Missouri Broadcasters Association
Award Winners SPOT NEWS (Radio)
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KRES-FM; MOBERLY "DOWNTOWN BEVIER FIRE”
WINNER: KREI-AM; FARMINGTON "WASHINGTON COUNTY DEPUTY SHOOTING” MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KTTS-FM; SPRINGFIELD "FATAL FIRE IN SPRINGFIELD”
WINNER: KTTS-FM; SPRINGFIELD "TORNADO WARNING IN GREENE COUNTY” LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KMBZ-FM; KANSAS CITY "MURDER/SUICIDE IN THE NFL-THE JOVAN BELCHER STORY”
WINNER: KMOX-AM; ST. LOUIS "LITCHFIELD BUS CRASH” SPOT NEWS (Television)
CLASS III TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: WGEM-TV; HANNIBAL / QUINCY "DOYLE FIRE”
WINNER: WGEM-TV; HANNIBAL / QUINCY "5TH AND MAPLE FIRE” CLASS II TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KSPR-TV; SPRINGFIELD "HOUSE FIRE”
WINNER: KSPR-TV; SPRINGFIELD "BRANSON TORNADO” CLASS I TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KSDK-TV; ST. LOUIS "SHOTS FIRED DELMAR LOOP”
WINNER: KCTV-TV; KANSAS CITY "JOVAN BELCHER MURDER SUICIDE”
CORPORATE AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE (Radio Only)
LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: None
WINNER: None
MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: None
WINNER: CUMULUS BROADCASTING; COLUMBIA “THE PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HUNGER”
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: None
WINNER: KIRX / KRXL / KTUF; KIRKSVILLE "ADOPT A CHILD 2012”
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING (Television Only) (No Classes)
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT:
KMOS-TV; WARRENSBURG "KIDS YOUNG WRITERS CONTEST WINNERS 2012”
WINNER:
WGEM-TV; HANNIBAL / QUINCY "ACADEMIC CHALLENGE” BEST LOCAL WEBSITE (Radio)
LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: None
WINNER: None
MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KTTS/FM; SPRINGFIELD “KTTS”
WINNER: WKIB-FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU "WKIB - MIX 96.5”
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: None
WINNER: KMZU-FM; CARROLLTON "KMZU 100.7 FM”
BEST LOCAL WEBSITE (Television)
CLASS I TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: None
WINNER: None
CLASS II TELEVISION:
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KSPR-TV; SPRINGFIELD "KSPR.COM”
WINNER: KSPR-TV; SPRINGFIELD "OZARK SPORTS ZONE”
CLASS III TELEVISION:
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KTVO-TV; KIRKSVILLE "KTVO WEBSITE”
WINNER: KRCG-TV; JEFFERSON CITY
"CONNECTMIDMISSOURI.COM” DOCUMENTARY/PUBLIC AFFAIRS (Radio)
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KIRX-AM; KIRKSVILLE "AREA SCENE 1”
WINNER: KXCV/KRNW; MARYVILLE "SECOND HARVEST WORKS TO ELIMINATE HUNGER” MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KAPE-AM; CAPE GIRARDEAU "WEEKEND EDITION KAPE”
WINNER: KWOS-AM; JEFFERSON CITY "PEARL HARBOR”
LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KCUR-FM; KANSAS CITY "SAVING GRANDVIEW: THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER”
WINNER: KTRS-AM; ST. LOUIS "STOP BULLYING: THE STORY OF MEGAN
MEIER” DOCUMENTARY/PUBLIC AFFAIRS (Television)
CLASS III TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: WGEM-TV; HANNIBAL / QUINCY "HONOR FLIGHT NTW”
WINNER: KOMU-TV; COLUMBIA "JOPLIN TORNADO ANNIVERSARY COVERAGE”
CLASS II TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KOZK-TV; SPRINGFIELD "O'REILLY GENERAL HOSPITAL: THE HOSPITAL WITH A SOUL”
WINNER: KSPR-TV; SPRINGFIELD "JOPLIN: ONE YEAR LATER” CLASS I TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KSHB-TV; KANSAS CITY "BSA PERVERSION FILES”
WINNER: KMOV-TV; ST. LOUIS
"COST OF FREE PHONES” COMMERCIAL (Radio)
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KKDY-FM; WEST PLAINS "THE BOUNCE HOUSE”
WINNER: KFAL-AM; FULTON "STEVE'S PEST CONTROL_BED BUGS”
MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: WKIB-FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU "ABC EXPO WKIB”
WINNER: KQRA-FM; SPRINGFIELD "PREGNANCY CARE CENTER”
LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: WDAF-FM; KANSAS CITY "SUMMIT PET CARE - HUMAN'S GONE TO WORK BLUES”
WINNER: KTRS-AM; ST. LOUIS "ASAP CONTRACTING AND ROOFING-"OOOPS!"
COMMERCIAL (Television)
CLASS III TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KQTV; ST. JOSEPH “LIBEL HEARING COWBELL”
WINNER: KOAM-TV; JOPLIN "WILDSIDE IMAGE 2012”
CLASS II TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KYTV; SPRINGFIELD "MILLSTONE CUSTOM HOMES”
WINNER: KFVS-TV; CAPE GIRARDEAU "PCH - THE BEST CHOICE” CLASS I TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KMOV-TV; ST. LOUIS "CHESTERFIELD SPORTS FUSION OPEN LATE”
WINNER: KMOV-TV; ST. LOUIS
"SIBA 15 REVISED 8-8-12” STATION SPONSORED COMMUNITY EVENT (Radio)
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KAMS/FM; THAYER “HUNGER HERO”
WINNER: KTUF-FM; KIRKSVILLE "ADOPT A CHILD”
MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KBXR/FM; COLUMBIA “BXR ROOTS AND BLUES AND BBQ”
WINNER: KCLR/FM; COLUMBIA “CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK”
LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KFTK-FM; ST. LOUIS "HAIRCUTS FOR VETERANS”
WINNER: WIL/FM; ST. LOUIS “CORNBREAD’S KIDS CRUSADE”
STATION SPONSORED COMMUNITY EVENT (Television)
CLASS III TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: None
WINNER: None
CLASS II TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KSPR-TV; SPRINGFIELD “ST. JUDE DREAM HOME SPECIAL”
WINNER: KSPR-TV; SPRINGFIELD “MDA”
CLASS I TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: None
WINNER: None
PLAY-BY-PLAY (Radio Only)
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KWIX/AM; MOBERLY “AH-WESTRAN VS. KNOX COUNTY”
WINNER: KREI-AM; FARMINGTON "FARMINGTON VS SI 3RD QUARTER” MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KEZS/FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU “SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE VS. AUSTIN PEAY BASKETBALL”
WINNER: KTGR-AM; COLUMBIA "ROCKBRIDGE VS HICKMAN” LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: None
WINNER: KCWJ/AM; KANSAS CITY “BLUESPRINGS VS DESMET”
WINNER: WXOS-FM; ST. LOUIS "RAMS BEAT 49ERS”
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING (TV Only)
CLASS III TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KMIZ-TV; COLUMBIA “NURSING HOME NIGHTMARES”
WINNER: KMIZ-TV; COLUMBIA “LIVING ON THE LAM”
CLASS II TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KFVS-TV; CAPE GIRARDEAU "FAILED JUSTICE”
WINNER: KYTV; SPRINGFIELD “CROOKED CAR DEALER”
CLASS I TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KCTV-TV; KANSAS CITY TIE "KCTV5 INVESTIGATES EBT ABUSE”
KSDK-TV; ST. LOUIS "SECRET HUMAN TESTING”
WINNER: KMOV-TV; ST. LOUIS "FREE PHONE FIASCO”
EDITORIAL (No Classes)
TELEVISION:
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KBSI-TV; CAPE GIRARDEAU "PERSPECTIVE 25 - TOO BIG TO KILL”
WINNER: KBSI-TV; CAPE GIRARDEAU "PERSPECTIVE 20 - GUN CONTROL”
RADIO:
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KTGR-FM; FULTON "SANDY HOOK”
WINNER: KSSZ-FM; COLUMBIA " VOTING ON PRINCIPLE”
SPECIAL PROGRAMS (Radio)
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KFMO-AM; PARK HILLS "OUTSIDE THE BOX JON PERKINS INTERVIEW”
WINNER: KULH/FM; CHILLICOTHE “CHRISTIAN MUSIC SHOWCASE FEATURING SONICFLOOD”
MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KSSZ-FM; COLUMBIA "TED NUGENT”
WINNER: KSMU/FM; SPRINGFIELD “AROUND THE WORLD, HERE AT HOME”
LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: None
WINNER: None
SPECIAL PROGRAMS (Television)
CLASS III TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KMIZ-TV; COLUMBIA "RON WIDBIN'S FAREWELL SPECIAL”
WINNER: KSNF-TV; JOPLIN "STAINED GLASS”
CLASS II TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KSPR-TV; SPRINGFIELD “SURVIVE THE STORM 2012”
WINNER: KYTV; SPRINGFIELD “SPS HALL OF FAME”
CLASS I TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KMOV-TV; ST. LOUIS “FREE GOVERNMENT PHONE FIASCO”
WINNER: KMOV-TV; ST. LOUIS “WARZONE”
FEATURE REPORTING (Television)
CLASS III TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KODE-TV; JOPLIN "BORN TO CHEER”
WINNER: KOMU-TV; COLUMBIA “PHARM DOG HELPS INJURED FARMERS”
CLASS II TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KYTV; SPRINGFIELD “GENERAL LEE -- BEACON OF HOPE”
WINNER: KYTV; SPRINGFIELD “PEOPLE DUMP TRASH ON CHURCH & VETERANS”
CLASS I TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KSDK-TV; ST. LOUIS “MISS AMAZING PAGEANT”
WINNER: KMOV-TV; ST. LOUIS "SEA LION EXPERIENCE”
FEATURE REPORTING (Radio)
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KTJJ-FM; FARMINGTON "RUNNING BLIND”
WINNER: KMZU-FM; CARROLLTON "CREASON STORY - KRISTIE”
MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KBIA-FM; COLUMBIA "MUSLIMS IN JOPLIN RECEIVE INTERFAITH SUPPORT AFTER MOSQUE FIRE”
WINNER: KSMU-FM; SPRINGFIELD "SAVING JOPLIN'S TREES”
LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KCUR/FM; KANSAS CITY “KANSAS CITY DOMINATES DOMINOES”
WINNER: KMOX-AM; ST. LOUIS "TORTURE MUSEUM” SPORTS (Radio)
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KRES-FM; MOBERLY "HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREGAME SHOW”
WINNER: KXCV/KRNW; MARYVILLE “LOCAL GOLFER COMPETES IN US OPEN”
MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KTGR/AM/FM; COLUMBIA “DGB”
WINNER: KTTS/FM; SPRINGFIELD “REMEMBERING STAN MUSIAL”
LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: WXOS-FM; ST. LOUIS "STAN MUSIAL SPECIAL 15 MO BROADCASTERS”
WINNER: KMOX-AM; ST. LOUIS "SAINT LOUIS SLAM”
SPORTS (Television)
CLASS III TELEVISON
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KODE-TV; JOPLIN "WEBB CITY FOOTBALL”
WINNER: KMIZ-TV; COLUMBIA "A DANCE WITH TJ MOE AND CORBIN”
CLASS II TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KYTV; SPRINGFIELD "BREAKING 100”
WINNER: KOZK-TV; SPRINGFIELD "ON THE FAST TRACK: RACING IN THE OZARKS”
CLASS I TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KMOV-TV; ST. LOUIS "COLOMBO”
WINNER: KSDK-TV; ST. LOUIS “HOOPS HEAVEN”
PROMOTION (Television)
CLASS I TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KSDK-TV; ST. LOUIS “1ST ALERT WEATHER”
WINNER: KSHB-TV; KANSAS CITY “NETWORKS OF 41 ACTION NEWS”
CLASS II TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KOLR-TV; SPRINGFIELD “ROB SQUAD 60”
WINNER: KSPR-TV; SPRINGFIELD "ANYTIME ANYWHERE”
CLASS III TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KMIZ-TV; COLUMBIA "NETWORKS OF MID-MISSOURI GOVERNORS CUP”
WINNER: WGEM-TV; HANNIBAL “SECRETS FROM A BURGLAR” PROMOTION (Radio)
LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KPNT-FM; ST. LOUIS "SECOND HELPING”
WINNER: WARH/FM; ST. LOUIS “KNIGHTS CALL FOR WILL”
MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KSWF-FM; SPRINGFIELD TIE "WOLF CAMPAIGN AFTERPARTY” KWKZ-FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU "COUSIN CARL FARM SHOW TEASE”
WINNER: KXUS-FM; SPRINGFIELD "HINES SIDESHOW - RANDY”
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KKDY-FM; WEST PLAINS "YOU SPENT YOUR AD BUDGET ON WHAT?”
WINNER: KAMS-FM; THAYER "STICKER VAN” NEWS SERIES (Radio)
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KRES-FM; MOBERLY "DOWNTOWN BEVIER FIRE SERIES”
WINNER: KMZU-FM; CARROLLTON "WOODWORTH - KRISTIE”
MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KTTS/FM; SPRINGFIELD “PARENTS GUIDE TO BATH SALTS AWARENESS”
WINNER: KBIA-FM; COLUMBIA "THE END OF A LEAD-LACED ERA”
LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KTTS/FM; SPRINGFIELD “HOMELESS KIDS”
WINNER: KMBZ-FM; KANSAS CITY "UNDERCOVER: THE GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE?”
NEWS SERIES (Television)
CLASS III TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KOAM-TV; JOPLIN "GUNS IN SCHOOLS”
WINNER: KOMU-TV; COLUMBIA "LAUREN GRAY'S DEPORTATION FIGHT”
CLASS II TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KFVS-TV; CAPE GIRARDEAU "HONORING OUR HEROES - SERIES”
WINNER: KYTV; SPRINGFIELD "THE LYME DISEASE CONTROVERSY”
CLASS I TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KMOV-TV; ST. LOUIS "IS THIS WHY WE'RE BROKE?”
WINNER: KSHB-TV; KANSAS CITY "DIRTY DEEDS”
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT OR CAMPAIGN (Radio)
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KCMU-AM; FAYETTE "TEXTING & DRIVING”
WINNER: KSPQ-FM; WEST PLAINS "CASA”
MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KEZS-FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU "ST. JUDE NEW YEARS EVE 2012”
WINNER: KCLR-FM; COLUMBIA " SALUTE TO TROOPS”
LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KFTK-FM; ST. LOUIS "SHOP THRU THE HEART
WINNER: WIL-FM; ST. LOUIS "KOHLS SAFETY STREET”
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT OR CAMPAIGN (Television)
CLASS III TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: WGEM-TV; HANNIBAL “TOYS FOR TOTS”
WINNER: KMIZ-TV; COLUMBIA “SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING”
CLASS II TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KYTV; SPRINGFIELD “SHARE A HEART 2013”
WINNER: KSPR-TV; SPRINGFIELD “MDA SHOW OF STRENGTH SPRINGFIELD”
NO CLASS I TELEVISION
BEST WEATHERCAST (TV Only)
CLASS III TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT KMIZ-TV; COLUMBIA “DECEMBER 20, 2013 PM WEATHER”
WINNER: KMIZ-TV; COLUMBIA “DECEMBER 20, 2013 AM WEATHER”
CLASS II TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT KOLR-TV; SPRINGFIELD “CHRIS SMITH”
WINNER: KSPR-TV; SPRINGFIELD “KEVIN LIGHTY WEATHERCAST”
CLASS I TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT KMOV-TV; ST. LOUIS “STEVE TEMPLETON WEATHERCAST”
WINNER: KSDK-TV; ST. LOUIS
“CINDY PRESZLER SEVERE WEATHER” DJ AWARD (Radio Only)
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KMZU-FM; CARROLLTON “DJ: DONN EMIS”
WINNER: KRXL-FM; KIRKSVILLE “CHUCK KNIGHT IN THE MORNING”
MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KSSZ/FM; COLUMBIA “WAKE UP COLUMBIA”
WINNER: KXY-FM; COLUMBIA “COSMO AND WHITNEY”
LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KTRS-AM; ST. LOUIS “NIGHT COURT”
WINNER: WIL/FM; ST. LOUIS “CORNBREAD MORNING SHOW”
COMPLETE NEWSCAST (Radio)
SMALL MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KFMO-AM; PARK HILLS "KFMO NEWSCAST FEB 14”
WINNER: KMZU-FM; CARROLLTON “MIKE STONE - 2/15/13 12:30 PM”
MEDIUM MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KTTS-FM; SPRINGFIELD "NEED TO KNOW NEWS AT 6PM 2-13-13: NANCY SIMPSON”
WINNER: KSSZ-FM; COLUMBIA "MORNINGS 2-7-13”
LARGE MARKET RADIO
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KMBZ-FM; KANSAS CITY "KANSAS CITY'S MORNING NEWS 2/6/2013”
WINNER: KMOX-AM; ST. LOUIS
"KMOX1120: NEWSCAST” COMPLETE NEWSCAST (Television)
CLASS III TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KMIZ-TV; COLUMBIA "FEBRUARY 13, 2013- 10PM”
WINNER: WGEM-TV; HANNIBAL / QUINCY "NEWS AT FIVE 2-13-13”
CLASS II TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KSPR-TV; SPRINGFIELD "NEWS AT 6 - 2/5/13”
WINNER: KYTV; SPRINGFIELD “NEWS AT 6”
CLASS I TELEVISION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: KMOV-TV; ST. LOUIS "NEWS 4 AT 10PM”
WINNER: KCTV-TV; KANSAS CITY "NEWS AT 10PM”
MBA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS
THERE ARE 2 RECIPIENTS OF “THE DONALD J. HICK’S SCHOLARSHIP” for $2,500
Angela Yvette Pearson from Kansas City, MO and Bailey Alexis Harbit from Nevada, MO
THERE ARE 3 RECIPIENTS OF $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
1. Kelsey Danielle Forqueran of Malta Bend, MO
2. Amber Gale Summerville of Salisbury, MO
3. Kayla Elam of West Plains, MO