Kansas Association Of Broadcastes Announces 2017 KAB Award Winners

Winners

The KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS has announced the winners of its annual KAB Awards for 2017.

Radio winners included:

Stations of the Year:

• Large Market: WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY News-Talk KMUW/WICHITA, KS
• Medium Market: ALPHA MEDIA News-Talk KSAL-A/SALINA, KS
• Small Market: GREAT PLAINS CHRISTIAN RADIO Contemporary Christian-Religion KJIL/MEADE-COPELAND, KS

Large Market Radio

• Complete Newscast: ENTERCOM News-Talk KNSS-A-F/WICHITA, staff, KNSS MORNING NEWS
• Complete Sportscast: ALPHA MEDIA News-Talk WIBW-A/TOPEKA, DAN LUCERO, "Today's Sport Headlines"
• Sports Feature: KNSS-A, MITCH HOLTHUS, TED WOODWARD, STEVE MCINTOSH, "Home on the Range"
• Hard News Feature/Enterprise: KMUW, AILEEN LEBLANC, "Then and Now: The Summer of Justice"
• News Feature: KMUW, DEBORAH SHAAR, "SEDGWICK COUNTY Takes Integrated Approach To Mental Health Crisis Intervention"
• Spot News: SCRIPPS Country KFDI/WICHITA, GEORGE LAWSON, "Shooting and Police Chase"
• Sports Play-by-Play: ENTERCOM Sports KFH-A-F/WICHITA, DENNIS HIGGINS, "Region 6 Semi-Final: BUTLER Basketball vs HUTCHINSON"
• Complete Severe Weather Coverage: KFDI, MATTHEW HARDING, JACOB WESTON, WIL DAY, JAKE BOWLES, GEORGE LAWSON, "Damaging Straight-Line Winds"
• Special Program: WIBW-A, NICK GOSNELL, MICHAEL NEWMAN, JOAN WAGNON, SAM WOOD, KEITH MONTGOMERY, "Election Night Coverage"
• DJ Personality Aircheck: ALPHA MEDIA Country WIBW-F (94.5 COUNTRY)/TOPEKA, KEITH MONTGOMERY
• Editorial/Commentary: KMUW, RICHARD CROWSON, "The Times They Are A-Freaking Me Out"
• Commercial - 60 secs. or less: ENTERCOM Top 40/Rhythmic KDGS (POWER 93.5)/WICHITA, B.J. STEWART, ADVANCE AUDIO
• PSA: CUMULUS Sports KTOP-A/TOPEKA, staff, "PROJECT TOPEKA"
• Promo: CUMULUS Rock KDVV (V100)/WICHITA, ED BANAS and PETER K, V100 BONNAROO
• Public Affairs: KMUW, NADYA FAULX, "Volunteer Teachers Help Refugees Learn English As They Rebuild Lives In WICHITA"
• Website: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY News-Talk-Variety KCUR/KANSAS CITY

Medium Market Radio

• Complete Newscast: MANHATTAN BROADCASTING CO. News-Talk KMAN-A/MANHATTAN, KS, CATHY DAWES, DAVE LEWIS, "KMAN MORNING NEWS"
• Complete Sportscast: EAGLE COMMUNICATIONS Hot AC KJLS (MIX 103)/HAYS, KS, GERARD WELLBROCK, Morning Sports Update
• Sports Feature: KSAL-A, PAT STRATHMAN, "IN THE ZONE: KEVIN HARLAN"
• Hard News Feature/Enterprise: KSAL-A, TODD PITTENGER, "STANDING ROCK TO INDIAN ROCK"
• News Feature: KSAL-A, TODD PITTENGER, "RADIO DISNEY"
• Spot News: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS News-Talk KANU (KANSAS PUBLIC RADIO)/LAWRENCE, KS, STEPHEN KORANDA, CELIA LLOPIS-JEPSEN (KANSAS NEWS SERVICE), "KANSAS Legislature Wraps 2017 Session"
• Sports Play-by-Play: KSAL-A, JAMES WESTLING, LEVI ESSES, KCAC Basketball, TABOR v. SOUTHWESTERN
• Complete Severe Weather Coverage: EMPORIA'S RADIO STATIONS, INC. AC-News-Talk KVOE-A/EMPORIA, KS, CHUCK SAMPLES, RON THOMAS, DEAN ERICKSON, SCOTT HAYES, staff, "EUREKA Tornado 7/7/16"
• Special Program: EAGLE COMMUNICATIONS Country KHOK (100.7 EAGLE COUNTRY)/GREAT BEND, KS, PHIL GROSSARDT, "CLASSIC COUNTRY SIX-PACK"
• DJ Personality Aircheck: EAGLE COMMUNICATIONS Oldies KAYS-A/HAYS, KS, THERESA TRAPP, "POLKA ON THE PLAINS"
• Editorial/Commentary: KANZA SOCIETY News-Jazz-Classical KANZ (HIGH PLAINS PUBLIC RADIO)/GARDEN CITY, KS, SKIP MANCINI, DALE BOLTON, BRYAN BIHOREL, "Out of the Mouths of Dads"
• Commercial - 60 secs. or less: KVOE-A, JEREMY KEEZER, BRAXTON GRIMMETT, "TROY'S TRANNYS AND AUTO REPAIR: SERIOUS"
• PSA: GREAT PLAINS MEDIA Top 40 KKSW (105.9 KISS FM)/LAWRENCE, KS, ERIC HOLCOMB, "MADD KANSAS VICTIM SERVICES"
• Promo: KHOK, SCOTT DONOVAN, MILES RAMSAY, "Horror of Sales"
• Public Affairs: SEK MEDIA News-Talk KGGF-A/COFFEYVILLE, KS, DEBRA WOODALL, "Public Forum- A Pia"
• Website: KMAN-A

Small Market Radio:

• Complete Newscast: WHITE COMMUNICATIONS Adult Hits KRSL-F (95.9 JACK FM)/RUSSELL, KS, MIKE MCKENNA, KRSL MORNING NEWS 8/4/16
• Complete Sportscast: DIERKING COMMUNICATIONS Country KDNS (KD COUNTRY 94)/DOWNS, KS, DUSTY DEINES
• Sports Feature: SEWARD COUNTY BROADCASTING Hot AC KSCB-F (B107.5)/LIBERAL, KS, BROCK KAPPELMANN, "Fastest 3 Minutes in Sports"
• Hard News Feature/Enterprise: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS Variety KCLY/CLAY CENTER, KS, MICHELLE TESSARO, "Lifesaving Award"
• News Feature: KJIL, DELVIN KINSER, "Up from the Ashland"
• Spot News: MELIA COMMUNICATIONS AC KRDQ (100.3 THE RIDE)/COLBY, KS, WILL STERRETT, "TODAY IN KANSAS REPORT"
• Sports Play-by-Play: KRSL-F, DAVID ELLIOTT, MIKE BLANKE, "RUSSELL Girls Basketball Sub-State Championship vs TMP"
• Complete Severe Weather Coverage: KJIL, BLAKE CARTER, "BLAKE'S WEATHER BLAST"
• Special Program: GREAT PLAINS CHRISTIAN RADIO Contemporary Christian-Religion KJRL/HERINGTON, KS, CRAIG MCDONALD, KJIL and KJRL Staff, "KJIL LISTENERS CHOICE COUNTDOWN 2017"
• DJ Personality Aircheck: ROCKING M MEDIA Ag News-Variety KXXX-A/COLBY, KS, PAUL HESKETT, "BOP SHOP SATURDAY"
• Editorial/Commentary: KCLY, ROCKY DOWNING, "THE DOWNING REPORT"
• Commercial - 60 secs. or less: BRADY COMMUNICATIONS Country KOFO-A/OTTAWA, KS, BRIAN LONG, BRAD HOWARD, DEREK CHAPPELL, SEAN TORRES, TERA PRICE, "Father Nature"
• PSA: KJIL, DELVIN KINSER, "XTREME AIR DC"
• Promo: KXXX-A, SACHA SANGUINETTI, 70th Birthday
• Public Affairs: KDNS, CHAD HALLACK, "COMMUNITY MATTERS: SENATOR JERRY MORAN"
• Website: MCGRATH PUBLISHING CO. Full Service KVSV-A-Adult Standards KVSV-F/BELOIT, KS, JOE SPORLEDER, JENNIFER ZIRKLE, ASHLEY CAMPBELL, staff

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