2018 EIB Award Winners

Below are the recipients who demonstrated exceptional vision and transformative performance this year.

MEL BURKA DISTINGUISHED BROADCASTER AWARD

  • Mike Kirtner - Huntington, WV

LEGENDARY STATION OF THE YEAR

  • WDGG 937 THE DAWGW - Huntington, WV

BEST TELEVISION STATION OF THE YEAR

  • WCHS TV - Charleston, WV

2015 JOHN MCKINNEY EXCELLENCE IN TECHNOLOGY AWARD

  • Bob Hardman - WBOY TV

RADIO CATEGORIES

AC/Oldies Station of the Year

  • Ranked (R): WVAF FM
  • Unranked (U): WDYK FM

CHR Station of the Year

  • Ranked (R): WKQR FM 92.7 KISS FM
  • Unranked (U): WQZK FM

Country Station of the Year

  • Ranked (R): WJLS FM - The Big Dawg
  • Unranked (U): WVMD FM

News/Talk Station of the Year

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

Rock Station of the Year

  • 92.7 & 98.5 The Planet Rocks

On-Air Personality

  • Ranked (R): WRZZ FM Mike Cameron
  • Unranked (U): WKMZ FM Emily Meadows

Best Morning Show

  • Ranked (R): WKKW FM Jeff and Sarah in the Morning
  • Unranked (U): WKMZ FM - Marco Nation

Best Newscast

  • Ranked (R): WCHS AM Jeff Jenkins
  • Unranked (U): WEPM AM Hans Fogle

Best Talk Show

  • Ranked (R): WAJR FM - The Gary Bowden Show
  • Unranked (U): WEPM AM - Panhandle Live with Hans Fogle

Best Sportscast

  • Ranked (R): WHKX FM - Dan McMahon
  • Unranked (U): WKLP AM TriState Sportscenter

Best Play-by-Play

  • Ranked (R): WCHS AM Greg White
  • Unranked (U): WCDK FM - Joey Klepack

Best Radio Promotion

  • WSTG FM - Doc Atwell

Best Radio Creative

  • WJLS FM - Escape Rom

Best Use of Digital Media

  • WKLC FM - WWE Giveaway

NETWORK CATEGORIES

Network Sports Play-by-Play

  • Kyle Wiggs - WVSSAC High School Championships

Network Sportscast

  • MetroNews Sportscast - Garrett Cullen

Network Long-Form News Program

  • WOWK TV: Mark Curtis - Inside West Virginia Politics
  • West Virginia MetroNews: Chris Lawrence

Network Breaking News or Event Coverage

  • MetroNews: Carrie Hodousek

Network Talk Show

  • MetroNews - Talkline Hoppy Kercheval

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Best Community Outreach

  • WVVA TV - Hurricane Harvey Relief

Best Locally Produced Television Show

  • WVNS TV: Valerie Sullivan

Best Sportscast

  • WOWK TV: Drew Goldfarb
  • WVVA TV: AJ Good

Best Investigative News Story or Series

  • WCHS TV: Kennie Bass

Best General Assignment Reporting

  • WSAZ TV: Dan Klein

Best Coverage of Breaking News

  • WVNS TV: Larry Marrs & Kamrel Eppinger

Best Newscast: AM

  • WSAZ TV: Ryan Epling

Best Newscast: PM

  • WSAZ TV

Best Anchor

  • WSAZ TV: Amanda Barren

Best Weathercaster

  • WVVA TV: Travis Roberts

Best Weather Event Coverage

  • WCHS TV: Leslie Rubin

Best Photojournalist

  • WCHS TV: Kalea Gunderson

Best Use of Digital Media

  • WVNS TV: Douglas Fritz

Best TV Creative

  • WVNS TV: Tim Carrico