Texas AP Broadcasters Competition Winners To Be Honored April 16th

Winners

Radio winners in the 2011 TEXAS ASSOCIATED PRESS Broadcasters competition have been announced, with the awards to be presented APRIL 16th at the DALLAS MARRIOTT QUORUM.

Winners include:

Commentary-Editorial: KERA/DALLAS, DAWN MCMULLEN & SAM BAKER

Division A

Newscast: 1st, WBAP-A-F/DALLAS, RICK HADLEY; 2nd, KRLD-A/DALLAS, KRLD MORNING NEWS; Honorable Mention, KCBI/DALLAS, SHARON EIGER and CHRIS HOWELL
Sportscast: 1st, KRLD-A, ROGER EMRICH
News Anchor or Anchor Team: 1st, WBAP, AMY CHODROFF; 2nd, WBAP, RICK HADLEY
Reporter: 1st, WBAP, JIM RYAN; 2nd, WBAP, ALAN SCAIA; Honorable Mention, KRLD-A, MATT THOMAS
Documentary: 1st, KUT/AUSTIN, EMILY DONAHUE
Special Series: 1st, KUT, NATHAN BERNIER; 2nd, KUHF/HOUSTON, CARRIE FEIBEL; Honorable Mention, WBAP, ALAN SCAIA
Specialty or Beat Reporting: 1st, KRLD-A, BARBARA SCHWARZ; 2nd, KERA/DALLAS, SHELLEY KOFLER; Honorable Mention, KUHF, PAT HERNANDEZ
Sports Play-by-Play: 1st, WBAP, BRIAN ESTRIDGE, JOHN DENTON AND JEFF WILLIAMS (TCU)
Spot News by a Reporter: 1st, KRLD-A, MATT THOMAS; 2nd, KRLD, EMILY TRUBE
Spot News by a Station: 1st, KRLD-A, Greenville Avenue Fire; 2nd, KRLD-A, DALLAS Tornado; Honorable Mention, WBAP, MCKINNEY Shooting
Use of Actuality-Production: 1st, KUT, MATT LARGEY; 2nd, KUT, NATHAN BERNIER; Honorable Mention, KSTX/SAN ANTONIO, DAVID DAVIES
General Assignment: 1st, KUHF, JACK WILLIAMS; 2nd, KUT, MOSE BUCHELE
Sports Story or Sports Series: 1st, KUT, BEN PHILPOTT; 2nd, KUHF, BILL STAMPS; 3rd, KCBI, NIKELA PRADIER
Continuing Coverage: 1st, KRLD-A, DALLAS Tornado; 2nd, WBAP, JIM RYAN, BP il Spill; Honorable Mention, KUT, MOSE BUCHELE, ERIKA AGUILAR and MATT LARGEY, AUSTIN IRS Plane Crash.
Website: 1st, KUHF; 2nd, KTSA-A/SAN ANTONIO; Honorable Mention: KSTX
Feature (Serious): 1st, KSTX, TERRY GILDEA; 2nd, LERA, SHELLEY KOFLER; Honorable Mention, KUHF, CARRIE FEIBEL
Feature (Light): 1st, KUHF, LAURIE JOHNSON; 2nd, KUHF, MELISSA GALVEZ; Honorable Mention, KSTX, DAVID DAVIES
Interview: 1st, KRLD-A, SCOTT BRADDOCK with KENNETH STARR; 2nd, KSTX, DAVID DAVIES with Death Row inmate HANK SKINNER; Honorable Mention, KSTX, NATHAN CONE with BARBARA SMITH CONRAD

Division B

Newscast: 1st, KTBB/TYLER-LONGVIEW, JOHN SIMMS; 2nd, WTAW/BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, CHACE MURPHY; Honorable Mention, KNTU/DENTON, WILL STUART and BETTY AUSTIN
Sportcast: 1st, WTAW, TOM TURBIVILLE; 2nd, KTBB, TED SORRELLS; 3rd, KNTU. TYLER BOULDIN
News Anchor or Anchor Team: 1st, KURV-A/MCALLEN, SERGIO SANCHEZ and TIM SULLIVAN; 2nd, KTBB, GARTH MAIER; Honorable Mention, WTAW, CHACE MURPHY
Reporter: WTAW, BILL OLIVER
Sports Play-by-Play: 1st, KTBB, BILL COATES, KEVIN SIMON and JAMIE LENT; 2nd, KNTU, GEORGE DUNHAM and HANK DICKENSON; Honorable Mention, WTAW, MIKE WRIGHT and SHANE MCAULIFFE
Spot News by a Station: WTAW, CHACE MURPHY and BILL OLIVER
Use of Actuality-Production: WTAW, BILL OLIVER
General Assignment: WTAW, BILL OLIVER
Sports Story or Sports Series: 1st, KTBB, JAMIE LENT; 2nd, KTBB, MIKE ALZAMORA
Continuing Coverage: 1st, KURV, Hurricane ALEX; 2nd, WTAW, SCOTT DELUCIA, CHACE MURPHY and BILL OLIVER, Election Coverage
Website: 1st, WTAW; 2nd, KTBB; Honorable Mention, KURV
Feature (Serious): 1st, KNTU, LINDSAY BARBER; 2nd, WTAW, TOM TURBIVILLE
Feature (Light): 1st, KTBB, JAMIE LENT; 2nd, WTAW, BILL OLIVER
Interview: 1st, WTAW, SCOTT DELUCIA with Rep. CHET EDWARDS; 2nd, WTAW, BILL OLIVER with TEXAS A&M's JASON COOK; Honorable Mention, KURV, BRUCE COLLINS, RGV Border Patrol

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