106 KIX Takes Top Honors in Great Plains Associated Press Awards
NORFOLK - WJAG, LiteRock 97.5 and 106 KIX collected nine awards in total, with KLIN close behind with eight. KORN and KUSO/KNEN each took home four prizes.
Award winners:
NEWSCAST: 1. Jim Curry and Susan Risinger, WJAG/KEXL/KQKX (Norfolk), "WJAG Noon News." 2. J.P. Skelly, KORN (Mitchell), "KORN news with J.P. Skelly." HM: Doug Kennedy, KWBE (Beatrice), "Sept 9, 2009, 7:05 a.m. News."
SPORTSCAST: 1. John Bishop, KLIN (Lincoln), "5:40 p.m. Sports." 2. Joe Tjaden, WJAG/KEXL/KQKX (Norfolk), "Sports on The X." HM: John Bishop, KLIN (Lincoln), "6:15 a.m. Sports."
GENERAL REPORTING: 1. Jim Curry, WJAG/KEXL/KQKX (Norfolk), "Norfolk Comedy Festival." 2. Tony Correa, Three Eagles Communications (Columbus), "CHS H1N1 Story Update 1, 2 & 3." HM: Jim Curry, Susan Risinger, Abe Schoenherr and Jeff Steffen, WJAG/KEXL/KQKX (Norfolk), "Norfolk Evacuation."
SPOT NEWS: 1. Kevin Thomas, Jane Monnich and Dane Ross, KLIN (Lincoln), "Villager Fire." 2. Tom Stanton, KFAB (Omaha), "Thunder Erupts." HM: Brian Masters and Bill Seifert, KUSO/KNEN (Norfolk), "Propane Fire."
FEATURE: 1. Scott Karnik, KXPO (Grafton), "See you at the pole." 2. Jim Curry, WJAG/KEXL/KQKX (Norfolk), "Schoolchildren's Blizzard." HM: Jack Mitchell, John Bishop and Kevin Thomas, KLIN (Lincoln), "Accrual Intentions."
ENTERPRISE: 1. Coby Mach, KLIN (Lincoln), "Lancaster Manor Saga." 2. Scott Karnik, KXPO (Grafton), "Richard Karel." HM: Bill Seifert, KUSO/KNEN (Norfolk), "Punked."
CONTINUING STORY: 1. Bill Seifert, KUSO/KNEN (Norfolk), "Missing Norfolk Woman." 2. J.P. Skelly, KORN (Mitchell), "Jasmine Guevara Murder." HM: John Bishop, Jack Mitchell and Coby Mach, KLIN (Lincoln), "Nelson's Health Care Vote."
SERIES/DOCUMENTARY: 1. KFGO (Fargo) staff, "The Worst Ever." 2. Jim Curry, WJAG/KEXL/KQKX (Norfolk), "Norfolk: 2009." HM: Doug Kennedy, KWBE (Beatrice), "Finding a Killer."
AGRICULTURE: 1. Karla James, KFAB (Omaha), "Ag Medical Bills." 2. Susan Risinger, WJAG/KEXL/KQKX (Norfolk), "Cicada Killer Wasps." HM: Dave Niedfeldt, KWBE (Beatrice), "The Perfect Storm."
SPORTS: 1. Jayson Jorgensen, KRVN (Lexington), "Coaching Best Friends." 2. Kevin Thomas, KLIN (Lincoln), "300 and County." HM: Joe Tjaden, WJAG/KEXL/KQKX (Norfolk), "Football Pre-Game Show." HM: Kevin Thomas, KLIN (Lincoln), "O'Hanlon's Journey."
SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY: 1. Joe Tjaden, WJAG/KEXL/KQKX (Norfolk), "Class C-2 State Championship."
WEBSITE: 1. Kevin Mooney, Leslie Smith, Rob Barney, Dennis Ernest, Paul Callenius and Craig Larson, KNEB/Rural Radio Network (Scottsbluff), www.kneb.com. 2. KRVN (Lexington) staff, www.krvn.com. HM: KFGO (Fargo) staff, www.kfgo.com.
WRITING: 1. J.P. Skelly, KORN (Mitchell), "Thoughts for Today." 2. J.P. Skelly, KORN (Mitchell), "Larry Franklin Sentenced." BEST USE OF SOUND: 1. Scott Karnik, KXPO (Grafton), "Bud French." 2. Tom Stanton, KFAB (Omaha), "Silent Keys." HM: Brian Masters, KUSO/KNEN (Norfolk), "Tasers in Madison County."
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