BEST USE OF NEWS VIDEO Large Market Television 1st Place WISN-TV Thin Ice Dangers 2nd Place WDJT-TV Cranberry Harvest BEST MORNING NEWSCAST 3rd Place WITI-TV Wildfires in Wisconsin st 1 Place WITI-TV FOX6 WakeUp at 7 a.m. – June 1 nd 2 Place WTMJ-TV Live at Daybreak: Wisconsin Under BEST SPORTS REPORTING Water 1st Place WDJT-TV The Day After Football rd 3 Place WTMJ-TV Live at Daybreak: Semi Explosion 2nd Place WITI-TV A Sweet Life 3rd Place WTMJ-TV Beauty is a Beast BEST EVENING NEWSCAST st 1 Place WISN-TV Blimp Crash, Lakefront Shooting BEST USE OF SPORTS VIDEO nd 2 Place WITI-TV FOX6 News at 5 p.m. – June 21 1st Place WITI-TV God’s Classroom rd 3 Place WTMJ-TV Live at 5: Wisconsin Under Water 2nd Place WISN-TV Water Skiing Sensation 3rd Place WITI-TV A Shot in the Dark BEST SPORTSCAST st 1 Place WISN-TV Stephanie Sutton BEST SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT nd 2 Place WDJT-TV Kevin Holden 1st Place WISN-TV Bald for a Cause rd 3 Place WTMJ-TV TODAY’S TMJ 4 Sports 2nd Place WISN-TV Class Act 3rd Place WYTU-TV WYTU Immigration Phone Bank BEST WEATHERCAST st 1 Place WISN-TV Mark Baden BEST SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING nd 2 Place WTMJ-TV Josh Wurster 1st Place WITI-TV FOX6 Presents: Perry’s People rd 3 Place WISN-TV Lindsey Slater 2nd Place WISN-TV Season to Celebrate 3rd Place WMVS-TV Beyond Sherman Park – A 10thirtysix BEST SPOT NEWS Special st 1 Place WITI-TV Didion Milling Plan Explosion nd 2 Place WISN-TV U.S. Open Blimp Crash BEST EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY rd 3 Place WDJT-TV Cam bria Mill Explosion 1st Place WITI-TV The Teditorial: A Much-Needed Joint Effort BEST NEWS WRITING 2nd Place WISN-TV Jail Deaths st 1 Place WTMJ-TV Milwaukee’s New Brew 3rd Place WISN-TV 911 Not Ready for Disaster nd 2 Place WITI-TV A Rat in City Hall rd 3 Place WDJT-TV “Footloose” Ordinance Controversy BEST PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place WTMJ-TV Milwaukee’s Weatherman Retires BEST HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 2nd Place WITI-TV This is the Place st 1 Place WITI-TV Secret Discipline 3rd Place WDJT-TV CBS 58 Switch Campaign nd 2 Place WITI-TV Tracking Sheriff Clarke rd 3 Place WDJT-TV CBS 58 Investigates: Milwaukee BEST TOPICAL PROMOTION Blacksmith 1st Place WDJT-TV CBS58.com 2nd Place WITI-TV FOX6 Presents: 50 Years of Summerfest BEST SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY 3rd Place WISN-TV Unflushable st 1 Place WISN-TV State of Addiction nd 2 Place WTMJ-TV Vivian’s First Steps BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT rd 3 Place WISN-TV Made in Wisconsin 1st Place WDJT-TV Susan G. Komen Big Wigs 2nd Place WISN-TV Go Red for Women BEST FEATURE 3rd Place WISN-TV Tails on the Trail st 1 Place WISN-TV 1 Car, 60 Years nd 2 Place WITI-TV Guardian Angel at Lambeau BEST COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITER ANNOUNCEMENT rd 3 Place WTMJ-TV Hidden Figures Revealed 1st Place WITI-TV Max A. Sass & Sons Funeral Homes 2nd Place WDJT-TV O & H Danish Bakery BEST LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 3rd Place WDJT-TV Big Eazy st 1 Place WISN-TV Tim Elliott nd 2 Place WITI-TV Ben Handelman rd 3 Place WTMJ-TV Ann Sterling
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE st 1 Place WDJT-TV US Open Blimp Crash nd 2 Place WITI-TV 2017 Summer Flooding rd 3 Place WITI-TV Dominique Heaggan-Brown Trial
BEST USE OF NEWS VIDEO Medium Market Television 1st Place WKOW-TV Road to Recovery – Six Months Later in Cambria BEST MORNING NEWSCAST 2nd Place WGBA-TV Great Outdoors: 90-Year-Old Fishing Net st 1 Place WLUK-TV Good Day Wisconsin – Feb. 25 Expert nd 2 Place WBAY-TV Action 2 News This Morning 3rd Place WISC-TV Patience at the Pump rd 3 Place WGBA-TV Ice Storm BEST SPORTS REPORTING BEST EVENING NEWSCAST 1st Place WFRV-TV One Shining Moment st 1 Place WKOW-TV Storm Damage 2nd Place WHA-TV J.R. Salzman nd 2 Place WKOW-TV Didion Explosion 3rd Place WISC-TV A Granato Graduation rd 3 Place WFRV-TV Local 5 June Tornado BEST USE OF SPORTS VIDEO BEST SPORTSCAST 1st Place WHA-TV Jaxon’s Wish st 1 Place WISC-TV News 3 Sports 2nd Place WMTV-TV Thunder: Friday Football Blitz Tribute nd 2 Place WBAY-TV Dave Schroeder Composite 3rd Place WKOW-TV Curling Siblings rd 3 Place WGBA-TV NBC26 Best Sportscast BEST SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT BEST WEATHERCAST 1st Place WISC-TV Time for Kids: Time to Talk st 1 Place WKOW-TV Max Tsaparis 2nd Place WGBA-TV Gifts for Teens Drive nd 2 Place WMTV-TV NBC15 Chief Meteorologist Charlie 3rd Place WLUK-TV Winter Weather Special Shortino rd 3 Place WLUK-TV Patrick Powell BEST SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1st Place WISC-TV Komen Race for the Cure BEST SPOT NEWS 2nd Place WLUK-TV Retirement Ready – FOX 11 Town Hall st 1 Place WGBA-TV Tornado Coverage 3rd Place WMTV-TV Sounds of the Season 2017 nd 2 Place WISC-TV Madison Home Explosion rd 3 Place WKOW-TV Didion Milling Explosion BEST EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY 1st Place WMTV-TV Unspun BEST NEWS WRITING 2nd Place WISC-TV Putting Family First st 1 Place WMTV-TV Grandpa Fred 3rd Place WLUK-TV Jay Zollar – Police Week nd 2 Place WMTV-TV The Search for the Widow’s Ring rd 3 Place WISC-TV Conrad’s Story BEST PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1st Place WBAY-TV StormCenter 2: Rules Winter BEST HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 2nd Place The CW Madison, In Focus st 1 Place WLUK-TV FOX 11 Investigates: Combating Drugs in 3rd Place WGBA-TV The Promise Oshkosh Prison nd 2 Place WISC-TV Victim Advocates v. Judge Berz BEST TOPICAL PROMOTION rd 3 Place WLUK-TV Rats in Green Bay 1st Place WBAY-TV Training Camp 2017 2nd Place The CW Madison, Online vs Offline BEST SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY 3rd Place WKOW-TV Freak Accident st 1 Place WFRV-TV Wisconsin’s Hidden History nd 2 Place WHA-TV Our House: The Wisconsin Capitol BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT rd 3 Place WHA-TV St. Croix Ojibwe Tribal History 1st Place WMTV-TV School Lunch 2nd Place WKOW-TV Art Fair on the Square BEST FEATURE 3rd Place WISC-TV Time for Kids: Time to Talk st 1 Place WISC-TV Uncharted Territory nd 2 Place WHA-TV Nyckelharpa BEST COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITER ANNOUNCEMENT rd 3 Place WISC-TV River of Healing 1st Place WISC-TV Harry Potter Festival Jefferson 2017 2nd Place WMTV-TV HJ Pertzborn DIY-ers BEST LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 3rd Place WMTV-TV Ehlenbach’s-Cheese in Space st 1 Place WKOW-TV Hunter Saenz nd 2 Place WISC-TV Leah Linscheid rd 3 Place WMTV-TV Saira Anwer
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE st 1 Place WISC-TV Gone in an Instant nd 2 Place WBAY-TV Appleton Bar Shooting rd 3 Place WLUK-TV Wisconsin State Budget
BEST USE OF NEWS VIDEO Small Market Television 1st Place WEAU-TV Remembering a Dream 2nd Place WKBT-TV News 8 Eye Piece – Paper Artist BEST MORNING NEWSCAST 3rd Place WKBT-TV News 8 Eye Piece – Something in the st 1 Place WSAW-TV Winter Storm Coverage Ground nd 2 Place WAOW-TV March 28, 2017 – 11 a.m rd 3 Place WKBT-TV News 8 This Morning – July 21 BEST SPORTS REPORTING 1st Place WJFW-TV Pond Hockey Starts BEST EVENING NEWSCAST 2nd Place WEAU-TV Jason Aken: Long Drive Expert st 1 Place WAOW-TV August 29, 2017 – 5 p.m. 3rd Place KBJR-TV The Team to Beat nd 2 Place WKBT-TV News 8 at 10 – May 17, 2017 rd 3 Place WSAW-TV Weston Area Shooting 10 p.m. BEST USE OF SPORTS VIDEO 1st Place WSAW-TV SPASH Girls Basketball BEST SPORTSCAST 2nd Place WSAW-TV Heavy Metal: High School Girls st 1 Place WAOW-TV Brandon Kinnard Powerlifting nd 2 Place WSAW-TV Bailey Harbit 3rd Place WEAU-TV Top Football Plays of 2017 rd 3 Place WAOW-TV Morey Hershgordon BEST SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT BEST WEATHERCAST 1st Place WAOW-TV Jefferson Awards st 1 Place WJFW-TV Geoff Weller 2nd Place WEAU-TV Tornado Relief Fund Fundraiser nd 2 Place WKBT-TV Michelle Poedel 3rd Place WAOW-TV Crimestoppers rd 3 Place WAOW-TV Samantha Kuffel BEST SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING BEST SPOT NEWS 1st Place WEAU-TV United Cerebral Palsy Telethon st 1 Place WSAW-TV Weston Area Shootings 2nd Place WKBT-TV Oktoberfest Maple Leaf Parade nd 2 Place WAOW-TV March 22 3rd Place WAOW-TV Jefferson Awards Special rd 3 Place WKBT-TV News 8 – Stormy Weather BEST EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY – (no 2nd or 3rd place) BEST NEWS WRITING 1st Place WAOW-TV Mr. Trump st 1 Place WKBT-TV Road to Recovery nd 2 Place WJFW-TV Long Distance Rescue BEST PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT rd 3 Place WSAW-TV Scott Sann Honors His Wife 1st Place WSAW-TV Weather Authority – Sleeves Up 2nd Place KBJR-TV Adam Squared BEST HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE 3rd Place WEAU-TV Hello Wisconsin st 1 Place WEAU-TV The 9-1-1 Flaw nd 2 Place WJFW-TV Beckman Death BEST TOPICAL PROMOTION rd 3 Place WKBT-TV News 8 Investigates: The Long Goodbye 1st Place WSAW-TV Decoding Your Teen’s Texts 2nd Place WAOW-TV Apps BEST SERIES OR DOCUMENTARY 3rd Place WEAU-TV School Threat x5 st 1 Place WSAW-TV Inside Lincoln Hills Youth Prison nd 2 Place WKBT-TV Freedom Honor Flight 2017 BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT rd 3 Place WSAW-TV Investigating Grassland Dairy 1st Place WSAW-TV Buddy Check 7 - Shyra 2nd Place WKBT-TV Earth Fair 2017 BEST FEATURE 3rd Place WEAU-TV Special Olympics – Run with the Cops st 1 Place WSAW-TV Tattoo Turnaround nd 2 Place WJFW-TV Kingsford Gets Flivver BEST COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITER ANNOUNCEMENT rd 3 Place WAOW-TV Surviving in Style 1st Place WLAX-TV Tri State Business Machines 2nd Place WLAX-TV Northwoods Brew Pub BEST LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING 3rd Place WSAW-TV Bling Engagement st 1 Place WSAW-TV Dale Ryman nd 2 Place WAOW-TV Brianna Hollis rd 3 Place WEAU-TV Tyler Mickelson
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE st 1 Place WAOW-TV March 22 Shooting nd 2 Place WJFW-TV It Matters to One Dog Abuse Case rd 3 Place WAOW-TV Lincoln Hills
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE Large Market Radio 1st Place WUWM-FM Crisis: Lead in Milwaukee’s Water Supply 2nd Place WSSP-AM 2017 Brewers Retrospective News and Talk rd 3 Place WISN-AM Foxconn Comes to Wisconsin
BEST MORNING RADIO SHOW st BEST INTERVIEW 1 Place WTMJ-AM Wisconsin’s Morning Show with Gene st 1 Place WUWM-FM A War, A Family, A New Beginning Mueller nd nd 2 Place WUWM-FM Shiza Shahid’s Purposed for Being 2 Place WSSP-AM Chuck and Winkler on The FAN rd 3 Place WSSP-AM Eddie George – From the Field to a 3rd Place WISN-AM The Jay Weber Show Different Stage
BEST RADIO SHOW st BEST SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY 1 Place WSSP-AM Bill Michaels Show – Aaron Goes Down st nd 1 Place WTSO-AM Wisconsin Upsets Nebraska 2 Place WTMJ-AM Jeff Wagner nd 2 Place WTSO-AM Lodi vs. St. Croix Central Division 4 State 3rd Place WTSO-AM The Mike Heller Show: Aaron Rodgers Football Championship gets Injured rd 3 Place WISN-AM Scott Warras
BEST NEWSCAST st BEST SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 1 Place WTMJ-AM Wisconsin’s Morning News – June 22 st nd 1 Place WUWM-FM Across the Divide 2 Place WTMJ-AM Wisconsin’s Afternoon News – Sept. 7 nd rd 2 Place WTMJ-AM WTMJ Cares: Lance Sijan Memorial 3 Place WISN-AM The WISN Morning Briefing rd 3 Place WSSP-AM A Very Special Toy Drive
BEST SPORTSCAST st BEST SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 1 Place WSSP-AM Chuck Freimund st nd 1 Place WTSO-AM Mike Heller’s Tribute to His Mother 2 Place WISN-AM Scott Dolphin nd rd 2 Place WTMJ-AM Alexis Patterson: 15 Years Later 3 Place WTMJ-AM Doug Russell rd 3 Place WISN-AM The State Superintendent Primary
Debate BEST SPOT NEWS
1st Place WTMJ-AM Erin Hills Blimp Fire nd BEST EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY 2 Place WISN-AM The Didion Milling Disaster st rd 1 Place WUWM-FM A Former Neo-Nazi Visits Auschwitz 3 Place WSSP-AM Miller Park Welcomes Hurricane Irma, nd 2 Place WSSP-AM College Football Rankings sort of rd 3 Place WSSP-AM US Soccer Misses World Cup
BEST NEWS WRITING st BEST PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1 Place WUWM-FM Bag or Bay-g? Understanding st th 1 Place WTMJ-AM WTMJ 90 Anniversary Wisconsin’s Accent…As Best We Can nd nd 2 Place WSSP-AM Football Friday on The Fan 2 Place WUWM-FM Pete’s Market Aims to End Central City rd 3 Place WTMJ-AM Green and Gold Giveaway Food Desert
3rd Place WISN-AM He Loved the City that Killed Him BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT – only 2 entries st 1 Place WISN-AM Holiday Pet Safety BEST HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE nd 2 Place WTMJ-AM WTMJ Cares: Rides and Reins 1st Place WISN-AM The Curious Case of Kelly Hoeft
2nd Place WORT-FM Wis. Counties Suing Pharma Companies BEST COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITER ANNOUNCEMENT for Opioid Epidemic st rd 1 Place WTMJ-AM Packers Radio Network: “Troops Salute” 3 Place WUWM-FM Project Milwaukee: Segregation Matters nd 2 Place WSSP-AM Bricklayers & Craftworkers of Wisconsin:
“Tilford’s Story” BEST FEATURE rd 3 Place WISN-AM VR City Zone 1st Place WTMJ-AM Sherman Park Rising
2nd Place WTMJ-AM The First ‘Jump Around’ at Camp Randall rd BEST HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL 3 Place WUWM-FM Dinner Conversations Help Addicts Get st 1 Place WSSP-AM John Paul’s Automotive: “Black Friday” Back on Track nd 2 Place WSSP-AM John Paul’s Automotive: “After the
Game” BEST USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS rd 3 Place WTMJ-AM Ariens: “Jingle Bells” 1st Place WUWM-FM ‘Morning Motivation’ Sessions Excite
Kids about Learning nd MOST ENTERTAINING CLIENT-RECORDED COMMERCIAL 2 Place WTMJ-AM The Barista st 1 Place WTMJ-AM Pella Windows and Doors of Wisconsin: 3rd Place WUWM-FM Draft Horses Return to Work in Farms “Cold Outside” and Forests nd 2 Place WSSP-AM Philly’s Premium Beverages: “Now in
Cans” BEST LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING rd 3 Place WISN-AM Hassleless Mattress 1st Place WTMJ-AM Shots Fired at the Journal Sentinel
Building
2nd Place WTMJ-AM Here Come the Cubs Fans…
No 2nd or 3rd Place
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE Medium Market Radio 1st Place WTAQ-AM Parkview Haven Fire 2nd Place WCLO-AM Pet Policing Problem News and Talk rd 3 Place WHBY-AM Appleton Coated Mill in Jeopardy
BEST MORNING RADIO SHOW st BEST INTERVIEW 1 Place WCLO-AM Southern Wisconsin’s Morning News – st 1 Place WCLO-AM Your Talk Show – “Paul Ryan” October 13, 2017 nd nd 2 Place WFDL-AM Reunited 2 Place WSAU-FM Wisconsin Morning News rd 3 Place WLIP-AM Recovering Heroin Addict Shares His 3rd Place WHBY-AM Fox Valley with Dave Edwards & Carol Experience from Rock Bottom to Patrizi – October 25, 2017 Recovery
BEST RADIO SHOW st BEST SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY 1 Place WLBL-FM Route 51 st nd 1 Place WCLO-AM Parker Ends 44 Game Losing Streak 2 Place WHLA-FM Newsmakers: DACA “Dreamers” nd rd 2 Place WCLO-AM High School Football – Parker vs. Craig 3 Place WHBY-AM Fresh Take with Josh Dukelow rd 3 Place WSCO-AM Boys Basketball: Cedarburg vs. Kaukauna
March 11, 2017 BEST NEWSCAST
1st Place WTAQ-AM WTAQ’s 6am Morning News nd BEST SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 2 Place WSAU-FM Wisconsin Morning News – Dec 14 7am st rd 1 Place WCLO-AM Kids Helping Kids 3 Place WRJN-AM Best Newscast nd 2 Place WCLO-AM Back the Badge rd 3 Place WOSH-AM WOSH Community Connection BEST SPORTSCAST
1st Place WSCO-AM Sports on the Score with Justin Hull, BEST SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 9/5/17, 9/8/17 & 10/27/17 st nd 1 Place WCLO-AM Fair Food Fight 2 Place WHBY-AM 5pm Sports with B.J. DeGroot, 12/12/17, nd 2 Place WOMT-AM Manitowoc Mayoral Debate 12/14/17 & 12/18/17 rd 3 Place WOMT-AM Packers on Sports Talk 3rd Place WOMT-AM WOMT Sports 12/28/17
BEST EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY BEST SPOT NEWS st 1 Place WCLO-AM Josh’s Sports Commentary – Spring Break 1st Place WFDL-AM School Threats nd During Sports 2 Place WCLO-AM Ryan Immigration Protest nd rd 2 Place WOMT-AM TV News Suffers 3 Place WOMT-AM Hansen in Hurricane Harvey rd 3 Place KUWS-FM The Meaning of Terrorism
BEST NEWS WRITING st BEST PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1 Place WSAU-AM THIS DAY with Chris Conley – Christmas st 1 Place WCLO-AM WCLO Digital Truce nd nd 2 Place WCLO-AM WCLO Sports 2 Place WCLO-AM Battered Baby rd 3 Place WHBY-AM WHBY Sports: The Voices You Love – 3rd Place WCLO-AM Sympathetic Judgement January 1, 2017
BEST HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE st BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1 Place WCLO-AM Family Terror st nd 1 Place WCLO-AM Kids Helping Kids 2 Place WTAQ-AM Small Business Battle nd rd 2 Place WSCO-AM Children’s Hospital Costume Party 3 Place WHBY-AM Jack’s Apple Pub Shooting rd 3 Place WHBY-AM Salvation Army
BEST FEATURE st BEST COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITER ANNOUNCEMENT 1 Place WIZM-AM 25 MPH Speed Limit st nd 1 Place WCLO-AM Kids Uncommon Cents 2 Place WAYY-AM Forgotten Legends: Don Hutson nd rd 2 Place WIZM-AM Susan 3 Place WRJN-AM Sharing Table rd 3 Place WCLO-AM Whitcomb Lynch
BEST USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS st BEST HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL 1 Place WRJN-AM Brat Bet Payoff st nd 1 Place WSAU-FM Kolbe Gallery - Envy 2 Place WTAQ-AM Larry Baseball nd rd 2 Place WCLO-AM Fagan Automotive – Reindeer Games 3 Place WTAQ-AM Nightmare Before Christmas rd 3 Place WSCO-AM Zarcom – You Need to Call
BEST LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING st MOST ENTERTAINING CLIENT-RECORDED COMMERCIAL 1 Place WTAQ-AM Packers Training Camp st nd 1 Place WHBY-AM Brookdale Senior Living - Gloria 2 Place WCLO-AM Paul Ryan Protest nd rd 2 Place WCLO-AM Jack & Dicks – “Tweets” 3 Place WHBY-AM Body Found in Fox Crossing rd 3 Place WOMT-AM Court House Pub – Cheese Curds
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE Small Market Radio 1st Place WBEV-AM Explosion at Didion Milling in Cambria 2nd Place WHYB-FM Back 40 Mine News and Talk rd 3 Place WBEV-AM Paint Finally Dries on Mural Festival
BEST MORNING RADIO SHOW st BEST INTERVIEW 1 Place WHYB-FM Chuck and Jim 67 Championship Team st 1 Place WRJO-FM Wolf’s Walk with Walker Show nd nd 2 Place WMAM-AM Sports Buzz – Jimmy Nelson 2 Place WWIS-FM Halloween Buyline rd 3 Place WWIS-FM Jack Taylor Five Years after Breaking a 3rd Place WBEV-AM WBEV Morning Show Record
BEST RADIO SHOW st BEST SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY 1 Place WBEV-AM Idea Exchange st nd 1 Place WHYB-FM Menominee at Kingsford 2 Place WHYB-FM Hometown Pros – Written Dreams nd 2 Place WBEV-AM Beaver Dam Girls Basketball First State No 3rd Place Championship rd 3 Place WMAM-AM Peshtigo Misses Kick BEST NEWSCAST
1st Place WRJO-FM 4th of July Patriotism nd BEST SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT 2 Place WBEV-AM Morning Newscast – October 3, 2017 st rd 1 Place WBEV-AM Children’s Radiothon Sets New Record 3 Place WHYB-FM 5:30 pm News – December 7, 2017 nd 2 Place WRJO-FM 30 Hour Polar Bear Pledge-A-Thon rd 3 Place WHYB-FM Hope’s Back Yard Radiothon BEST SPORTSCAST
1st Place WHYB-FM High School Football Roundup nd BEST SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING 2 Place WBEV-AM Green & Gold Fix st rd 1 Place WRJO-FM 2017 Journeys Marathon No 3 Place nd 2 Place WBEV-AM 2017 Holiday Parade rd 3 Place WJMC-AM Barron County Fair Junior Livestock BEST SPOT NEWS Auction 1st Place WBEV-AM Two Fires at Lakecrest Apartments
2nd Place WRJO-FM Canada Drowning Memorial rd BEST EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY – only 1 entry 3 Place WRJO-FM March Snow Storm – Not Wanted! st 1 Place WHYB-FM Safety in Youth Sports nd rd No 2 or 3 Place BEST NEWS WRITING
1st Place WBEV-AM Nancy Zieman Remembered nd BEST PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 2 Place WHYB-FM Saturday School st rd 1 Place WRJO-FM 30 Hour Polar Bear Pledge-A-Thon No 3 Place nd 2 Place WRJO-FM WRJO Shopping Show rd 3 Place WBEV-AM Dodge County Fair Radio Park BEST HARD NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE
1st Place WRJO-FM Burlington Flood nd BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 2 Place WBEV-AM Turbulent Times for Mayville Police st 1 Place WRJO-FM Brats for Breakfast Chief nd rd 2 Place WBEV-AM Winter Wonderland 3 Place WRJO-FM Northern Wisconsin Deer Management rd 3 Place WHYB-FM Crime Stoppers Minute
BEST FEATURE st BEST COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITER ANNOUNCEMENT 1 Place WRJO-FM Seymour Burger Fest st nd 1 Place WRJO-FM Allied Chiropractic Halloween 2 Place WRJO-FM 2017 WRJO Polar Bear Plunge nd rd 2 Place WRJO-FM Farmers Feed Store Barnyard 3 Place WBEV-AM Cassidy’s Community Theatre News rd 3 Place WBEV-AM John Deere Elves Wrap
BEST HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL BEST USE OF AUDIO IN RADIO NEWS st st 1 Place WRJO-FM Some Christmas Kneaded Relief 1 Place WRJO-FM Sensenbrenner Town Hall nd nd 2 Place WHYB-FM Stateline Apparel Hibernation 2 Place WHYB-FM Stephenson’s State Christmas Tree rd 3 Place WBEV-AM Surefire – Bad Call 3rd Place WRJO-FM Battle of the Bulge Anniversary
MOST ENTERTAINING CLIENT-RECORDED COMMERCIAL BEST LIVE ON-SCENE REPORTING st 1 Place WBEV-AM Vita Park Singing Eye Docs Christmas 1st Place WRJO-FM September 11 Never Forgotten Honor Carol Flight nd nd 2 Place WHYB-FM The Motor Company 2 Place WRJO-FM A Day Without Women Rally rd No 3 Place 3rd Place WBEV-AM Botched Bank Robbery Leads to SWAT
Sweep
BEST STATION PROMO Large Market Radio 1st Place WKTI-FM KTI Remembers Glen Campbell 2nd Place WMHX-FM MIX: Turn Back the Clocks Music Format rd 3 Place WWQM-FM Little Bit of Luke
BEST MORNING SHOW st BEST STATION EVENT PROMO 1 Place WJQM-FM Krista Mornings st nd 1 Place WWQM-FM Who Will It Be 2 Place WKLH-FM Dave, Dorene and Gino nd rd 2 Place WKTI-FM Black Friday Ticketbuster 3 Place WHQG-FM Bob & Brian rd 3 Place WMMM-FM Disney and You
BEST RADIO SHOW st BEST CLIENT EVENT PROMO 1 Place WJQM-FM Mazur Afternoons st nd 1 Place WLMV-AM Los Dells Festival 2 Place WRIT-FM The Eric Paulsen Show nd rd 2 Place WVMO-FM Chili Cookoff 3 Place WKTI-FM Karen Dalessandro rd No 3 Place
BEST NEWSCAST BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT No entries st 1 Place WVMO-FM Cans for Cubs 537 nd 2 Place WVMO-FM Ice Boat Championships BEST INTERVIEW rd 3 Place WWQM-FM American Red Cross – Helping Victims of 1st Place WLMV-AM A Todo Ritmo with Lupita Montoto Harvey w/Special Guest Reyna Grande
2nd Place WCCX-FM A Woman of Confidence and Optimism rd BEST COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITER ANNOUNCEMENT 3 Place WYMS-FM Amy Shark Live in Studio Milwaukee st 1 Place WMHX-FM HJ Pertzborn Plumbing: “Don’t DIY” nd 2 Place WMYX-FM Baker’s Square “Best Pie” BEST FEATURE rd 3 Place WOLX-FM Badgerland Exterior: “Don’t Be Fooled” 1st Place WNRG-FM Blown Off with Cousin Ed
2nd Place WIBA-FM Madison Remembers Tom Petty rd BEST HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL 3 Place WLDB-FM Santa Tracker st 1 Place WXSS-FM John Paul’s Automotive: “John Paws
Event” BEST LIVE ON-SITE BROADCAST REMOTE nd 2 Place WMMM-FM Dane County Humane Society: “Terrier 1st Place WLMV-AM El Debate w/Centro Hispano Featuring Invites” the Community Forum rd 3 Place WXSS-FM The Mosquito Guy 2nd Place WWQM-FM Hole in the Wall Tour
3rd Place WMYX-FM The Aaron Rodgers Banner MOST ENTERTAINING CLIENT-RECORDED COMMERCIAL st 1 Place WHQG-FM Board Game Bannister BEST USE OF AUDIO (NON-NEWS) nd st 2 Place WJQM-FM Flynn Audio - Introduction 1 Place WWQM-FM Las Vegas Shooting Reaction: Country rd 3 Place WMMM-FM Nessalla Kombucha “Booch Cocktails” Music Will Save Us
2nd Place WYMS-FM Ward Irish Music Archives
3rd Place WWQM-FM Gabriel’s Story – I Don’t Want to Miss a
Thing
BEST SPORTS COVERAGE
1st Place WVMO-FM Hooked on Monona
No 2nd or 3rd Place
BEST SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT
1st Place WLMV-AM El Debate: Community Forum – United
We Stand
2nd Place WJQM-FM American Family Children’s Hospital
Radiothon
3rd Place WWQM-FM American Family Children’s Hospital
Radiothon
BEST SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING
1st Place WLMV-AM Centro Hispano of Dane County
2nd Place WLUM-FM Retro Brunch
3rd Place WVMO-FM Christmas Carol
BEST PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place WWQM-FM Solar Eclipse
2nd Place WLDB-FM Office of the Week – This is Becky
3rd Place WWQM-FM When IT Happens
BEST PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT Medium Market Radio 1st Place WAPL-FM Honey Don’t List 2nd Place WAPL-FM Free Bird Fridays Music Format rd 3 Place WZOR-FM March of the Drums
BEST MORNING SHOW st BEST STATION PROMO 1 Place WJVL-FM Mike Austin st nd 1 Place WAPL-FM Jamaica Giveaway 2 Place WOZZ-FM Mornings with Nikki nd rd 2 Place WAPL-FM WAPL A to Z 3 Place WZOR-FM The Cutting Edge Countdown rd 3 Place WKSZ-FM Old Skool Jam Weekend
BEST RADIO SHOW st BEST STATION EVENT PROMO 1 Place WKSZ-FM Heather Storm – 2pm-6pm “Afternoon st 1 Place WZOR-FM One Club Golf Outing Storm” nd nd 2 Place WKSZ-FM Lindsey Stirling VIP Lounge 2 Place WIXX-FM Otis Day – Middays rd 3 Place WKSZ-FM Brewers Bus 3rd Place WJVL-FM Justin Brown
BEST CLIENT EVENT PROMO BEST NEWSCAST st st 1 Place WAPL-FM Sturgeon Spearing Ice Hole Inspection 1 Place WVTY-FM Best Newscast nd nd 2 Place WIXX-FM Johnsonville Tailgate Promo 2 Place WKSZ-FM 3 Things You Need to Know rd 3 Place WAPL-FM One Man Star Wars: The Force at Four 3rd Place WOZZ-FM Rothschild Active Shooter
BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT BEST INTERVIEW st st 1 Place WOZZ-FM JDRF One Walk 1 Place WJVL-FM Tracy Lawrence Interview nd nd 2 Place WKSZ-FM Making Strides Christine 2 Place WVTY-FM Dog Show Championship rd 3 Place WJVL-FM Bert Blain Heart Walk 3rd Place WZOR-FM Joey Dandeneau of Theory of a Deadman
BEST COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITER ANNOUNCEMENT BEST FEATURE st st 1 Place WBCV-FM Furniture and Appliancemart 1 Place WKSZ-FM Jake and Tanner Show – “Up Dog” nd nd 2 Place WJVL-FM Bryden Motors - Camouflage 2 Place WOZZ-FM Diabetes Awareness Month rd 3 Place WIZM-FM Birthright Jodi’s Story 3rd Place WJVL-FM A Day in the Country January 9
BEST HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL BEST LIVE ON-SITE BROADCAST REMOTE st st 1 Place WGLX-FM Lil’ Devil’s Glass 1 Place WJVL-FM Hankster’s Motorsports nd nd 2 Place WIZM-FM Handy Dandy Man 2 Place WAPL-FM International Incident: Puerto Vallarta rd 3 Place WAPL-FM Fireline STC: Ladies’ Conversation 2017
3rd Place WIFC-FM Creepy Hollow Haunted Trail MOST ENTERTAINING CLIENT-RECORDED COMMERCIAL st 1 Place WAPL-FM Security Luebke Roofing: Crazy BEST USE OF AUDIO (NON-NEWS) nd st 2 Place WZOR-FM Fireline STC: Courses 1 Place WAPL-FM Ireland Pub Jokes rd 3 Place WKZG-FM Healthy Home Heating and Cooling – air 2nd Place WIXX-FM Packers-Falcons pie 3rd Place WJVL-FM Too Proud for Stan
BEST SPORTS COVERAGE
1st Place WTCX-FM St. Mary Springs Football Dominates D6
2nd Place WOZZ-FM Sports with Tom King
3rd Place WIFC-FM Green Bay Packer Trevor Davis on Pack
Attack!!
BEST SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT
1st Place WHTQ-FM Teacher of the Month
2nd Place WYTE-FM CMN Radiothon
3rd Place WJVL-FM Boys & Girls Club – A Night in Nashville
BEST SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING
1st Place WIXX-FM 1-on-1 with the Boys Starring #47 Jake
Ryan
2nd Place WISM-FM Chippewa Valley Christmas Music
Special
3rd Place WAPL-FM Screams from the Cellar
BEST STATION PROMO Small Market Radio 1st Place WLST-FM Home Grown DJ’s 2nd Place WPVL-FM 107 Days of Summer Music Format rd 3 Place WCOW-FM COW97’s 2017
BEST MORNING SHOW st BEST STATION EVENT PROMO 1 Place WCOW-FM Ben and Arnie ON COW97 st nd 1 Place WHTL-FM Big Bucket of Candy 2 Place WLKG-FM Curt & Robyn in the Morning – Nov. 10 nd rd 2 Place WCOW-FM St. Jude Total 3 Place WPVL-FM Johnny’s Morning X Café AC rd 3 Place WCOW-FM CMA Awards
BEST RADIO SHOW st BEST CLIENT EVENT PROMO 1 Place WCOW-FM Mike in the Midday st nd 1 Place WJMC-FM Grillin’ and Chillin’ 2 Place WCOW-FM Jason Brooks nd rd 2 Place WLKG-FM Rock the Lake – The Guess Who 3 Place WLKG-FM Melody Judge, Get Your Grill On rd 3 Place WLKG-FM American Horror Festival
BEST NEWSCAST st BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 1 Place WJMC-FM December 5, 2017 st nd 1 Place WLKG-FM Water Safety Tips - PFDs 2 Place WJMC-FM May 17, 2017 nd 2 Place WRJC-FM Sheriff Oleson Supports Coalition 3rd Place WCOW-FM News Update – Clary Harris Against Domestic Violence rd 3 Place WCOW-FM Riverfront “Game On” 2017 BEST INTERVIEW
1st Place WRJC-FM Congressman Ron Kind nd BEST COMMERCIAL OR UNDERWRITER ANNOUNCEMENT 2 Place WRDB-AM Santa Claus on News & Views st rd 1 Place WMBZ-FM Our Place Sports Bar & Grill “Siri” 3 Place WLKG-FM Lifematters – Lindsey Bittorf, Kidney nd 2 Place WLKG-FM Peck & Weis – Fall Clean Donor rd 3 Place WQDC-FM Samara Jewelry
BEST FEATURE st BEST HUMOROUS COMMERCIAL 1 Place WLKG-FM Sandy’s Songs st nd 1 Place WCQM-FM Pants Blowin’ Auto Tech 2 Place WPVL-FM JJMX Kids Christmas Karaoke nd rd 2 Place WDUX-FM Little Fat Gretchen - Dishwasher 3 Place WLKG-FM Licky the Leprechaun rd 3 Place WJMC-FM Jiffy Biffy Portable Toilets
BEST LIVE ON-SITE BROADCAST REMOTE st MOST ENTERTAINING CLIENT-RECORDED COMMERCIAL 1 Place WCOW-FM COW97 Live from Country Fest 2017 st nd 1 Place WLKG-FM Geneva Lakes YMCA – Summer Camp 2 Place WCOW-FM Ben & Arnie Live from Armed Forces Day nd 2 Place WLKG-FM Geneva Lakes YMCA – Holidays 3rd Place WRJC-FM Terri Clark Coming to Town on the Approaching Holiday Train rd 3 Place WCOW-FM Cashton Collision Center
BEST USE OF AUDIO (NON-NEWS)
1st Place WDUX-FM Top Rock Moments - 1966
2nd Place WCOW-FM COW97 Gives You Cash
3rd Place WLST-FM Beer Contest Sounder
BEST SPORTS COVERAGE
1st Place WLKG-FM Sports Jam
2nd Place WMDC-FM Mayville vs. Omro High School Football
– September 9, 2017
3rd Place WLKG-FM Pencil’s Picks
BEST SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY IMPACT
1st Place WMDC-FM Mayville Police Chief Reporting
2nd Place WLKG-FM Team Up to Clean Up
3rd Place WPDR-AM Portage Girl Guinness Record
BEST SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING
1st Place WCOW-FM Tim & Faith Radio Special
2nd Place WBOG-AM Racing Show Special – May 20, 2017
3rd Place WCOW-FM Country Fest Lineup Reveal
BEST PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1st Place WLKG-FM Something New is Coming
2nd Place WJMC-FM Rice Lake Warrior State Championship
Football
3rd Place WCOW-FM Ben & Arnie
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVESTREAMING Television Social and Digital 1st Place WTMJ-AM WTMJ Community Conversation: The National Anthem Media Awards nd 2 Place WHBY-AM High School Sports: West De Pere vs
Menasha 09/29/17 BEST PERSONALITY rd 3 Place WTMJ-AM Packers Second Screen 1st Place WTMJ-TV Marcus Riley
2nd Place WISN-TV Melinda Davenport rd BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE 3 Place WITI-TV Nicole Koglin st 1 Place WTMJ-AM Erin Hills Blimp Fire nd 2 Place WHA-WPR Chetek Tornado BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA rd 3 Place WTMJ-AM Rodgers on the National Anthem 1st Place WISC-TV Channel3000 Social
2nd Place WISN-TV WISN 12's Oscars Central rd BEST WEB STORY 3 Place WLUK-TV FOX 11 Social Media st 1 Place WUWM-FM Bag or Bay-g? Understanding
Wisconsin's Accent... As Best We Can BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE STREAMING nd st 2 Place WTMJ-AM Do My Job: Wayne Larrivee 1 Place WISN-TV State of Addiction: The Opioid Epidemic rd 3 Place WUWM-FM Milwaukee Soldiers Home, Circa 2017 Livestream
2nd Place WISN-TV Mike Anderson Retires from WISN 12 rd BEST WEBSITE 3 Place WITI-TV December 12th Storm st 1 Place WUWM-FM WUWM.COM nd 2 Place WTAQ -AM WTAQ.com BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE rd 3 Place WTMJ-AM WTMJ.com 1st Place WISC-TV Madison Home Explosion
2nd Place WISN-TV Slenderman Attack and Verdict 3rd Place WISC-TV Search for Jakubowski Music Radio Social and Digital
BEST USE OF USER-GENERATED CONTENT Media Awards 1st Place WISN TV Man Killed in Intentionally-Set House Fire as Viewers Watched Online BEST PERSONALITY 2nd Place WLUK TV NWS Uses FOX 11 Viewer Video to 1st Place WZOR -FM Kaytie Confirm Tornado 2nd Place WKSZ-FM Heather Storm - 2pm-6pm "Afternoon 3rd Place WISC TV Photo Gallery: Holiday Pups Storm" 3rd Place WYMS-FM 88Nine's DJ and Digital Director Tarik BEST WEB STORY Moody 1st Place WITI TV Drug Bust Operation 2nd Place WMTV TV NBC15 Share Your Holidays raises a BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA record 3.55 million meals 1st Place WYMS-FM 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Social Media 3rd Place WBAY TV Largest Tornado Outbreak in Northeast 2nd Place WKSZ-FM 95.9 KISS FM KISS FM Social Media Wisconsin 3rd Place WZOR-FM Foo Finders
BEST WEBSITE BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA LIVESTREAMING 1st Place WLUK TV FOX 11 Online 1st Place WZOR-FM Razor Mental Health AMA 2nd Place WBAY TV Wbay.com 2nd Place WLKG-FM Get Your Grill On 3rd Place WEAU TV WEAU.com 3rd Place WLMV-AM Family Fiesta Day at the Dane Co. Fair
BEST LIVE ON-SITE COVERAGE News and Talk Radio Social and 1st Place WNCY-FM Y100's Country USA 360 Media Hub 2nd Place WOZZ-FM Sonic Boom All Access Digital Media Awards rd 3 Place WYMS-FM 10th annual 88Nine Radio Milwaukee
Music Awards BEST PERSONALITY
1st Place WSSP-AM @winksthinks nd BEST WEBSITE 2 Place WISN-AM Dan O'Donnell st rd 1 Place WKSZ-FM 95.9 KISS FM Website 3 Place WTMJ-AM Gene Mueller nd 2 Place WJVL-FM WJVL.com rd 3 Place WOZZ-FM Rock947.com BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
1st Place WTMJ -AM WTMJ
2nd Place WHBY-AM WHBY Bark Bus 2017
3rd Place WHA-WPR WisContext Social Media
2017 Station of the Year - Television Large Market Medium Market Small Market
WISN-TV WISC-TV WSAW-TV
2017 Station of the Year – News/Talk Radio Large Market Medium Market Small Market
WTMJ-AM WCLO-AM WRJO-FM
2017 Station of the Year – Music Radio Large Market Medium Market Small Market
WLMV-AM WAPL-FM WLKG-FM
2017 News Operations of the Year - Television Large Market Medium Market Small Market
WITI-TV WISC-TV WSAW-TV
2017 News Operations of the Year – News/Talk Radio Large Market Medium Market Small Market
WTMJ-AM WTAQ-AM WRJO-FM
2017 Social and Digital Media Station of the Year Television News/Talk Radio Music Radio
WISN-TV WTMJ-AM WZOR-FM