Posted by pdfs blocked on May 06, 2012 at 12:07:40:
In Reply to: Re: Re: WBA Awwards Gala posted by WBA on May 06, 2012 at 11:49:19:
if so, here's the list. formatting is weird because it was all jazzed up in the pdf but at least you see the winners.
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Television Award Winners
Large Market Television
SPOT NEWS
1st Place: WTMJ-TV, Capitol Chaos
2nd Place: WISN-TV, Germantown Crash
3rd Place: WISN-TV, Bluff Collapse
MORNING NEWSCAST
1st Place: WISN-TV, Budget Battle AM
2nd Place: WITI-TV, Fox 6 WakeUp News - 2/2/2011
3rd Place: WTMJ-TV, The Big Blizzard
EVENING NEWSCAST
1st Place: WISN-TV, Collective Bargaining
Showdown
2nd Place: WISN-TV, Blizzard 2011
3rd Place: WTMJ-TV, TODAY'S TMJ4 Live at 10
NEWS WRITING
1st Place: WISN-TV, Dog Tags Returned
2nd Place: WITI-TV, Autism Dog Helper
3rd Place: WITI-TV, Honor Flight HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE
1st Place: WISN TV, Sex Offender Loophole
2nd Place: WISN TV, Sleeping Dispatcher
3rd Place: WTMJ TV, Big Bonuses
SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY
1st Place: WITI-TV, Wisconsin's Most Wanted
2nd Place: WISN-TV, Right to Die
3rd Place: WTMJ-TV, Dahmer Week
FEATURE
1st Place: WITI-TV, Miller Park Sax Player
2nd Place: WTMJ-TV, Titanic Baby
3rd Place: WITI-TV, Deaf Teller
BEST LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING
1st Place: WTMJ-TV, Charles Benson Compilation
2nd Place: WITI-TV, Mike Lowe Composite
3rd Place: WDJT TV, Pickle Jar Robbery
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE
1st Place: WITI-TV, Budget Battle
2nd Place: WTMJ-TV, Bus Bullies
3rd Place: WITI-TV, Recall Elections BEST USE OF NEWS VIDEO
1st Place: WITI-TV, Junk Parade
2nd Place: WITI-TV, Air Guitar
3rd Place: WDJT-TV, Underwater Fishing
SPORTS REPORTING
1st Place: WITI-TV, Big Guy Hats
2nd Place: WISN-TV, Edith and Aaron
3rd Place: WTMJ-TV, Marco Rivera
SPORTSCAST
1st Place: WITI-TV, Jen Lada Composite
2nd Place: WITI-TV, Tom Pipines Composite
3rd Place: WDJT-TV, Evan Fitzgerald Composite
BEST USE OF SPORTS VIDEO
1st Place: WISN-TV, Playoff Battle
2nd Place: WDJT-TV, Trash Talk
3rd Place: WITI-TV, Tough Mudder
WEATHERCAST
1st Place: WISN-TV, Weather Watch 12, 2/1/2011
2nd Place: WTMJ-TV, Brian Gotter
3rd Place: WITI-TV, Vince Condella Composite SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT
1st Place: WITI-TV, Prostate Cancer Screening
2nd Place: WISN-TV, Made in Wisconsin
3rd Place: WTMJ-TV, Community Baby Shower 2011
SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING
1st Place: WITI-TV, Season of Giving
2nd Place: WITI-TV, Fox 6 Blitz
3rd Place: WISN-TV, Season to Celebrate
EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY
1st Place: WITI-TV, Ted's Take #2
2nd Place: WITI-TV, Ted's Take #1
3rd Place: WTMJ-TV, What's Hot PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WDJT-TV, Just 10 Minutes 2011 Campaign
2nd Place: WISN-TV, Experience Image Campaign
3rd Place: WISN-TV, AM Image Summer Campaign
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WTMJ-TV, The TODAY'S TMJ4
Community Baby Shower
2nd Place: WISN-TV, “Save These Faces”
Facebook Campaign
3rd Place: WTMJ-TV, UPAF Ride for the Arts
BEST COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WTMJ-TV, First Stage Children's Theater
Jingle Bells Batman Smells!
2nd Place: WTMJ-TV, Pick 'n Save Weather Calendar
3rd Place: WDJT-TV, Ernie Von Schledorn MADISON MADNESS
1st Place: WTMJ-TV, Capitol Chaos
2nd Place: WISN-TV, Madison Madness
3rd Place: WITI-TV, Budget Battle Medium Market Television SPOT NEWS
1st Place: WISC-TV, Downtown Fire
2nd Place: WMTV-TV, Senators Flee Wisconsin
3rd Place: WMTV-TV, Young Brothers Murdered
MORNING NEWSCAST
1st Place: WKOW-TV, Wake Up Wisconsin -
April 6, 2011
2nd Place: WBAY-TV, Action 2 News This Morning,
4/11/2011
3rd Place: WKOW-TV, Wake Up Wisconsin -
June 30, 2011
Television Award Winners (continued)
EVENING NEWSCAST
1st Place: WISC-TV, News 3 at 6
2nd Place: WBAY-TV, Action 2 News at Five
3rd Place: WGBA TV, Best Newscast NEWS WRITING
1st Place: WISC-TV, House Concert
2nd Place: WBAY-TV, Pricey Potty
3rd Place: WLUK-TV, Patriotism
HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE
1st Place: WLUK-TV, Where are the Jobs?
2nd Place: WISC-TV, Facebook Photos
3rd Place: WKOW-TV, Friends You Can't Trust
SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY
1st Place: WHA-TV, Wisconsin's Nazi Resistance:
The Mildred Fish-Harnack Story
2nd Place: WLUK-TV, Inmates on the Job
3rd Place: WLUK-TV, Packers-Vikings Rivalry in
Jeopardy FEATURE
1st Place: WKOW-TV, The Road To Fame:
Whitney Mann
2nd Place: WISC-TV, Social Media Romance
3rd Place: WISC-TV, Kidney Donation
BEST LIVE ON SCENE REPORTING
1st Place: WMTV-TV, Chris Woodard Live Reporting
2nd Place: WISC-TV, David Douglas Compilation
3rd Place: WLUK-TV, Soldier's Daughter
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE
1st Place: WMTV-TV, Heroin Epidemic
2nd Place: WISC-TV, Recall Walker
3rd Place: WMTV-TV, Fallout Recall BEST USE OF NEWS VIDEO
1st Place: WMTV-TV, Concealed Carry
2nd Place: WGBA-TV, Business of Hunting
3rd Place: WLUK-TV, Maple Syrup Tradition
SPORTS REPORTING
1st Place: WISC-TV, Cancer Inspires Team
2nd Place: WKOW-TV, Overcoming Life's Curveballs
3rd Place: WMTV-TV, Remembering Madi SPORTSCAST
1st Place: WKOW-TV, Jake Zimmermann
2nd Place: WISC-TV, News 3 Sports
3rd Place: WMTV-TV, NBC 15 Sports
BEST USE OF SPORTS VIDEO
1st Place: WMTV-TV, When We Were Kings
2nd Place: WISC-TV, Zip Line Adventure
3rd Place: WLUK-TV, The Boys of Fall WEATHERCAST
1st Place: WISC-TV, Karin Swanson
2nd Place: WGBA-TV, Cameron Moreland
3rd Place: WMTV-TV, David George, Weather
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place: WISC-TV, Time For Kids: Recipe for Health
2nd Place: WKOW-TV, Jefferson Awards
3rd Place: WISC-TV, Hands on Hearts
SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING
1st Place: WKOW-TV, Wisconsin vs. Nebraska
Pregame Special
2nd Place: WISC-TV, Rose Bowl Extra
3rd Place: WLUK-TV, Fox 11 Packers Family Night EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY
1st Place: WLUK-TV, Answering Your Emails
2nd Place: WLUK-TV, Losing a Legend
3rd Place: WISC-TV, Editorial: Walker's Budget
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WKOW-TV, Left Out in the Cold
(27 Storm Track Winter Campaign)
2nd Place: WISC-TV, News 3 MARCH MADNESS
3rd Place: WISC-TV, NEWS 3 Everywhere You Are
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WKOW-TV, Art Fair on the Square
2nd Place: WMTV-TV, Blooming Butterflies
3rd Place: WMTV-TV, Madison Symphony Orchestra BEST COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WISC-TV, Century House
2nd Place: WISC-TV, Hitter's Sportsplex
3rd Place: WKOW-TV, Camera Company “I Can Do It”
MADISON MADNESS
1st Place: WISC-TV, Madison Madness
2nd Place: WMTV-TV, Political Fallout
3rd Place: WMTV-TV, Political Firestorm Small Market Television
SPOT NEWS
1st Place: WKBT-TV, Tornado Coverage
2nd Place: WSAW-TV, Wood County Storms
3rd Place: WAOW-TV, Merrill Tornado MORNING NEWSCAST
1st Place: WSAW-TV, Sunrise 7 - July 21, 2011
2nd Place: WSAW-TV, Sunrise 7 - April 11, 2011
3rd Place: WKBT-TV, News 8 This Morning -
Superbowl Celebration EVENING NEWSCAST
1st Place: WAOW-TV, Live at Five 11/9/2011
2nd Place: WEAU-TV, WEAU 13 NEWS AT 6 5/6/2011
3rd Place: WKBT-TV, News 8 at 6: Tornado Aftermath
NEWS WRITING
1st Place: WQOW-TV, Campendium Part 3:
Playing With Fire
2nd Place: WEAU-TV, Cole's Community
3rd Place: WSAW-TV, A Day He'll Never Forget
Television Award Winners (continued)
HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 1st Place: WKBT-TV, Service and Sacrifice:
Welcome Home!
2nd Place: WAOW-TV, Bullying
3rd Place: WQOW-TV, The Job Search
SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY
1st Place: WAOW-TV, Honor Flight
2nd Place: WKBT-TV, Freedom Honor Flight
3rd Place: WSAW-TV, Cold Case FEATURE
1st Place: WSAW-TV, Christmas for Kayleigh
2nd Place: WEAU-TV, Refuge Farms Rescue and
Sanctuary
3rd Place: WAOW-TV, Purple Heart
BEST LIVE ON SCENE REPORTING
1st Place: WSAW-TV, Amy Pflugshaupt
2nd Place: WKBT-TV, Lou Hillman:
Tornado Coverage
3rd Place: WSAW-TV, Liz Hayes
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE
1st Place: WKBT-TV, In Search Of:
Service and Sacrifice
2nd Place: WSAW-TV, Merrill Tornado
3rd Place: WAOW-TV, Fleet Farm Bell Ringers BEST USE OF NEWS VIDEO
1st Place: WKBT-TV, One Last Shot
2nd Place: WKBT-TV, Restoring History and Faith
3rd Place: WQOW-TV, The Con Con
SPORTS REPORTING
1st Place: WKBT-TV, Seneca: Winning after
Heartbreaking Loss
2nd Place: WKBT-TV, Schultz Takes Long Road to
Softball Success
3rd Place: WAOW-TV, Natalie Decker NASCAR
SPORTSCAST
1st Place: WSAW-TV, NewsChannel 7 Sports –
Dale Ryman
2nd Place: WKBT-TV, News 8 Sports – 3/6/2011
3rd Place: WEAU-TV, Sportscast – 3/1/2011 BEST USE OF SPORTS VIDEO
1st Place: WKBT-TV, Behind Enemy Lines
2nd Place: WSAW-TV, Ultimate Fighting Brothers
3rd Place: WSAW-TV, Gone in 10 Seconds –
Heartbeat of a Champion
WEATHERCAST 1st Place: WSAW-TV, Mike Breunling
2nd Place: WAOW-TV, Wake Up Wisconsin –
Justin Loew
3rd Place: WKBT-TV, Stormteam Meteorologist
Michelle Poedel
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT
1st Place: WQOW-TV, Kids in Need
2nd Place: WKBT-TV, Steppin’ Out in Pink
3rd Place: WSAW-TV, Help Merrill
SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING
1st Place: WAOW-TV, Honor Flight Special
2nd Place: WKBT-TV, Assignment Education:
Changes and Challenges
3rd Place: WAOW-TV, Jefferson Awards EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY 1st Place: WQOW-TV, Free & Easy
2nd Place: WEAU-TV, Packin’ for Perfection
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WKBT-TV, Winter Commitment
2nd Place: WQOW-TV, Mobile Site Weather 2011
3rd Place: WSAW-TV, NewsChannel 7 Mobile
Technology PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WXOW-TV, La Crosse Sports Commission
Golf Show 2011
2nd Place: WKBT-TV, Big Muddy Run
3rd Place: WSAW-TV, Vote
BEST COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WKBT-TV, Sue Kolve’s Holiday 2011 Tires
2nd Place: WKBT-TV, CP Association Skilled 30
3rd Place: WXOW-TV, Piggy’s – Closed Course
MADISON MADNESS
1st Place: WQOW-TV, Madison Protests
2nd Place: WEAU-TV, Capitol in Crisis
3rd Place: WSAW-TV, Madison Madness: A Central
Wisconsin Perspective
News and Talk Radio Award Winners
Large Market Radio - News and Talk
SPOT NEWS
1st Place: WI Public Radio, Merrill Twister
2nd Place: WTMJ-AM, The Blizzard of 2011
3rd Place: WTDY-AM, Capitol Standoff
HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE
1st Place: WUWM-FM, Project Milwaukee: Southern
Connections (Newsroom Reports)
2nd Place: WTMJ-AM, Heroin in the Suburbs
3rd Place: WTMJ-AM, 911 Response Times
News and Talk Radio Award Winners (continued)
FEATURE
1st Place: WI Public Radio, Packers’ Music
2nd Place: WUWM-FM, MLB Looks to the Forest
Service
3rd Place: WI Public Radio, Northwoods Baseball
BEST NEWSCAST
1st Place: WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin’s Morning News
2nd Place: WUWM-FM, WUWM Morning Newscast –
March 2
3rd Place: WTDY-AM, Deana Wright
BEST USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS
1st Place: WI Public Radio, Snowmobiles on Water
2nd Place: WTDY-AM, Republicans Under Siege
3rd Place: WTMJ-AM, Fishing Has No Boundaries
NEWS WRITING
1st Place: WUWM-FM, Farmland Preservation Faces
Uncertain Future
2nd Place: WTMJ-AM, Lucy at Arlington
3rd Place: WI Public Radio, Postal Closings
BEST LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING
1st Place: WTMJ-AM, A Fire and Shots Fired
2nd Place: WTDY-AM, Inside Senate Chambers
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE
1st Place: WUWM-FM, Recall Fever
2nd Place: WI Public Radio, Supreme Court
Altercation
3rd Place: WI Public Radio, Iron Ore Mine Proposal
BEST RADIO SHOW (9AM-5AM)
1st Place: WTDY-AM, Everything at Noon
2nd Place: WTMJ-AM, Mid-Day with Charlie Sykes
3rd Place: WTDY-AM, Everything at Five
BEST MORNING SHOW (5AM-9AM)
1st Place: WI Public Radio, Joy Cardin Show,
12/31/2011
2nd Place: WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin’s Morning News
3rd Place: WTDY-AM, Sly in the Morning
SPORTSCAST
1st Place: WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin’s Morning News
Sports
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT
1st Place: WTMJ-AM, Kids2Kids Christmas
SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING
1st Place: WUWM-FM, Lake Effect Weekend:
9/11 Tenth Anniversary
EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY
1st Place: WUWM-FM, The Latino Vote
2nd Place: WUWM-FM, Incident in Sherman Park
3rd Place: WTDY-AM, Sly in Sixty Seconds
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WTDY-AM, Sly in the Morning
2nd Place: WTMJ-AM, Breaking News
3rd Place: WI Public Radio, One-Day Wednesday
Promo
BEST COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WTMJ-AM, Fish Tale
BEST HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WTMJ-AM, Hometown Hyyyello!
2nd Place: WSSP-AM, You/Her
3rd Place: WTMJ-AM, It’s ME, Mom
MOST ENTERTAINING CLIENT-RECORDED COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WSSP-AM, Nice Ash Cigar MADISON MADNESS
1st Place: WUWM Madison Madness
2nd Place: Wisconsin Uprising: A series of daily news
reports from the ground
3rd Place: WTDY-Madison Medium Market Radio - News and Talk
SPOT NEWS
1st Place: WTAQ-AM, Tornado Sunday
2nd Place: WHBL-AM, Explosion at Adell Co-op
3rd Place: WSAU-FM, Brokaw Mill Closes
HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE
1st Place: WFDL-FM, Crossing the Line
2nd Place: WFDL-FM, Officer Down
3rd Place: WAYY-AM, Protests
FEATURE
1st Place: WTAQ-AM, Reporter vs. Food
2nd Place: WRJN-AM, Stay Away Mr. President
3rd Place: WAYY-AM, Cambodia School BEST NEWSCAST
1st Place: WHBL-AM, Noon News July 28
2nd Place: WTAQ-AM, 5:30 am News
3rd Place: WTAQ-AM, WTAQ’s 1 o’clock News
BEST USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS
1st Place: WTAQ-AM, Zippin Pippin
2nd Place: WCLO-AM, No Need for a Warrant
3rd Place: WCLO-AM, Shop with a Cop NEWS WRITING
1st Place: WCLO-AM, Remembering the Fallen
2nd Place: WCLO-AM, Rally to Recall
3rd Place: WTAQ-AM, Super Toilet
BEST LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING
1st Place: WFDL-FM, Officer Down
2nd Place: WTAQ-AM, Tornado Live
3rd Place: WHBY-AM, Erik Walden in Court
News and Talk Radio Award Winners (continued)
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE
1st Place: WCLO-AM, Race Relations
2nd Place: WCLO-AM, City Council Clash
3rd Place: WHBY-AM, A Change in Appleton’s
Top Cop
BEST RADIO SHOW (9AM-5AM)
1st Place: WHBY-AM, The Philcast Christmas Show
2nd Place: WTAQ-AM, Jerry Bader Show
3rd Place: WHWC-FM, Spectrum West BEST MORNING SHOW (5AM-9AM)
1st Place: WHBY-AM, WHBY Morning Show –
Dec. 20, 2011
2nd Place: WTAQ-AM, Mike, Matt & the Morning News
3rd Place: WCLO-AM, Southern Wisconsin’s
Morning News
SPORTSCAST
1st Place: WHBY-AM, WHBY 7:25 Sports with
Bill Scott
2nd Place: WTAQ-AM, WTAQ Sports
3rd Place: WSAU-FM, WSAU Sports
BEST SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY
1st Place: WHBY-AM, Appleton East vs. Appleton
West – Dec. 16, 2011
2nd Place: WHBY-AM, Xavier vs. Marinette –
Oct. 22, 2011 – Justin Hull/Tom Nieses
3rd Place: WOMT-AM, The Miracle at Municipal SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT
1st Place: WTAQ-AM, Families of Children
with Cancer
2nd Place: WCLO-AM, WCLO Ringing & Bringing
2011
SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING
1st Place: WTAQ-AM, 9-11 Memorial
2nd Place: WOMT-AM, WOMT 2011 Holiday Parade
3rd Place: WJOK-AM, Father Dan Farley
Tribute Show
EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY
1st Place: WSAU-FM, Conley Commentary –
Brokaw Mill
2nd Place: WTAQ-AM, Radical Times
3rd Place: WCLO-AM, Al’s Sports Commentary PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WTAQ-AM, Packers Play Here
2nd Place: WCLO-AM, Radio Gets Results –
Elsberry’s
3rd Place: WCLO-AM, Radio Gets Results –
Alter Metal Recycling PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WHBY-AM, B.A.B.E.S. Respite Counseling
Disco Night
2nd Place: WCLO-AM, Rock County Cancer Coalition
3rd Place: WCLO-AM, Rock County 4H
BEST COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WRJN-AM, Mt. Pleasant Renaissance
School
2nd Place: WTAQ-AM, Two Men & a Truck
3rd Place: WSCO-AM, Snagg – Gun Show Rev.
BEST HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WHBY-AM, Ace Hardware of Appleton/
Carstens Ace – Craftsman Quality Repairs
2nd Place: WSCO-AM, Recovery Room – Bus Trip
3rd Place: WCLO-AM, AWS: Pro Bag Wrestling MOST ENTERTAINING CLIENT-RECORDED COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WHBY-AM, Hoffman – Spot #3
2nd Place: WTAQ-AM, Apex
3rd Place: WHBY-AM, Larry’s Piggly Wiggly –
Familiar Faces: Stephanie Tetak
MADISON MADNESS
1st Place: WCLO-AM, WCLO Madison Madness
2nd Place: WTAQ-AM, Madison Madness
3rd Place: WFDL-FM, Collective Partisanship Small Market Radio - News and Talk
SPOT NEWS
1st Place: WTCH-AM, Japan Earthquake Interview
2nd Place: WWIS-FM, Summer Storm Tears Through
Black River Country
3rd Place: WJMT-AM, Tornado Governor Tour HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 1st Place: WBEV-AM, Fountain Inn Tavern
Controversy
2nd Place: WJMT-AM, Pine Ridge
3rd Place: WACD-FM, City of Antigo Budget Solution,
Both Sides
FEATURE
1st Place: WTCH-AM, Shawano Midnight Run FAIL
2nd Place: WWIS-FM, Old Rustic Mill Memories
3rd Place: WBEV-AM, Recall Puff Piece
BEST NEWSCAST
1st Place: WJMT-AM, Noon News 4/11/2011
2nd Place: WTCH-AM, WTCH Local Newscast
3rd Place: WHYB-FM, Newscast – 7/29/2011
BEST USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS
1st Place: WBEV-AM, Spouting Off on the
Fountain Inn
2nd Place: WBDK-FM, Dispatch Center Swamped
3rd Place: WJMT-AM, Boys Return Home NEWS WRITING
1st Place: WJMT-AM, Tornado
2nd Place: WACD-FM, Unified School District of
Antigo Referendum
3rd Place: WBDK-FM, Senior Stress
News and Talk Radio Award Winners (continued)
BEST LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING
1st Place: WJMT-AM, Tornado Command Post
2nd Place: WTCH-AM, Shawano Fire Scene
3rd Place: WWIS-FM, On-the-Scene in Irving:
Storm Damage
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE
1st Place: WBEV-AM, Dan Thiel Gross Injustice
2nd Place: WJMT-AM, Merrill Tornado
3rd Place: WACD-FM, White Lake School
Building Referendum BEST RADIO SHOW (9AM-5AM)
1st Place: WTCH-AM, Sports Wrap with
Brad Williams
SPORTSCAST
1st Place: WTCH-AM, WTCH Sportscast – 11/4, 12/1
and 12/26, 2011
2nd Place: WWIS-FM, Monday Morning Quarterback
3rd Place: WHYB-FM, Sportscast – 8/2/2011
BEST SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY
1st Place: WSFQ-FM, Wausaukee vs. Crivitz
2nd Place: WHYB-FM, Menominee Football
3rd Place: WJMT-AM, State Basketball – 3/18/2011 SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT
1st Place: WRJO-FM, Rayala Resignation
2nd Place: WRJO-FM, Holperin/Simac Forum
3rd Place: WACD-FM, Crusade for Kids
SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING
1st Place: WHYB-FM, Our Town - McCreary
2nd Place: WBEV-AM, Tribute to Veterans EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY 1st Place: WJMT-AM, It’s Your Fault
2nd Place: WBDK-FM, Armed Standoff
Resolved Peacefully
3rd Place: WBDK-FM, Doctor Deserves Nobel Prize
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WHYB-FM, Swap Shop
2nd Place: WBEV-AM, John & Bill Morning Show
3rd Place: WJMT-AM, WJMT Tornado Promo
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WWIS-FM, Jackson County Youth
Theater Anti-Bullying
2nd Place: WBEV-AM, Pitch, Hit & Run
3rd Place: WBDK-FM, Adopt-A-Soldier PSA
BEST COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WJMT-AM, A Bad Morning
2nd Place: WTCH-AM, Lakeview QuickMart –
“Deer Hunting”
3rd Place: WHYB-FM, Cruisin’ Oldies
BEST HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WBEV-AM, Senor Fernando Powersports
2nd Place: WTCH-AM, Lakeview Quickmart –
“Halloween Chicken”
3rd Place: WHYB-FM, Cozzy’s
MOST ENTERTAINING CLIENT-RECORDED COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WBEV-AM, Dr. Jay & Dr. Tom Doctor
Christmas Carols
2nd Place: WBEV-AM, Schaeffer Soft Water Fairytale
3rd Place: WACD-FM, Antigo Zumba Fitness MADISON MADNESS 1st Place: WBEV-AM, The Fitzgerald’s Backyard
2nd Place: WWIS-FM, Rep. Radcliffe is at Work
3rd Place: WHYB-FM, Madison Madness
Music Radio Award Winners
Large Market Radio - Music
BEST MORNING SHOW (5AM-9AM)
1st Place: WLDB-FM, Jane & CV in the Morning
2nd Place: WLUM-FM, Kramp and Adler Morning
Show
3rd Place: WRNW-FM, Connie & Curtis
BEST RADIO SHOW (9AM-5AM)
1st Place: WRNW-FM, Riggs Random Radio Show
2nd Place: WYMS-FM, Rhythm Lab Radio
3rd Place: WLDB-FM, Julie Davidson Mid-Days INFORMATION BLOCK 1st Place: WYMS-FM, Milwukee Film Festival
a
Insider
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT
1st Place: WJQM-FM, Joplin Water Drive
2nd Place: WRNW-FM, Make a Wish with
Connie & Curtis
3rd Place: WMAD-FM, WMAD Operation Toy Drive
Concert
BEST USE OF AUDIO (NON-NEWS) 1st Place: WLUM-FM, Vodka Soaked Tampons
2nd Place: WMGN-FM, Magic 98 Dallas Promo
3rd Place: WYMS-FM, Milwaukee Film Festival
Volunteers
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WMGN-FM, Magic 98 Bob Sports Promo
2nd Place: WRNW-FM, New Fall Season of
NOW (series)
3rd Place: WIBA-FM, WIBA FM CCR Groundhog’s
Day
Music Radio Award Winners (continued)
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WMGN-FM, Yes I will Wisconsin Dot Com
BEST COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WKLH-FM, WKLH Recruitment
2nd Place: WLDB-FM, Hi, It’s Me – Fiat 500
3rd Place: WLDB-FM, Best Beer Moment BEST HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WXSS-FM, Get on the Fast Track
2nd Place: WMYX-FM, Mindful Movements
3rd Place: WOLX-FM, Incredible Egg, Dude MOST ENTERTAINING CLIENT-RECORDED COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WMMM-FM, Overheard at Pasqual’s
2nd Place: WMMM-FM, Overheard at Pasqual’s Bar BEST ARTIST INTERVIEW
1st Place: WLDB-FM, John Tesh Christmas
2nd Place: WYMS-FM, Studio Milwaukee:
The Hold Steady
3rd Place: WMYX-FM, Jennifer Lopez
BEST STATION EVENT PROMO
1st Place: WHQG-FM, WHQG Combat Hunger
2nd Place: WRNW-FM, “GNow Gnomes Gone Gwild”
3rd Place: WYMS-FM, 88Nine Radio Milwaukee’s
Halloween Bash BEST STATION MUSICAL PROMO
1st Place: WIBA-FM, WIBA FM Workforce Music
Hour
2nd Place: WMGN-FM, Paul McCartney Promo
3rd Place: WLUM-FM, FM 102.1 Smells Like the 90’s
Pre-Superbowl Weekend
BEST CLIENT EVENT PROMO
1st Place: WKLH-FM, WKLH Green and Gold Cave
BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE
1st Place: WLUM-FM, Missed Connections:
Penis Mustache
2nd Place: WYMS-FM, Louder Than a Bomb at the
Milwaukee Film Festival/ Make a
Difference Week 7
3rd Place: WLDB-FM, 2:30 Trivia with Julie Davidson
BEST LIVE ON-SITE BROADCAST REMOTE
1st Place: WLUM-FM, FM 102.1’s Fake After
Christmas Tree Sale Remote BEST SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING
1st Place: WYMS-FM, Tremaine Hawthorne, Youth
Leader at Gilda’s Club, Part 2/ Safe
Streets, Healthy Kids Week 8
2nd Place: WYMS-FM, Tremaine Hawthorne, Youth
Leader at Gilda’s Club/Safe
Streets, Healthy Kids Week 8
3rd Place: WLDB-FM, After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
(ABCD) Our Call-to-Care Radiothon
MADISON MADNESS
1st Place: WLUM-FM, FM 102.1 Fight Hard Weekend Medium Market Radio - Music
BEST MORNING SHOW (5AM-9AM)
1st Place: WBCV-FM, Trav and Christy in the
Morning
2nd Place: WFDL-FM, WAKE UP!
3rd Place: WIXX-FM, The Murphy in the Morning
Show
BEST RADIO SHOW (9AM-5AM)
1st Place: WBCV-FM, Afternoons with Casey
2nd Place: WDEZ-FM, The Duke Ranch – Joe Cassady
3rd Place: WJVL-FM, WJVL’s Justin Brown in the
Afternoon INFORMATION BLOCK
1st Place: WAPL-FM, Channel 5 News Update – You
Can’t Make It Up File
2nd Place: WIFC-FM, Mosinee Police Standoff
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT
1st Place: WAPL-FM, Rock for Kids Radiothon –
Emmet’s Story
2nd Place: WYTE-FM, Y106.5 Tops $100,000 for CMN!
3rd Place: WFDL-FM, RELAY RADIO 2011
BEST USE OF AUDIO (NON-NEWS)
1st Place: WGTD-FM, The Live WGTD Radio Theater’s
50th Anniversary Broadcast
2nd Place: WAPL-FM, Afternoon Road Show
Veterans Salute
3rd Place: WBCV-FM, WHO POOPED AND PEED ON
THE BANK?
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WIXX-FM, Katy Perry Ticket Fairy
2nd Place: WAPL-FM, WAPL Mobile App (HAL 2001)
3rd Place: WAPL-FM, Passport to Rock – U2
(The Charlie Sheen Interview) PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WAPL-FM, Movember PSA
2nd Place: WIXX-FM, WIXX-JDRF Walk
BEST COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WBCV-FM, BLING IT AROUND AGAIN
2nd Place: WDEZ-FM, Mullins Cheese Good Deal
3rd Place: WDEZ-FM, Rib Mountain Glass BEST HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WDLB-AM, PK Auto “It’s the Most
Likely Time”
2nd Place: WZOR-FM, Erickson Auto Trim –
Christmas Whoopie
3rd Place: WKSZ-FM, Sound World of Green Bay –
The Rematch
Music Radio Award Winners (continued)
MOST ENTERTAINING CLIENT-RECORDED
COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WTCX-FM, Pig Knife Throw
2nd Place: WAPL-FM, Darboy Stone & Brick –
Heat & Glo #1
3rd Place: WCHK-FM, J. Anthony Jewelers – Top Ten
BEST ARTIST INTERVIEW
1st Place: WTCX-FM, Erik Turner of Warrant
2nd Place: WIFC-FM, Ace of Cakes “Duff Goldman”
3rd Place: WKSZ-FM, Chuck Farrar Interview
BEST STATION EVENT PROMO
1st Place: WAPL-FM, Rick and Len Two Putz
Golf Classic
2nd Place: WKSZ-FM, Bras Across the Fox
3rd Place: WJVL-FM, WJVL – Super Contest
BEST STATION MUSICAL PROMO
1st Place: WAPL-FM, Zeppelin – Scorpions –
Pearl Jam - Ozzy
2nd Place: WOZZ-FM, Scary Terry’s Saturday
Nightmare
3rd Place: WAPL-FM, Skynyrd – Floyd – Nirvana -
Aerosmith
BEST CLIENT EVENT PROMO
1st Place: WZOR-FM, Monster Trucks XL
2nd Place: WJVL-FM, WVJL – Diamond Center
Valentine
3rd Place: WOZZ-FM, Pop Evil Live at Bruiser’s
BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE
1st Place: WGTD-FM, The Seventh Season of the
Live WGTD Radio Theater
2nd Place: WAPL-FM, A Boy Named Suh
3rd Place: WAPL-FM, Rockin’ Apple Tundra Talk BEST LIVE ON-SITE BROADCAST REMOTE
1st Place: WYTE-FM, Pat and AJ with Randy Travis
at Hodag
2nd Place: WOZZ-FM, Rock 94.7 Rock Fest Reports
3rd Place: WTCX-FM, GAMEPLAN/D. BISHOP
BEST SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING
1st Place: WOGB-FM, WOGB’s 36 Hours of
Christmas
2nd Place: WYTE-FM, Y106.5 Raises $100,000 for
CMN Kids
MADISON MADNESS
1st Place: WAPL-FM, State of the Steele Rockers
Union Address Small Market Radio - Music
BEST MORNING SHOW (5AM-9AM)
1st Place: WLKG-FM, Michaels in the Morning
2nd Place: WCYE-FM, PJ in the Morning
3rd Place: WGLR-FM, WGLR’s Big Show with
Rob Spangler
BEST RADIO SHOW (9AM-5AM)
1st Place: WLKG-FM, Saturday at the 70’s
2nd Place: WCYE-FM, Ben Merritt Show
3rd Place: WCOW-FM, Mike in the Midday
INFORMATION BLOCK
1st Place: WLKG-FM, 9AM News – Madison Madness
2nd Place: WLST-FM, NOON NEWS BLOCK
3rd Place: WLKG-FM, 9AM News Break SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT
1st Place: WCYE-FM, The Yellow Ribbon Project
2nd Place: WGLR-FM, 2011 WGLR Holiday Auction
3rd Place: WKFX-FM, Burger King & VFW Unmet
Needs Program
BEST USE OF AUDIO (NON-NEWS)
1st Place: WLKG-FM, 9/11 Anniversary Promo
2nd Place: WLKG-FM, We Got Him!
3rd Place: WCOW-FM, A Soldiers Letter
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place: WLKG-FM, Memorial Day Weekend Promo
2nd Place: WAQE-FM, Star Summer Promo
3rd Place: WLKG-FM, 96 Days of Summer Promo PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place: WRJO-FM, WRJO/Upward Bound Program
2nd Place: WCOW-FM, Drive Away Hunger
3rd Place: WCOW-FM, Randina, Tyson, Walker
BEST COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WXYM-FM, WXYM – Boyers Furniture
“Hunting”
2nd Place: WCQM-FM, Ailing Business
3rd Place: WPVL-FM, WPVL-FM Fashion Touch
Cleaners – Dinner Party
BEST HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WRJO-FM, Christmas is for Kids
2nd Place: WCQM-FM, Ghost Bustin’ Appliances
3rd Place: WLKG-FM, Jim’s Auto Body – Viagra Spoof MOST ENTERTAINING CLIENT-RECORDED COMMERCIAL
1st Place: WLKG-FM, Hoss’s Hometown Fudge –
Animal Whisperers
2nd Place: WQPC-FM, Junipers Rap
BEST ARTIST INTERVIEW
1st Place: WCQM-FM, A Mary-Full Christmas
2nd Place: WCYE-FM, Classic Country Sunday
Night Interviews
3rd Place: WGLR-FM, WGLR – A Little Bit Country,
A Little Bit Older (Marie Osmond Surprise
Birthday Call) BEST STATION EVENT PROMO
1st Place: WCOW-FM, Lady A - Lounge
2nd Place: WCOW-FM, CMA Party 2011
3rd Place: WLST-FM, CAT CASH
Music Radio Award Winners (continued)
BEST STATION MUSICAL PROMO
1st Place: WLKG-FM, New Music on Lake 961 –
August 2011
2nd Place: WAQE-FM, Year-End Beat Mix
3rd Place: WLKG-FM, New Music on Lake 961 –
September 2011
BEST CLIENT EVENT PROMO
1st Place: WJMC-FM, Countryfest Friday
2nd Place: WKFX-FM, Rockfest Friday Lineup
3rd Place: WKFX-FM, Clear Lake Firefest –
Lynyrd Skynyrd BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE
1st Place: WLKG-FM, Looking Back at the Bucks
with Eddie Doucette
2nd Place: WCOW-FM, Moo Crew Country
Music News
3rd Place: WJMQ-FM, Wolf River Sturgeon Shuffle
BEST LIVE ON-SITE BROADCAST REMOTE
1st Place: WCOW-FM, COW97 at Country Fest 2011
2nd Place: WCYE-FM, Oneida County Relay for Life
3rd Place: WKFX-FM, Rina’s Sewing Center –
Mail Order Bride
BEST SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING
1st Place: WCQM-FM, Deer Hunting on the Radio?
2nd Place: WCOW-FM, Dierks Bentley Concert
Announcement
3rd Place: WJMQ-FM, New London Girls Basketball
State Championship Game
MADISON MADNESS
1st Place: WLKG-FM, Madison Madness Montage
New Media Award Winners
BEST WEBSITE FOCUSED ON JOURNALISM
1st Place: WMTV-TV, NBC 15 Online
2nd Place: WITI-TV, fox6now.com
3rd Place: WISN-TV, WISN.com
BEST NON-NEWS WEBSITE
1st Place: WXMM-FM, FM929COUNTRY.com
2nd Place: WZOR-FM, RAZOR947.com
3rd Place: WAPL-FM, www.wapl.com
BEST NICHE WEBSITE
1st Place: WLUK-TV, OnPolitix
2nd Place: WISC-TV,
Downtownmadison.channel3000.com
3rd Place: WMTV-TV, Moms Everyday BEST SPECIAL WEB PROJECT
1st Place: WSAW-TV, Cold Cases
2nd Place: WISC-TV, Blizzard 2011
3rd Place: WKOW-TV, Walker’s Budget Battle Page
BEST USE OF USER-GENERATED CONTENT
1st Place: WSAW-TV, April 10th Tornado
2nd Place: WYMS-FM, Milwaukee Remixed
3rd Place: WMTV-TV, Madison Funnel Cloud BEST INNOVATION
1st Place: WYMS-FM, 88Nine RadioMilwaukee Use
with Location-Based Stories
via Broadcast
2nd Place: WISC-TV, Capitol Protests
3rd Place: WTMJ-TV, NewsBurst!
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
1st Place: WYTE-FM, Pat and AJ in the Morning
2nd Place: WYMS-FM, 88Nine RadioMilwaukee’s
Facebook/Twitter/Other Social Networks
3rd Place: WAPL-FM, Movember Campaign
MULTIMEDIA AD/PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN
1st Place: WISN-TV, Save These Faces
2nd Place: WKOW-TV, Scared of Santa Contest
3rd Place: WDEZ-FM, WDEZ Money4Music
BEST ONLINE PERSONALITY 1st Place: WISC-TV, Jessica Arp
2nd Place: WITI-TV, Vince Condella
3rd Place: WEAU-TV, Meghan Kulig
BEST LIVE ON-SITE ONLINE COVERAGE
1st Place: WISC-TV, Freakfest 2011
2nd Place: WOZZ-FM, Rock 94.7’s Rock Fest Blog
3rd Place: WisconsinEye, WisEye Live On-Site
Online Coverage
MADISON MADNESS
1st Place: WISC-TV, Capitol Protests/Recall Coverage
2nd Place: WQOW-TV, Walker’s Budget Battle
3rd Place: WKOW-TV, Madison Madness:
Walker’s Budget Battle Page
2011 News Operation of the Year Award Winners
TELEVISION
LARGE MARKET
MEDIUM MARKET
SMALL MARKET
WITI-TV
Milwaukee
WISC-TV
Milwaukee
WKBT-TV
La Crosse
2011 Station of the Year Award Winners
TELEVISION
LARGE MARKET
MEDIUM MARKET
SMALL MARKET
WITI-TV
Milwaukee
WISC-TV
Milwaukee
WKBT-TV
La Crosse
NEWS AND TALK RADIO
LARGE MARKET
MEDIUM MARKET
SMALL MARKET
WTMJ-AM
Milwaukee
WHBY-AM
Appleton
WBEV-AM
Beaver Dam
MUSIC RADIO
LARGE MARKET
MEDIUM MARKET
SMALL MARKET
WLUM-FM
Milwaukee
WAPL-FM
Appleton
WLKG-FM
Lake Geneva
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE
2011 WBA AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE WINNERS!