Chesapeake AP Broadcasters Association Award Winners Announced

Winners

The CHESAPEAKE ASSOCIATED PRESS BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION has announced the winners of its 2020 awards, handed out in a ZOOM conference virtual ceremony on SATURDAY (6/20). 22 stations submitted 284 entries for the awards.

The radio first place winners were:

All Categories:

• Best in Show: NICK IANELLI, HUBBARD News WTOP/WASHINGTON, Light Feature, "Sharks in the Making"
• Best Podcast - Audio: MEGAN CLOHERTY and JACK MOORE, WTOP, "22 HOURS: AN AMERICAN NIGHTMARE"

Radio I/Metro:

• Outstanding Spot News Reporting: HEARST News-Talk WBAL-A-W268BA/BALTIMORE, "Raid of Mayor CATHERINE PUGH's Home"
• Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing Story: MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Jazz WEAA/BALTIMORE, "Poe Homes Water Crisis"
• Outstanding News Series: J.J. GREEN, WTOP, "The Fog of Espionage"
• Outstanding Use of Sound: RACHEL NANIA, "George's Harpsichord"
• Outstanding Talk Show: CLARENCE MITCHELL IV, RYAN BLUMBERG, and DAVE GEGOREK, WBAL, "THE C4 SHOW"
• Outstanding Editorial or Commentary: DR. KAYE WISE WHITEHEAD, JUSTINA POLLARD, and ANDRE MELTON, WEAA, "TODAY WITH DR. KAYE: Black Community Genocide"
• Outstanding Public Affairs: ANNE KRAMER and JOHN PATTI, WBAL, "Project CommUNITY"
• Outstanding Specialty Reporting: CARLA BABB, VOICE OF AMERICA, "Military Beat"
• Outstanding Documentary/In-Depth Reporting: TOM HALL, CIANNA GREAVES, and KATHLEEN CAHILL, YOUR PUBLIC RADIO News-Talk WYPR/BALTIMORE, "CATHERINE PUGH Pleads Guilty"
• Outstanding Enterprise Reporting: JENNY GLICK, WTOP, "Starving for Perfection"
• Outstanding Sports Feature: JOHN DOMEN, WTOP, "Ovi O's"
• Outstanding Serious Feature: MEGAN CLOHERTY and DAVE DILDINE, WTOP, "ROCK CREEK Rescue"
• Outstanding Light Feature: NICK IANELLI, WTOP, "Sharks in the Making"
• Best Reporter: MEGAN CLOHERTY, WTOP
• Outstanding Year-Round Local Sports: WTOP
• Outstanding Website: WTOP
• Outstanding Newscast: WTOP
• Best Radio News Anchor: ROBERT LANG, WBAL
• Outstanding News Operation: WTOP

Radio II/Non-Metro:

• Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing Story: DON RUSH, SALISBURY UNIVERSITY Classical WSCL/SALISBURY-Variety WSDL/OCEAN CITY, MD, "Immigrants Crossing the Border"
• Outstanding News Series: DON RUSH, WSCL-WSDL, "Legacy of Lynching"
• Outstanding Use of Sound: DON RUSH, WSCL-WSDL, "OC Prepares For White Marlin Open"
• Outstanding Talk Show: CONNOISSEUR MEDIA News-Talk WFMD-A/FREDERICK, MD, "MID-MARYLAND LIVE"
• Outstanding Editorial or Commentary: GEORGE MERRILL, WSCL-WSDL, "Climate Change"
• Outstanding Public Affairs: DONNA COLE, SAJAK Full Service WNAV-A-W260BM/ANNAPOLIS, "Koda's Story and Suicide Prevention"
• Outstanding Documentary/In-Depth Reporting: DONNA COLE, WNAV, "The Killing of Bald Eagles on MARYLAND's Eastern Shore - the History of a Dirty Little Secret"
• Outstanding Specialty Reporting: DON RUSH, WSCL-WSDL, "History of African American School"
• Outstanding Sports Feature: DON RUSH, WSCL-WSDL, "Hockey Comes to DELMARVA"
• Outstanding Serious Feature: DON RUSH, WSCL-WSDL, "Vigil"
• Outstanding Light Feature: DON RUSH, WSCL-WSDL, "Earth Day at the Zoo"
• Outstanding Year-Round Local Sports: WFMD
• Outstanding Newscast: BERNIE BENNETT, WNAV
• Best Radio News Anchor: JULIE REITER, WNAV
• Outstanding News Operation: WFMD

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