2006 WV AP Awards

[The-Hammer]

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Winners of the 2006 West Virginia
Associated Press Broadcasters association awards contest, presented
Saturday at Pullman Plaza Hotel in Huntington during the
association's annual convention:

-Lifetime Achievement:
Keith Morehouse, WSAZ-TV sports director
Dr. Charles G. Bailey, Marshall professor and WMUL adviser

-West Virginia Associated Press Broadcast Journalist of the
Year:
Television: Jessica Ralston, WSAZ-TV
Radio: Alex Reed, WMUL

-Bob Aaron Membership Cooperation Award:
Television: Jennifer Cottrill, WSAZ-TV
Radio: Greg Collard, West Virginia Public Broadcasting

-Outstanding News Operation:
Large-market television: First place, WSAZ-TV; Honorable
mention, WCHS-TV
Small-market television: First place, WDTV-TV; Honorable
mention, WTOV-TV
Radio: First place, WRNR; Honorable mention, WMUL

- Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast:
Large-market television: First place, WCHS-TV; Honorable
mention, WSAZ-TV
Small-market television: First place, WTOV-TV; Honorable
mention, WTAP-TV
Radio: First place, WEPM; Honorable mention, WRNR

-Outstanding Weather Operation (TV only):
Large-market television: First place, WCHS-TV; Honorable
mention, No award given
Small-market television: First place, WTOV-TV; Honorable
mention, No award given

-Best Regularly Scheduled Weathercast (TV only):
Large-market television: First place, WCHS-TV; Honorable
mention, No award given
Small-market television: First place, WTAP-TV; Honorable
mention, WDTV-TV

-Outstanding Sports Operation:
Large-market television: First place, WSAZ-TV; Honorable
mention, WCHS-TV
Small-market television: First place, WTOV-TV; Honorable
mention, WDTV-TV
Radio: First place, WRNR; Honorable mention, WEPM

-Best Regularly Scheduled Sportscast:
Large-market television: First place, WSAZ-TV; Honorable
mention, WCHS-TV
Small-market television: WTAP-TV; Honorable mention, WDTV-TV
Radio: First place, WRNR; Honorable mention, WEPM

-Best Breaking News Coverage (combined for TV):
Television: First place, WCHS-TV; Honorable mention, WTOV-TV
Radio: First place: West Virginia Public Broadcasting; Honorable
mention, WMUL

-Best Continuing Coverage (combined for TV):
Television: First place: WCHS-TV; Honorable mention: WTAP-TV
Radio: First place: West Virginia Public Broadcasting; Honorable
mention, WMUL

-Best Documentary (combined for TV):
Television: First place, WVAH-TV; Honorable mention, WTAP-TV
Radio: First place, West Virginia Public Broadcasting; Honorable
mention, WMUL

-Best Enterprise Reporting (combined for TV):
Television: First place, WSAZ-TV; Honorable mention, WDTV-TV
Radio: First place, West Virginia Public Broadcasting; Honorable
mention, West Virginia Public Broadcasting

-Best Investigative Reporting (TV only; combined):
Television: First place, WTOV-TV; Honorable mention, WSAZ-TV

-Best Reporter (combined for TV):
Television: First place, Jessica Ralston of WSAZ-TV; Honorable
mention, Laurabree Austin of WSAZ-TV.
Radio: First place, Frank Thorp of WWVU; Honorable mention,
Melanie Chapman of WMUL

-Best Anchor or Anchor Team (combined for TV):
Television: First place, Patrick McMurtry of WCHS-TV; Honorable
mention, Jessica Ralston of WSAZ-TV
Radio: First place, Beth Vorhees of West Virginia Public
Broadcasting; Honorable mention, Melanie Chapman and Deven Swartz
of WMUL

-Best Weathercaster (TV only; combined):
Television: First place, Karen Wynne of WCHS-TV; Honorable
mention, No award given

-Best Sportscaster (combined for TV):
Television: First place, Keith Cawley of WTAP-TV; Honorable
mention, Mark Martin of WCHS-TV
Radio: First place, Alex Reed of WMUL; Honorable mention, Dave
Wilson of WMUL

-Best Photographer (TV only, combined):
Television: First place, Jim Reed of WCHS-TV; Honorable mention,
Adam Cunningham of WSAZ-TV
-Best Breaking News Photography (TV only, combined):
Television: First place, WCHS-TV; Honorable mention, No award
given

-Best Producer (TV only, combined):
Television: First place, Mary Tignor of WSAZ-TV; Honorable
mention, Rachel Tarr of WCHS-TV

-Best Public Service Program (combined for TV):
Television: First place, WCHS-TV; Honorable mention, WDTV-TV
Radio: First place, WEPM; Honorable mention, West Virginia
Public Broadcasting

-Best Feature (combined for TV):
Television: First place, WTOV-TV; Honorable mention, WSAZ-TV
Radio: First place, West Virginia Public Broadcasting; Honorable
mention, WMUL

-Best Sports Special (combined for TV):
Television: First place, WCHS-TV; Honorable mention, WTAP-TV
Radio: First place, WMUL; Honorable mention, WMUL

-Best Sports Play-by-Play (Radio only):
First place, WMUL; Honorable mention, WIRO and WEPM (tie)

-Best Sports Talk Show (Radio only):
First place, WRNR; Honorable mention, WVHU

-Best Interview (Radio only):
First place, WEPM; Honorable mention, WMUL

-Best Talk Show (Radio only):
First place, WMUL; Honorable mention, WRNR

-Best Host (Radio only):
First place, Ryan Epling of WMUL; Honorable mention, Paul Swann
of WVHU

-Best Presentation of News on the Web (Combined category for
radio and TV):
First place, WTAP-TV; Honorable mention, WCHS-TV

[Big Media]

-Best Breaking News Coverage (combined for TV):
Television: First place, WCHS-TV; Honorable mention, WTOV-TV
Radio: First place: West Virginia Public Broadcasting; Honorable
mention, WMUL




-Best Presentation of News on the Web (Combined category for
radio and TV):
First place, WTAP-TV; Honorable mention, WCHS-TV

WHAT?

Regarding the gas station that blew up:

Still nothing on WOAY's website.

WVVA has a scrolling banner at the top "BREAKING NEWS - Store blew up". That's it.

8/11 in Charleston have a couple of paragraphs, no pics or video.

And WSAZ/HUNTINGTON has live video from the scene???

I ain't buying that shit even if you are giving it away.

Tony Cavalier got PWNED. Congrats to Jessica, though. She seems to be well-liked (obvious understatement).

[The-Hammer]

The gas station blew up Jan 30, 2007.

These awards are for coverage during calender year 2006.

[Big Media]

The gas station blew up Jan 30, 2007.

These awards are for coverage during calender year 2006.

Well..... If you want to get technical about it.

[Jessica Ralston]

Re: Tony Cavalier got PWNED.

T-Cav didn't enter this year. As a matter of fact none of the weather folks entered from our station. They were too busy tracking storms to put a tape together (:

[PassiveObserver]

I call foul. WCHS has a far far better website than WTAP.

[Dave Allen]

T-Cav.

I can see him in his new career as a rapper.

T-Cav and the 3MyZ Mafia