Awards were handed out to broadcast radio and television stations in nineteen categories at the Sound Bites Awards sponsored by the Massachusetts Broadcaster’s Association on Thursday, November 2 at the Framingham Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center.
Now in its seventh year, the Sound Bites Awards received nearly 240 award entries.
See all of our 2018 Sound Bites Awards winners below:
| Category | Type | Place | Call Letters | Headline or Title |
| Individual Commercial | Radio | Merit | WAZK-FM | Kitty Murtaugh’s 10oz Porterhouse |
| Individual Commercial | Radio | First | WUPE-FM/WBEC-FM | Backwater: Duel |
| Individual Commercial | TV | Merit | WBZ-TV | Dunkin Donuts: Pats Win, You Win |
| Individual Commercial | TV | First | WCVB-TV | Splash |
| Commercial Campaign | Radio | Merit | CodComm | Cape Cod Gutter Monkeys-2018 |
| Commercial Campaign | Radio | First | WAZK-FM | Fusaro’s: Nicest People |
| Commercial Campaign | TV | Merit | WCVB-TV | Newton-Wellesley Hospital “Brian’s Story” and “Kim’s Story” |
| Commercial Campaign | TV | First | WBZ-TV | Abbott Laboratories: 2018 Boston Marathon |
| Station Imaging | Radio | Merit | WAZK-FM | WAZK Sweeper Montage |
| Station Imaging | Radio | First | WBZ-FM | Sports Hub Imaging 2018 |
| Station Promotional Announcement | Radio | Merit | WMAS-FM | 94 Foot Christmas Tree |
| Station Promotional Announcement | Radio | First | WBQT-FM | HOT 96.9’s $96,000 Song Scramble |
| Station Promotional Announcement | TV | Merit | WCVB-TV | 5 Investigates |
| Station Promotional Announcement | TV | First | WFXT-TV | 25 Investigates Missing and Forgotten |
| Air Personality | Radio | Merit | WSRS-FM | Suzanne & Greg In The Morning |
| Air Personality | Radio | First | WMAS-FM | The Kellogg Krew |
| Air Personality | TV | Merit | WCVB-TV | Maria Stephanos |
| Air Personality | TV | First | Western Mass News | Jacob Wycoff |
| Sports Feature | Radio | Merit | WATD-FM | Cannons In The Community |
| Sports Feature | Radio | First | WATD-FM | Kingston Hockey Classic |
| Sports Feature | TV | Merit | Western Mass News | Lacrosse Team Honors Mother Battling Breast Cancer |
| Sports Feature | TV | First | WBZ-TV | Jayson Tatum and His Mom |
| Sports Play-by-Play | Radio | Merit | WPKZ-AM/FM | Leominster High School Football on The K-Zone |
| Sports Play-by-Play | Radio | First | WBZ-FM | Bruins-Maple Leafs Game 7 |
| Spot News Story | Radio | Merit | WMVY-FM | Island Students Walk Out For Parkland |
| Spot News Story | Radio | First | WATD-FM | March For Our Lives |
| Spot News Story | TV | Merit | WBZ-TV | Vegas Shooting |
| Spot News Story | TV | First | WCVB-TV | Yarmouth Officer Killed |
| Investigative Reporting | TV | Merit | WNEU-TV | Facing Danger – Noticiero Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra |
| Investigative Reporting | TV | First | WWLP | Student Restraints |
| Feature Story | Radio | Merit | WATD-FM | Powerful Women Revealed |
| Feature Story | Radio | First | WPXC-FM | Homeless For The Holidays |
| Feature Story | TV | Merit | WWLP-TV | Alone, Addicted, and Broke |
| Feature Story | TV | First | Western Mass News | Exposed: Firefighters’ Risk of Cancer is Growing |
| Photojournalist | TV | Merit | WBTS-TV | Aaron Stader |
| Photojournalist | TV | First | WBTS-TV | Jim O’Halloran |
| Excellence in Sound | Radio | Merit | WATD-FM | Phone Hijinks |
| Excellence in Sound | Radio | First | WATD-FM | Ghost Stories |
| Recurring Segment | Radio | Merit | WATD-FM | WATD Live From The Tiny Stage |
| Recurring Segment | Radio | First | WAMQ-FM | WAMC Infrastructure Series |
| Recurring Segment | TV | Merit | WBZ-TV | WBZ: It Happens Here |
| Recurring Segment | TV | First | WCVB-TV | Cutting Edge |
| Digital Media | Radio | Merit | WBQT-FM | HOT 96.9’s $96,000 Song Scramble Social Blitz |
| Digital Media | Radio | First | WAAF-FM | LB’s Big Decision |
| Digital Media | TV | Merit | WWLP-TV | Brynn Cartelli in The Voice Finals |
| Digital Media | TV | First | WBTS-TV | The Recap |
| On-Air Contest | Radio | Merit | WCTK-FM | Guess What’s In It – To Win It! |
| On-Air Contest | Radio | First | WBQT-FM | HOT 96.9’s $96,000 Song Scramble |
| Public Service Announcement | Radio | Merit | WMAS-FM | Kid’s Safety Expo |
| Public Service Announcement | Radio | First | WCTK-FM | Volunteer First Responders |
| Public Service Announcement | TV | Merit | WWLP-TV | 22News Toys for Tots |
| Public Service Announcement | TV | First | WCVB-TV | WCVB Stop Addiction PSA |
| #WeAreBroadcasters | Radio | Merit | WATD-FM | Suicide Prevention Awareness |
| #WeAreBroadcasters | Radio | First | WOCN-FM | Give Where You Live |
| #WeAreBroadcasters | TV | Merit | WBTS-TV | Celebrating Boston Pride |
| #WeAreBroadcasters | TV | First | WWLP-TV | 22News Blood Drive |
| Above and Beyond | Radio | First | CodComm | Matt Barry |
| Station of the Year | Radio | Merit | WMRC-AM | |
| Station of the Year | Radio | First | WCTK-FM | |
| Station of the Year | TV | Merit | WWLP-TV | |
| Station of the Year | TV | First | WCVB-TV |