WisconsinBroadcasters Association

Awards For Excellence

2018 Winner’s List

Large Market Television

MORNING NEWSCAST 1st Place – WISN-TV, Car into Building Shooting,

Hurricane Michael 2

nd Place – WITI-TV, FOX6 Wakeup at 6:00AM –

Explosion in Sun Prairie 3

rd Place – WISN-TV, Semi Wreck, Highway Shutdown

EVENING NEWSCAST 1st Place – WTMJ-TV, Live at 5:00 – Foxconn Breaks

Ground 2

nd Place – WISN-TV, Campus Bus Crash, Church Fire

3rd

Place – WYTU-TV, Telemundo Wisconsin News at 10 p.m. SPORTSCAST 1st Place – WITI-TV, Kaitlin Sharkey

2nd

Place – WDJT-TV, Scott Grodsky 3

rd Place – WISN-TV, Dan Needles

WEATHERCAST 1st Place – WTMJ-TV, Brian Niznansky

2nd

Place – WDJT-TV, Justin Thompson-Gee 3

rd Place – WISN-TV, Mark Baden

CONTINUING COVERAGE 1ST

Place – WDJT-TV, Officer Michalski Death 2

nd Place – WITI-TV, Officer Killed

3rd

Place – WDJT-TV, Beaver Dam Explosion SPOT NEWS 1st Place – WITI-TV, Historic Church Fire

2nd

Place – WDJT-TV, Officer Dies in Crash 3

rd Place – WISN-TV, Historic Church Fire

NEWS WRITING 1st Place – WITI-TV, The Back Roads

2nd

Place – WTMJ-TV, Daughter Jumps in Front of Train to Save Mom 3

rd Place – WISN-TV, Losing Sight, Finding Vision

HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 1st Place – WITI-TV, School Bus Safety Violations

2nd

Place – WITI-TV, No Face, No Case 3

rd Place – WISN-TV, Taser Takedown: Unseen Video

SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY 1st Place – WITI-TV, A Matter of Life and Breath

2nd

Place – WITI-TV, Inside Foxconn 3

rd Place – WISN-TV, FBI on Alert: Terrorist Tools

FEATURE 1st Place – WITI-TV, On a Mission from Santa

2nd

Place – WITI-TV, More than Words 3

rd Place – WISN-TV, Dunk of the Year?

LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 1st Place – WISN-TV, Hillary Mintz

2nd

Place – WTMJ-TV, Election Night 3

rd Place – WISN-TV, Ben Wagner

USE OF VIDEO 1st Place – WDJT-TV, Only a Matter of Time

2nd

Place – WMVS-TV, Margaret Muza – The Arts Page 3

rd Place – WITI-TV, Mailboat Jumper Tryouts

SPORTS REPORTING 1st Place – WISN-TV, Stephen Watson

2nd

Place – WDJT-TV, Family of Referees 3

rd Place – WTMJ-TV, Chester Marcol’s Painful Secret

SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WITI-TV, Contact 6

2nd

Place – WISN-TV, Health Care Helpline 3

rd Place – WDJT-TV, Ready Weather

SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place – WTMJ-TV, Positively Milwaukee Awards

2nd

Place – WDJT-TV, CBS 58 Sunday AM Primetime Special 3

rd Place – WISN-TV, Season to Celebrate

NEWS PROMOTION 1st Place – WYTU-TV, Telemundo Wisconsin Image

Campaign – Nayeli/Miguel 2

nd Place – WISN-TV, 12 News This Morning

3rd

Place – WTMJ-TV, We Are Milwaukee – In Winter! WEATHER PROMOTION 1st Place – WTMJ-TV, The TODAY’S TMJ4 Storm Chaser

2nd

Place – WISN-TV, Mark Baden Severe Weather 3

rd Place – WDJT-TV, Winter Grudge Match

SPORTS PROMOTION 1st Place – WISN-TV, Opening Day

2nd

Place – WDJT-TV, Remembering and Looking Ahead 3

rd Place – WTMJ-TV, Green Bay Packers: This is the

Year TOPICAL PROMOTION 1st Place – WISN-TV, Church Fire Bus Crash POP

2nd

Place – WDJT-TV, Pastor Behind Bars 3

rd Place – WYTU-TV, Curandera Fraud

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WTMJ-TV, Hunger Task Force: Home for the

Holidays 2

nd Place – WYTU-TV, HPGM Toy Drive

3rd

Place – WITI-TV, WBA Job Fair

COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WITI-TV, Misurelli Sorenson

2nd

Place – WISN-TV, Wisconsin Vision Clear Days Ahead 3

rd Place – WTMJ-TV, Amish Craftsmen Guild

ELECTION COVERAGE 1st Place – WISN-TV, Election Candidate Coverage

2nd

Place – WDJT-TV, Campaign 2018 3

rd Place – WTMJ-TV, The Vote: Wisconsin’s Future

2018 BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WISN-TV, WISN.com

2nd

Place – WTMJ-TV, TMJ4.com 3

rd Place – WDJT-TV, CBS58.com

BEST WEB STORY 1st Place – WITI-TV, School Bus Inspections Show

Defective Brakes, Tire Problems, Steering Issues in SE Wisconsin 2

nd Place – WMVS-TV, 10ThirtySix - #MeToo Milwaukee

3rd

Place – WITI-TV, How Do You Survive? Small Station Owners say Costco’s Gas Prices are Too Low BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1ST

Place – WTMJ-TV, Brewers Fever: TODAY’S TMJ4 Playoffs Coverage 2

nd Place – WDJT-TV, CBS 58

3rd

Place – WITI-TV, Fox6 News BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WISN-TV, Procession from Church to

Cemetery for Fallen Milwaukee Officer Michael Michalski 2

nd Place – WITI-TV, Tracking Storms from La Crosse to

Milwaukee 3

rd Place – WTMJ-TV, Best of the Digital Media Center

BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WTMJ-TV, Vince Vitrano

2nd

Place – WISN-TV, Lindsey Slater 3

rd Place – WDJT-TV, Pauleen Le

BEST ONLINE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place – WTMJ-TV, Digital Election Special

2nd

Place – WITI-TV, Washington County Tornado 3

rd Place – WDJT-TV, Greyhound Bus Threat

Medium Market Television MORNING NEWSCAST 1st Place – WISC-TV, News 3 This Morning: Sun Prairie

Explosion 2

nd Place – WISC-TV, News 3 This Morning: Deadly

Flooding 3

rd Place – WKOW-TV, Wake Up Wisconsin – January

25, 2018 EVENING NEWSCAST 1st Place – WISC-TV, News 3 at 6: Historic Flooding

2nd

Place – WGBA-TV, Project: Drive Sober 3

rd Place – WISC-TV, News 3 at 6: Shooting at WTS

Paradigm SPORTSCAST 1st Place – WISC-TV, News 3 Sports: Brewers and More

2nd

Place – WKOW-TV, WKOW Weekend Sports 3

rd Place – WLUK-TV, Josh Moser

WEATHERCAST 1st Place – WKOW-TV, John Zeigler

2nd

Place – WKOW-TV, Max Tsaparis 3

rd Place – WISC-TV, Dave Caulfield

CONTINUING COVERAGE 1ST

Place – WBAY-TV, George Burch Trial 2

nd Place – WGBA-TV, Disappearance of Jayme Closs

3rd

Place – WISC-TV, Sun Prairie Explosion SPOT NEWS 1st Place – WISC-TV, Sun Prairie Explosion

2nd

Place – WKOW-TV, Madison Flooding 3

rd Place – WGBA-TV, Storm of the Century

NEWS WRITING 1st Place – WHA-TV, Emerge

2nd

Place – WBAY-TV, Tail Mary Mystery 3

rd Place – WMTV-TV, Making New Memories

HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 1st Place – WBAY-TV, Target 2 Investigates: Licensing

Deregulation 2

nd Place – WISC-TV, Babies Injured in Meriter NICU

3rd

Place – WLUK-TV, Fox 11 Investigates: Could a Wyoming Priest Abuse Case Impact NE Wisconsin Catholics? SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY 1st Place – WHA-TV, Wisconsin Water from the Air

2nd

Place – WHA-TV, Jerry Apps: One-Room School 3

rd Place – WGBA-TV, Project: Drive Sober

FEATURE 1st Place – WMTV-TV, The Woman in the Picture

2nd

Place – WMTV-TV, Bob’s Corner of the World 3

rd Place – WGBA-TV, Goats on the Roof

LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 1st Place – WKOW-TV, George Smith

2nd

Place – WMTV-TV, NBC15’s Tim Elliott 3

rd Place – WBAY-TV, Kristyn Allen

USE OF VIDEO 1st Place – WGBA-TV, Lumberjack Championship

2nd

Place – WKOW-TV, Youth Suicide Numbers Rising 3

rd Place – WBAY-TV, Skyview 2 Drone

SPORTS REPORTING 1st Place – WKOW-TV, Badger Guard Honoring Late

Father 2

nd Place – WHA-TV, Talia’s Team

3rd

Place – WISC-TV, Biathlon Dreams SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WISC-TV, #SunPrairieStrong Telethon

2nd

Place – WISC-TV, Time for Kids: Time to Talk 3

rd Place – WKOW-TV, Historic Flooding Telethon

SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place – WBAY-TV, NFL Draft Special

2nd

Place – WMTV-TV, NBC15 Sounds of the Season 3

rd Place – WLUK-TV, Know Meth: Fox 11 Town Hall

NEWS PROMOTION 1st Place – WMTV-TV, Back to School with The Morning

Show 2

nd Place – WISC-TV, “Sun Prairie Strong”

3rd

Place – WKOW-TV, Trust WEATHER PROMOTION 1st Place – WBAY-TV, 2018 Spring Weather

2nd

Place – WMTV-TV, Weather App Launch 3

rd Place – WMSN-TV, Fox 47 News at Nine – Meet

Dana SPORTS PROMOTION 1st Place – WMTV-TV, Friday Football Blitz 2018

2nd

Place – WKOW-TV, Badger Bash 3

rd Place – WBAY-TV, Jerry Kramer Hall of Fame

TOPICAL PROMOTION 1st Place – WHA-TV, Wisconsin Water from the Air

2nd

Place – WLUK-TV, Fox 11 Investigates: Kewaunee Water Follow-Up 3

rd Place – WKOW-TV, Motel Life

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WISC-TV, Goodman Community Center –

“UW Holiday Food Drive 2018” 2

nd Place – WKOW-TV, Toys for Tots

3rd

Place – WKOW-TV, Take Your Brat to Senior Day

COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WMSN-TV, Harley Davidson of Madison – It’s

a Snap! 2

nd Place – WLUK-TV, WITT Golden Ticket

3rd

Place – WMSN-TV, Union Cab – Mobile App ELECTION COVERAGE 1st Place – WISC-TV, News 3: Campaign 2018

2nd

Place – WBAY-TV, WBAY-TV Election Coverage 3

rd Place – WLUK-TV, WLUK Election Coverage

BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WHA-TV, WisContext

2nd

Place – WHA-TV, Hip-Hop U website 3

rd Place – WISC-TV, Channel3000.com

BEST WEB STORY 1st Place – WISC-TV, Heavy Users Clog Up Dane Co.

Courts 2

nd Place – WBAY-TV, Dads Who Breastfeed: Story

Behind the Viral Photo of Dad Breastfeeding Newborn 3

rd Place – WKOW-TV, Man Slips from Rescuers Grasp

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WMTV-TV, Historic Flooding in Western

Dane Co 2

nd Place – WLUK-TV, Blizzard Evelyn Coverage on

Twitter 3

rd Place – WISC-TV, Channel3000 Social

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WMTV-TV, Beaver Dam Apartment Burn

2nd

Place – WLUK-TV, Fox 11 Storm Chaser Takes on Blizzard Evelyn 3

rd Place – WKOW-TV, Live Flood Rescue and Weather

Updates BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WISC-TV, Leah Linscheid

2nd

Place – WLUK-TV, Josh Moser 3

rd Place – WISC-TV, Charlotte Deleste

BEST ONLINE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place – WBAY-TV, George Burch Murder Trial

2nd

Place – WKOW-TV, Gunman Opens Fire on Coworkers 3

rd Place – WISC-TV, Shooting at WTS Paradigm

Small Market Television

MORNING NEWSCAST 1st Place – WSAW-TV, WSAW Morning Newscast –

September 5 2

nd Place – WEAU-TV, Hello Wisconsin

3rd

Place – KBJR-TV, KBJR 6 News Today

EVENING NEWSCAST 1st Place – WJFW-TV, Long Summer Weekend – July 27,

2018 2

nd Place – WEAU-TV, Tornado Anniversary

3rd

Place – WSAW-TV, February 19: Winter Storm SPORTSCAST 1st Place – WJFW-TV, Andrew Goldstein

2nd

Place – WEAU-TV, SportScene 13 Fall Sports 3

rd Place – WKBT-TV, News 8 Sports – Local Teams

WEATHERCAST 1st Place – WEAU-TV, Darren Maier Compilation

2nd

Place – WSAW-TV, Mark Holley 3

rd Place – KBJR-TV, KBJR 6 Your Weather Authority

CONTINUING COVERAGE 1ST

Place – WSAW-TV, Continuing Coverage of Lincoln Hills Youth Prison 2

nd Place – WKBT-TV, PDC Principal

3rd

Place – WEAU-TV, Missing Teen in Barron County SPOT NEWS 1st Place – CBS3-Duluth/Superior, Husky Refinery

Explosion 2

nd Place – WJFW-TV, SPIRIT 2 Medical Helicopter

Crash 3

rd Place – WSAW-TV, Abbyland Ammonia Leak

NEWS WRITING 1st Place – WJFW-TV, Missing Soldier Returns Home

2nd

Place – WKBT-TV, The Long Journey Home 3

rd Place – WAOW-TV, Ironman

HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 1st Place – WSAW-TV, Youth Suicide Prevention

2nd

Place – WSAW-TV, Wisconsin’s Dairy Future: The Walmart Impact 3

rd Place – WEAU-TV, Focus on Children’s Mental

Health SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY 1st Place – WKBT-TV, Community Rising: The Flood of

2018 2

nd Place – WAOW-TV, Making the Grade

3rd

Place – WSAW-TV, Understanding Barriers FEATURE 1st Place – WKBT-TV, Overcoming Obstacles

2nd

Place – WSAW-TV, You Know You’re From: Merrill – Tim from Walmart 3

rd Place – WAOW-TV, Firefighter for a Day

LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 1st Place – WAOW-TV, Brianna Hollis

2nd

Place – WSAW-TV, Maria Szatkowski 3

rd Place – WKBT-TV, Mal Meyer – Live Compilation

USE OF VIDEO 1st Place – WLAX-TV, Loving Living Local News

Campaign 2

nd Place – WKBT-TV, News 8 Eye Piece – Kinstone

3rd

Place – WEAU-TV, WCFW Golden Anniversary SPORTS REPORTING 1st Place – WEAU-TV, CRBL Hit King

2nd

Place – WEAU-TV, Ditching the Wig 3

rd Place – WJFW-TV, Subaru Winter Driving

SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WEAU-TV, WEAU Donation Drive for the

Halmstad & Southview Memorial 2

nd Place – WLAX-TV, Fight the Flood 2018

3rd

Place – WSAW-TV, Buddy Check 7 SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place – WEAU-TV, Stories of the State

2nd

Place – WSAW-TV, Buddy Check 7 3

rd Place – KBJR-TV, 2018 Christmas City of the North

Parade NEWS PROMOTION 1st Place – WSAW-TV, Everywhere I Go

2nd

Place – WAOW-TV, Wake Up Wisconsin 3

rd Place – WSAW-TV, Sunrise 7

WEATHER PROMOTION 1st Place – WSAW-TV, It’s Gonna Rain

2nd

Place – WKBT-TV, Community Rising: The Flood of 2018 3

rd Place – WEAU-TV, SkyWarn 13 Severe Weather

SPORTS PROMOTION 1st Place – WSAW-TV, The Hilight Zone

2nd

Place – WEAU-TV, Super Bowl/Olympics Competition 3

rd Place – WSAW-TV, Your Town Weston Sports Story

TOPICAL PROMOTION 1st Place – WSAW-TV, A Dying Wish

2nd

Place – WAOW-TV, Juuling 3

rd Place – WKBT-TV, Overcoming Obstacles

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WEAU-TV, Running with the Bulls

2nd

Place – WKBT-TV, iFeed 2018 3

rd Place – WSAW-TV, Children’s Miracle Network –

Miracle Treat Day COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WLAX-TV, Murphy’s Frame and Axle

2nd

Place – WZAW-TV, We Love RVA 3

rd Place – WKBT-TV, Allen Dental

ELECTION COVERAGE 1st Place – WEAU-TV, 2018 Election Coverage

2nd

Place – WSAW-TV, WSAW-TV Election Coverage 3

rd Place – WAOW-TV, News 9 Election Coverage

BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WAOW-TV, News 9 – Meth Crisis

2nd

Place – WSAW-TV, WSAW.com 3

rd Place – WEAU-TV, WEAU.com

BEST WEB STORY 1st Place – KBJR-TV, Grain Elevator Fire Breaking News

2nd

Place – WSAW-TV, 7 Investigates: Youth Suicide Prevention 3

rd Place – WSAW-TV, Heart to Heart: Matthew Simon

Reveals Genetic Diagnosis That Led to Heart Attack BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WEAU-TV, Eau Claire High School Students

Walk Out of Class on ‘National Walkout Against Gun Violence’ 2

nd Place – WKBT-TV, 2018 Flood Coverage

3rd

Place – WEAU-TV, Barron Native Chris Kroeze Wins 2

nd Place on NBC’s ‘The Voice’

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WKBT-TV, News8000 Facebook Live Streams

2nd

Place – WEAU-TV, School Safety Town Hall 3

rd Place – WSAW-TV, President Trump’s Arrival at the

Local Airport BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WSAW-TV, Jeff Thelen

2nd

Place – WAOW-TV, Justin Loew 3

rd Place – WEAU-TV, Justus Cleveland

BEST ONLINE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place – WSAW-TV, Victims in deadly Hazelhurst

medical helicopter crash identified 2

nd Place – WAOW-TV, Apartment Fire

3rd

Place – WEAU-TV, Barron County double-homicide, missing 13-year-old girl

Large Market Radio – News and Talk

MORNING RADIO SHOW 1st Place – WSSP-AM, Chuck and Winkler – Jordy Cut

for Graham 2

nd Place - WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin’s Morning News

3rd

Place - WRRD-AM, The Forum with Sherwin Hughes – Inaugural Resistance Radio Show RADIO SHOW 1st Place – WUWM-FM, Lake Effect – October 31, 2018

2nd

Place – WTMJ-AM, Steve Scaffidi 3

rd Place - WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin’s Afternoon News

NEWSCAST 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin’s Afternoon News –

January 8, 2018 2

nd Place - WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin’s Morning News –

October 7, 2018 3

rd Place – WUWM-FM, WUWM Newscast – February

16, 2018 SPORTSCAST 1st Place - WTMJ-AM, Doug Russell

2nd

Place – WSSP-AM, Chuck Freimund Sportscasts 3

rd Place - WTMJ-AM, Greg Matzek

CONTINUING COVERAGE 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Sterling Brown

2nd

Place – WUWM-FM, Wisconsin K-12 Education Funding Coverage 3

rd Place – WUWM-FM, Strained Police-Community

Relations SPOT NEWS 1st Place - WTMJ-AM, Trinity Church Fire

2nd

Place – WTMJ-AM, Chief Ed Flynn Retirement 3

rd Place – WUWM-FM, Police Accused of Tens of

Thousands of Unconstitutional Traffic Stops NEWS WRITING 1st Place - WUWM-FM, Polar Bears & Marshmallows

Don’t Mix 2

nd Place – WTMJ-AM, Homelessness in Milwaukee

3rd

Place – WTMJ-AM, Ode to Bob Uecker HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 1st Place - WTMJ-AM, LGBT in Sports

2nd

Place – WORT-FM, Family, Community Struggle after Cambodian Immigrants Ice Detention 3

rd Place – WTMJ-AM, Prison Ministry

FEATURE 1st Place - WTMJ-AM, Ryan Braun Fan

2nd

Place – WISN-AM, Letting Every Girl Sparkle 3

rd Place – WSSP-AM, Coach Belichick vs Media

Belichick USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Inside the Kettle – The Making of

Popcorn 2

nd Place – WORT-FM, Madison Students Join

Nationwide Walkout Demanding Action Against Gun Violence 3

rd Place – WTMJ-AM, Do My Job: Road Construction

Worker LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 1st Place - WTMJ-AM, Trinity Church Fire

2nd

Place - WTMJ-AM, Inside the Brewers Locker Room 3

rd Place – WSSP-AM, Brewers Clinch Playoff Berth in

St. Louis

INTERVIEW 1st Place – WSSP-AM, Chuck and Winkler – Frank

Caliendo 2

nd Place – WUWM-FM, A UK Reporter Takes on

Trump 3

rd Place – WTSO-AM, Mike Heller Interviews Cancer

Survivor and UW Hockey Alum Rob Andringa SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY 1st Place - WTSO-AM, Wisconsin Volleyball Upsets

Nebraska 2

nd Place - WTSO-AM, Verona Upsets Middleton with

Last-Second Interception 3

rd Place - WSSP-AM, 2018 Rick Majerus WBY Shootout

SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Community Conversation: School

Shootings 2

nd Place - WSSP-AM, Bill Michaels Show – Honor

Flight 2018 3

rd Place - WTMJ-AM, WTMJ Cares: Raise the Beam

SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place - WTMJ-AM, Christian Yelich: MVP

2nd

Place – WUWM-FM, Project Milwaukee Forum Tackles Police-Community Relations 3

rd Place – WSSP-AM, Milwaukee Basketball Hour –

Jabari Parker ELECTION COVERAGE 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin Votes

2nd

Place – WUWM-FM, WUWM: 2018 Elections PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Brewers vs Rockies

2nd

Place – WTMJ-AM, Brewers vs Marlins 3rd Place – WRRD-AM, The Devil’s Advocate Promo – DNC Chair Tom Perez DNCMKE2020 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT – only one entry 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Hitting 4 the Cycle

COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place - WTMJ-AM, Appliance Gallery

2nd

Place - WTMJ-AM, Bunzel’s Meat Market 3

rd Place - WSSP-AM, Wrench N Go “Is this Heaven?”

HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL 1st Place - WSSP-AM, John Paul’s Automotive: “Like a

Patient” 2

nd Place - WTMJ-AM, Pella Windows and Doors

3rd

Place - WTMJ-AM, Ariens

BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WI Public Radio, WPR.org

2nd

Place – WI Public Radio, Beyond the Ballot 3

rd Place – WUWM-FM, WUWM.com

BEST WEB STORY 1st Place – WUWM-FM, How Do Milwaukee’s Movable

Bridges Work? 2

nd Place – WI Public Radio, Election Day 2018

3rd

Place – WUWM-FM, Oconomowoc, Nagawicka, Okauchee: Unpacking Wisconsin’s Native Place Names BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin’s Radio Station

2nd

Place – WUWM-FM, WUWM Social Media 3

rd Place – WI Public Radio, WPR Twitter Strategy

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Wisconsin Votes

2nd

Place – WI Public Radio, Checkup in Wisconsin Trump! Trudeau! Trade! 3

rd Place – WSSP-AM, Brewers Clinch a Playoff Spot in

St. Louis BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Steve Scaffidi

2nd

Place – WSSP-AM, Bart Winkler – 105.7 FM The FAN 3

rd Place – WI Public Radio, Laurel White - Twitter

BEST ONLINE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place – WTMJ-AM, Funeral for MPD Officer Michael

Michalski 2

nd Place – WI Public Radio, Husky Refinery Explosion

3rd

Place – WI Public Radio, Southern Wisconsin Flooding

Medium Market Radio – News and Talk

MORNING RADIO SHOW 1st Place – WSAU-FM, Wisconsin Morning News with

Ben Armstrong – Talking About Uranus 2

nd Place – WCLO-AM, Southern Wisconsin’s Morning

News – October 31, 2018 3

rd Place - WKTY-AM, Mornings with Dave & Skradie

RADIO SHOW 1st Place – WHWC-FM, The West Side 93

rd Assembly

Debate 2

nd Place – WHBY-AM, In the Huddle: Mike Heller and

Bill Schroeder, Packers WR J’Mon Moore 3

rd Place – WTAQ-AM, John Muir Show

NEWSCAST 1st Place – WFDL-AM, 7AM News – February 15, 2018

2nd

Place – WTAQ-AM, WTAQ’s Morning News – March 2, 2018 3

rd Place – WSAU-FM, WSAU 7AM News – October 23,

2018 SPORTSCAST 1st Place – WTAQ-AM, WTAQ’s Morning Sports

2nd

Place - WCLO-AM, Sports with Josh Golberg 3

rd Place – WHBY-AM, Sports with B.J. DeGroot,

4/26/18, 7/10/28 & 2/27/18 CONTINUING COVERAGE 1st Place – WTAQ-AM, Spring Snow Surprise

2nd

Place – WHBY-AM, The Fox Cities Champion Center 3

rd Place – WTAQ-AM, Burch Murder Trial

SPOT NEWS 1st Place – WCLO-AM, Seeking Justice

2nd

Place – WCLO-AM, 50 Miles More 3

rd Place – WFDL-AM, Tornado Outbreak

NEWS WRITING 1st Place – WOMT-AM, 1

st Down for Trees

2nd

Place - WTAQ-AM, Gumbuster 3

rd Place – WSAU-FM, THIS DAY with Chris Conley

HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 1st Place – WTAQ-AM, Burch Murder Sentence

2nd

Place – WOMT-AM, Weekend Flooding 3

rd Place - WTAQ-AM, Parkland, Florida High School

Shooting FEATURE 1st Place – WTAQ-AM, Winter Fleet

2nd

Place – WTAQ-AM, Vietnam Healing Wall 3

rd Place – WCLO-AM, Race for the Ages

USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS 1st Place – WTAQ-AM, Football Food

2nd

Place – WCLO-AM, Porkfest Pig Out 3

rd Place - WTAQ-AM, Shooter Training

LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 1st Place – WHBY-AM, Appleton Police Shooting

2nd

Place - WCLO-AM, Postal Protest 3

rd Place – WTAQ-AM, Paczki Day

BEST INTERVIEW 1st Place – WTAQ-AM, One by One

2nd

Place – WIZM-AM, Flood Victim 3

rd Place – WLIP-AM, Homeowner Speaks Out Against

Gov’t Taking Home

SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY 1st Place – WXCO-AM, Central Wisconsin Storm vs.

Wisconsin Valley Union Girls’ Hockey Sectional 2

nd Place – WSCO-AM, Valders vs Xavier Sectional

Final: B.J. DeGroot 3/10/18 3

rd Place – WDTX-FM, UW-Stevens Point Hockey

w/Tom Weaver & Shaun McMahon SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WHBY-AM, Holly 9/27/18 with Holly

Mathiebe 2

nd Place – WHBY-AM, Life Study with Josh Dukelow &

Hayley Tenpas 3

rd Place – WOMT-AM, In Courage Donation Drive

SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place – WCLO-AM, War of the Worlds Live at JPAC

2nd

Place – WXCO-AM, Protecting Our Kids 3

rd Place – WRST-FM, Whitewall Christmas

ELECTION COVERAGE 1ST

Place – WCLO-AM, WCLO Fall Election HQ 2

nd Place – WCLO-AM, WCLO Spring Elections HQ

3rd

Place – WTAQ-AM, Election Night 2018 PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WCLO-AM, News of Alice Cooper Contest

2nd

Place - WCLO-AM, Radio Gets Results – Marling Homeworks 3

rd Place – WSCO-AM, Big Announcement Promo

7/20/18 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WHBY-AM, Community Foundation “Greta

Hammond” 2

nd Place – WHBY-AM, Veterans at King Motorcycle

Ride 3

rd Place – WCLO-AM, Janesville Mobilizing for Change

- Holiday COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WCLO-AM, Jackson Monument

2nd

Place – WCLO-AM, Carroll Electric 3

rd Place – WSCO-AM, Gary’s Old Fashioned Mix

“Baseball” HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL 1st Place – WIZM-AM, Bethel Home – Meatball Night

2nd

Place - WIZM-AM, Twinkle and Twine Design – Naughty Elves 3

rd Place - WCLO-AM, Janesville Renaissance Faire

BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WOMT-AM, SeehaferNews.com

2nd

Place – WTAQ-AM, WTAQ.com 3

rd Place – WHBY-AM, 2018 WBA Awards

BEST WEB STORY 1st Place – WCLO-AM, Stabbing Sentencing

2nd

Place – WCLO-AM, Stand Against Racism 3

rd Place – WOMT-AM, Manitowoc Double Homicide

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WCLO-AM, Downtown Janesville Dedicates

Water Feature 2

nd Place – WOMT-AM, Facebook Frenzy

3rd

Place – WAYY-AM, Sports Talk 105.1 BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WOMT-AM, SS Badger Dock Damaged

2nd

Place – WCLO-AM, WCLO with Air National Guard Refueling Mission No 3

rd Place

BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WTAQ-AM, John Muir Show Daily Video

Commentary 2

nd Place – WAYY-AM, Dan Kasper

3rd

Place – WHBY-AM, Hayley Tenpas BEST ONLINE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place – WCLO-AM, Janesville PD Homicide News

Conference 2

nd Place – WOMT-AM, Downtown Gas Leak

3rd

Place – WCLO-AM, 1st Congressional Debate

Small Market Radio – News and Talk

MORNING RADIO SHOW 1st Place – WHYB-FM, Chuck and Jim Veterans Day

Show 2

nd Place - WWIS-FM, Buyline November 24

3rd

Place – WBEV-AM, WBEV Morning Show with John & John RADIO SHOW 1st Place - WBEV-AM, Idea Exchange

2nd

Place - WHYB-FM, Swap Shop No 3

rd Place

NEWSCAST 1st Place – WBEV-AM, WBEV Newscast with Craig

Warmbold 2

nd Place – WHYB-FM, August 15, 2018 Noon News

3rd

Place – WBEV-AM, WBEV Newscast with Kevin Haugen SPORTSCAST 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Green & Gold Fix

2nd

Place – WHYB-FM, High School Football Round Up No 3

rd Place

CONTINUING COVERAGE 1st Place – WHYB-FM, Tyco PFAS Contamination

2nd

Place – WBEV-AM, Explosion, Detonation and Controlled Burn of Village Glen 3

rd Place - WBEV-AM, Murder Suspect Infuriates Judge,

DA & Mom SPOT NEWS 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Fatal Apartment Fire in Beaver

Dam 2

nd Place – WBEV-AM, Multiple Tornados Tear through

Region 3

rd Place – WHYB-FM, Marinette Knitting Mill Fire

NEWS WRITING 1st Place – WHYB-FM, Marinette County Mental Health

Court 2

nd Place - WHYB-FM, Bay Area Medical Center

Opening 3

rd Place – WXPR-FM, A Tale of Two Ambulances

HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Prostitution Uncovered at Dodge

County Strip Clubs 2

nd Place – WHYB-FM, Legalization Issues

3rd

Place – WHYB-FM, PFAS and Local Wildlife FEATURE 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Beaver Dam Teacher Wins

Grammy Trip on Ellen 2

nd Place – WWIS-FM, Can Do Canines

3rd

Place – WBEV-AM, Wade Wanders the Fair USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Community Theatre Youth are

Monsters at BDACT 2

nd Place – WHYB-FM, LCS 19 Launch

3rd

Place – WXPR-FM, Bog is the 1978 Oneida County Horror Film You Haven’t Seen LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 1st Place – WHYB-FM, Menominee County Election

Results 2

nd Place – WBEV-AM, Controlled Burn of Village Glen

Apartments No 3

rd Place

BEST INTERVIEW 1st Place – WXPR-FM, Author Jacquelyn Mitchard on

Resilience 2

nd Place – WHYB-FM, Bigfoot Convention

3rd

Place – WBEV-AM, She Loves You (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)

SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY 1st Place – WMAM-AM, Jake Poetzl’s 1000

th Point

2nd

Place – WBGR-FM, Mineral Point Baseball Goes to State 3

rd Place – WHYB-FM, Menominee vs Southern Door

SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WHYB-FM, Small Business Revolution

2nd

Place – WWIS-FM, Veteran’s Chat November 2018 3

rd Place – WBEV-AM, 2018 Children’s Radiothon Sets

New Record SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place – WWIS-FM, Lurking in the Shadows: A Tale of

Bigfoot 2

nd Place – WBEV-AM, Tribute to Veterans with John

Moser 3

rd Place – WMAM-AM, Menominee Hosts State Legion

Baseball ELECTION COVERAGE 1ST

Place – WHYB-FM, Sheriff Primary & Assembly Race 2

nd Place – WBEV-AM, November General Election

Coverage No 3

rd Place

PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WWIS-FM, WWIS 60 Years on the Air

2nd

Place – WHYB-FM, Bergstrom Christmas Wish 3

rd Place – WWIS-FM, WWIS 60

th History

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Greater Watertown Community

Health Foundation 2

nd Place – WBEV-AM, Manchester Rodeo – No Bull

3rd

Place – WHYB-FM, Crime Stoppers COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Vita Park Singing Eye Docs

2nd

Place – WBEV-AM, Lake Days 2018 3

rd Place – WWIS-FM, Black River Country Bank

Tailgate Party HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL 1st Place – WWIS-FM, Brauner’s Garage & Storage Toe

Assistance 2

nd Place – WBEV-AM, Surefire – Winter Monster Baby

3rd

Place – WBEV-AM, JRC Let ‘er Rip BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WBEV-AM, DailyDodge.com

2nd

Place – WHYB-FM, Baycitiesonline.com No 3

rd Place

BEST WEB STORY 1st Place – WXPR-FM, Successful Mushroom Hunters

Pay Attention to the Details 2

nd Place – WBEV-AM, Mark Molldrem Remembered

3rd

Place – WBEV-AM, Dairy Error – Manure Spreader Strikes Train BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Daily Dodge Facebook

2nd

Place – WHYB-FM, WHYB Facebook Page No 3

rd Place

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WWIS-FM, Owner Presentation at 60

th

Anniversary Celebration 2

nd Place – WBEV-AM, Tribute to Veterans 2018

3rd

Place – WHYB-FM, REC Center Opening Date Announced BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WBEV-AM, Brenda Murphy

No 2nd

or 3rd

Place BEST ONLINE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE 1st Place – WHYB-FM, Small Business Revolution Top 10

Announcement 2

nd Place – WBEV-AM, Officer-Involved Shooting in

Beaver Dam No 3

rd Place

Large Market Radio – Music Format

MORNING SHOW 1ST

Place – WMYX-FM, The Royal Wedding Show 2

nd Place – WMIL-FM, Ridder, Scott and Shannen

3rd

Place – WLDB-FM, “Feel Good Mornings with Joe” RADIO SHOW 1ST

Place – WLMV-AM, Jesus Castro El Cachanilla 2

nd Place – WMGN-FM, Afternoons with Jillene Khan on

Magic 98 3

rd Place – WVMO-FM, BITD Memorial Day Celebration

Show NEWSCAST 1st Place – WVMO-FM, Bird Report

2nd

Place – WWQM-FM, Three Things You Should Know No 3

rd Place

BEST INTERVIEW 1ST

Place – WLMV-AM, El Debate with District Attorney Ismael Ozanne 2

nd Place – WMGN-FM, Billy Blanks on the Magic

Morning Show 3

rd Place – WJQM-FM, Stop Domestic Abuse

ORIGINAL FEATURE 1ST

Place – WMYX-FM, A Ride through Milwaukee 2

nd Place – WMIL-FM, Generational Jeopardy

3rd

Place – WLMV-AM, ON YOUR FEET! With Emilio Estefan LIVE ON-SITE BROADCAST REMOTE 1ST

Place – WVMO-FM, Flooding Report On Site 2

nd Place – WLMV-AM, El Grito de Independencia en

Viva Mexico Festival 3

rd Place – WKLH-FM, WKLH Miracle Marathon

USE OF AUDIO (NON-NEWS) 1ST

Place – WKLH-FM, WKLH Miracle Montage 2

nd Place – WWQM-FM, Mark Grantin Tribute

3rd

Place - WVMO-FM, WVMO World SPORTS COVERAGE 1ST

Place – WVMO-FM, Wife Carry 2

nd Place - WVMO-FM, Miller Park Sports

No 3rd

Place SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1ST

Place – WMGN-FM, Magic 98 Holiday Wish 2

nd Place – WVMO-FM, Veteran Stories 1 - Community

3rd

Place – WOLX-FM, WOLX and 12 Trees of Christmas SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1ST

Place – WOLX-FM, WOLX and Jolly Jim’s Sack 2

nd Place – WLUM-FM, FM 102.1 Retro Brunch

3rd

Place – WHIT-AM, All About Living PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1ST

Place – WMSE-FM, Spring Drive Overnights 1 2

nd Place – WWQM-FM, Acoustic Country Sunday

Night 3

rd Place – WMHX-FM, Mix 105.1 and Vegas Baby!

STATION PROMO 1ST

Place – WMSE-FM, Buzz’s Garage 2

nd Place – WMSE-FM, Poundcake Punk Show Promo

3rd

Place – WHQG-FM, 2018 Countdown STATION EVENT PROMO 1ST

Place - WMIL-FM, FM 106.1 Summerfest Stage 2

nd Place – WMHX-FM, Mix 105.1 and New Year’s Eve

3rd

Place – WJQM-FM, Ornaments Smash 2018 CLIENT EVENT PROMO 1ST

Place – WHQG-FM, Sydney Fingers 2

nd Place - WVMO-FM, Mass Shooting

No 3rd

Place

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1ST

Place – WMMM-FM, Batzner PSA for Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 2

nd Place – WVMO-FM, Water Facts

3rd

Place – WMMM-FM, Madsen & Hirsch PSA for 2nd

Harvest COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1ST

Place – WHQG-FM, WHQG Just Axe 2

nd Place – WMMM-FM, Advanced Care Dental “Here’s

One for You” 3

rd Place – WMHX-FM, Animart “Dogs on Right, Cats

on Left” HUMOROUS COMMERCIALOR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1ST

Place – WWQM-FM, Zimbrick Bodyshop – No Matter Star Wish 15 2

nd Place – WOLX-FM, Mother Earth Organics “Air

Sharks” 3

rd Place – WWQM-FM, Zimbrick Bodyshop – No

Matter Miss Muffett 15 ELECTION COVERAGE – No Entries BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WMGN-FM, Madison’s Magic 98

No 2nd

or 3rd

Place BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WVMO-FM, Jo Hanson 89 Years Old

No 2nd

or 3rd

Place BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WLMV-AM, El Debate: ICE in Wisconsin

2nd

Place – WMIL-FM, Ridder, Scott & Shannen Live with Drake White No 3

rd Place

BEST PERSONALITY No Entries BEST LIVE ON-SITE COVERAGE 1st Place – WLMV-AM, Press Conference on ICE in

Wisconsin No 2

nd or 3

rd Place

Medium Market Radio – Music Format

MORNING SHOW 1st Place – WFDL-FM, The Morning Sun with Nick and

Heather 2

nd Place – WZOR-FM, The Cutting Edge Countdown

3rd

Place – WHTQ-FM, Kori with a K and the More Music Morning Show 2018

RADIO SHOW 1st Place – WOZZ-FM, Scary Terry’s Saturday Nightmare

2nd

Place – WEAQ-AM, Midwest Hip Hop (with WDRK) 3

rd Place – WKSZ-FM, The Afternoon Storm – Heather

Storm NEWSCAST 1st Place – WFDL-FM, 7 AM News – August 21, 2018

2nd

Place – WKSZ-FM, Madison Radio DJ Shot – Jake and Tanner 3

rd Place - WJVL-FM, News with Stan Stricker –

November 19, 2018 BEST INTERVIEW 1st Place – WFDL-FM, Bill Scheft with Gregg Owens

2nd

Place – WIFC-FM, William Shatner on Kallaway on the Rise 95.5 WIFC 3

rd Place – WAPL-FM, WAPL Radio Pioneer Bob Bandy

ORIGINAL FEATURE 1st Place – WAPL-FM, 40-for-40

2nd

Place – WJVL-FM, Ken’s Wise Word 3

rd Place - WZOR-FM, Cutter’s Guitar Shop: Angry Chair

LIVE ON-SITE BROADCAST REMOTE 1st Place - WGTD-FM, WGTD Radio Theater – The Kane

Shadow: The Louis “Gas” Derler Murder Mystery 2

nd Place - WAPL-FM, International Incident: Jamaica

3rd

Place – WJVL-FM, Kids Helping Kids USE OF AUDIO (NON-NEWS) 1st Place – WAPL-FM, Menasha St. Patrick’s Day ‘Parade’

2nd

Place – WGTD-FM, The WGTD Theater: “The Stage Door Canteen” WWII Theme 3

rd Place – WAPL-FM, A.I. – Written Hallmark

Christmas Special SPORTS COVERAGE 1st Place – WKSZ-FM, Jake and Tanner – March 19, 2018

2nd

Place – WTCX-FM, Springs and Fondy Football at Their Finest! 3

rd Place – WAPL-FM, Alternate Universe Super Bowl

Champions SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WGTD-FM, The WGTD Theater – The Kane

Shadow: Sayonara My Friends. The Story of WWII Japanese Americans in Delavan, Wisconsin 2

nd Place – WJVL-FM, Janesville Boys & Girls Club Night

in Nashville 3

rd Place – WOZZ-FM, 22 Day 22 Push Up Challenge

SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place – WOZZ-FM, This Song Changed My Life – Dan

Davis 2

nd Place – WOZZ-FM, Half Year Half Assed Countdown

3rd

Place – WKSZ-FM, Top 95 of the Year

PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WOZZ-FM, Best Weekend Ever

2nd

Place – WKSZ-FM, KISS FM Summer Road Trip 3

rd Place – WJVL-FM, Vegas Flyaway Winner

STATION PROMO 1st Place – WOZZ-FM, Electric Lunch

2nd

Place – WAPL-FM, Zep-tember 3

rd Place – WKSZ-FM, OLD SKOOL Jam Weekend

STATION EVENT PROMO 1st Place - WZOR-FM, Razor Holiday Break-In

2nd

Place – WOZZ-FM, Warrior Wednesday Request-A-Thon 3

rd Place – WZOR-FM, Free Beer and Hot Wings Live at

Night CLIENT EVENT PROMO 1st Place – WAPL-FM, WAPL 100K Watt Pilsner

2nd

Place - WAPL-FM, Sturgeon Spearing 3

rd Place – WKSZ-FM, Diamond a Day in May

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WJVL-FM, Lock Up Your Meds

2nd

Place – WZOR-FM, Communities at Oshkosh North Toy and Food Drive 3

rd Place – WKZG-FM, Voices of Men “THIS PLACE”

COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WBCV-FM, Gordon Aluminum

2nd

Place – WOZZ-FM, SKI’s Meat Market All the Brats 3

rd Place – WIZM-FM, Back in Action - Laundry

HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WIZM-FM, Steinhaus – Goes Down Easy

2nd

Place – WISM-FM, Mason Companies – “Halloween” 3

rd Place – WIFC-FM, Applied Laser

ELECTION COVERAGE 1st Place – WZOR-FM, Election Day Three-Way

2nd

Place - WAPL-FM, Top Ten Things to Do With Your “I Voted” Sticker 3

rd Place – WKSZ-FM, Election Coverage – KISS FM

BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WKSZ-FM, 95.9 KISS FM

2nd

Place – WZOR-FM, RazorWisconsin.com 3

rd Place – WAPL-FM, WAPL.com

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WAPL-FM, WAPL 100K Watt Pilsner:

#WAPLBeer 2

nd Place – WIFC-FM, WIFC Gets Social

3rd

Place – WKSZ-FM, 95.9 KISS FM

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WZOR-FM, Mental Health & Suicide AMA

2nd

Place – WAPL-FM, Rick and Len’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade 3

rd Place – WKSZ-FM, Jake and Tanner TV

BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WZOR-FM, Kaytie

2nd

Place – WAPL-FM, Rick and Len 3

rd Place – WOZZ-FM, Nikki Montgomery

BEST LIVE ON-SITE COVERAGE 1st Place – WAPL-FM, Xmas Bash 2018

2nd

Place – WAPL-FM, International Incident 2018 3

rd Place – WOZZ-FM, Northwoods Rock Rally Coverage

Small Market Radio – Music Format

MORNING SHOW 1st Place – WCOW-FM, Ben & Arnie

2nd

Place – WLKG-FM, It’s a Curt & Melody Morning December 20, 2018 3

rd Place – WXRO-FM, WXRO Morning Show

RADIO SHOW 1st Place – WLKG-FM, Mid-Day Retro Café with Don

Rosen 2

nd Place - WCOW-FM, Mike Burns Gilbert

3rd

Place – WLKG-FM, Courtney “BIEBZ” Bieber NEWSCAST 1st Place – WJMC-FM, Local News December 4, 2018

2nd

Place – WJMC-FM, WJMC News October 17, 2018 3

rd Place – WVRQ-FM, Road Rage

BEST INTERVIEW 1st Place – WLKG-FM, Interview with Sheila Reiff,

Supreme Court Clerk 2

nd Place – WJMC-FM, Jenny Polzin Interviews Richard

Sterban of the Oak Ridge Boys 3

rd Place – WCQM-FM, Impractical Jokers Come to

98Q! ORIGINAL FEATURE 1st Place – WLKG-FM, Don’t Even Get Me Started –

Team Crockpot 2

nd Place - WLKG-FM, Don’t Even Get Me Started -

Puppets 3

rd Place - WCOW-FM, Who’s Coming to the La Crosse

Center LIVE ON-SITE BROADCAST REMOTE 1st Place – WPVL-FM, Johnny Page at Bacon Fest

2nd

Place – WPVL-FM, Johnny J – Summer of Sheeran Party 3

rd Place – WCOW-FM, Live from Country Boom 2018

USE OF AUDIO (NON-NEWS) 1st Place – WCOW-FM, Never Miss a Game

2nd

Place - WLKG-FM, Sports Jam Intro 3

rd Place - WCOW-FM, COW97 Gives You Cash

SPORTS COVERAGE 1st Place – WLKG-FM, Pencil’s Picks

2nd

Place – WXRO-FM, Green & Gold This Week 3

rd Place – WDUX-FM, Iola-Scandinavia State Football

Open SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1st Place – WLKG-FM, Requests for Breasts

2nd

Place – WCOW-FM, Dream Christmas 3

rd Place – WLKG-FM, Wet Nose Wednesday

SPECIALITY PROGRAMMING 1st Place – WCOW-FM, Country Boom Lineup Revealed

2018 2

nd Place – WBOG-AM, Badger State Clean Water and

Air Race Report 3

rd Place – WLKG-FM, Lifematters – 19 Days

PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WHTL-FM, Marty Little Afternoon Show

Liner 2

nd Place – WLKG-FM, Lifematters

3rd

Place – WCOW-FM, More Winners More Cash STATION PROMO 1st Place – WLST-FM, What Makes You Country

2nd

Place – WCOW-FM, COW97 and Kenny Chesney 3

rd Place – WPVL-FM, Monster Smash Promo

STATION EVENT PROMO 1st Place – WLKG-FM, Requests for Breasts

2nd

Place – WKFX-FM, Ultimate Rockfest Party Package 3

rd Place – WLST-FM, Brats for Breakfast

CLIENT EVENT PROMO 1st Place – WXYM-FM, 96 Days of Summer

2nd

Place - WKFX-FM, Leinie’s at the Lake 3

rd Place – WLKG-FM, Maxwell Mansion’s Halloween

Party PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WLKG-FM, Lake Geneva Jaycees Venetian

Fest 2

nd Place – WLKG-FM, Totally Awesome 80’s YMCA

Auction 3

rd Place - WCOW-FM, Monroe County Safe

Community COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WXYM-FM, Big Boar Jingle Bells

2nd

Place – WTMB-FM, One-Man Delivery Crew 3

rd Place – WMBZ-FM, Gauthier Biomedical – They Care

HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITING ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place – WDUX-FM, East Side Mobile Mobilettes

2nd

Place – WJMC-FM, Fast Fresh Freddy for Stump Lake Liquor 3

rd Place – WPVL-FM, Bad Cat Tattoo – Tats for Elves

ELECTION COVERAGE 1st Place - WCOW-FM, COW97 Election Coverage 2018

2nd

Place – WVRQ-FM, Elections 2018 – A Year of Change 3

rd Place – WLKG-FM, Election 2018

BEST WEBSITE 1st Place – WCOW-FM, COW97

2nd

Place – WLKG-FM, www.Lake961.com No 3

rd Place

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA 1st Place – WCOW-FM, COW97

2nd

Place – WVRQ-FM, Facebook as a News Delivery Platform 3

rd Place – WLKG-FM, Grills Gone Wild

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING 1st Place – WVRQ-FM, Connecting Our Community

Through Social Media 2

nd Place – WMBZ-FM, Farm & Fleet Winners

3rd

Place – WXYM-FM, 96 Days of Summer Qualifier BEST PERSONALITY 1st Place – WCOW-FM, Ben & Arnie

2nd

Place – WLKG-FM, Courtney “BIEBZ” Bieber 3

rd Place – WLKG-FM, Melody Judge

BEST LIVE ON-SITE COVERAGE 1st Place – WCOW-FM, COW97

No 2nd

or 3rd

Place

2018 Station of the Year - Television Large Market Medium Market Small Market

WITI-TV WISC-TV WSAW-TV

2018 Station of the Year – News and Talk Radio Large Market Medium Market Small Market

WTMJ-AM WCLO-AM WBEV-AM

2018 Station of the Year – Music Radio Large Market Medium Market Small Market

WVMO-LP WAPL-FM WLKG-FM

2018 News Operations of the Year - Television Large Market Medium Market Small Market

WITI-TV WISC-TV WSAW-TV

2018 News Operations of the Year – News and Talk Radio Large Market Medium Market Small Market

WTMJ-AM WTAQ-AM WBEV-AM

2018 Social and Digital Media Station of the Year - Television Large Market Medium Market Small Market

WTMJ-TV WISC-TV WSAW-TV

2018 Social and Digital Media Station of the Year – News and Talk Radio Large Market Medium Market Small Market

WTMJ-AM WCLO-AM WBEV-AM

2018 Social and Digital Media Station of the Year – Music Radio Large Market Medium Market Small Market

WLMV-AM WAPL-FM WCOW-FM