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APTRA Hands Out 2013 Awards
May 1, 2014 at 4:28 AM (PT)
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APTRA -- the ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEVISION AND RADIO ASSOCIATION, covering CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, HAWAII, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, IDAHO, WASHINGTON, COLORADO, UTAH, MONTANA, WYOMING, ALASKA, and OREGON -- has announced the winners of its 2013 Awards.
First place radio winners include:
- BILL STOUT Award for Enterprise Coverage: CHARLIE HARGER, SINCLAIR News KOMO-A-F/SEATTLE, “Green River Killer Interviews”
- BILL STOUT Award for Station Spot News: CBS RADIO News KNX-A/LOS ANGELES, “LAX Shooting”
- Best Newswriting (class 1): BRET BURKHART, CUMULUS News KGO-A/SAN FRANCISCO, “A Second Chance”
- Best Sports Segment (class 1): STAN BUNGER, STEVE BITKER, JOHN MADDEN, CBS RADIO News KCBS-A-KFRC-F/SAN FRANCISCO, "KCBS SPORTSLINE with JOHN MADDEN"
- Best Live Coverage of a News Event (class 1): KGO, “Asiana Airlines Flight 214”
- Best Live Coverage of a News Event (class 2): LANCE OROZCO, JIM RONDEAU, CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY News-Talk KCLU/VENTURA, "Springs Fire Live"
- Best Spot News Story (class 1): KCBS, "Asiana Crash)
- Best Spot News Story (class 2): LANCE OROZCO, JIM RONDEAU, KCLU, "Springs Fire Threatens Ventura County"
- Best Investigative Reporting (class 1): CHARLIE HARGER, KOMO, "Green River Killer"
- Best Investigative Reporting (class 2): GRACE HOOD, COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO News-Talk KUNC/GREELEY, CO, "When Suburbs and Fracking Overlap)
- Best Special Program (class 1): OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING, "Gun Stories"
- Best Special Program (class 2): MATTHEW JENSEN, JENNIFER PEMBERTON, UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY News-Talk KUSU/LOGAN, UT, "Five Billion Gallons"
- Best Coverage of an Ongoing Story (class 1): KGO, "SCOTUS: Same-Sex Marriages"
- Best Coverage of an Ongoing Story (class 2): JENNIFER PEMBERTON, KUSU, "Having a Bad Air Day?
- Best Serious Feature (class 1): JENNY BRUNDIN, MEGAN VERLEE, COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO, “GED Hopefuls Race Deadline"
- Best Serious Feature (class 2): NATHAN HEFFEL, KUNC, "The First Civil Union in DENVER"
- Best Light Feature (class 1): AARON GRANILLO, KTAR, "Cool Zoo"
- Best Light Feature (class 2): LANCE OROZCO, KCLU, "Flying Through History"
- Best Sports Reporting (class 1): AARON GRANILLO, KTAR, "Hoops History on Wheels"
- Best Sports Reporting (class 2): LANCE OROZCO, KCLU, "Cycle Mania Hits the South Coast”
- Best Anchor or Anchor Team (class 1): STAN BUNGER, SUSAN LEIGH TAYLOR, KCBS
- Best Anchor or Anchor Team (class 2): SUZANNE GRANT, OWENS Country KUZZ/BAKERSFIELD
- Best Use of Sound -serious or hard news (class 1): BRET BURKHART, KGO, "MT. DIABLO Fire"
- Best Use of Sound -serious or hard news (class 2): LANCE OROZCO, KCLU, "Sounds of the Springs Fire"
- Best Use of Sound - feature (class 1): RYAN WARNER, DAVID HILL, ELAINE GRANT, COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO, "Saving a Musical Wonder"
- Best Use of Sound - feature (class 2): NATHAN HEFFEL, KUNC, "The First Civil Union in DENVER"
- PAT DAVIS Radio Reporter of the Year (class 1): SCOTT LETTIERI, KGO
- PAT DAVIS Radio Reporter of the Year (class 2): LANCE OROZCO, KCLU
- Best News Broadcast (class 1): DICK HELTON, VICKY MOORE, DAN GURA, JONATHAN SERVISS, KNX, "KNX MORNING NEWS"
- RACHEL AMBROSE Award for Best Web Site (class 1): SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO News-Talk KPCC/PASADENA-LOS ANGELES, SCPR.org
- RACHEL AMBROSE Award for Best Use of Social Media (class 1): KPCC
- Best News Promo: BRYAN GRIGGS, SCOTT MAHALICK, ALPHA MEDIA News-Talk KXL/PORTLAND, "Foursome"

