2019 EIB Award Winners
Below are the recipients who demonstrated exceptional vision and transformative performance this year.
MEL BURKA DISTINGUISHED BROADCASTER AWARD
- Ron Witt - Princeton, WV
LEGENDARY STATION OF THE YEAR
- WKLC FM - St Albans, WV
BEST TELEVISION STATION OF THE YEAR
- WCHS TV - Charleston, WV
RADIO CATEGORIES
AC/Oldies Station of the Year
- Ranked (R): WDMX FM
- Unranked (U): WSTG STAR 95
CHR Station of the Year
- Ranked (R): WXIL FM - My 95.1
- Unranked (U): 97.5 WKMZ
Country Station of the Year
- Ranked (R): WTCR FM
- Unranked (U): WVMD THE WOLF
News/Talk Station of the Year
- Ranked (R): 580 WCHS
- Unranked (U): WEPM AM
Rock Station of the Year
- Ranked (R): WCMI FM
- Unranked (U): 93.5 WFBY
On-Air Personality
- Ranked (R): WCLG FM Chris Chaos
- Unranked (U): 93.5 THE FBY Shawn Pugh
Best Morning Show
- Ranked (R): WKKW FM Jeff Snider
- Unranked (U): WDYK FM Pat Sullivan
Best Newscast
- Ranked (R): 580 WCHS Shauna Johnson
- Unranked (U): WEPM AM Mike McCullough
Best Talk Show
- Ranked (R): WRVC AM Paul Swann
- Unranked (U): WJYP AM Jammie Ferrell
Best Sportscast
- Ranked (R): WAJR AM Kyle Wiggs
- Unranked (U): WKLP AM Tony Cimaglia
Best Play-by-Play
- Ranked (R): WAJR FM Dave Wilson
- Unranked (U): WKMZ FM Andrew Caridi
Best Radio Promotion
- WSTG FM Doc Atwell
Best Radio Creative
- WJLS FM Jerry Farley
Best Use of Digital Media
- WRVZ FM Woody Woods
NETWORK CATEGORIES
Network Sports Play-by-Play
- Fred Persinger - SSAC High School Basketball Tournament
Network Newscast
- WV MetroNews Alex Thomas
- WOWK TV - Mark Curtis Nicolas Rothenberg, Steven Hoffman, Adrienne Robbins - President Signs Opioid Law
Network Long-Form News Program
- WV Outdoors Chris Lawrence
- WOWK TV - Inside WV Politics: A Year In Review (Mark Curtis, Nicolas Rothenberg, Steven Hoffman, Adrienne Robbin)
Network Breaking News or Event Coverage
- WV MetroNews Alex Wiederspiel
Network Talk Show
- WV MetroNews - Talkline Hoppy Kercheval
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
Best Community Outreach
- WDTV TV - United Way of Harrison County
Best Locally Produced Television Show
- WOWK TV: Pat Simon - Veterans Voices
Best Sports Anchor
- WBOY TV NICK FARRELL
Best Investigative News Story or Series
- WCHS TV: Kennie Bass - A Family's Search for Closure
Best General Assignment Reporting
- WOWK TV: Jessie Shafer - Confronting Alleged Criminals, Reporting Crime
Best MMJ
- WSAZ TV Kathryn Robinson
Best Coverage of Breaking News
- WCHS TV: Leslie Rubin - Justice for Aliayah
Best Newscast: AM
- WSAZ TV Ryan Epling
Best Newscast: PM
- WCHS TV Latasha Saunders
Best Anchor
- WCHS TV Kallie Cart
Best Weathercaster
- WVVA TV Katherine Thompson
- WOWK TV Spencer Adkins
Best Feature News Report - Light
- WOWK TV Hannah Goetz
Best Feature News Report - Serious
- WCHS TV Leslie Rubin
Best News Photographer
- WVNS TV Larry Marrs
Best Use of Digital Media
- WVNS TV Douglas Fritz - Chris Clay
Best TV Creative
- WDTV TV Alan Dye
Photo Gallery & Event Highlights
A look back at the best moments, integrated from the event's official Flickr album.
