South Carolina Broadcasters Association 2005 STAR AWARDS Television Television LOCAL PROGRAMMING PRODUCTION-PSA AOM AOM WCSC-TV WYFF-TV Charleston Greenville/Spartanburg “Hurricane Evacuation” “Snowball” Jodi Mohrmann Joanna Wells Bill Walsh Benjie Newman Gary Killough Brian Byars Television Television LOCAL PROGRAMMING PRODUCTION-PSA STAR Award STAR Award WACH-TV WYFF-TV Columbia Greenville/Spartanburg “Bombers I-20 Battle” “Holiday Blood Drive” Ernest Robinson Kelly Hoffman Barbara Bethea Benjie Newman WACH FOX 57 Brian Byars Radio Radio SPORSTSCASTER OF THE YEAR PRODUCTION-PSA AOM Medium/Small Market WRIX-FM AOM Anderson WRHI-AM/WRHM-FM Joel Kay Rock Hill “Hometown Cares: Tsunami Relief” Radio Phil Sarata SPORSTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Steven Stone STAR Award WISW-AM Radio Columbia RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR Andrew Demetra AOM WRHI-AM Television Rock Hill BROADCAST NEWS-SPOT NEWS “The Morning Show” AOM Steven Stone WYFF-TV Phil Sarata Columbia Jerry Peterson “Lyman Church Fire” Myra Ruiz Television Steve Dunning WEATHERCASTER OF THE YEAR Chris Gulfman AOM WYFF-TV Television Greenville/Spartanburg BROADCAST NEWS-SPOT NEWS John Cessarich STAR Award WLTX-TV Television Columbia WEATHERCASTER OF THE YEAR “House Fire Hero” STAR Award Randy Schrader WSPA-TV Brandy Bell Greenville/Spartanburg Christy Henderson Michael Branch Television Brent Sears BROADCAST NEWS-SERIES AOM Radio WLTX-TV PRODUCTION-PROMO Columbia Large Market “A Son’s Love” AOM Tabitha Kitchens WMYB-FM Randy Schrader Myrtle Beach “Monday Morning Mugging” Television Mitch Adams BROADCAST NEWS-SERIES Alix Michaels STAR Award WYFF-TV Radio Greenville/Spartanburg PRODUCTION-PROMO “SC Graduation Rates” Large Market Beth Brotherton STAR Award Scott Enright WWWZ-FM Charleston Television “Winning Weekend-50 Cent” PRODUCTION-PROMO Reggie Crawford AOM WHNS-TV Television Greenville/Spartanburg BROADCAST NEWS- “The Right Thing to Do” FEATURE/FRANCHISE Dick Goggin AOM Amy Roberts WYFF-TV Greenville/Spartanburg Television “Sgt. Kinzer Comes Home” PRODUCTION-PROMO Michael Cogdill STAR Award John Hendon WHNS-TV Stephanie Moore Greenville/Spartanburg “Earth’s Mightiest Mortals” Television Deilia Williams BROADCAST NEWS- Amy Roberts FEATURE/FRANCHISE Ronnie Poore STAR Award WYFF-TV Radio Greenville/Spartanburg PRODUCTION-PROMO “A Silent Victory” Medium/Small Market Michael Cogdill AOM John Hendon WRHI-AM Steve Dunning Rock Hill Lori Webster “WRHI Anniversary Minute” Phil Sarata Radio Steven Stone PRODUCTION-COMMERCIAL Medium/Small Market Radio AOM PRODUCTION-PROMO WRIX-FM Medium/Small Market Anderson STAR Award “Be With You in a Minute” WRIX-FM Gary Byrant Anderson Michael Branch “Did You Do That?” Brent Sears George Ducworth Radio ANCHOR OF THE YEAR PRODUCTION-COMMERCIAL STAR Award Medium/Small Market WLTX-TV STAR Award Columbia WWBD-FM Darci Strickland Orangeburg “Avinger’s Valentines Ginzu” Radio Russ T. Fender REPORTER OF THE YEAR AOM Radio WCRE-AM PRODUCTION-COMMERCIAL Cheraw Large Market Susan Gilmour AOM WTCB-FM Television Columbia REPORTER OF THE YEAR “Loco Banditos” AOM Brent Johnson WSPA-TV Billy Mac Greenville/Spartanburg Kristen Nastasia Radio PRODUCTION-COMMERCIAL Television Large Market REPORTER OF THE YEAR STAR Award STAR Award WLTY-FM/WNOK-FM WHNS-TV Columbia Greenville/Spartanburg “Game Show” Tami Birckner Cy Frakes Ron Marsh Radio Denise Danforth RADIO PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR AOM Television WTMA-AM PRODUCTION-COMMERCIAL Charleston AOM Radio Free Rocky D WCBD-TV Charleston Radio “Runway” RADIO PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Nancy Carmody STAR Award Damon Parrish WTCB-FM Columbia Television Brent Johnson PRODUCTION-COMMERCIAL STAR Award Television WCBD-TV TELEVISION PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Charleston STAR Award “That’s A Long Time” WYFF-TV Damon Parrish Greenville/Spartanburg Sandy Ellett John Cessarich Television Radio ANCHOR OF THE YEAR RICHARD M. URAY SERVICE PROJECT OF AOM THE YEAR WSPA-TV AOM Greenville/Spartanburg WYAV-FM Tom Crabtree Myrtle Beach “Marathon for Meals” Television Scott Mann Mark McKinney Radio RICHARD M. URAY SERVICE PROJECT OF THE YEAR STAR Award WTCB-FM Columbia “B106.7 Radiothon” Brent Johnson Jennifer Jensen Television RICHARD M. URAY SERVICE PROJECT OF THE YEAR AOM WCIV-TV Charleston “Lowcountry’s Promise” Suzanne Teagle Austin Walker Ava Swain Television RICHARD M. URAY SERVICE PROJECT OF THE YEAR STAR Award WRLK-TV Columbia “Ready to Vote 2004” ETV Creative Services Radio RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR AOM WCRE-AM Cheraw Radio RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR STAR Award WRHI-AM Rock Hill Television TELEVISION STATION OF THE YEAR AOM WYFF-TV Greenville/Spartanburg Television TELEVISION STATION OF THE YEAR STAR Award WIS-TV Columbia.