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Breaking News
A single report or series of reports on a breaking or "unplanned" news
event under media deadline. Criteria: Manner in which the news organization
responded, presentation of facts, delivery, follow-ups, and news
elements uncovered.
Best of Category Winners:
Market 1 Television
WXYZ-TV, Detroit
Town Center Shootings
Market 2 Television
WJRT-TV, Flint
Clara Barton Explosion
Market 3 Television
WWTV/WWUP-TV, Cadillac
Live Lumber Fire
Market 1 Radio
WJR-AM, Detroit
Disaster at the Rouge
Market 2 Radio
WOOD-AM, Grand Rapids
Parking Ramp Fire
Market 3 Radio
WTCM-FM, Traverse City
Northwest Jet Off Runway
Merit Award Winners:
Market 1 Television
WKBD-TV, Detroit
Horror on the Highway
Market 2 Television
WLNS-TV, Lansing
East Lansing Riots
Market 3 Television
WWTV/WWUP-TV, Cadillac
Tustin Tornado
Market 1 Radio
WWJ-AM, Southfield
Detroit Teacher's Strike
Market 2 Radio
WSGW-AM, Saginaw
Ken & Son's Fire
Market 3 Radio
WHMI-FM, Howell
Brighton Township Turf Job Incident
Hard
News
Coverage of a significant event affecting the community. May be an investigative or
enterprise story. Criteria: Significance, presentation of facts, thoroughness,
and delivery.
Best of Category Winners:
Market 1 Television
WJBK-TV, Detroit
Pothole Patchers
Market 2 Television
WWMT-TV, Kalamazoo
Listeria Alert
Market 3 Television
WWTV/WWUP-TV, Cadillac
Missing Boy
Market 1 Radio
WJR-AM, Detroit
Metro Motown Mess
Market 2 Radio
WUOM/WFUM/WVGR, Ann Arbor
MI Child
Market 3 Radio
WPHM-AM, Port Huron
Community College Finally Passes A Millage
Merit Award Winners:
Market 1 Television - TIE
WJBK-TV, Detroit
Judge Bradfield
Market 1 Television - TIE
WDIV-TV, Detroit
Brake Shop Investigation
Market 2 Television
WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids
Guns & the Net Part I&II
Market 3 Television
WWTV/WWUP-TV, Cadillac
Dead Cow
WDET-FM, Detroit
Schoolgirl Rapes
Market 2 Radio
WUOM/WFUM/WVGR, Ann Arbor
Detroit Schools Reform
Market 3 Radio
WIAA/WIZY-FM, Interlochen
Plutonium Shipment
Mini-Documentary or Series
of reports on a single topic included in a regularly scheduled newscast.
Criteria: Significance, resourcefulness, comprehensiveness, thoroughness of
research, and production values.
Best of Category Winners:
Market 1 Television
WJBK-TV, Detroit
Hall of Shame
Market 2 Television
WNEM-TV, Saginaw
Risky Rides
Market 3 Television
WWTV/WWUP-TV, Cadillac
Cosmetic Surgery
Market 1 Radio
WJR-AM, Detroit
A Few Good Men
Market 2 Radio
WGVU-AM/FM, Grand Rapids
Who Do We Think We Are?
Market 3 Radio
WDBC-AM, Escanaba
Ready Set Y2K
Merit Award Winners:
Market 1 Television
WJBK-TV, Detroit
Pothole Patchers
Market 2 Television
WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids
Where's Pudgey?
Market 3 Television
WPBN/WTOM-TV, Cheboygan
A Coach's Life
Market 1 Radio
WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti
Environmental Issues Impacting Washtenaw County
Market 2 Radio
WUOM/WFUM/WVGR, Ann Arbor
Grand Rapid's Schools - A Crisis of Confidence
Market 3 Radio
WTCM-FM, Traverse City
Youth Conference
Feature
Use of Medium
A single report which aired in a newscast as a relief or contrast to serious
reporting. Criteria: Human Interest, subject portrayal, creative writing,
entertainment value, effective use of the audio medium, control of the medium,
natural sound and editing.
Best of Category Winners:
Market 1 Television
WKBD-TV
Promise Kept
Market 2 Television
WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids
Last Game at Tiger Stadium
Market 3 Television
WWTV/WWUP-TV, Cadillac
T-Shirt Girl
Market 1 Radio
WJR-AM, Detroit
Office Pool
Market 2 Radio
WUOM/WFUM/WVGR, Ann Arbor
Camp Jeep
Market 3 Radio
WHMI-FM, Howell
Domestic Violence...
Merit Award Winners:
Market 1 Television
WXYZ-TV, Detroit
Jimmy Hoffa Mystery
Market 2 Television
WLAJ-TV, Lansing
The Politics of Poop
Market 3 Television
WWTV/WWUP-TV, Cadillac
Kitchen Band
Market 1 Radio
WWJ-AM, Southfield
Take Your Dog to Work Day
Market 2 Radio
WKAR-AM/FM, East Lansing
Still Drivin' That Hot Rod Lincoln
Market 3 Radio
WHMI-FM, Howell
The Brighton State Park
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Broadcast Personality or Team (Radio Only)
Best
on-air personality or broadcast team. Maximum length of spot five minutes.
Best of Category Winners:
Broadcast Personality/Team
Market 1 Radio
WJR-AM, Detroit
Albom in the Afternoon
Broadcast Personality/Team
Market 2 Radio
WSGW-AM, Saginaw
Terry & Dave
Broadcast Personality/Team
Market 3 Radio
WHMI-FM, Howell
Buzz Elliot & Sarah Newman #1
Merit Award Winners:
Broadcast Personality/Team
Market 1 Radio
WJR-AM, Detroit
Paul W. Smith - Morning Show
Broadcast Personality/Team
Market 2 Radio
WSGW-AM, Saginaw
Cameron Knowles
Broadcast Personality/Team
Market 3 Radio
WHMI-FM, Howell
Boogie 93.5 April Fool
Sportscast
Best Locally originated, regularly scheduled sportscast. Criteria:
Presentation, production values, and interest of stories presented.
Best of Category Winners:
Sportscast
Market 1 Television
WJBK-TV
Sportscast 9/27/99
Sportscast
Market 2 Television
WWMT-TV, Kalamazoo
End of an Era at Tiger Stadium
Sportscast
Market 3 Television
WWTV/WWUP-TV, Cadillac
Sports Overtime 11/19/99
Sportscast
Market 1 Radio
WWJ-AM, Southfield
Tricky Tiger
Sportscast
Market 2 Radio
WTKG-AM, Grand Rapids
High Flyin' Hoops
Sportscast
Market 3 Radio
WHMI-FM, Howell
Morning Sportscast
Merit Award Winners:
Sportscast
Market 1 Television
WXYZ-TV, Detroit
11:00pm Sportscast, 6/24/99
Sportscast
Market 2 Television
WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids
TV8 Sports
Sportscast
Market 3 Television
WPBN/WTOM-TV, Cheboygan
Sportscast, 6/1/99
Sportscast
Market 1 Radio
WJR-AM, Detroit
Steve Courtney Afternoon Sports
Sportscast
Market 2 Radio
WSGW-AM, Saginaw
Scores Again
Sportscast
Market 3 Radio
No Award Given
Newscast
Best locally originated newscast. Criteria: Presentation, production values,
interest of stories presented and overall impact of the newscast.
Best of
Category Winners:
Newscast
Market 1 Television
WXYZ-TV, Detroit
Action News Tonight 2/1/99
Newscast
Market 2 Television
WWMT-TV, Kalamazoo
News 3 at 11:00
Newscast
Market 3 Television
WWTV/WWUP-TV, Cadillac
9 & 10 News at Six
Newscast
Market 1 Radio
WJR-AM, Detroit
6:00pm News, 8/13/99
Newscast
Market 2 Radio
WOOD-AM, Grand Rapids
5:00pm News, 3/5/99
Newscast
Market 3 Radio
WHMI-FM, Howell
5:00pm Newscast
Merit Award
Winners:
Newscast
Market 1 Television
WXYZ-TV, Detroit
5:00pm Action News, 5/7/99
Newscast
Market 2 Television
WJRT-TV, Flint
ABC 12 News at 6
Newscast
Market 3 Television
No Award Given
Newscast
Market 1 Radio
WJR-AM, Detroit
7:00am News, 9/22/99
Newscast
Market 2 Radio
No Award Given
Newscast
Market 3 Radio
WPHM-AM, Port Huron
Evening Information Hour
News
Special
A single, self-contained report or program which aired separately from a regularly
scheduled newscast and is at 30 minutes in length. Criteria: Significance,
resourcefulness, comprehensiveness, thoroughness of research, and production
values.
Best of Category Winners:
News Special
Market 1 Television
WKBD-TV, Detroit
Deadly Truth
News Special
Market 2 Television
WWMT-TV, Kalamazoo
Kosovo's Tears
News Special
Market 3 Television
WLUC-TV, Negaunee
Tower Lake Fire
News Special
Market 1 Radio
WJR-AM, Detroit
Final Day at Tiger Stadium
News Special
Market 2 Radio
WOOD-AM, Grand Rapids
Y2K Special
News Special
Market 3 Radio
WIAA/WIZY-FM, Interlochen
Y2K - Ready or Not
Merit Award Winners:
News Special
Market 1 Television
WJBK-TV, Detroit
Problem Solvers
News Special
Market 2 Television
WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids
WOOD TV's 50th Anniversary
News Special
Market 3 Television
WPBN/WTOM-TV, Cheboygan
Football Frenzy Preview
News Special
Market 1 Radio
WYUR-AM, Detroit
Farewell to Tiger Stadium
News Special
Market 2 Radio
No Award Given
News Special
Market 3 Radio
WHMI-FM, Howell
A Screaming Eagle At Bastogne
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Commercial
A single commercial. May be any commercial announcement written and produced
by station personnel. May not include announcement produced with outside
advertising or production agency assistance or direction. Maximum length
of spot-no more than a minute.
Best of Category Winners:
Commercial
Market 1 Television
WJBK-TV, Detroit
Working For Your Community
Commercial
Market 2 Television
WJRT-TV, Flint
ABC Image #1
Commercial
Market 3 Television
WPBN/WTOM-TV, Cheboygan
Old Town Playhouse
Commercial
Market 1 Radio
WJR-AM, Detroit
My Name Is.
Commercial
Market 2 Radio
WKHM-AM, Jackson
Hydenburg Construction
Commercial
Market 3 Radio
WHMI-FM, Howell
Karaoke
Merit Award Winners:
Commercial
Market 1 Television
WJBK-TV, Detroit
SkyFox
Commercial
Market 2 Television
WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids
24 News Image
Commercial
Market 3 Television
WGTU/WGTQ-TV, Traverse City
Computer Haus
Commercial
Market 1 Radio
WOMC-FM, Detroit
Artist of the Day Winner
Commercial
Market 2 Radio
WCRZ-FM, Flint
Ojibwa Vitamins/Granny
Commercial
Market 3 Radio
WTCM-FM, Traverse City
TCRV Meadowlark
Community
Involvement
Involves only one subject. May be a public service announcement locally produced by
the station. May not include announcement produced with outside
advertising or production agency equipment, assistance or direction.
Best of Category Winners:
Community Involvement
Market 1 Television
WXYZ-TV, Detroit
WXYZ Community
Community Involvement
Market 2 Television
WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids
Toys for Tots
Community Involvement
Market 3 Television
WGTU/WGTQ-TV, Traverse City
Johnny
Community Involvement
Market 1 Radio
WOMC-FM, Detroit
Stop Red Light Running
Community Involvement
Market 2 Radio
WBCT-FM, Grand Rapids
B-93 Cares For Kids
Community Involvement
Market 3 Radio
WHMI-FM, Howell
Porch
Merit Award Winners:
Community Involvement
Market 1 Television
WDIV-TV, Detroit
Columbine High School PSA
Community Involvement
Market 2 Television
WFUM-TV, Flint
Perspective on Racism
Community Involvement
Market 3 Television
No Award Given
Community Involvement
Market 1 Radio
WOMC-FM, Detroit
Say Yes to Living
Community Involvement
Market 2 Radio
No Award Given
Community Involvement
Market 3 Radio
WABJ-AM, Adrian
Don't Drink and Drive
Special
Interest Programming
Regularly scheduled public affairs program featuring issues of interest to Michigan
citizens of all ages. May be public affairs, children's programming,
recreation, sports, etc. at the local and state level.
Criteria: Locally produced, presentation, production, and
comprehensiveness.
Best of Category Winners:
Special Interests Programming
Market 1 Television
WXYZ-TV, Detroit
Detroit Traditions
Special Interests Programming
Market 2 Television
WEYI-TV, Clio
Young People's Report
Special Interests Programming
Market 3 Television
WCMU-TV, Mt. Pleasant
Editor's Notepad - Michigan Lighthouse
Special Interests Programming
Market 1 Radio
WWJ-AM, Southfield
Jayne Bower's Labor Pains
Special Interests Programming
Market 2 Radio
WUOM/WFUM/WVGR, Ann Arbor
Healthcare Project
Special Interests Programming
Market 3 Radio
WDBC-AM, Escanaba
Power Talk Radio
Merit Award Winners:
Special Interests Programming
Market 1 Television
WDIV-TV, Detroit
Flashpoint
Special Interests Programming
Market 2 Television
WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids
50 Years Together
Special Interests Programming
Market 3 Television
WBKB-TV, Alpena
Perspective II: Breaking the Silence
Special Interests Programming
Market 1 Radio
WYUR-AM, Detroit
Legalities of Internet Sales of Human Eggs
Special Interests Programming
Market 2 Radio
No Award Given
Special Interests Programming
Market 3 Radio
WHMI-FM, Howell
Livingston County: A Look Back
Weather
(TV Only)
A locally originated, regularly scheduled, weather broadcast.
Criteria: Clear presentation of facts, delivery/communications skills, and
effective use of available technology to enhance audience understanding.
Best of Category Winners:
Market 1 Television
WKBD-TV, Detroit
Tornado Alley
Market 2 Television
WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids
6:00pm Weather
Market 3 Television
WWTV/WWUP-TV, Cadillac
9 & 10 News at Six
Merit Award Winners:
Market 1 Television
WJBK-TV, Detroit
Weathercast 11/16/99
Market 2 Television
WNEM-TV, Saginaw
Mark Torregrossa
Market 3 Television
WPBN/WTOM-TV, Cheboygan
3-5-99
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