MA stations receive accolades for work in news, sports, advertising and public service
Medford, MA (November, 2 2012) – Awards were handed out to broadcast stations in eight categories at the Sound Bites Awards sponsored by the Massachusetts Broadcaster’s Association on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at The Verve Crowne Plaza, where comedian Jimmy Dunn provided the entertainment for the evening.
The winners of the night in the Station of the Year category were WMRC-AM 1490 and WBZ-TV for radio and television, respectively. 94.7 (WMAS-FM) and WWLP-TV were runners up in the Station of the Year category.
Other noted winners this evening were for the best On-Air Personality, where WATD-FM’s Rob Hakala, host of the South Shore’s Morning News took home first place honors in the radio category and WBZ-TV reporter Jim Armstrong for television. First place awards for best Public Service Campaign went to WQRC-FM for their work on “Good Tidings Holiday Giving Campaign” and WWLP-TV for their “XtheTXT” campaign.
WBZ-TV was the night’s biggest winner with 3 first place awards. A complete list of winners is below:
Individual Commercial/Commercial Campaign
Radio
Merit:
WPXC-FM
Kaleidoscope Toys – Christmas 2011
First:
WQRC-FM
Northwood Insurance – Only in Massachusetts
Air Personality
Radio
Merit:
WCOD-FM
Dan and Stephanie in the Morning
First:
WATD-FM
Rob Hakala
Host of the South Shore’s Morning News
Television
Merit:
WBZ-TV
Jon Keller
First:
WBZ-TV
Jim Armstrong
Reporter
Local Special Program/Event
Radio
Merit:
WMAS-FM
Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon
First:
WHMP-AM
Vermont Yankee – Power Struggle
Television
Merit:
WUNI-TV
Comunidades Seguras
First:
WSHM-TV
2011: A Year of Disasters
Station Promotional Announcement
Radio
Merit:
WICN-FM
WICN Jazz+ Daily Promo Series
First:
WICN-FM
WICN Performance Studio “Taxi”
Television
Merit:
WSBK-TV
Phantom Gourmet: Lunchtime in America
First:
WBZ-TV
Boston Marathon
Sports Feature
Radio
Merit:
WDIS-AM
King Phillip vs. Sharon Basketball Game
First:
WATD-FM
Smash and Crash Demolition Derby
News Story
Radio
Merit:
WATD-FM
President Barack Obama Visits Martha’s Vineyard
First:
WATD-FM
100 Year Old Norwell Murder
Television (TIE)
First:
WBZ-TV
Tallest Man
First:
WWLP-TV
I-Team: Panhandlers
Public Service Announcement/Campaign
Radio
First:
WQRC-FM
The Good Tidings Holiday Giving Campaign
Television
First:
WWLP-TV
XtheTXT Public Service Campaign
Station of the Year
Radio
Merit:
WMAS-FM
First:
WMRC-AM
Television
Merit:
WWLP-TV
First:
WBZ-TV
