2022 SOUND BITES AWARDS HELD BY MASSACHUSETTS BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION
MA stations receive accolades for work in news, sports, advertising and public service
November 17, 2022 – Awards were handed out to broadcast radio and television stations in nineteen categories at the Sound Bites Awards sponsored by the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association on Thursday, November 17 at the Framingham Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center. Guests included Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health CEO Marlene Warner, National Association of Broadcasters Senior VP of Technology Lynn Claudy, and CPT Michael Chadwick of the Massachusetts Army National Guard. Comedian Kelly MacFarlane performed in front of nearly 200 radio and television broadcasters in attendance. 2015 MBA Broadcaster of the Year Candy O’Terry emceed the event.
The winners in the Station of the Year category were MyFM 101.3 WMRC-AM and 22 News WWLP-TV for radio and television, respectively. 94.7 WMAS and Springfield’s Western Mass News WGGB/WSHM-TV were runners up in the Station of the Year category.
Highlighting broadcaster’s commitment to their communities, 94.7 WMAS won the radio Sound Bites Award for best Public Service Announcement for their “Drop the Device” PSA urging drivers to not text and drive. WBZ-TV won the television Public Service Announcement award for their “Why I PMC” PSA highlighting stories of participants in the Pan-Mass Challenge.
The MBA highlighted the best in broadcast “localism” with #WeAreBroadcasters awards to MyFM’s “Quest for the Best” and WCVB-TV’s production of “America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration.”
Now in its eleventh year, the Sound Bites Awards received more than 200 award entries, highlighting the excellent work done each year by local broadcasters in Massachusetts. See a complete list of winners below
Category
Type
Place
Call Letters
Headline or Title
Individual Commercial
Radio
Merit
105.5 WEEI
Stolen Bases
Individual Commercial
Radio
First
WWBX
Buchika’s Holiday Sale
Individual Commercial
TV
Merit
WCVB
Eastern Propane “Training”
Individual Commercial
TV
First
WBZ-TV
99 Restaurant: Football Frenzy
Commercial Campaign
Radio
Merit
WMAS
Community Services Institute – I’m Listening Sponsor
Commercial Campaign
Radio
First
WLZX
More Reason to Shop Four Seasons
Commercial Campaign
TV
Merit
WFXT
DiBella Law
Commercial Campaign
TV
First
WCVB
See Plymouth “Talk to the Rock”
Station Imaging
Radio
Merit
WBOS-FM
Rock 92.9 Imaging
Station Imaging
Radio
First
WBGB
Topical and Personality Station Imaging from past year
Station Promotional Announcement
Radio
Merit
WRCA
Bloomberg 106.1 Breaking News Promos
Station Promotional Announcement
Radio
First
WBOS
Blackened: Metallica Home & Away
Station Promotional Announcement
TV
Merit
WCVB
Harvey Leonard
Station Promotional Announcement
TV
First
WBZ-TV
Eric Fisher: The Weather Guy
Air Personality
Radio
Merit
WFRQ
The Frank-FM Morning Show with Doug & Mina
Air Personality
Radio
First
WHYN-FM, WSRS-FM
The Morning Show With Chris Zito and Suzanne Lewis
Air Personality
TV
Merit
WCVB
Antoinette Antonio
Air Personality
TV
First
WBTS
Jeff Saperstone
Sports Feature
Radio
Merit
WATD
Hold the Line Hockey
Sports Feature
Radio
First
WBZ-AM
Bubble Soccer
Sports Play-by-Play
Radio
Merit
WPKZ-AM
The 115th Thanksgiving Day Classic on The K-Zone
Sports Play-by-Play
Radio
First
WBZ-FM
Patriots – Buccaneers
Spot News Story
Radio
Merit
WATD
9/11 First Responders in Studio
Spot News Story
Radio
First
WATD
After Multi-State Search Missing New Hampshire Boy, Elijah Lewis, Located in Abington
Spot News Story
TV
Merit
WFXT
New England’s Unsolved: Finding Judy Chartier
Spot News Story
TV
First
WCVB
The Blizzard of 2022
Investigative Reporting
TV
Merit
WCVB
Taxpayer Waste: Paid for Years to NOT Work
Investigative Reporting
TV
First
WGGB
Investigative Series
Feature Story
Radio
Merit
WAMQ
Documentary features story of 96-year-old Auschwitz survivor
Feature Story
Radio
First
WMVY/MVYRADIO
9/11 – A Soldier’s Story
Feature Story
TV
Merit
WWLP
Ukrainian Illustrator
Feature Story
TV
First
WCVB
Remembering 9/11: The Ogonowski Farm
Meteorologist
TV
Merit
WBZ
Jacob Wycoff
Meteorologist
TV
First
WCVB
Harvey Leonard
Photojournalist
TV
Merit
WCVB
David Mongeau
Photojournalist
TV
First
WWLP
Mike Houle
Excellence in Sound
Radio
Merit
WMEX 1510 AM
WMEX Top 1510 Countdown Show with Jeff Lawrence
Excellence in Sound
Radio
First
WATD
Friday The 13th
Recurring Segment
Radio
Merit
WPXC-WHYA-WKFY-WFRQ
Inside Cape Cod – Suicide Prevention and Veterans Affairs
Recurring Segment
Radio
First
WATD
Almost Famous: Live From The Tiny Stage
Recurring Segment
TV
Merit
WGGB
Getting Answers
Recurring Segment
TV
First
WCVB
5 For Good
Digital Media
Radio
Merit
WAMQ
WAMC Digital Media
Digital Media
Radio
First
MyFM 101.3
MyFM’s Quest For The Best
Digital Media
TV
Merit
WWLP
Day of Caring Ukraine
Digital Media
TV
First
WGGB
WesternMassNews.com
Public Service Announcement
Radio
Merit
WICN Public Radio
WICN’s Instrumental Partners Program
Public Service Announcement
Radio
First
WMAS FM
Drop The Device – Keep Kids Like Me Safe
Public Service Announcement
TV
Merit
WCVB
50 Years Fund
Public Service Announcement
TV
First
WBZ-TV
Why I PMC
#WeAreBroadcasters
Radio
Merit
WATD
Veterans Food Drive
#WeAreBroadcasters
Radio
First
MyFM 101.3
MyFM’s Quest For The Best
#WeAreBroadcasters
TV
Merit
WWLP
Toys for Tots
#WeAreBroadcasters
TV
First
WCVB
America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration
Above and Beyond
Radio
First
WATD
Rob Hakala
Station of the Year
Radio
Merit
94.7 WMAS
Station of the Year
Radio
First
MyFM 101.3
Station of the Year
TV
Merit
WGGB
Station of the Year
TV
First
WWLP
About the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association
The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association (MBA) is the only voluntary, statewide trade organization serving the Bay State’s over-the-air television and radio stations. The Association’s key responsibilities include assisting its members with general and broadcast-specific business challenges and assisting in the networking of fellow broadcasters. Please visit www.massbroadcasters.org for more information.