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BEST USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS1st Place(tie) – WIZM-AM, La Crosse – Missing
Ducks1st Place(tie) – WTAQ-AM, Green Bay – Bring Back
Brett2nd Place – WTAQ-AM, Green Bay – Firefighter
Training3rd Place(tie) -- WAYY-AM, Eau Claire – Megadrop3rd Place(tie) – WCLO-AM, Janesville – “Life Lesson”
NEWS WRITING1st Place – WIZM-AM, La Crosse – Car Poem2nd Place – WCLO-AM, Janesville – Fighting the
Flood3rd Place(tie) -- WFDL-AM, Fond du Lac
– Jebediah3rd Place(tie) – WCLO-AM, Janesville – “Bessie (the
giant cow statue) Comes Home” LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING
1st Place – WFDL-AM, Fond du Lac – New Year’s Eve Fire
2nd Place – WTAQ-AM, Green Bay – Storm Day3rd Place -- WSAU-AM, Wausau – Wausau Murder-
Suicide BEST RADIO SHOW (9AM-5AM)
1st Place – WIFC-FM, Wausau – Paul Belky2nd Place – WDEZ-FM, Wausau – Vanessa
Ryan3rd Place -- WOFM-FM, Wausau – Terry Steven’s “All
Day Coffee Break” on WOFM/WIZD BEST MORNING SHOW (5AM-9AM)
1st Place – WTCX-FM, Fond du Lac – ‘TCX Morning Showgram with Gregg Owens
2nd Place – WIIL-FM, Kenosha – Tom & Lisa Morning Show
3rd Place -- WTAQ-AM, Green Bay – Mike-Matt & the Morning News
SPORTSCAST OR REPORT1st Place – WCLO-AM, Janesville – WCLO Morning
Sports with Al, 8/4/082nd Place – WHBY-AM, Appleton – WHBY Sportscast,
12/11/083rd Place -- WTAQ-AM, Green Bay – WTAQ Sports,
12/23/08 BEST SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY
1st Place – WSCO-AM, Appleton – Appleton United Hockey vs. Arrowhead
2nd Place – WHBL-AM, Sheboygan – Sheboygan North/South Basketball
3rd Place – WFDL-AM, Fond du Lac – Waupun Volleyball State Championship
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT1st Place – WAPL-FM, Appleton – Story of Hope-
WAPL Rock for Kids Radiothon2nd Place – WTAQ-AM, Green Bay – Families of
Children with Cancer and WTAQ3rd Place -- WFDL-FM, Fond du Lac – Fond du Lac
Relay for Life Dedication 1 SPECIAL INTEREST
1st Place – WLIP-AM, Kenosha – Kenosha Mayor Debate
2nd Place – WOMT-AM, Manitowoc – Home Tribute to Local Soldiers
3rd Place -- WAPL-FM, Appleton – 30th Anniversary Free for All
EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY1st Place – WIZM-AM, La Crosse – As I See It: Crying
in my Beer2nd Place – WSAU-AM, Wausau – WSAU Loans3rd Place -- WIZM-AM, La Crosse – As I See It: Top
Dogs Top Notch PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place – WDEZ-FM, Wausau - Speak Keyword2nd Place – WKSZ-FM, Green Bay - ChickenFest 3rd Place -- WSAU-AM, Wausau – WSAU – Dennis
Miller Promo HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL OR PSA ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place – WDEZ-FM, Wausau – Mullin’s Cheese – “Superhero” Campaign
2nd Place – WIFC-FM, Wausau – Crossroads County Market – “June Dairy Month ‘08”
3rd Place -- WIAL-FM, Eau Claire – “Hey, Down Here”
Radio Award Winners Radio Award WinnersNON-HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place – KCLH-FM, La Crosse – Piggy’s Fall Menu2nd Place – WZOR-FM, Green Bay – Dead by Dawn
“House of Bathory 2008”3rd Place -- WAPL-FM, Appleton – Xplosive Audio “She
Gets All the Good Stuff” IF IT DOESN’T FIT, THIS MUST BE IT…
1st Place – WDEZ-FM, Wausau – Lee & Nikki’s Dancing with the Stars with Grandma Patsy
2nd Place – WTCX-FM, Fond du Lac – The Game Plan3rd Place – WHBY-AM, Appleton – Dave’s Whine and
Cheese BEST ELECTION COVERAGE
1st Place – WHBY-AM, Appleton – Election ‘082nd Place – WFDL-AM, Fond du Lac – Election 20083rd Place -- WTAQ-AM, Green Bay – Decision ‘08
Small Market Radio
SPOT NEWS 1st Place – WWIS-AM, Black River Falls – Palm’s Fire2nd Place – WRPN-AM, Ripon – Ripon Homicide3rd Place -- WTCH-AM, Shawano – Swigin Sinners
HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE1st Place – WRJO-FM, Eagle River – Ziggy Stardust
Sentenced2nd Place – WBKV-AM, West Bend – Wisc. Budget3rd Place -- WJMT-AM, Merrill – River Girl
FEATURE1st Place – WJMT-AM, Merrill – Polka Anniversary2nd Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – Relay for a Purpose3rd Place -- WBKV-AM, West Bend – Kewaskum Fan
BEST NEWSCAST1st Place – WRPN-AM, Ripon – November 19, 2008
Morning News2nd Place – WJMT-AM, Merrill – Newscast, 12/16/083rd Place -- WTCH-AM, Shawano – WTCH’s 6:30 am
Local Newscast BEST USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS
1st Place – WBKV-AM, West Bend – Dems Nite2nd Place – WBKV-AM, West Bend – Vet’s Day3rd Place -- WTCH-AM, Shawano – Wichlasz Funeral
NEWS WRITING 1st Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – Chueng Lee2nd Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – Jeremy Connour3rd Place (tie) -- WBKV-AM, West Bend – Jaime Foss
#13rd Place (tie) – WBKV-AM, West Bend – Jaime Foss
#2 LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING
1st Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – Seneca Drug Bust2nd Place – WBKY-FM, Portage – Lake Delton Dam
Fails3rd Place -- WTCH-AM, Shawano – Semi Fire
BEST RADIO SHOW (9AM-5AM)1st Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – Aaron Light2nd Place – WLKG-FM, Lake Geneva – It.s. For You
w/Jillian Maas Backman3rd Place -- WCOW-FM, Sparta – Arnie Andrews
Afternoon on COW97 2-6pmBEST MORNING SHOW (5AM-9AM)
1st Place – WBKV-AM, West Bend – Best Morning Show
2nd Place – WGLR-FM, Lancaster – The Big Show with Rob Spangler
3rd Place -- WRPN-AM, Ripon – The Breakfast BunchSPORTSCAST OR REPORT
1st Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – WTCH Sports Update, 12/8/08
2nd Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – He Hit It, He Hit It, 9/6/08
3rd Place -- WRJO, Eagle River – Snowmobile Derby, Bewcyk Wins
BEST SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY1st Place – WLKG-FM, Lake Geneva – Division 4 State
Championship, Camp Randall Madison 2nd Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – Shawano vs.
Clintonville Basketball Game3rd Place -- WJMQ-FM, Clintonville – New London vs.
West DePere Football Game
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT1st Place – WRJO-FM, Eagle River – Take Pride &
Ride Fundraiser2nd Place – WRJO-FM, Eagle River – 2nd Annual
Polar Bear Plunge Pledge-a-Thon3rd Place -- WPVL-FM, Platteville – Platteville-The
Main Event SPECIAL INTEREST
1st Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – Polar Plunge2nd Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – Shawano
Holiday Parade3rd Place -- WGLR-FM, Lancaster -- Rob Spangler
Interview with Randy Travis EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY
1st Place – WRJO-FM, Eagle River – Court Commentary
2nd Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – Golden Apple Needs More Space
3rd Place -- WRPN-AM, Ripon – Merry Christmas PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place – WLKG-FM, Lake Geneva – Lake 961 Farmer Brown Halloween Promo
2nd Place – WPVL-FM, Platteville – Spooky Sock Hop
3rd Place -- WTCH-AM, Shawano – 2008 Farm Woman of the Year
HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL OR PSA ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place – WGLR-FM, Lancaster – Kieler BP Hunters
2nd Place – WLKG-FM, Lake Geneva – Pirate & Parrot-Drifters Bar & Grill
3rd Place -- WPVL-FM, Platteville – Arthur House-Bad Comic Syndrome
NON-HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place – WPVL-FM, Platteville – Badger State Ethanol
2nd Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – Shawano Speedway
3rd Place -- WLKG-FM, Lake Geneva – Computer Crash-Lakes Technology Specialists
IF IT DOESN’T FIT, THIS MUST BE IT…1st Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – Eddie Gein
Anniversary2nd Place – WPVL-FM, Platteville – “Leo Bretholz-
Leap into Darkness”3rd Place (tie) – WWIS-FM, Black River Falls – Brian
B’s Crazy Little Christmas-‘Rodney’s Jury Duty’3rd Place (tie) – WTCH-AM, Shawano – The WTCH
Shopping Show BEST ELECTION COVERAGE
1st Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – Candidate Review 2008
2nd Place – WTCH-AM, Shawano – Superstar Stumps for Obama
CONVERGENCE COVERAGE1st Place(tie) – WISN-TV, Milwaukee – Mark Jensen
Trial1st Place(tie) – WSAW-TV, Wausau – “Drinking &
Snowmobiling: A Deadly Culture”, www.wsaw.com/snowmobiling 2nd Place – WCLO-AM, Janesville – Vordermann
Murder-Suicide, www.wclo.com/vordermann 3rd Place -- WISC-TV, Madison – Interstate 39-90
Back-up WEBSITE JOURNALISM
1st Place – WISC-TV, Madison – www.channel3000.com 2nd Place – WAOW-TV, Wausau – www.waow.com 3rd Place -- WLUK-TV, Green Bay – www.fox11online.com
WEBSITE ENTERTAINMENT 1st Place – WKSZ-FM, Green Bay – www.959kissfm.com2nd Place – WAPL-FM, Appleton – www.wapl.com3rd Place -- WLKG-FM, Lake Geneva – www.lake961.com
STORY OR EVENT PRODUCED ORIGINALLY FOR NEW MEDIA
1st Place – WSAW-TV, Wausau – “2008 Wisconsin Valley Fair”, www.wsaw.com/fair
2nd Place – WEAU-TV, Eau Claire – Doug Sidie Case
3rd Place – WSAW-TV, Wausau – “Special Report: End of an Era”, www.wsaw.com/sports
BEST USE OF CITIZEN CONTRIBUTIONS
1st Place – WEAU-TV, Eau Claire – Doug Sidie Case 2nd Place – WISC-TV, Madison – Wisconsin Flooding3rd Place – WISC-TV, Madison – Interstate 90 Pile-up
BLOG1st Place – WCLO-AM, Janesville – Covergence
Tangent, www.convergencetangent.blogspot.com 2nd Place(tie) – WAOW-TV, Wausau – Doppler 9000
Weather Blog2nd Place(tie) – WAOW-TV, Wausau – Newsline 9
Political Blog2nd Place(tie) – WXOW-TV, La Crosse – Forecast
Team Blog – “Off the Beaten Path”3rd Place – WISC-TV, Madison – Snowstorm Live Blog
USE OF NEW MEDIA1st Place – WISC-TV, Madison – Freakfest-Live
Reporting 2nd Place – WIZM-FM, La Crosse – Pat & AJ in the
Morning3rd Place – WSAW-TV, Wausau – “7-to-go/My Local
Titan” – www.wsaw.com/weathermaps BEST ELECTION COVERAGE
1st Place – WISC-TV, Madison – Election Day2nd Place – WisconsinEye, Madison – www.wisconsineye.com/campaign ‘08 3rd Place -- WSAW-TV, Wausau – “2008 Election”- www.wsaw.com/2008 election
Radio NewsMarjor Market
WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee, WIMedium Market
WTAQ-AM, Green Bay, WISmall Market
WTCH-AM, Shawano, WI
Television NewsMajor Market
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WIMedium Market
WMTV-TV, Madison, WISmall Market
WSAW-TV, Wausau, WI
RadioMarjor Market
WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee, WIMedium Market
WTAQ-AM, Green Bay, WISmall Market
WTCH-AM, Shawano, WI
TelevisionMarjor Market
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WIMedium Market
WISC-TV, Madison, WISmall Market
WSAW-TV, Wausau, WI
New Media
2008 Best News Operation(Awarded in 2009)
2008 Station of the Year(Awarded in 2009)
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Major Market Television
SPOT NEWS 1st Place – WISN, Milwaukee – January
Tornadoes2nd Place – WITI, Milwaukee – Baby Death Shock3rd Place -- WDJT, Milwaukee – Quadruple
Homicide MORNING NEWSCAST
1st Place – WISN, Milwaukee – 12 News This Morning, 11/12/08
2nd Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee – Live at Daybreak, 9/29/08
EVENING NEWSCAST1st Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee – Church Catastrophe,
4/2/082nd Place – WISN, Milwaukee – 12 News at 10:00-
January Tornadoes, 1/7/083rd Place -- WITI, Milwaukee – 5 PM News, 4/2/08
NEWS WRITING1st Place – WISN, Milwaukee – Guitars for Vets2nd Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee – High-Dollar
Drivers3rd Place -- WITI, Milwaukee – Officer Down & Back
Up Again HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE
1st Place – WISN, Milwaukee – Line of Fire2nd Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee – Insurance Shocker3rd Place -- WTMJ, Milwaukee – Drinking, Driving,
Delivering SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY
1st Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee – You Paid For it (composite)
2nd Place – WITI, Milwaukee – Harley’s 105th3rd Place -- WDJT, Milwaukee – Harley Davidson:
105 Years in the Making FEATURE
1st Place – WISN, Milwaukee – Catholics & Confession
2nd Place – WITI, Milwaukee – TMANs Blues3rd Place -- WDJT, Milwaukee – A Sister’s Choice
LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING1st Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee – Shots Fired at
Police2nd Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee – Oconomowoc
Church ExplosionNEWS VIDEO
1st Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee – Heroin in the Suburbs
2nd Place – WDJT, Milwaukee – Tug of War3rd Place -- WISN, Milwaukee – Zero Gravity Flight
SPORTS REPORTING 1st Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee – The Bucks
WorkoutSPORTSCAST
1st Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee – Lance Allan Sportscast Compilation
SPORTS VIDEO1st Place – WDJT, Milwaukee – Brewing Something
Special2nd Place – WDJT, Milwaukee – Playoff Bound
Brewer’s Special3rd Place -- WTMJ, Milwaukee – Favre-Dream On
WEATHERCAST1st Place – WDJT, Milwaukee – Mark McGinnis
Montage2nd Place – WISN, Milwaukee – Weather Watch 12
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT1st Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee – On Deaf Ears2nd Place – WISN, Milwaukee – Driving & Texting
SPECIAL INTEREST1st Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee - Positively Milwaukee
SpecialEDITORIAL/COMMENTARY
1st Place – WMVS, Milwaukee – Washington Follies of 2008
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT1st Place – WITI, Milwaukee – Fox 6 Wake Up #12nd Place – WITI, Milwaukee – A Team to Die For3rd Place -- WISN, Milwaukee – Weather Watch 12-
We’re Here When You Need Us
COMMERCIAL OR PSA ANNOUNCEMENT1st Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee – Komen Race for the Cure2nd Place – WITI, Milwaukee – PB & J Challenge3rd Place -- WTMJ, Milwaukee – Lutheran Living
Services “Grandma” IF IT DOESN’T FIT, THIS MUST BE IT…
1st Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee – As Good As Old2nd Place – WITI, Milwaukee – The Weight of the Weather3rd Place – WDJT, Milwaukee – I-Cam Storm Coverage
BEST ELECTION COVERAGE1st Place – WISN, Milwaukee – Commitment 20082nd Place – WTMJ, Milwaukee – On the Road with the
Presidential Candidates3rd Place -- WTMJ, Milwaukee – Red, White and Blue
2008
Medium Market Television
SPOT NEWS 1st Place – WISC, Madison – Lake Delton Draining 2nd Place – WMTV, Madison – Delton Breach 3rd Place – WLUK, Green Bay – Lake Delton Floods
MORNING NEWSCAST1st Place – WBAY, Green Bay – Action 2 News This
Morning, 8/21/08 2nd Place – WMTV, Madison – The Morning Show,
11/7/08 3rd Place – WLUK, Green Bay – Good Day Wisconsin,
9/5/08 EVENING NEWSCAST
1st Place – WGBA, Green Bay – Evening News, 5/6/08 2nd Place – WLUK, Green Bay – Fox 11 News at Nine,
6/9/08 3rd Place – WISC, Madison – News 3 at 6, 4/3/08
NEWS WRITING1st Place – WISC, Madison – Adults with Autism (2 part
series) 2nd Place – WI Public TV, Madison – Tiffany Train 3rd Place – WFRV, Green Bay – Skinny Boy
HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE1st Place – WMTV, Madison – Bad Neighbor2nd Place – WGBA, Green Bay – Bond Behind Bars3rd Place -- WMTV, Madison – Human Trafficking
SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY1st Place – WI Public TV, Madison – Wolves in Wisconsin2nd Place – WMTV, Madison – Flood Emergency3rd Place -- WISC, Madison – Liliana’s Story (2 part series)
FEATURE1st Place – WFRV, Green Bay – Boil Over2nd Place – WISC, Madison – Search for Perfection3rd Place -- WLUK, Green Bay – Trout Fisherman
LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING1st Place – WMTV, Madison – Delton Breach2nd Place – WKOW, Madison – Cross Plains Shooting3rd Place -- WBAY, Green Bay – Iowa Twister
NEWS VIDEO1st Place – WFRV, Green Bay – Wooden Instruments2nd Place – WISC, Madison – Rwanda Family Home
Build3rd Place -- WFRV, Green Bay – Tax Time
SPORTS REPORTING1st Place – WISC, Madison – A Referee’s Final Call2nd Place – WKOW, Madison – Brewers Clinch3rd Place -- WISC, Madison – Parkview Basketball:
Lessons for Life SPORTSCAST
1st Place – WKOW, Madison – 27 Sports at 10 pm, 12/27/08
2nd Place – WFRV, Green Bay – Sportscast, 11/8, 12/30-6pm, 12/30-10pm
3rd Place -- WLUK, Green Bay – Brett Favre Leaves Green Bay, 8/6/08
SPORTS VIDEO1st Place – WISC, Madison – Skydiving with ALS2nd Place – WMTV, Madison – When We Were Kings3rd Place -- WFRV, Green Bay – Bullfrog’s Baseball
WEATHERCAST1st Place – WMTV, Madison – NBC 15 Weather,
composite2nd Place – WBAY, Green Bay – StormCenter 2, 2/6,
4/25, 12/18/083rd Place -- WBAY, Green Bay – StormCenter 2, 7/18,
8/1, 11/6/08
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT1st Place – WKOW, Madison – Surviving the
Financial Crisis2nd Place – WMTV, Madison – NBC 15’s Share Your
Holidays3rd Place -- WLUK, Green Bay – The DTV Tests: Are
You ReadySPECIAL INTEREST
1st Place – WISC, Madison – Going Green Wisconsin
2nd Place – WKOW, Madison – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Wisconsin
3rd Place -- WFRV, Green Bay – Eye on the Storm EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY
1st Place – WI Public TV, Madison – Leidy Commentary
2nd Place – WISC, Madison – Budget Delay3rd Place --
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT1st Place – WKOW, Madison – WKOWTV.com
Launch Campaign2nd Place – WKOW, Madison – Weather Image3rd Place -- WI Public TV, Madison – Be Part of the
Picture: One-in-Ten COMMERCIAL OR PSA ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place – WISC, Madison – HDTV Giveaway2nd Place – WFRV, Green Bay – Crystal Coffee Café
& Beanery3rd Place -- WMTV, Madison – Upper Iowa University
“Faces of UIU-MBA” IF IT DOESN’T FIT, THIS MUST BE IT…
1st Place – WMTV, Madison – Jeopardy! In Madison
2nd Place – WISC, Madison – Ain’t No Nation Like a Donation
3rd Place – WBUW, Madison – Recharge Wisconsin: T.J.’s Story
BEST ELECTION COVERAGE1st Place – WMTV, Madison – The New Assembly2nd Place – WISC, Madison – Campaign 2008
Compilation3rd Place -- WBAY, Green Bay – Action 2 News Vote
‘08
Small Market Television
SPOT NEWS 1st Place – WSAW, Wausau – Brokaw Chemical Spill2nd Place – WSAW, Wausau – Deadly Explosion in
Tomahawk3rd Place -- WQOW, Eau Claire – Shots Fired
MORNING NEWSCAST1st Place – WKBT, La Crosse – Newschannel 8
Morning Newscast, 12/8/082nd Place – WSAW, Wausau – Newschannel 7
Daybreak, 11/26/083rd Place -- WAOW, Wausau – TV Morning
Newscast, 9/16/08 EVENING NEWSCAST
1st Place – WKBT, La Crosse – Flooding 2008, 6/10/08
2nd Place – WKBT, La Crosse – Train Derailment, 12/17/08
3rd Place -- WEAU, Eau Claire – Standoff & Elevator Fire, 4/3/08
NEWS WRITING1st Place – WSAW, Wausau – Men Abducted/
Assaulted2nd Place – WEAU, Eau Claire – Honor Guard3rd Place -- WQOW, Eau Claire – Hot Root
HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE1st Place – WSAW, Wausau – Shawano Hit List/FBI
Informant Speaks Out2nd Place – WQOW, Eau Claire – Assembly Asleep3rd Place -- WEAU, Eau Claire – Mom Murdered
SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY1st Place – WXOW, La Crosse – Voices of Courage:
The Truth about Sexual Assault2nd Place – WKBT, La Crosse – Living a Dream3rd Place -- WXOW, La Crosse – Changing Faces
of the Coulee Region: Growth of the Hispanic Population
FEATURE1st Place – WSAW, Wausau – Soldier meets Son for
the First Time2nd Place – WEAU, Eau Claire – The Littlest
Cheerleader3rd Place -- WKBT, La Crosse – Par for the Course
LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING1st Place – WXOW, La Crosse – Apartment Fire2nd Place – WSAW, Wausau – Shooting in Stevens
Point3rd Place -- WEAU, Eau Claire – Car Plows into
House NEWS VIDEO
1st Place – WXOW, La Crosse – Millions of Mayflies
2nd Place – WKBT, La Crosse – Gone to the Birds3rd Place -- WSAW, Wausau – Grace Under
Pressure: Emergency Responders SPORTS REPORTING
1st Place – WKBT, La Crosse – Houston Football2nd Place – WXOW, La Crosse – The Right Call3rd Place -- WXOW, La Crosse – In the Game
SPORTSCAST1st Place – WSAW, Wausau – The Hilight Zone:
Friday Night Football Coverage2nd Place – WEAU, Eau Claire – Friday Night
Hoops, 12/12/08; Farewell to Favre, 3/9/08; Sportscene 13 Football, 10/23/08
3rd Place -- WKBT, La Crosse – Newschannel 8 Sports, 7/1, 10/2 and 10/3
SPORTS VIDEO1st Place – WKBT, La Crosse – Ark Enemies2nd Place – WKBT, La Crosse – Callen’s Story3rd Place -- WSAW, Wausau – State Football 2008
WEATHERCAST1st Place – WSAW, Wausau – Mike Breunling,
Newschannel 7 Chief Meteorologist2nd Place – WSAW, Wausau – LeeAnn Oakley,
Newschannel 7 Daybreak Meteorologist3rd Place -- WKBT, La Crosse – Bill Graal
WeatherSIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT
1st Place – WSAW, Wausau – Share Your Holidays2nd Place – WEAU, Eau Claire – Goodwill Clothes
Drive3rd Place -- WKBT, La Crosse – Steppin’ Out in
Pink SPECIAL INTEREST
1st Place – WXOW, La Crosse – Mississippi River Wild
2nd Place – WKBT, La Crosse – Assignment Education: Special Report
3rd Place -- WEAU, Eau Claire – Wisconsin PGA Open
EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY 1st Place – WSAW, Wausau – Drinking &
Snowmobiling2nd Place – WSAW, Wausau – “Positive Economic
Outlook”PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place – WAOW, Wausau – “Best of Years” 2nd Place – WKBT, La Crosse – Highlight Zone3rd Place -- WXOW, La Crosse – Just the Weather
GuyCOMMERCIAL OR PSA ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place – WKBT, La Crosse - Funk2nd Place – WKBT, La Crosse – It’s For Me3rd Place -- WAOW, Wausau – Health Matters
IF IT DOESN’T FIT, THIS MUST BE IT…1st Place – WEAU, Eau Claire – Employee
Christmas Greetings2nd Place – WQOW, Eau Claire – “Cuckoo for
Birdwatching”3rd Place – WJFW, Rhinelander – Locked Up
BEST ELECTION COVERAGE1st Place – WEAU, Eau Claire – Election Coverage
20082nd Place – WSAW, Wausau – Election Day Live
Special Reports, Noon until Midnight3rd Place -- WQOW, Eau Claire – “Best Election
Coverage WQOW”
Major Market Radio
SPOT NEWS 1st Place – WIBA-AM, Madison – Deadly Interstate
Pileup 2nd Place – WIBA-AM, Madison – Interstate Traffic Jam3rd Place – WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee – The January
TornadoesHARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE
1st Place – WI Public Radio, Madison – Infant Mortality Series
2nd Place – WIBA-AM, Madison – The Dane County 9-1-1 Center
3rd Place – WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee – June FloodingFEATURE
1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee – Hometown Heroism
2nd Place – WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee – Haunted by Tragedy, Haunting to Heal
3rd Place – WI Public Radio, Madison - GlassBEST NEWSCAST
1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee – Wisconsin’s Morning News, 6/10/08
2nd Place – WTDY-AM, Madison – A Way of Life, 12/23/08
3rd Place – WIBA-AM, Madison – Madison in the Morning, 5/2/08
BEST USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS1st Place – WUWM-FM, Milwaukee – “Autumn on the
Farms” 2nd Place – WI Public Radio, Madison – Ho Chunk
Bison Round-up 3rd Place – WI Public Radio, Madison – The Sky is
Crying in Crandon NEWS WRITING
1st Place – WI Public Radio, Madison – Campaign Ad Stopped
2nd Place – WUWM-FM, Milwaukee – “Grandparents Parenting Again” (2 parts)
3rd Place – WI Public Radio, Madison – Eating Invasives
LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING1st Place – WMTJ-AM, Milwaukee – “We Don’t Have
a Church Anymore” 2nd Place – WI Public Radio, Madison – GM
Announcement 3rd Place – WIBA-AM, Madison – Severe Weather
Action Team BEST RADIO SHOW (9AM-5AM)
1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee – Mid-Day with Charlie Sykes
2nd Place – WTDY-AM, Madison – The Wisconsin Guys
3rd Place – WMGN-FM, Madison – Lanette Hanson BEST MORNING SHOW (5AM-9AM)
1st Place – WLUM-FM, Milwaukee – Mornings with Kramp and Adler
2nd Place – WMAD-FM, Madison – John and Tammy in the Morning
3rd Place – WTDY-AM, Madison – Sly in the Morning SPORTSCAST OR REPORT
1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee – The Retirement of Brett Favre, 3/4/08
2nd Place – WUWM-FM, Milwaukee – “African Americans in Baseball”
3rd Place – WUWM-FM, Milwaukee – “The Happy Fisherman”
BEST SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee – The Brewers Win
the Wild Card2nd Place – WIBA-AM, Madison – Wisconsin vs.
MSU, 3/15/083rd Place(tie) -- WTDY-AM, Madison – Deforest vs.
Reedsburg Basketball3rd Place(tie) – WTDY-AM, Madison – Deforest vs.
Milton Football SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT
1st Place – WUWM-FM, Milwaukee – “Project Milwaukee: Youth Violence”
2nd Place – WMCS-AM, Milwaukee - Various3rd Place -- WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee – Kids 2 Kids
Christmas
SPECIAL INTEREST1st Place – WJJO-FM, Madison – Band Camp/
concert2nd Place(tie) – WTDY-AM, Madison – “Holiday
Shopping"2nd Place(tie) – WI Public Radio, Madison
– Bridging the Shores: The Hmong-American Experience
3rd Place -- WTDY-AM, Madison – “Hot Dog Driver”
EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY1st Place – WUWM-FM, Milwaukee – “The Gathering
Storm of Mental Illness”2nd Place – WUWM-FM, Milwaukee – “A Dog of a
Job”PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place – WJJO-FM, Madison – Point Ten K2nd Place – WIBA-AM, Madison – Favre: Will He or
Won’t He3rd Place -- WTSO-AM, Madison – Nascar Driver
Profile Series HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL OR PSA ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place – WWQM-FM, Madison – Sparkle Auto Body/Carp-Elvises
2nd Place – WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee – Do Not Call3rd Place -- WMCS-AM, Milwaukee – Quiet Zone
Commercial NON-HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place – WJJO-FM, Madison – Quench Gum-Play Time is Over
2nd Place – WMGN-FM, Madison – Two Men and a Truck-Keep it Simple
3rd Place -- WMCS-AM, Milwaukee – Readers Choice Commercial
IF IT DOESN’T FIT, THIS MUST BE IT…1st Place – WI Public Radio, Madison – Texting
Hazards2nd Place – WIBA-AM, Madison – Mr. Favre3rd Place – WUWM-FM, Milwaukee – Resale Shops
BoomingBEST ELECTION COVERAGE
1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Milwaukee – Election 2008
2nd Place – WI Public Radio – Presidential Issues Series
3rd Place -- WUWM-FM, Milwaukee – Election 2008
Medium Market Radio
SPOT NEWS 1st Place – WAYY-AM, Eau Claire – Chippewa Falls
Gun2nd Place – WCLO-AM, Janesville – Factory
Farewell3rd Place -- WCLO-AM, Janesville – No Time for
Goodbye HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE
1st Place – WAYY-AM, Eau Claire – The Homefront
2nd Place – WCLO-AM, Janesville – A River Rises3rd Place -- WTAQ-AM, Green Bay – "As the Brett
Turns” FEATURE
1st Place – KUWS-FM, Superior – Tall Ships2nd Place – WCLO-AM, Janesville – Walk a Mile in
Her Shoes3rd Place -- WHBL-AM, Sheboygan – The Prism
BEST NEWSCAST1st Place – WTAQ-AM, Green Bay – Storm Day2nd Place(tie) – WAYY-AM, Eau Claire – The Valley’s
Morning News, 12/11/082nd Place(tie) – WTAQ-AM, Green Bay – Black
Friday 3rd Place(tie) -- WAYY-AM, Eau Claire – Noon News,
9/30/083rd Place(tie) – WCLO-AM, Janesville – “Southern
Wisconsin News”, 5pm, 10/13/08
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