2020 EXCELLENCE IN BROADCASTING VIRTUAL AWARDS FRIDAY,PROGRAM OCTOBER BOOKLET 2 OUR PRESENTING SPONSORS TODAY’S PROGRAM WELCOME Governor Tom Wolf INTRODUCTION Joe Conti Gail Ponti TELEVISION BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR Alicia Richards, Co-Anchor, ABC27 News WHTM-TV, Harrisburg RADIO BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR Sue Campbell, Co-Host, WINK Wake-Up Show WNNK-FM, Harrisburg PAB AWARDS PRESENTATION Gail Ponti Carter Wyckoff CLOSING REMARKS WELCOME Jim Loftus, Chairman Joe Conti, President COO, Seven Mountains Media I am pleased to welcome you to the 2020 On behalf of the Pennsylvania Association Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters of Broadcasters Board of Directors, it is Excellence in Broadcasting Virtual Awards my privilege to welcome you to our 2020 Luncheon, a first for us and a must in this Excellence in Broadcasting Virtual Awards new post-pandemic world. We hope you Luncheon. enjoy our program from the comfort and safety of your home, and share in the Our journey to this day was a long and full celebration virtually with friends and family. of difficult decisions. Having to postpone our in-person meeting twice - first in March and again in June - left us Last year we all lost our friend, mentor and a treasure of a person with with little choice but to move to an all-virtual event. We thank the the passing of Lew Klein. The counsel and guidance of Lew Klein’s PAB staff for their flexibility and professionalism. We also salute our decades of service on the PAB Board of Directors is irreplaceable. His broadcast radio and television colleagues across the Commonwealth legacy is evident in the many Klein College alumni among our PAB Award for continuing to do your work amid extremely challenging winners today, and his spirit lives on in the hearts of so many broadcast circumstances. professionals across the country. Lew will forever be the beacon on the horizon for us all. This year, The Excellence in Broadcasting Awards give us the unique opportunity to reflect upon our pre-pandemic lives. It is extremely The Excellence in Broadcasting Awards brings together the best in class important now that we take time to recognize and celebrate the productions and performances for 2019. The PAB received more than diligence and dedication of our Pennsylvania stations, as well as their 400 entries for our 22 awards categories from every region and market in staff. the state. Entries were judged by the Montana Association of Broadcasters, and we will present 78 awards in total this year. The 2020 You can learn more about our 2020 Broadcasters of the Year, and PAB Broadcasters of the Year, Alicia Richards of ABC27 and Sue Campbell review our category winners in this virtual program booklet. We also of WINK 104, bring lifetimes of broadcast achievement and service to encourage you to follow along on social media using the hashtag Central Pennsylvania markets. The Board and I so look forward to this #PABAwards. annual event as a celebration of Pennsylvania’s founding place of prominence in national broadcasting. Broadcasting in Pennsylvania is a live and vibrant mirror of the communities of our state. Our continued viability and community Thank you for your continued support of broadcasting in Pennsylvania. It service impact is only possible through the support of folks like you. is a privilege to represent the PAB member stations in serving their communities, audiences and advertisers. Thank you and I look forward to seeing you again soon. Enjoy the festivities. Jim Loftus Joe BROADCASTERS OF THE YEAR Sue Campbell Alicia Richards Long-time co-host of the WINK Wake-Up Alicia Richards co-anchors ABC27’s 5:00, Show, Sue Campbell began her career in 6:00 & 11:00 p.m. newscasts. She also radio shortly after graduating from Cedar does special reporting throughout the Cliff High School in Camp Hill, PA, in 1980. year. Most recently, Alicia is focused on After a brief stint in the office at the opioid crisis. In her weekly reports, WCMB/WSFM, Sue took a job as the she reveals not only how the epidemic receptionist at WTPA FM 104 in Harrisburg. destroys families, but on solutions. She served in several different roles in the When Alicia turned her attention to business office and continued there when the station changed to domestic violence, she won an Emmy award after revealing that WINK 104 in 1985. She would occasionally visit original WINK 104 Pennsylvania does not track how judges rule in these cases. morning drive host Tim Burns in the studio and tell a joke on the air. The popularity of “The Joke Lady” grew quickly and Sue Alicia recently interviewed the first female CEO of The Hershey accepted an on-air role with Burns in 1988 while also serving as the Company, Michele Buck. Alicia traveled to Kosovo to report on the station’s promotions director. Pennsylvania National Guard’s peacekeeping efforts. She accompanied heart specialists from Penn State Hershey Medical Sue would spend 14 years on the air with Tim Burns until his Center on a life-saving medical mission to Ecuador. She covered the retirement in 2002 and has now spent her mornings alongside co- 2016 Democratic National Convention and the 2000 Republican host Denny Logan for the last 18 years. Tim & Sue won a Marconi National Convention – both in Philadelphia. Award (1998) and Sue has received several Simply The Best radio personality recognitions from Harrisburg Magazine. Over the Alicia spent a decade advocating for breast cancer awareness. Her majority of her time on the air, the WINK Wake-Up Show has Buddy Check 27 series won two Pennsylvania Association of topped the ratings in the Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon market. Broadcaster awards and she and her mother Karen appeared in public service announcements promoting the importance of early Sue lives in suburban Harrisburg with her husband Gregg and sons detection. In addition, Alicia was awarded a first-place Associated Dylan (27) and Dallas (21). She enjoys cooking, shopping, Press award for “Lori’s Story,” a moving 10-part series on a local decorating and entertaining. Sue get a laugh when she meets woman’s determined battle against breast cancer. people who tell her that they grew up listening to her, which reminds her how lucky and blessed she has been to have such a Alicia takes great pride in her extensive involvement with the Central long and successful career in radio. Sue would like to thank those Pennsylvania community through regular speaking engagements. who gave her the opportunity and believed in her professionally Travel is one of her primary interests. With her family, she has gone and to her family and friends for the tremendous support over the on safari in Africa and has been to Egypt, Russia, Argentina and years. throughout Europe. PAB BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020 PAB AWARD WINNERS (SHOW ORDER) OUTSTANDING USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY (con’t) • WLAN-FM: Elvis On The Shelf • WBRE/WYOU-TV: Inspiration Lizzie • WCCS-AM: Little Bucco Contest • WPMT-TV: FOX43 Focal Point: Diabetes • WBEB-FM: B101 Digital Telethon – Ronald McDonald House • WFMZ-TV: Elementary School Students Take a Swing at Doing Charities Change the Luck of A Child Telethon Something Special for Their Friend • WHTM-TV: Digital Exclusive – Beyond the Sky & Into the • WICU-TV: Erie News Now-Shattered Faith Classroom • WFMZ-TV: 97-Year Old WWII Vet Accepts France’s Highest Honor • WTAE-TV: WTAE Digital • WPHL-TV: Weekend Philler – Interview With an Astronaut • WNEP-TV: Lessons on Living From the Dying • WNEP-TV: Spearhead: The Heroic Story of a WWII Veteran • WTAE-TV: Transforming Pittsburgh OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT/CONTEST • 7 Mountains Media: Digital Promo OUTSTANDING PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM PROGRAM/SERIES • WBEB-FM: B101’s Quest For The Best Promo WILK-AM: WILK’s Special Edition with Paula Deignan • WHKF-FM: Harrisburg All 90’s Weekend WCED/WDSN-FM: Made in Dubois • WICU-TV: Erie Shattered Faith Promo KYW-AM: KYW Newsradio Flashpoint Program • WTAE-TV: Project Community – Parkland to Pittsburgh WOLF-TV: Closer Look with Katie Byrne: Medical Marijuana WQED-TV: Homecoming: Sgt. Hamilton’s Long Journey OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN/ANNOUNCEMENT • WEZX-FM: Fatal Accidents – Don’t Drink & Drive OUTSTANDING LOCAL RADIO NEWSCAST • WBEB-FM: B101’s Christmas Choir Competition 2019 • WATS/WAVR-AM: Choice News With Chuck Carver • WQSU-FM: Move the Line • WILK-AM: WILK News • WTAJ-TV: Year in Review • KYW-AM: An 8-Hour Standoff In North Philadelphia • WVYC-TV: York County Food Bank • WLVT-TV: Red Billboard Campaign OUTSTANDING TELEVISION SPOT NEWS COVERAGE: • WNEP-TV: Fire at Pocono Manor OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY • WCAU-TV: Family Tragedy • VIA Public Media: Keystone Edition – Bucknell Professor Shines Light of Hope Into the Darkness in Lebanon OUTSTANDING TELEVISION BREAKING NEWS REPORT • WCCS-AM: D-Day Remembered • WHP-TV: Weather Warn Day • KYW-AM: Stonewall: 50 Years Later • WCAU-TV: Refinery Explosion • WHTM-TV: Harrisburg These Are Comforters • VIA Public Media: Glynn Lunney – Segment for State of PA • WHP-TV: Eric’s Story (Continued on next page) • WPMT-TV: Step Inside PA’s Only Prison Boot Camp PAB AWARD WINNERS (SHOW ORDER) OUTSTANDING RADIO COMMERCIAL OUTSTANDING RADIO STATION SPONSORED EVENT • WLAN-FM: Field Of Screams • WRVV-FM: 0.5K • WFGI-FM: Taps N Nat • WHNA-FM: Franksgiving • WMBS-AM: Kelley Clark – Oh Yeah! • KYW-AM: Gamechangers: Recognizing People Uplifting • 7 MOUNTAINS MEDIA: CCRS Communities of Color • WOGI-FM: Complete Dental Care – It’s Your Tooth JUDGES MERIT AWARD OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A LOCAL SPORTING