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WVBA Spring Meeting

Click here for more information about the WVBA Spring Meeting on March 6th at The Waterfront Hotel in Morgantown. 
Special sessions for Television News Departments, Radio Programmers and more.  The Excellence in Broadcasting Awards Banquet will start at 6:00 p.m.  in the Grand Ballroom.
2009 WVBA Excellence In Broadcasting Awards Print E-mail
Monday, 03/30/2009

New this year to the program this year is an award to recognize excellence in the field of Broadcast Engineering.
 
John McKinney Excellence in Technology Award
Awarded to John McKinney

Radio
AC/Oldies: WWLW FM
AC/Oldies: WSTG FM
AC/Oldies WDYK -FM
CHR: WVAQ   FM
CHR: WQZK FM
CHR: WXIL -FM
Country: WKWS FM
Country WHKX WHQX
News/Talk/Sports: WCHS AM
News/Talk/Sports:  WEPM AM
News/Talk/ Sports: WWVA-AM
Rock: WEGW FM
Legendary Station of the Year:
WXIL -FM - Don Staats, Genreal Manager

On-Air Personality
WFGM FM - John Bowen
WHKX-WHQX - Brock Mathews
WQZK -FM - Amy Ryan

Best Morning Show
WVAF: V100 Morning Show w/ Steve and Jenny
WHKX-WHQX: "The Kicks Morning Show"  
WDYK -FM: Magic Morning Show

Best Newscast
WCHS AM - Jeff Jenkins
WWVA AM - Paul Morgan
WEPM  AM - Hans Fogle

Best Talk Show
WAJR-FM:  The Morning Edition with Reuben Perdue
WSWW-FM:  "3WS LIVE"
WWVA: The Bloomdaddy Experience

Best Sportscast

WCHS AM - Travis Jones
Adventure Radio - Joseph Echols & Dan MacMahon
WRNR AM - Matt Miller

Best Play-by-Play
WCHS AM - Greg White & Chris Lawrence
WNUS FM - Bob Crock
WCDK FM - Joey Klepack & Ross Ivkovich
 
Best Spot News or Event Coverage
WCHS AM - MetroNews Staff
WSWW FM - Greg Carter
 
Best Radio Promotion
WXIL FM - Brian Guthrie

Best Radio Creative  
WV Radio Corp. Chas  -   Mine Emergency - John Devincent
 
Best Radio Website

WEGW FM - Chad Tyson

Network

Sports Play-by-Play
Mountaineer Football - Tony Caridi
Best Spot News or Event Coverage
The Blennerhasset Bridge - Shauna Johnson
 
Network Special Series
Mountaineer Jammin'  Mike Fragale
Network Long-Form News Program
MetroNews High School GameNight - Fred Persinger
 
Network Newscast
MetroNews - Shauna Johnson
 
Network Talk Show
MetroNews Talkline - Hoppy Kercheval

Network Sportscast
Metronews - Travis Jones

Television

Best Community Outreach
WCHS  TV - St Jude Dream Home

Best Sportscast
WCHS  TV
Mark Martin

Best Hard News Story
WSAZ  TV   School Bus
Will Jones

Best General Assignment Reporter
WVNS  TV
Rontina McCann

Best Coverage of Spot News

WSAZ  TV  -  Chemical Explosion   
WSAZ Team

Best Newscast: AM
WCHS   TV
Elisabeth Lilly - Producer

Best Newscast: PM
MyZ   
Jessica Ralston - Producer

Best Anchor: - 2 Winners


WCHS TV
Deborah Linz

WSAZ TV
Jessica Ralston

Best Weathercast
WCHS
Jim Barach

Best Photojournalist
WSAZ TV
Dave MacQueen

Best TV Website
WSAZ TV
Mike Waterhouse

Best TV Creative
WDTV
Alan Dye

Station of the Year
WCHS TV
Harold Cooper - General Manager