2013 Certificates of Merit
RADIO SMALL Category Category Name Winner Title of Entry R-2 Best Community Service Campaign KRDZ-AM Baby Bear Hugs Book Drive, Jeff Barton R-11 Best Morning Show KIFT-FM LIFT Mornings with the Fox, Meredith Fox R-17 Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team KSTH-FM KSTH SPORTS with Marc Maelzer and Coach Dave Rice R-18 Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program KIFT-FM Celebrity Scoop, Matt Elich R-19 Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser KRDZ-AM Pink Martini, John Pizzano MEDIUM Category Category Name Winner Title of Entry R-1 Best Public Service Announcement KPMX-FM Distracted Driving, Lauren Rice R-2 Best Community Service Campaign KSMT-FM Summit County Cares R-3 Best Station Sponsored Community Event KRAI-FM 15th Annual Holiday Drive, Frank Hanel, Mike Fuller, Rick Allen R-4 Best Public Affairs Program KFTM-AM Community Issues Story with Jenn So R-5 Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast KSMT-FM Afternoon News with David Bach R-6 Best News Feature, Report or Series KDNK-FM Project 64: Community Voices on Legalization R-7 Best News Coverage of a Single Event KPMX-FM Flood Coverage - Flooding In Northeast Colorado, Andy Rice, Chris Brom R-8 Best On-Air Contest for a Station KSPN-FM Great Holiday Giveaway R-9 Best Station Imaging Campaign KSPN-FM In-Studio Artist Imaging, Ryan Koster R-10 Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign KPMX-FM Pizza & Pepsi In The Park - Rap Stars, Chris Brom, Andy Rice R-11 Best Morning Show KSKE-FM Jeffrey Cash in the Morning R-12 Best Midday Show KSRX-FM Midday's with Lindsey, Lindsey Bruntz R-13 Best Afternoon Show KAJX-FM Valley Roundup, Roger Adams, Rob St. Mary R-15 Best Station Personality KSPN-FM The Ride Home with Ryan R-16 Best News/Talk Show Host or Team KSIR-AM Daily Ag Discussion - Dr. Keith Roehr, Chris Brom R-17 Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team KPMX-FM NJC Basketball - Plainsmen Finish Strong, Ben Blecha R-18 Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program KKVM-FM Mile Stones with Pete MacKay - Train R-19 Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser KPMX-FM Village Inn - Crepes, Chris Brom R-20 Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser KRFD-FM Limon Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram - Awkward, Chris Brom, Andy Rice R-21 Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast KSPN-FM KXPN Winter X 2013 Live Coverage R-24 Best Use of New Media KPMX-FM Facebook - Flood Coverage R-25 Best Station Website KSPN-FM KSPN - AlwaysMountainTime MAJOR Category Category Name Winner Title of Entry R-1 Best Public Service Announcement KPAW-FM CITY OF FORT COLLINS R-2 Best Community Service Campaign KRXP-FM Quatropalooza, Steve Burrell, Aaron Zytle R-3 Best Station Sponsored Community Event KUAD-FM Brian and Todd's 28 Hours Of Hope, Brian Gary, Todd Harding R-4 Best Public Affairs Program KRFC-FM Community At Work with Deni LaRue R-5 Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast KFKA-AM Troy Coverdale R-6 Best News Feature, Report or Series KUNC-FM A Community Within A Community (Parts 1 and 2), Nathan Heffel R-7 Best News Coverage of a Single Event KUNC-FM Post Flood, A Slow Road To Recovery For Lyons Businesses, Grace Hood R-8 Best On-Air Contest for a Station KSME-FM iPOD Shuffle Download R-9 Best Station Imaging Campaign KDZA-FM Z107.9 Rocks Southern Colorado, Paul Kelley, Nate Baptist, David Black R-10 Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign KSME-FM KISS FM'S Under The Sun Tour, Big Rob R-11 Best Morning Show KKPK-FM Peak FM Mornings with Goose & Woody R-12 Best Midday Show KSME-FM DREW CARPENTER R-13 Best Afternoon Show KRXP-FM Afternoons with Aaron Zytle R-14 Best Evening Show KSME-FM DIRTY R-15 Best Station Personality KRXP-FM Evenings with Gundy R-16 Best News/Talk Show Host or Team KCOL-AM 600 KCOL MORNINGS WITH AL MALMBERG R-17 Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team KCSF-AM Dan Karcher - Colorado Springs Sky Sox play-by-play R-18 Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program KUAD-FM Friday Free For All, Charley Barnes R-19 Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser KILO-FM Pueblo Dodge "Construction", Mike Minnick, Brent Hatcher R-20 Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser KSME-FM KISS FM'S ROAD TO THE BIG GAME - TOYOTA ON 47TH, Big Rob R-21 Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast KSME-FM KISS FM'S BOO BALL AT CACTUS CANYON R-25 Best Station Website KILO-FM www.KILO943.com 2013 Certificates of Merit
METRO Category Category Name Winner Title of Entry R-2 Best Community Service Campaign KJHM-FM 12 Strays of Christmas R-3 Best Station Sponsored Community Event KHOW-AM The Tennyson Center, Jenny Russak, Mandy Connell, Dan Mandis R-4 Best Public Affairs Program KNUS-AM Colorado Issues - Dumb Friends League, Tom Moller R-5 Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast KTCL-FM Roger Keeler R-6 Best News Feature, Report or Series KOA-AM Weinermobile, Jerry Bell R-7 Best News Coverage of a Single Event KCFR-FM Colorado Floods R-8 Best On-Air Contest for a Station KTCL-FM Snowballs, Nerf, Roger Keeler R-9 Best Station Imaging Campaign KQMT-FM 9 TO NOON COMMERCIAL FREE produced and written by Matt Haeger R-10 Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign KALC-FM Slacker and Steve's Live at 5 Bud Light Concert Series R-11 Best Morning Show KALC-FM BJ and Jamie R-12 Best Midday Show KKFN-FM Clough Talk with Sandy Clough R-13 Best Afternoon Show KJHM-FM SLiM R-14 Best Evening Show KQKS-FM Weeknights with Ya Girl Cedes R-15 Best Station Personality KIMN-FM Dom & Jane Show R-16 Best News/Talk Show Host or Team KLZ-AM The Experience Pros Radio Show - Eric Reamer and Angel Tucci R-17 Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team KKFN-FM The Fan Football Tailgate Show R-18 Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program KQMT-FM Mike Casey's Resurrection Jukebox R-19 Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser KJHM-FM Peppino's Pizza R-20 Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser KJHM-FM Susan Duncan Homes R-21 Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast KTCL-FM Keggs and Eggs, Nerf, Jen Avila, Roger Keeler R-24 Best Use of New Media KOA-AM Best Use of New Media, Jenny Russak R-25 Best Station Website KKFN-FM www.1043THEFAN.com RADIO PUBLIC R-22 Best Mini-Documentary or Series KRCC-FM Flash Point: Living with Wildfire, Andrea Chalfin, Michelle Mercer R-23 Best News Special or Public Affairs Program KRCC-FM Western Skies: June 2013, "Military" 2013 Certificates of Merit
TELEVISION NON-METRO Category Name Winner Title of Entry T-1 Best Public Service Announcement KXRM-TV Indy Give 2013, Brian Buck T-2 Best Community Service Campaign KKTV-TV USO September 11th Phone Drive, Kristin Sokolowski T-3 Best Public Affairs Program KKTV-TV Medal of Valor 2013, Justin Walton, Amanda Walton T-4 Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign KKTV-TV Hometown 2013, Justin Walton T-5 Best Station Promo KOAA-TV Raindrop, Sydney Rubin, James Muller T-6 Best Single or Series Program or News Magazine KWHS-TV Roadtrip Television - Show 009 - Glen Eryie T-8 Best Documentary KWHS-TV Passages Feature with Steve Green, Jon Ciula, Dan Smith, Walter Hart T-9 Best Television Commercial for an Advertiser KKTV-TV Lewis Palmer School District, Justin Walton T-10 Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser KOAA-TV Falcon School District 49 "Innovation", Nick Jossendal, Darren Grimsley T-11 Best Feature News Report KOAA-TV Waldo Canon Collection, Zach Thaxton, Adam Knapik T-12 Best General Assignment Report, within 24 hours KOAA-TV Drunk Walking, Adam Knapik T-13 Best Hard News, Spot News Report, within 24 hours KKTV-TV Oklahoma Tornado, Stacia Naquin, Pedro Laumbach T-14 Best Breaking News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure KKTV-TV Wildfires Burn In Southern Colorado T-16 Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast KXRM-TV FOX21 News at 6:30 T-17 Best Investigative Reporting KOAA-TV Sexual Assault Kits, Eric Ross, Adam Knapik T-18 Best News Anchor or Team KOAA-TV Rob Quirk, Lisa Lyden, Jennifer Horbelt T-19 Best Weathercaster KXRM-TV Justin Chambers T-20 Best Sportscaster KKTV-TV Sam Farnsworth T-21 Best Specialty Reporter KOAA-TV Eric Ross T-26 Best Station Website KXRM-TV www.FOX21NEWS.com METRO Category Name Winner Title of Entry T-1 Best Public Service Announcement KUSA-TV Newborns in Need, Tommy Collier T-2 Best Community Service Campaign KRMA-TV Women and Girls Lead: Colorado MAKERS, Julie Speer, Cynthia Hessin, Mariel Rodriguez-McGill T-3 Best Public Affairs Program KMGH-TV Tracking Danger: Colorado's Failing Parole System, Theresa Marchetta, Jennifer Castor, Carl Bilek T-4 Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign KUSA-TV Respect the Orange, Robert Springer, Andy Schaeffer, Drew Sidener T-5 Best Station Promo KUSA-TV 9NEWS - Telemundo, Andy Schaeffer, Robert Springer, Sebastian Tonazzi T-5 Best Station Promo (SPANISH) KDEN-TV "I'm Back", Pedro Calderon Michel, Jose Guzman, Donny Tran T-6 Best Single or Series Program or News Magazine KUSA-TV 9NEWS Storytellers: News Features, Kevin Torres T-7 Best Sports Coverage or Program KDVR-TV Sunday Sports Zone, Nick Griffith, Raul Martinez, Kami Carmann T-8 Best Documentary KRMA-TV Colorado Experience: Amache, Julie Speer, Mariel Rodriguez-McGill, Jason Bunch T-9 Best Television Commercial for an Advertiser KCEC-TV Tres Margaritas, Gabriel Muñoz, Marco Briones T-10 Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser KUSA-TV Spa Brokers, Robert Springer, Jennifer Woodruff T-11 Best Feature News Report KUSA-TV The Wrestler, TaRhonda Thomas, Chris Cheline T-11 Best Feature News Report (SPANISH) KCEC-TV Guadalupe Devotion, Luisa Collins, Marco Briones, Eric Valenzuela T-12 Best General Assignment Report, within 24 hours KDVR-TV Anges' Unlucky Tree, Dave Young, Anne Herbst T-12 Best General Assignment Report, within 24 hours (SPANISH) KDEN-TV Sex Abuse at School, Carlos Rausseo T-13 Best Hard News, Spot News Report, within 24 hours KUSA-TV 420 Shooting, Ben Mulkey T-14 Best Breaking News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure KCEC-TV INUNDACIONES T-15 Best Video Essay with No Narrative KUSA-TV Lakeside Amusement Park, Corky Scholl T-16 Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast KUSA-TV 9NEWS at 10 T-16 Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast (SPANISH) KDEN-TV Noticiero Telemundo Denver 5:30pm T-17 Best Investigative Reporting KUSA-TV Murder for Hire, Anastasiya Bolton, Andy Buck T-18 Best News Anchor or Team KUSA-TV Kyle Clark T-19 Best Weathercaster KMGH-TV 7NEWS Meteorologist Matt Makens T-19 Best Weathercaster (SPANISH) KCEC-TV Gaston Heredia T-20 Best Sportscaster KMGH-TV 7NEWS Sports Director Lionel Bienvenu T-21 Best Specialty Reporter KDVR-TV Chris Jose T-25 Best Use of New Media KMGH-TV The Denver Channel - Aurora Strong T-26 Best Station Website KCNC-TV www.CBSDenver.com TV PUBLIC T22 Best Mini-Documentary or Series KRMA-TV Colorado Experience, Julie Speer, Mariel Rodriguez-McGill, Jason Bunch T23 Best News Special or Public Affairs Special KBDI-TV Studio 12: Black Chefs in the White House, Tamara Banks, Amy Larson, Gabrielle Bryant T24 Best Membership Appeal KRMA-TV "Rocky Mountain PBS Science Club with Doc Ryan", Julie Speer, Tom Manion, Ryan Vachon