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2008 WVBA Excellence In Broadcasting Award Winners Print E-mail
Radio Awards

Legendary Station of the Year: WKKW 
Country Station  of the Year Large Market: WKKW
Country Station  of the Year Medium Market: WHKX/WHQX
AC Station of the Year Large Market: WWLW
A C Station of the Year Medium Market: WSTG
CHR Station of the Year Large Market: WVAQ
CHR Station of the Year Medium Market: WXIL
CHR Station of the Year Unranked Market: WQZK
Oldies Station  of the Year Large Market: WKAZ
Oldies Station of the Year Medium Market: WELK-FM
Rock Station of the Year Medium Market: WEGW
News/Talk/Sports Station of the Year Large Market: WCHS
News/Talk/Sports Station of the Year Medium Market: WWVA
News/Talk/Sports  Station of the Year Unranked Market: WRNR
On-Air Personality of the Year Large Market: WVAQ Lacy Neff
On-Air Personality of the Year Medium Market: WHKX/WHQX  Brock Mathews
On-Air Personality of the Year Medium Market:   WHBR-FM  Big Ric
On-Air Personality of the Year Unranked Market: WQZK  Biran Mo
Best Morning Show Large Market: WVAQ  The Eric and Kevin Show
Best Morning Show Medium Market: WHKX/WHQX  Doug Dillon
Best Morngin Show Unranked Market: WCDK Joey Klepack and Cindy Taylor
Best Newscast Large Market: WCHS 58 News Chris Lawrence
Best Newscast Medium Market: WWVA Paul Morgan
Best Newscast Unranked Market: WEIR   Kevin Elias
Best Talk Show Large Market: WAJR Talk of the Town
Best Talk Show Medium market: WWVA The Bloom Daddy Experience
Best Talk Show Unranked Market: WEPM AM David Welch
Best Sportcast Large Market: WCHS Sports: Travis Jones
Best Sportcast Medium Market: Adventure Radio
Best Sportcast Unranked Market: WRNR  Hot Spots in Sports - Tom Tucker
Best Play by Play Large Market: WCHS 58 Gridiron Game of the Week
Best Play by Play Medium Market: WVKF: Keith Mac &  Steve Crow
Best Play by Play Unranked Market: WEPM AM: Rob Mario & John Pardington
Best Spot News or Event Coverage Large Market WCHS: Wes Ryan-The Chosin Few
Best Spot News or Event Coverage Large Market WCHS: Jennifer Smith - Little General Explosion
Best Spot News or Event Coverage Medium Market: WVNT AM - Election Coverage
Best Spot News or Event Coverage Unranked Makret WEPM AM: Presidential Visit

Network Awards

Sports Play-by-Play:  MetroNews Sports WVSSAC High School Baskeball Tournament
Sports Play-by-Play: Mountaineer Sports Network  WVU Football
Network Special Series:  Mountaine Sports Network Mountaineer Jammin'
Network Long-Form News Program: MetroNews Gamenight
Network Newscast MetroNews: Jennifer Smith
Network Special Series: WAJR Monograph: 100 Years Later
Network Talk Show MetroNews: Talkline
Network Sportscast MetroNews Sports: Tony Caridi

Television Awards

Station of the Year: WVVA TV
Best Community Involvement: WVVA TV Toys for Tots
Best Public Affairs Program: WCHS TV Fugitive Files
Best Sportscast:WCHS TV  Mark Martin
Best Locally Produced TV Show: WDTV   Miss West Virginia 2007
Best Hard News Story:WCHS TV  WCHS Staff
Best General Assignment Reporter:WSAZ TV Jessica Ralston
Best Coverage of Spot News:WCHS TV Truck in River, Patrick McMurtry
Best Newscast: AM: WCHS TV Elisabeth Lilly  Producer
Best Newscast: PM My Z Ten O'clock News  Jessica Ralston
Best Anchor:WSAZ TV  Jessica Ralston
Best Weathercast:WOWK TV  Stormtracker 13
Best Photojournalist:WCHS TV  Brad Rice