital Platforms: “Compilation” – Elizabeth Thomas, Briana Rivas, & Heather Gale 2019 Regional Murrow Awards 1st Place
Excellence in Social Media: WPDE.com – Heather Gale & Briana Rivas 2019 Associated Press Awards 1st Place
General Assignment: “Student March on Washington” – Kara Duffy, Reporter Editor: Wally Lurz Television Newscast: Evening/Night: “Parkland Strong” – WPEC Staff 2nd Place
Feature: Light News: “Climbing Gators” – Maxine Bentzel, Reporter & Wally Lurz, Editor General Assignment: “Passionate Chorus” – Maxine Bentzel, Reporter & Wally Lurz, Editor Breaking News: “Shooting at Stoneman Douglas” – WPEC Staff Continuing Coverage: “Battle at the Boarder” – Maria Tomasch, EP & Wally Lurz Editor Series/Franchise Reporting: “Impact Puerto Rico” Maria Tomasch, EP, Yaremi Farinas, Reporter & Chris Hinson, Photographer Overall Station of the Year: Mike Pumo, General Manager 2019 South Carolina Broadcasters Awards Honorary Life Member: Ed Piotrowski 2019 Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year: Ed Piotrowski Read More
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 1st Place
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 2nd Place
Best TV Website: “newschannel20.com” – AJ Bailey & Cody King, Digital Best Investigative Report: “Overtime Goldmine” – Rachel Droze, Reporter 2017 Illinois Broadcasters Association Awards 1st Place
Best Medium Market TV Weathercast – Cheryl Lemke 2nd Place
Best Medium Market Sports Anchor: “Weekend” – David Coy Best Medium Market Photographer: “Early Evening Shows” – Shawn Shanlee 2016 Illinois Silver Dome Awards 1st Place
Medium Market Local program, Series or Documentary: “Child Loss Series” – Stacey Skrysak Medium Market TV: Best TV Photojournalism 2016 Illinois Broadcaster Association Awards 1st place
Best Local Program-Series or Documentary: “Child Loss” – Stacey Skrysak, Adam Theilken\ Best TV Photojournalist
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2016 Associated Press Awards
1st place
Newscast: “KFXL Nightly”- Jake Taylor, Kent Boughton, Production Staff
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2021 Nebraska Broadcasters Association Awards
Gold Best Use of Multimedia Journalism- Brian Gnuse Silver Best Use of Multimedia Journalism- Brian Gnuse Read More
2021 EMMY Awards
1st Place
Anchor-Weather – Josh Cozart
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