2020 EIB Award Winners

MEL BURKA DISTINGUISHED BROADCASTER AWARD

• Perry A Sook - Nexstar Media Group

LEGENDARY STATION OF THE YEAR

• WJLS The Big Dawg - Beckley, WV

BEST TELEVISION STATION OF THE YEAR

• WSAZ TV - Huntington, WV

RADIO CATEGORIES

AC/Oldies Station of the Year

• Ranked (R): SKY 1065
• Unranked (U): WSTG FM

CHR Station of the Year

• Ranked (R): J104 - WHAJ
• Unranked (U): WQZK FM

Country Station of the Year

• Ranked (R): WXBW FM - Big Buck Country 101.5
• Unranked (U): WVMD The Wolf

News/Talk Station of the Year

• Ranked (R): WEPM AM
• Unranked (U): 580 WCHS

Rock Station of the Year

• Ranked (R): WRZZ-FM - Classic Rock Z106.1
• Unranked (U): 93.5 WFBY

On-Air Personality

• Ranked (R): WVAQ Matt Kelly
• Unranked (U): WQZK Logan Scott

Best Morning Show

• Ranked (R): WWLW The Breakfast Show
• Unranked (U): WDZN Jordan Nicewarner

Best Newscast

• Ranked (R): 580 WCHS Jeff Jenkins
• Unranked (U): WEPM & WCST Mike McCullough

Best Talk Show

• Ranked (R): WHIS Radio Active
• Unranked (U): WEPM and WSCT Mike McCullough

Best Sportscast

• Ranked (R): WHKX-WHQX Kicks Country
• Unranked (U): WKLP Tony Cimaglia

Best Play-by-Play

• Ranked (R): WMGA Jason Toy
• Unranked (U): WLTF Andrew Caridi

Best Radio Promotion

• WVAF: STEVE BISHOP and JENNY MURRAY

Best Radio Creative

• WCLG Marshall Sears

Best Use of Digital Media

• WXBW - BIG BUCK COUNTRY

NETWORK CATEGORIES

Network Sports Play-by-Play

• MetroNews: Kyle Wiggs

Network Newscast

• Metronews: Jeff Jenkins
• WOWK TV - West Virginia Tonight

Network Long-Form News Program

• WOWK TV - Inside West Virginia Politics
• MetroNews: Kyle Wiggs

Network Breaking News or Event Coverage

• MetroNews: Shauna Johnson

Network Talk Show

• West Virginia Outdoors with Chris Lawrence

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Best Community Outreach

• WSAZ TV - Homes of Hope

Best Locally Produced Television Show

• WTRF TV - Wheeling 250 Parade

Best Sports Anchor

• WBOY TV Nick Farrell

Best Investigative News Story or Series

• WVVA TV: Jennifer Roberts

Best General Assignment Reporting

• WDTV TV Josh Croup
• WCHS TV Whitney Wetzel

Best MMJ

• WTRF TV Kathryn Ghion

Best Coverage of Breaking News

• WTRF TV - Ziegenfelder Fire

Best Newscast AM

• WVVA - WVVA Today

Best Newscast PM

• WCHS TV Producer - Latasha Saunders

Best Anchor

• WSAZ TV Katie Wilson

Best Weathercaster

• WOWK TV Spencer Adkins

Best Feature News Report - Light

• WSAZ TV Taylor Eaton

Best Feature News Report - Serious

• WVNS TV Larry Marrs

Best News Photographer

• WVVA TV Matt Irvin

Best Use of Digital Media

• WSAZ TV

Best TV Creative

• WTRF TV Shawn Holmes