WisconsinBroadcasters Association
Awards For Excellence
2018 Winner’s List
Large Market Television
MORNING NEWSCAST 1st Place – WISN-TV, Car into Building Shooting,
Hurricane Michael 2
nd Place – WITI-TV, FOX6 Wakeup at 6:00AM –
Explosion in Sun Prairie 3
rd Place – WISN-TV, Semi Wreck, Highway Shutdown
EVENING NEWSCAST 1st Place – WTMJ-TV, Live at 5:00 – Foxconn Breaks
Ground 2
nd Place – WISN-TV, Campus Bus Crash, Church Fire
3rd
Place – WYTU-TV, Telemundo Wisconsin News at 10 p.m. SPORTSCAST 1st Place – WITI-TV, Kaitlin Sharkey
2nd
Place – WDJT-TV, Scott Grodsky 3
rd Place – WISN-TV, Dan Needles
WEATHERCAST 1st Place – WTMJ-TV, Brian Niznansky
2nd
Place – WDJT-TV, Justin Thompson-Gee 3
rd Place – WISN-TV, Mark Baden
CONTINUING COVERAGE 1ST
Place – WDJT-TV, Officer Michalski Death 2
nd Place – WITI-TV, Officer Killed
3rd
Place – WDJT-TV, Beaver Dam Explosion SPOT NEWS 1st Place – WITI-TV, Historic Church Fire
2nd
Place – WDJT-TV, Officer Dies in Crash 3
rd Place – WISN-TV, Historic Church Fire
NEWS WRITING 1st Place – WITI-TV, The Back Roads
2nd
Place – WTMJ-TV, Daughter Jumps in Front of Train to Save Mom 3
rd Place – WISN-TV, Losing Sight, Finding Vision
HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 1st Place – WITI-TV, School Bus Safety Violations
2nd
Place – WITI-TV, No Face, No Case 3
rd Place – WISN-TV, Taser Takedown: Unseen Video
SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY 1st Place – WITI-TV, A Matter of Life and Breath
2nd
Place – WITI-TV, Inside Foxconn 3
rd Place – WISN-TV, FBI on Alert: Terrorist Tools
FEATURE 1st Place – WITI-TV, On a Mission from Santa
2nd
Place – WITI-TV, More than Words 3
rd Place – WISN-TV, Dunk of the Year?
LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 1st Place – WISN-TV, Hillary Mintz
2nd
Place – WTMJ-TV, Election Night 3
rd Place – WISN-TV, Ben Wagner
USE OF VIDEO 1st Place – WDJT-TV, Only a Matter of Time
2nd
Place – WMVS-TV, Margaret Muza – The Arts Page 3
rd Place – WITI-TV, Mailboat Jumper Tryouts
SPORTS REPORTING 1st Place – WISN-TV, Stephen Watson
2nd
Place – WDJT-TV, Family of Referees 3
rd Place – WTMJ-TV, Chester Marcol’s Painful Secret
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WITI-TV, Contact 6
2nd
Place – WISN-TV, Health Care Helpline 3
rd Place – WDJT-TV, Ready Weather
SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place – WTMJ-TV, Positively Milwaukee Awards
2nd
Place – WDJT-TV, CBS 58 Sunday AM Primetime Special 3
rd Place – WISN-TV, Season to Celebrate
NEWS PROMOTION 1st Place – WYTU-TV, Telemundo Wisconsin Image
Campaign – Nayeli/Miguel 2
nd Place – WISN-TV, 12 News This Morning
3rd
Place – WTMJ-TV, We Are Milwaukee – In Winter! WEATHER PROMOTION 1st Place – WTMJ-TV, The TODAY’S TMJ4 Storm Chaser
2nd
Place – WISN-TV, Mark Baden Severe Weather 3
rd Place – WDJT-TV, Winter Grudge Match
SPORTS PROMOTION 1st Place – WISN-TV, Opening Day
2nd
Place – WDJT-TV, Remembering and Looking Ahead 3
rd Place – WTMJ-TV, Green Bay Packers: This is the
Year TOPICAL PROMOTION 1st Place – WISN-TV, Church Fire Bus Crash POP
2nd
Place – WDJT-TV, Pastor Behind Bars 3
rd Place – WYTU-TV, Curandera Fraud
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WTMJ-TV, Hunger Task Force: Home for the
Holidays 2
nd Place – WYTU-TV, HPGM Toy Drive
3rd
Place – WITI-TV, WBA Job Fair
COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WITI-TV, Misurelli Sorenson
2nd
Place – WISN-TV, Wisconsin Vision Clear Days Ahead 3
rd Place – WTMJ-TV, Amish Craftsmen Guild
ELECTION COVERAGE 1st Place – WISN-TV, Election Candidate Coverage
2nd
Place – WDJT-TV, Campaign 2018 3
rd Place – WTMJ-TV, The Vote: Wisconsin’s Future
2018 BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WISN-TV, WISN.com
2nd
Place – WTMJ-TV, TMJ4.com 3
rd Place – WDJT-TV, CBS58.com
BEST WEB STORY 1st Place – WITI-TV, School Bus Inspections Show
Defective Brakes, Tire Problems, Steering Issues in SE Wisconsin 2
nd Place – WMVS-TV, 10ThirtySix - #MeToo Milwaukee
3rd
Place – WITI-TV, How Do You Survive? Small Station Owners say Costco’s Gas Prices are Too Low BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1ST
Place – WTMJ-TV, Brewers Fever: TODAY’S TMJ4 Playoffs Coverage 2
nd Place – WDJT-TV, CBS 58
3rd
Place – WITI-TV, Fox6 News BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WISN-TV, Procession from Church to
Cemetery for Fallen Milwaukee Officer Michael Michalski 2
nd Place – WITI-TV, Tracking Storms from La Crosse to
Milwaukee 3
rd Place – WTMJ-TV, Best of the Digital Media Center
BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WTMJ-TV, Vince Vitrano
2nd
Place – WISN-TV, Lindsey Slater 3
rd Place – WDJT-TV, Pauleen Le
BEST ONLINE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place – WTMJ-TV, Digital Election Special
2nd
Place – WITI-TV, Washington County Tornado 3
rd Place – WDJT-TV, Greyhound Bus Threat
Medium Market Television MORNING NEWSCAST 1st Place – WISC-TV, News 3 This Morning: Sun Prairie
Explosion 2
nd Place – WISC-TV, News 3 This Morning: Deadly
Flooding 3
rd Place – WKOW-TV, Wake Up Wisconsin – January
25, 2018 EVENING NEWSCAST 1st Place – WISC-TV, News 3 at 6: Historic Flooding
2nd
Place – WGBA-TV, Project: Drive Sober 3
rd Place – WISC-TV, News 3 at 6: Shooting at WTS
Paradigm SPORTSCAST 1st Place – WISC-TV, News 3 Sports: Brewers and More
2nd
Place – WKOW-TV, WKOW Weekend Sports 3
rd Place – WLUK-TV, Josh Moser
WEATHERCAST 1st Place – WKOW-TV, John Zeigler
2nd
Place – WKOW-TV, Max Tsaparis 3
rd Place – WISC-TV, Dave Caulfield
CONTINUING COVERAGE 1ST
Place – WBAY-TV, George Burch Trial 2
nd Place – WGBA-TV, Disappearance of Jayme Closs
3rd
Place – WISC-TV, Sun Prairie Explosion SPOT NEWS 1st Place – WISC-TV, Sun Prairie Explosion
2nd
Place – WKOW-TV, Madison Flooding 3
rd Place – WGBA-TV, Storm of the Century
NEWS WRITING 1st Place – WHA-TV, Emerge
2nd
Place – WBAY-TV, Tail Mary Mystery 3
rd Place – WMTV-TV, Making New Memories
HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 1st Place – WBAY-TV, Target 2 Investigates: Licensing
Deregulation 2
nd Place – WISC-TV, Babies Injured in Meriter NICU
3rd
Place – WLUK-TV, Fox 11 Investigates: Could a Wyoming Priest Abuse Case Impact NE Wisconsin Catholics? SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY 1st Place – WHA-TV, Wisconsin Water from the Air
2nd
Place – WHA-TV, Jerry Apps: One-Room School 3
rd Place – WGBA-TV, Project: Drive Sober
FEATURE 1st Place – WMTV-TV, The Woman in the Picture
2nd
Place – WMTV-TV, Bob’s Corner of the World 3
rd Place – WGBA-TV, Goats on the Roof
LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 1st Place – WKOW-TV, George Smith
2nd
Place – WMTV-TV, NBC15’s Tim Elliott 3
rd Place – WBAY-TV, Kristyn Allen
USE OF VIDEO 1st Place – WGBA-TV, Lumberjack Championship
2nd
Place – WKOW-TV, Youth Suicide Numbers Rising 3
rd Place – WBAY-TV, Skyview 2 Drone
SPORTS REPORTING 1st Place – WKOW-TV, Badger Guard Honoring Late
Father 2
nd Place – WHA-TV, Talia’s Team
3rd
Place – WISC-TV, Biathlon Dreams SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WISC-TV, #SunPrairieStrong Telethon
2nd
Place – WISC-TV, Time for Kids: Time to Talk 3
rd Place – WKOW-TV, Historic Flooding Telethon
SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place – WBAY-TV, NFL Draft Special
2nd
Place – WMTV-TV, NBC15 Sounds of the Season 3
rd Place – WLUK-TV, Know Meth: Fox 11 Town Hall
NEWS PROMOTION 1st Place – WMTV-TV, Back to School with The Morning
Show 2
nd Place – WISC-TV, “Sun Prairie Strong”
3rd
Place – WKOW-TV, Trust WEATHER PROMOTION 1st Place – WBAY-TV, 2018 Spring Weather
2nd
Place – WMTV-TV, Weather App Launch 3
rd Place – WMSN-TV, Fox 47 News at Nine – Meet
Dana SPORTS PROMOTION 1st Place – WMTV-TV, Friday Football Blitz 2018
2nd
Place – WKOW-TV, Badger Bash 3
rd Place – WBAY-TV, Jerry Kramer Hall of Fame
TOPICAL PROMOTION 1st Place – WHA-TV, Wisconsin Water from the Air
2nd
Place – WLUK-TV, Fox 11 Investigates: Kewaunee Water Follow-Up 3
rd Place – WKOW-TV, Motel Life
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WISC-TV, Goodman Community Center –
“UW Holiday Food Drive 2018” 2
nd Place – WKOW-TV, Toys for Tots
3rd
Place – WKOW-TV, Take Your Brat to Senior Day
COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WMSN-TV, Harley Davidson of Madison – It’s
a Snap! 2
nd Place – WLUK-TV, WITT Golden Ticket
3rd
Place – WMSN-TV, Union Cab – Mobile App ELECTION COVERAGE 1st Place – WISC-TV, News 3: Campaign 2018
2nd
Place – WBAY-TV, WBAY-TV Election Coverage 3
rd Place – WLUK-TV, WLUK Election Coverage
BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WHA-TV, WisContext
2nd
Place – WHA-TV, Hip-Hop U website 3
rd Place – WISC-TV, Channel3000.com
BEST WEB STORY 1st Place – WISC-TV, Heavy Users Clog Up Dane Co.
Courts 2
nd Place – WBAY-TV, Dads Who Breastfeed: Story
Behind the Viral Photo of Dad Breastfeeding Newborn 3
rd Place – WKOW-TV, Man Slips from Rescuers Grasp
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WMTV-TV, Historic Flooding in Western
Dane Co 2
nd Place – WLUK-TV, Blizzard Evelyn Coverage on
Twitter 3
rd Place – WISC-TV, Channel3000 Social
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WMTV-TV, Beaver Dam Apartment Burn
2nd
Place – WLUK-TV, Fox 11 Storm Chaser Takes on Blizzard Evelyn 3
rd Place – WKOW-TV, Live Flood Rescue and Weather
Updates BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WISC-TV, Leah Linscheid
2nd
Place – WLUK-TV, Josh Moser 3
rd Place – WISC-TV, Charlotte Deleste
BEST ONLINE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place – WBAY-TV, George Burch Murder Trial
2nd
Place – WKOW-TV, Gunman Opens Fire on Coworkers 3
rd Place – WISC-TV, Shooting at WTS Paradigm
Small Market Television
MORNING NEWSCAST 1st Place – WSAW-TV, WSAW Morning Newscast –
September 5 2
nd Place – WEAU-TV, Hello Wisconsin
3rd
Place – KBJR-TV, KBJR 6 News Today
EVENING NEWSCAST 1st Place – WJFW-TV, Long Summer Weekend – July 27,
2018 2
nd Place – WEAU-TV, Tornado Anniversary
3rd
Place – WSAW-TV, February 19: Winter Storm SPORTSCAST 1st Place – WJFW-TV, Andrew Goldstein
2nd
Place – WEAU-TV, SportScene 13 Fall Sports 3
rd Place – WKBT-TV, News 8 Sports – Local Teams
WEATHERCAST 1st Place – WEAU-TV, Darren Maier Compilation
2nd
Place – WSAW-TV, Mark Holley 3
rd Place – KBJR-TV, KBJR 6 Your Weather Authority
CONTINUING COVERAGE 1ST
Place – WSAW-TV, Continuing Coverage of Lincoln Hills Youth Prison 2
nd Place – WKBT-TV, PDC Principal
3rd
Place – WEAU-TV, Missing Teen in Barron County SPOT NEWS 1st Place – CBS3-Duluth/Superior, Husky Refinery
Explosion 2
nd Place – WJFW-TV, SPIRIT 2 Medical Helicopter
Crash 3
rd Place – WSAW-TV, Abbyland Ammonia Leak
NEWS WRITING 1st Place – WJFW-TV, Missing Soldier Returns Home
2nd
Place – WKBT-TV, The Long Journey Home 3
rd Place – WAOW-TV, Ironman
HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 1st Place – WSAW-TV, Youth Suicide Prevention
2nd
Place – WSAW-TV, Wisconsin’s Dairy Future: The Walmart Impact 3
rd Place – WEAU-TV, Focus on Children’s Mental
Health SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY 1st Place – WKBT-TV, Community Rising: The Flood of
2018 2
nd Place – WAOW-TV, Making the Grade
3rd
Place – WSAW-TV, Understanding Barriers FEATURE 1st Place – WKBT-TV, Overcoming Obstacles
2nd
Place – WSAW-TV, You Know You’re From: Merrill – Tim from Walmart 3
rd Place – WAOW-TV, Firefighter for a Day
LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 1st Place – WAOW-TV, Brianna Hollis
2nd
Place – WSAW-TV, Maria Szatkowski 3
rd Place – WKBT-TV, Mal Meyer – Live Compilation
USE OF VIDEO 1st Place – WLAX-TV, Loving Living Local News
Campaign 2
nd Place – WKBT-TV, News 8 Eye Piece – Kinstone
3rd
Place – WEAU-TV, WCFW Golden Anniversary SPORTS REPORTING 1st Place – WEAU-TV, CRBL Hit King
2nd
Place – WEAU-TV, Ditching the Wig 3
rd Place – WJFW-TV, Subaru Winter Driving
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WEAU-TV, WEAU Donation Drive for the
Halmstad & Southview Memorial 2
nd Place – WLAX-TV, Fight the Flood 2018
3rd
Place – WSAW-TV, Buddy Check 7 SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place – WEAU-TV, Stories of the State
2nd
Place – WSAW-TV, Buddy Check 7 3
rd Place – KBJR-TV, 2018 Christmas City of the North
Parade NEWS PROMOTION 1st Place – WSAW-TV, Everywhere I Go
2nd
Place – WAOW-TV, Wake Up Wisconsin 3
rd Place – WSAW-TV, Sunrise 7
WEATHER PROMOTION 1st Place – WSAW-TV, It’s Gonna Rain
2nd
Place – WKBT-TV, Community Rising: The Flood of 2018 3
rd Place – WEAU-TV, SkyWarn 13 Severe Weather
SPORTS PROMOTION 1st Place – WSAW-TV, The Hilight Zone
2nd
Place – WEAU-TV, Super Bowl/Olympics Competition 3
rd Place – WSAW-TV, Your Town Weston Sports Story
TOPICAL PROMOTION 1st Place – WSAW-TV, A Dying Wish
2nd
Place – WAOW-TV, Juuling 3
rd Place – WKBT-TV, Overcoming Obstacles
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WEAU-TV, Running with the Bulls
2nd
Place – WKBT-TV, iFeed 2018 3
rd Place – WSAW-TV, Children’s Miracle Network –
Miracle Treat Day COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WLAX-TV, Murphy’s Frame and Axle
2nd
Place – WZAW-TV, We Love RVA 3
rd Place – WKBT-TV, Allen Dental
ELECTION COVERAGE 1st Place – WEAU-TV, 2018 Election Coverage
2nd
Place – WSAW-TV, WSAW-TV Election Coverage 3
rd Place – WAOW-TV, News 9 Election Coverage
BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WAOW-TV, News 9 – Meth Crisis
2nd
Place – WSAW-TV, WSAW.com 3
rd Place – WEAU-TV, WEAU.com
BEST WEB STORY 1st Place – KBJR-TV, Grain Elevator Fire Breaking News
2nd
Place – WSAW-TV, 7 Investigates: Youth Suicide Prevention 3
rd Place – WSAW-TV, Heart to Heart: Matthew Simon
Reveals Genetic Diagnosis That Led to Heart Attack BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WEAU-TV, Eau Claire High School Students
Walk Out of Class on ‘National Walkout Against Gun Violence’ 2
nd Place – WKBT-TV, 2018 Flood Coverage
3rd
Place – WEAU-TV, Barron Native Chris Kroeze Wins 2
nd Place on NBC’s ‘The Voice’
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WKBT-TV, News8000 Facebook Live Streams
2nd
Place – WEAU-TV, School Safety Town Hall 3
rd Place – WSAW-TV, President Trump’s Arrival at the
Local Airport BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WSAW-TV, Jeff Thelen
2nd
Place – WAOW-TV, Justin Loew 3
rd Place – WEAU-TV, Justus Cleveland
BEST ONLINE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place – WSAW-TV, Victims in deadly Hazelhurst
medical helicopter crash identified 2
nd Place – WAOW-TV, Apartment Fire
3rd
Place – WEAU-TV, Barron County double-homicide, missing 13-year-old girl
Large Market Radio – News and Talk
MORNING RADIO SHOW 1st Place – WSSP-AM, Chuck and Winkler – Jordy Cut
for Graham 2
nd Place - WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin’s Morning News
3rd
Place - WRRD-AM, The Forum with Sherwin Hughes – Inaugural Resistance Radio Show RADIO SHOW 1st Place – WUWM-FM, Lake Effect – October 31, 2018
2nd
Place – WTMJ-AM, Steve Scaffidi 3
rd Place - WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin’s Afternoon News
NEWSCAST 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin’s Afternoon News –
January 8, 2018 2
nd Place - WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin’s Morning News –
October 7, 2018 3
rd Place – WUWM-FM, WUWM Newscast – February
16, 2018 SPORTSCAST 1st Place - WTMJ-AM, Doug Russell
2nd
Place – WSSP-AM, Chuck Freimund Sportscasts 3
rd Place - WTMJ-AM, Greg Matzek
CONTINUING COVERAGE 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Sterling Brown
2nd
Place – WUWM-FM, Wisconsin K-12 Education Funding Coverage 3
rd Place – WUWM-FM, Strained Police-Community
Relations SPOT NEWS 1st Place - WTMJ-AM, Trinity Church Fire
2nd
Place – WTMJ-AM, Chief Ed Flynn Retirement 3
rd Place – WUWM-FM, Police Accused of Tens of
Thousands of Unconstitutional Traffic Stops NEWS WRITING 1st Place - WUWM-FM, Polar Bears & Marshmallows
Don’t Mix 2
nd Place – WTMJ-AM, Homelessness in Milwaukee
3rd
Place – WTMJ-AM, Ode to Bob Uecker HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 1st Place - WTMJ-AM, LGBT in Sports
2nd
Place – WORT-FM, Family, Community Struggle after Cambodian Immigrants Ice Detention 3
rd Place – WTMJ-AM, Prison Ministry
FEATURE 1st Place - WTMJ-AM, Ryan Braun Fan
2nd
Place – WISN-AM, Letting Every Girl Sparkle 3
rd Place – WSSP-AM, Coach Belichick vs Media
Belichick USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Inside the Kettle – The Making of
Popcorn 2
nd Place – WORT-FM, Madison Students Join
Nationwide Walkout Demanding Action Against Gun Violence 3
rd Place – WTMJ-AM, Do My Job: Road Construction
Worker LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 1st Place - WTMJ-AM, Trinity Church Fire
2nd
Place - WTMJ-AM, Inside the Brewers Locker Room 3
rd Place – WSSP-AM, Brewers Clinch Playoff Berth in
St. Louis
INTERVIEW 1st Place – WSSP-AM, Chuck and Winkler – Frank
Caliendo 2
nd Place – WUWM-FM, A UK Reporter Takes on
Trump 3
rd Place – WTSO-AM, Mike Heller Interviews Cancer
Survivor and UW Hockey Alum Rob Andringa SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY 1st Place - WTSO-AM, Wisconsin Volleyball Upsets
Nebraska 2
nd Place - WTSO-AM, Verona Upsets Middleton with
Last-Second Interception 3
rd Place - WSSP-AM, 2018 Rick Majerus WBY Shootout
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Community Conversation: School
Shootings 2
nd Place - WSSP-AM, Bill Michaels Show – Honor
Flight 2018 3
rd Place - WTMJ-AM, WTMJ Cares: Raise the Beam
SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place - WTMJ-AM, Christian Yelich: MVP
2nd
Place – WUWM-FM, Project Milwaukee Forum Tackles Police-Community Relations 3
rd Place – WSSP-AM, Milwaukee Basketball Hour –
Jabari Parker ELECTION COVERAGE 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin Votes
2nd
Place – WUWM-FM, WUWM: 2018 Elections PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Brewers vs Rockies
2nd
Place – WTMJ-AM, Brewers vs Marlins 3rd Place – WRRD-AM, The Devil’s Advocate Promo – DNC Chair Tom Perez DNCMKE2020 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT – only one entry 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Hitting 4 the Cycle
COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place - WTMJ-AM, Appliance Gallery
2nd
Place - WTMJ-AM, Bunzel’s Meat Market 3
rd Place - WSSP-AM, Wrench N Go “Is this Heaven?”
HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL 1st Place - WSSP-AM, John Paul’s Automotive: “Like a
Patient” 2
nd Place - WTMJ-AM, Pella Windows and Doors
3rd
Place - WTMJ-AM, Ariens
BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WI Public Radio, WPR.org
2nd
Place – WI Public Radio, Beyond the Ballot 3
rd Place – WUWM-FM, WUWM.com
BEST WEB STORY 1st Place – WUWM-FM, How Do Milwaukee’s Movable
Bridges Work? 2
nd Place – WI Public Radio, Election Day 2018
3rd
Place – WUWM-FM, Oconomowoc, Nagawicka, Okauchee: Unpacking Wisconsin’s Native Place Names BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin’s Radio Station
2nd
Place – WUWM-FM, WUWM Social Media 3
rd Place – WI Public Radio, WPR Twitter Strategy
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin Votes
2nd
Place – WI Public Radio, Checkup in Wisconsin Trump! Trudeau! Trade! 3
rd Place – WSSP-AM, Brewers Clinch a Playoff Spot in
St. Louis BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Steve Scaffidi
2nd
Place – WSSP-AM, Bart Winkler – 105.7 FM The FAN 3
rd Place – WI Public Radio, Laurel White - Twitter
BEST ONLINE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Funeral for MPD Officer Michael
Michalski 2
nd Place – WI Public Radio, Husky Refinery Explosion
3rd
Place – WI Public Radio, Southern Wisconsin Flooding
Medium Market Radio – News and Talk
MORNING RADIO SHOW 1st Place – WSAU-FM, Wisconsin Morning News with
Ben Armstrong – Talking About Uranus 2
nd Place – WCLO-AM, Southern Wisconsin’s Morning
News – October 31, 2018 3
rd Place - WKTY-AM, Mornings with Dave & Skradie
RADIO SHOW 1st Place – WHWC-FM, The West Side 93
rd Assembly
Debate 2
nd Place – WHBY-AM, In the Huddle: Mike Heller and
Bill Schroeder, Packers WR J’Mon Moore 3
rd Place – WTAQ-AM, John Muir Show
NEWSCAST 1st Place – WFDL-AM, 7AM News – February 15, 2018
2nd
Place – WTAQ-AM, WTAQ’s Morning News – March 2, 2018 3
rd Place – WSAU-FM, WSAU 7AM News – October 23,
2018 SPORTSCAST 1st Place – WTAQ-AM, WTAQ’s Morning Sports
2nd
Place - WCLO-AM, Sports with Josh Golberg 3
rd Place – WHBY-AM, Sports with B.J. DeGroot,
4/26/18, 7/10/28 & 2/27/18 CONTINUING COVERAGE 1st Place – WTAQ-AM, Spring Snow Surprise
2nd
Place – WHBY-AM, The Fox Cities Champion Center 3
rd Place – WTAQ-AM, Burch Murder Trial
SPOT NEWS 1st Place – WCLO-AM, Seeking Justice
2nd
Place – WCLO-AM, 50 Miles More 3
rd Place – WFDL-AM, Tornado Outbreak
NEWS WRITING 1st Place – WOMT-AM, 1
st Down for Trees
2nd
Place - WTAQ-AM, Gumbuster 3
rd Place – WSAU-FM, THIS DAY with Chris Conley
HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 1st Place – WTAQ-AM, Burch Murder Sentence
2nd
Place – WOMT-AM, Weekend Flooding 3
rd Place - WTAQ-AM, Parkland, Florida High School
Shooting FEATURE 1st Place – WTAQ-AM, Winter Fleet
2nd
Place – WTAQ-AM, Vietnam Healing Wall 3
rd Place – WCLO-AM, Race for the Ages
USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS 1st Place – WTAQ-AM, Football Food
2nd
Place – WCLO-AM, Porkfest Pig Out 3
rd Place - WTAQ-AM, Shooter Training
LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 1st Place – WHBY-AM, Appleton Police Shooting
2nd
Place - WCLO-AM, Postal Protest 3
rd Place – WTAQ-AM, Paczki Day
BEST INTERVIEW 1st Place – WTAQ-AM, One by One
2nd
Place – WIZM-AM, Flood Victim 3
rd Place – WLIP-AM, Homeowner Speaks Out Against
Gov’t Taking Home
SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY 1st Place – WXCO-AM, Central Wisconsin Storm vs.
Wisconsin Valley Union Girls’ Hockey Sectional 2
nd Place – WSCO-AM, Valders vs Xavier Sectional
Final: B.J. DeGroot 3/10/18 3
rd Place – WDTX-FM, UW-Stevens Point Hockey
w/Tom Weaver & Shaun McMahon SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WHBY-AM, Holly 9/27/18 with Holly
Mathiebe 2
nd Place – WHBY-AM, Life Study with Josh Dukelow &
Hayley Tenpas 3
rd Place – WOMT-AM, In Courage Donation Drive
SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place – WCLO-AM, War of the Worlds Live at JPAC
2nd
Place – WXCO-AM, Protecting Our Kids 3
rd Place – WRST-FM, Whitewall Christmas
ELECTION COVERAGE 1ST
Place – WCLO-AM, WCLO Fall Election HQ 2
nd Place – WCLO-AM, WCLO Spring Elections HQ
3rd
Place – WTAQ-AM, Election Night 2018 PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WCLO-AM, News of Alice Cooper Contest
2nd
Place - WCLO-AM, Radio Gets Results – Marling Homeworks 3
rd Place – WSCO-AM, Big Announcement Promo
7/20/18 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WHBY-AM, Community Foundation “Greta
Hammond” 2
nd Place – WHBY-AM, Veterans at King Motorcycle
Ride 3
rd Place – WCLO-AM, Janesville Mobilizing for Change
- Holiday COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WCLO-AM, Jackson Monument
2nd
Place – WCLO-AM, Carroll Electric 3
rd Place – WSCO-AM, Gary’s Old Fashioned Mix
“Baseball” HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL 1st Place – WIZM-AM, Bethel Home – Meatball Night
2nd
Place - WIZM-AM, Twinkle and Twine Design – Naughty Elves 3
rd Place - WCLO-AM, Janesville Renaissance Faire
BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WOMT-AM, SeehaferNews.com
2nd
Place – WTAQ-AM, WTAQ.com 3
rd Place – WHBY-AM, 2018 WBA Awards
BEST WEB STORY 1st Place – WCLO-AM, Stabbing Sentencing
2nd
Place – WCLO-AM, Stand Against Racism 3
rd Place – WOMT-AM, Manitowoc Double Homicide
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WCLO-AM, Downtown Janesville Dedicates
Water Feature 2
nd Place – WOMT-AM, Facebook Frenzy
3rd
Place – WAYY-AM, Sports Talk 105.1 BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WOMT-AM, SS Badger Dock Damaged
2nd
Place – WCLO-AM, WCLO with Air National Guard Refueling Mission No 3
rd Place
BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WTAQ-AM, John Muir Show Daily Video
Commentary 2
nd Place – WAYY-AM, Dan Kasper
3rd
Place – WHBY-AM, Hayley Tenpas BEST ONLINE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place – WCLO-AM, Janesville PD Homicide News
Conference 2
nd Place – WOMT-AM, Downtown Gas Leak
3rd
Place – WCLO-AM, 1st Congressional Debate
Small Market Radio – News and Talk
MORNING RADIO SHOW 1st Place – WHYB-FM, Chuck and Jim Veterans Day
Show 2
nd Place - WWIS-FM, Buyline November 24
3rd
Place – WBEV-AM, WBEV Morning Show with John & John RADIO SHOW 1st Place - WBEV-AM, Idea Exchange
2nd
Place - WHYB-FM, Swap Shop No 3
rd Place
NEWSCAST 1st Place – WBEV-AM, WBEV Newscast with Craig
Warmbold 2
nd Place – WHYB-FM, August 15, 2018 Noon News
3rd
Place – WBEV-AM, WBEV Newscast with Kevin Haugen SPORTSCAST 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Green & Gold Fix
2nd
Place – WHYB-FM, High School Football Round Up No 3
rd Place
CONTINUING COVERAGE 1st Place – WHYB-FM, Tyco PFAS Contamination
2nd
Place – WBEV-AM, Explosion, Detonation and Controlled Burn of Village Glen 3
rd Place - WBEV-AM, Murder Suspect Infuriates Judge,
DA & Mom SPOT NEWS 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Fatal Apartment Fire in Beaver
Dam 2
nd Place – WBEV-AM, Multiple Tornados Tear through
Region 3
rd Place – WHYB-FM, Marinette Knitting Mill Fire
NEWS WRITING 1st Place – WHYB-FM, Marinette County Mental Health
Court 2
nd Place - WHYB-FM, Bay Area Medical Center
Opening 3
rd Place – WXPR-FM, A Tale of Two Ambulances
HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Prostitution Uncovered at Dodge
County Strip Clubs 2
nd Place – WHYB-FM, Legalization Issues
3rd
Place – WHYB-FM, PFAS and Local Wildlife FEATURE 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Beaver Dam Teacher Wins
Grammy Trip on Ellen 2
nd Place – WWIS-FM, Can Do Canines
3rd
Place – WBEV-AM, Wade Wanders the Fair USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Community Theatre Youth are
Monsters at BDACT 2
nd Place – WHYB-FM, LCS 19 Launch
3rd
Place – WXPR-FM, Bog is the 1978 Oneida County Horror Film You Haven’t Seen LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 1st Place – WHYB-FM, Menominee County Election
Results 2
nd Place – WBEV-AM, Controlled Burn of Village Glen
Apartments No 3
rd Place
BEST INTERVIEW 1st Place – WXPR-FM, Author Jacquelyn Mitchard on
Resilience 2
nd Place – WHYB-FM, Bigfoot Convention
3rd
Place – WBEV-AM, She Loves You (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)
SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY 1st Place – WMAM-AM, Jake Poetzl’s 1000
th Point
2nd
Place – WBGR-FM, Mineral Point Baseball Goes to State 3
rd Place – WHYB-FM, Menominee vs Southern Door
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WHYB-FM, Small Business Revolution
2nd
Place – WWIS-FM, Veteran’s Chat November 2018 3
rd Place – WBEV-AM, 2018 Children’s Radiothon Sets
New Record SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place – WWIS-FM, Lurking in the Shadows: A Tale of
Bigfoot 2
nd Place – WBEV-AM, Tribute to Veterans with John
Moser 3
rd Place – WMAM-AM, Menominee Hosts State Legion
Baseball ELECTION COVERAGE 1ST
Place – WHYB-FM, Sheriff Primary & Assembly Race 2
nd Place – WBEV-AM, November General Election
Coverage No 3
rd Place
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WWIS-FM, WWIS 60 Years on the Air
2nd
Place – WHYB-FM, Bergstrom Christmas Wish 3
rd Place – WWIS-FM, WWIS 60
th History
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Greater Watertown Community
Health Foundation 2
nd Place – WBEV-AM, Manchester Rodeo – No Bull
3rd
Place – WHYB-FM, Crime Stoppers COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Vita Park Singing Eye Docs
2nd
Place – WBEV-AM, Lake Days 2018 3
rd Place – WWIS-FM, Black River Country Bank
Tailgate Party HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL 1st Place – WWIS-FM, Brauner’s Garage & Storage Toe
Assistance 2
nd Place – WBEV-AM, Surefire – Winter Monster Baby
3rd
Place – WBEV-AM, JRC Let ‘er Rip BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WBEV-AM, DailyDodge.com
2nd
Place – WHYB-FM, Baycitiesonline.com No 3
rd Place
BEST WEB STORY 1st Place – WXPR-FM, Successful Mushroom Hunters
Pay Attention to the Details 2
nd Place – WBEV-AM, Mark Molldrem Remembered
3rd
Place – WBEV-AM, Dairy Error – Manure Spreader Strikes Train BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Daily Dodge Facebook
2nd
Place – WHYB-FM, WHYB Facebook Page No 3
rd Place
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WWIS-FM, Owner Presentation at 60
th
Anniversary Celebration 2
nd Place – WBEV-AM, Tribute to Veterans 2018
3rd
Place – WHYB-FM, REC Center Opening Date Announced BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Brenda Murphy
No 2nd
or 3rd
Place BEST ONLINE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place – WHYB-FM, Small Business Revolution Top 10
Announcement 2
nd Place – WBEV-AM, Officer-Involved Shooting in
Beaver Dam No 3
rd Place
Large Market Radio – Music Format
MORNING SHOW 1ST
Place – WMYX-FM, The Royal Wedding Show 2
nd Place – WMIL-FM, Ridder, Scott and Shannen
3rd
Place – WLDB-FM, “Feel Good Mornings with Joe” RADIO SHOW 1ST
Place – WLMV-AM, Jesus Castro El Cachanilla 2
nd Place – WMGN-FM, Afternoons with Jillene Khan on
Magic 98 3
rd Place – WVMO-FM, BITD Memorial Day Celebration
Show NEWSCAST 1st Place – WVMO-FM, Bird Report
2nd
Place – WWQM-FM, Three Things You Should Know No 3
rd Place
BEST INTERVIEW 1ST
Place – WLMV-AM, El Debate with District Attorney Ismael Ozanne 2
nd Place – WMGN-FM, Billy Blanks on the Magic
Morning Show 3
rd Place – WJQM-FM, Stop Domestic Abuse
ORIGINAL FEATURE 1ST
Place – WMYX-FM, A Ride through Milwaukee 2
nd Place – WMIL-FM, Generational Jeopardy
3rd
Place – WLMV-AM, ON YOUR FEET! With Emilio Estefan LIVE ON-SITE BROADCAST REMOTE 1ST
Place – WVMO-FM, Flooding Report On Site 2
nd Place – WLMV-AM, El Grito de Independencia en
Viva Mexico Festival 3
rd Place – WKLH-FM, WKLH Miracle Marathon
USE OF AUDIO (NON-NEWS) 1ST
Place – WKLH-FM, WKLH Miracle Montage 2
nd Place – WWQM-FM, Mark Grantin Tribute
3rd
Place - WVMO-FM, WVMO World SPORTS COVERAGE 1ST
Place – WVMO-FM, Wife Carry 2
nd Place - WVMO-FM, Miller Park Sports
No 3rd
Place SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1ST
Place – WMGN-FM, Magic 98 Holiday Wish 2
nd Place – WVMO-FM, Veteran Stories 1 - Community
3rd
Place – WOLX-FM, WOLX and 12 Trees of Christmas SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1ST
Place – WOLX-FM, WOLX and Jolly Jim’s Sack 2
nd Place – WLUM-FM, FM 102.1 Retro Brunch
3rd
Place – WHIT-AM, All About Living PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1ST
Place – WMSE-FM, Spring Drive Overnights 1 2
nd Place – WWQM-FM, Acoustic Country Sunday
Night 3
rd Place – WMHX-FM, Mix 105.1 and Vegas Baby!
STATION PROMO 1ST
Place – WMSE-FM, Buzz’s Garage 2
nd Place – WMSE-FM, Poundcake Punk Show Promo
3rd
Place – WHQG-FM, 2018 Countdown STATION EVENT PROMO 1ST
Place - WMIL-FM, FM 106.1 Summerfest Stage 2
nd Place – WMHX-FM, Mix 105.1 and New Year’s Eve
3rd
Place – WJQM-FM, Ornaments Smash 2018 CLIENT EVENT PROMO 1ST
Place – WHQG-FM, Sydney Fingers 2
nd Place - WVMO-FM, Mass Shooting
No 3rd
Place
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1ST
Place – WMMM-FM, Batzner PSA for Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 2
nd Place – WVMO-FM, Water Facts
3rd
Place – WMMM-FM, Madsen & Hirsch PSA for 2nd
Harvest COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1ST
Place – WHQG-FM, WHQG Just Axe 2
nd Place – WMMM-FM, Advanced Care Dental “Here’s
One for You” 3
rd Place – WMHX-FM, Animart “Dogs on Right, Cats
on Left” HUMOROUS COMMERCIALOR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1ST
Place – WWQM-FM, Zimbrick Bodyshop – No Matter Star Wish 15 2
nd Place – WOLX-FM, Mother Earth Organics “Air
Sharks” 3
rd Place – WWQM-FM, Zimbrick Bodyshop – No
Matter Miss Muffett 15 ELECTION COVERAGE – No Entries BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WMGN-FM, Madison’s Magic 98
No 2nd
or 3rd
Place BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WVMO-FM, Jo Hanson 89 Years Old
No 2nd
or 3rd
Place BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WLMV-AM, El Debate: ICE in Wisconsin
2nd
Place – WMIL-FM, Ridder, Scott & Shannen Live with Drake White No 3
rd Place
BEST PERSONALITY No Entries BEST LIVE ON-SITE COVERAGE 1st Place – WLMV-AM, Press Conference on ICE in
Wisconsin No 2
nd or 3
rd Place
Medium Market Radio – Music Format
MORNING SHOW 1st Place – WFDL-FM, The Morning Sun with Nick and
Heather 2
nd Place – WZOR-FM, The Cutting Edge Countdown
3rd
Place – WHTQ-FM, Kori with a K and the More Music Morning Show 2018
RADIO SHOW 1st Place – WOZZ-FM, Scary Terry’s Saturday Nightmare
2nd
Place – WEAQ-AM, Midwest Hip Hop (with WDRK) 3
rd Place – WKSZ-FM, The Afternoon Storm – Heather
Storm NEWSCAST 1st Place – WFDL-FM, 7 AM News – August 21, 2018
2nd
Place – WKSZ-FM, Madison Radio DJ Shot – Jake and Tanner 3
rd Place - WJVL-FM, News with Stan Stricker –
November 19, 2018 BEST INTERVIEW 1st Place – WFDL-FM, Bill Scheft with Gregg Owens
2nd
Place – WIFC-FM, William Shatner on Kallaway on the Rise 95.5 WIFC 3
rd Place – WAPL-FM, WAPL Radio Pioneer Bob Bandy
ORIGINAL FEATURE 1st Place – WAPL-FM, 40-for-40
2nd
Place – WJVL-FM, Ken’s Wise Word 3
rd Place - WZOR-FM, Cutter’s Guitar Shop: Angry Chair
LIVE ON-SITE BROADCAST REMOTE 1st Place - WGTD-FM, WGTD Radio Theater – The Kane
Shadow: The Louis “Gas” Derler Murder Mystery 2
nd Place - WAPL-FM, International Incident: Jamaica
3rd
Place – WJVL-FM, Kids Helping Kids USE OF AUDIO (NON-NEWS) 1st Place – WAPL-FM, Menasha St. Patrick’s Day ‘Parade’
2nd
Place – WGTD-FM, The WGTD Theater: “The Stage Door Canteen” WWII Theme 3
rd Place – WAPL-FM, A.I. – Written Hallmark
Christmas Special SPORTS COVERAGE 1st Place – WKSZ-FM, Jake and Tanner – March 19, 2018
2nd
Place – WTCX-FM, Springs and Fondy Football at Their Finest! 3
rd Place – WAPL-FM, Alternate Universe Super Bowl
Champions SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WGTD-FM, The WGTD Theater – The Kane
Shadow: Sayonara My Friends. The Story of WWII Japanese Americans in Delavan, Wisconsin 2
nd Place – WJVL-FM, Janesville Boys & Girls Club Night
in Nashville 3
rd Place – WOZZ-FM, 22 Day 22 Push Up Challenge
SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place – WOZZ-FM, This Song Changed My Life – Dan
Davis 2
nd Place – WOZZ-FM, Half Year Half Assed Countdown
3rd
Place – WKSZ-FM, Top 95 of the Year
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WOZZ-FM, Best Weekend Ever
2nd
Place – WKSZ-FM, KISS FM Summer Road Trip 3
rd Place – WJVL-FM, Vegas Flyaway Winner
STATION PROMO 1st Place – WOZZ-FM, Electric Lunch
2nd
Place – WAPL-FM, Zep-tember 3
rd Place – WKSZ-FM, OLD SKOOL Jam Weekend
STATION EVENT PROMO 1st Place - WZOR-FM, Razor Holiday Break-In
2nd
Place – WOZZ-FM, Warrior Wednesday Request-A-Thon 3
rd Place – WZOR-FM, Free Beer and Hot Wings Live at
Night CLIENT EVENT PROMO 1st Place – WAPL-FM, WAPL 100K Watt Pilsner
2nd
Place - WAPL-FM, Sturgeon Spearing 3
rd Place – WKSZ-FM, Diamond a Day in May
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WJVL-FM, Lock Up Your Meds
2nd
Place – WZOR-FM, Communities at Oshkosh North Toy and Food Drive 3
rd Place – WKZG-FM, Voices of Men “THIS PLACE”
COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WBCV-FM, Gordon Aluminum
2nd
Place – WOZZ-FM, SKI’s Meat Market All the Brats 3
rd Place – WIZM-FM, Back in Action - Laundry
HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WIZM-FM, Steinhaus – Goes Down Easy
2nd
Place – WISM-FM, Mason Companies – “Halloween” 3
rd Place – WIFC-FM, Applied Laser
ELECTION COVERAGE 1st Place – WZOR-FM, Election Day Three-Way
2nd
Place - WAPL-FM, Top Ten Things to Do With Your “I Voted” Sticker 3
rd Place – WKSZ-FM, Election Coverage – KISS FM
BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WKSZ-FM, 95.9 KISS FM
2nd
Place – WZOR-FM, RazorWisconsin.com 3
rd Place – WAPL-FM, WAPL.com
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WAPL-FM, WAPL 100K Watt Pilsner:
#WAPLBeer 2
nd Place – WIFC-FM, WIFC Gets Social
3rd
Place – WKSZ-FM, 95.9 KISS FM
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WZOR-FM, Mental Health & Suicide AMA
2nd
Place – WAPL-FM, Rick and Len’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade 3
rd Place – WKSZ-FM, Jake and Tanner TV
BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WZOR-FM, Kaytie
2nd
Place – WAPL-FM, Rick and Len 3
rd Place – WOZZ-FM, Nikki Montgomery
BEST LIVE ON-SITE COVERAGE 1st Place – WAPL-FM, Xmas Bash 2018
2nd
Place – WAPL-FM, International Incident 2018 3
rd Place – WOZZ-FM, Northwoods Rock Rally Coverage
Small Market Radio – Music Format
MORNING SHOW 1st Place – WCOW-FM, Ben & Arnie
2nd
Place – WLKG-FM, It’s a Curt & Melody Morning December 20, 2018 3
rd Place – WXRO-FM, WXRO Morning Show
RADIO SHOW 1st Place – WLKG-FM, Mid-Day Retro Café with Don
Rosen 2
nd Place - WCOW-FM, Mike Burns Gilbert
3rd
Place – WLKG-FM, Courtney “BIEBZ” Bieber NEWSCAST 1st Place – WJMC-FM, Local News December 4, 2018
2nd
Place – WJMC-FM, WJMC News October 17, 2018 3
rd Place – WVRQ-FM, Road Rage
BEST INTERVIEW 1st Place – WLKG-FM, Interview with Sheila Reiff,
Supreme Court Clerk 2
nd Place – WJMC-FM, Jenny Polzin Interviews Richard
Sterban of the Oak Ridge Boys 3
rd Place – WCQM-FM, Impractical Jokers Come to
98Q! ORIGINAL FEATURE 1st Place – WLKG-FM, Don’t Even Get Me Started –
Team Crockpot 2
nd Place - WLKG-FM, Don’t Even Get Me Started -
Puppets 3
rd Place - WCOW-FM, Who’s Coming to the La Crosse
Center LIVE ON-SITE BROADCAST REMOTE 1st Place – WPVL-FM, Johnny Page at Bacon Fest
2nd
Place – WPVL-FM, Johnny J – Summer of Sheeran Party 3
rd Place – WCOW-FM, Live from Country Boom 2018
USE OF AUDIO (NON-NEWS) 1st Place – WCOW-FM, Never Miss a Game
2nd
Place - WLKG-FM, Sports Jam Intro 3
rd Place - WCOW-FM, COW97 Gives You Cash
SPORTS COVERAGE 1st Place – WLKG-FM, Pencil’s Picks
2nd
Place – WXRO-FM, Green & Gold This Week 3
rd Place – WDUX-FM, Iola-Scandinavia State Football
Open SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WLKG-FM, Requests for Breasts
2nd
Place – WCOW-FM, Dream Christmas 3
rd Place – WLKG-FM, Wet Nose Wednesday
SPECIALITY PROGRAMMING 1st Place – WCOW-FM, Country Boom Lineup Revealed
2018 2
nd Place – WBOG-AM, Badger State Clean Water and
Air Race Report 3
rd Place – WLKG-FM, Lifematters – 19 Days
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WHTL-FM, Marty Little Afternoon Show
Liner 2
nd Place – WLKG-FM, Lifematters
3rd
Place – WCOW-FM, More Winners More Cash STATION PROMO 1st Place – WLST-FM, What Makes You Country
2nd
Place – WCOW-FM, COW97 and Kenny Chesney 3
rd Place – WPVL-FM, Monster Smash Promo
STATION EVENT PROMO 1st Place – WLKG-FM, Requests for Breasts
2nd
Place – WKFX-FM, Ultimate Rockfest Party Package 3
rd Place – WLST-FM, Brats for Breakfast
CLIENT EVENT PROMO 1st Place – WXYM-FM, 96 Days of Summer
2nd
Place - WKFX-FM, Leinie’s at the Lake 3
rd Place – WLKG-FM, Maxwell Mansion’s Halloween
Party PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WLKG-FM, Lake Geneva Jaycees Venetian
Fest 2
nd Place – WLKG-FM, Totally Awesome 80’s YMCA
Auction 3
rd Place - WCOW-FM, Monroe County Safe
Community COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WXYM-FM, Big Boar Jingle Bells
2nd
Place – WTMB-FM, One-Man Delivery Crew 3
rd Place – WMBZ-FM, Gauthier Biomedical – They Care
HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WDUX-FM, East Side Mobile Mobilettes
2nd
Place – WJMC-FM, Fast Fresh Freddy for Stump Lake Liquor 3
rd Place – WPVL-FM, Bad Cat Tattoo – Tats for Elves
ELECTION COVERAGE 1st Place - WCOW-FM, COW97 Election Coverage 2018
2nd
Place – WVRQ-FM, Elections 2018 – A Year of Change 3
rd Place – WLKG-FM, Election 2018
BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WCOW-FM, COW97
2nd
Place – WLKG-FM, www.Lake961.com No 3
rd Place
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WCOW-FM, COW97
2nd
Place – WVRQ-FM, Facebook as a News Delivery Platform 3
rd Place – WLKG-FM, Grills Gone Wild
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WVRQ-FM, Connecting Our Community
Through Social Media 2
nd Place – WMBZ-FM, Farm & Fleet Winners
3rd
Place – WXYM-FM, 96 Days of Summer Qualifier BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WCOW-FM, Ben & Arnie
2nd
Place – WLKG-FM, Courtney “BIEBZ” Bieber 3
rd Place – WLKG-FM, Melody Judge
BEST LIVE ON-SITE COVERAGE 1st Place – WCOW-FM, COW97
No 2nd
or 3rd
Place
2018 Station of the Year - Television Large Market Medium Market Small Market
WITI-TV WISC-TV WSAW-TV
2018 Station of the Year – News and Talk Radio Large Market Medium Market Small Market
WTMJ-AM WCLO-AM WBEV-AM
2018 Station of the Year – Music Radio Large Market Medium Market Small Market
WVMO-LP WAPL-FM WLKG-FM
2018 News Operations of the Year - Television Large Market Medium Market Small Market
WITI-TV WISC-TV WSAW-TV
2018 News Operations of the Year – News and Talk Radio Large Market Medium Market Small Market
WTMJ-AM WTAQ-AM WBEV-AM
2018 Social and Digital Media Station of the Year - Television Large Market Medium Market Small Market
WTMJ-TV WISC-TV WSAW-TV
2018 Social and Digital Media Station of the Year – News and Talk Radio Large Market Medium Market Small Market
WTMJ-AM WCLO-AM WBEV-AM
2018 Social and Digital Media Station of the Year – Music Radio Large Market Medium Market Small Market
WLMV-AM WAPL-FM WCOW-FM