ALABAMA ASSOCIATED PRESS BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION
2002 CONTEST WINNERS

RADIO
Class AA
Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast: WQPR, Pat Sanders
Best Coverage of a Spot News Story: WOOF-FM
Best Feature Story: WOOF-FM
Best Reporter: WOOF-FM, John Daniel
Best Anchor: WVAS-FM, Tana Shealy
Best Use of Tape: WVAS-FM, Toni Robinson

Class A
Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast: WERC, Melanie Kearns, Brandi Srader, Neal
Vickers, Jayson Rogers
Extraordinary Coverage Of A Planned Event: WERC, Melanie Kearns, Neal
Vickers, Brandi Srader, Tiffany Davis, Jayson Rogers, Kevin Miller, John Mountz
Best Coverage Of A Spot News Story: WERC, Neal Vickers, Kevin Miller, John
Mountz
Best General Sports: WERC, Paul Finebaum, Patrick Smith, Johnny Brock, Neal
Vickers
Best Public Affairs Or Documentary: WERC, Melanie Kearns, Neal Vickers,
Brandi Srader, Jayson Rogers, Tiffany Davis, Lee Davis
Best Investigative Reporting: Alabama Public Radio, Brett Tannehill
Best Feature Story: WERC, Melanie Kearns
Best Reporter: WERC, Melanie Kearns
Best Anchor: WERC, Brandi Srader
Best Commentator Or Editorialist: Newsradio 960 WERC, Paul Finebaum
Best Sports Reporter: Alabama Public Radio, Brett Tannehill
Best Sports Anchor: Newsradio 960 WERC, Paul Finebaum
Best Specialized Reporter: WBHM-FM, Steve Chiotakis
Best Use Of Tape: WBHM-FM, Steve Chiotakis

TELEVISION

Class AAA
Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast: WVUA, Ginger Loggins, Lorei Velazco, Brad
Ashby, Rebekah Caldwell, Philip Coleman, Lynn Brooks, Jon Mason, Gary Harris,
Sharleta Castleberry, Yas Richardson
Best Documentary: WVUA, Rebekah Caldwell, Jon Mason, Jerome Davis, Scott
Spence, Jennifer Hamner
Best Series: WVUA, Philip Coleman, Rebakah Caldwell, Jerome Davis, Yas
Richardson
Best Spot News Story: WVUA, Jeremy King, Todd Wade
Best Feature Story: WVUA, Nick Kenney, Todd Wade
Best Sports Story: WTVY News 4, Brad Sherwood
Best Sports Feature: WTVY News 4, Kelly O'Donnell, Brad Sherwood
Best Sports Program: WTVY News 4, Brad Sherwood, Al Roberts, Kelly
O'Donnell, Mike Gurspan, Marty Timmel, Ben Tew, Staff.
Extraordinary Coverage of a Planned Event: WVUA, Rebekah Caldwell, Lynn
Brooks, Philip Coleman, Ginger Loggins, Brad Ashby, Jon Mason, Sarah Black,
Kristy Guy, Sharleta Castleberry, Yas Richardson, Gary Harris, Scott Spence
Best Reporter: WTVY-TV, Mike Gurspan
Stan Tarilton Best Photographer: WDHN TV18, Joe Pequeno
Best News Anchor: WTVY News 4, Laura McNeill
Best Weather Anchor: WVUA, Jon Mason
Best Sports Anchor: WVUA, Gary Harris
Best Specialized Reporter: WTVY News 4, Laura McNeill

Class AA
Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast: WHNT Newschannel 19, Mickey Bell,
Producer, Nicole Burns, Producer
Best Series: WAFF-TV, Varion Walton
Best Investigative Reporting: WSFA-TV, Chris Holmes, Frank Miles, Kevin
Fitchner, Andre Morgan, Jeff Harrison
Best Spot News Story: WAAY-TV, Joe Rogers, Andrew Hayenga
Best Feature Story: WSFA, Debbie Williams, Darren GilleyBest Sports
Story: WAKA TV, Dee Jackson, Reid Beesley
Best Sports Feature: WSFA 12 News, Jeff Shearer, WSFA Photojournalism Staff
Best Sports Program: WSFA-TV, Jeff Shearer, Derek Steyer, Jeff Gerber, David
Williams, Desmond Wingard, WSFA Photojournalism Staff
Extraordinary Coverage Of A Planned Event: WHNT Newschannel 19
Victor Irving Best Staff Photography: WHNT Newschannel 19, Alex Lynch,
Jonathan Clifton, Michell Gifford, Shane Hays, Tom Perkins
Best Reporter: WHNT Newschannel 19, Jason Miles
Stan Tarilton Best Photographer: WNCF-TV, John Lett
Best News Anchor: WAAY TV, Erin Dacy
Best Weather Anchor: WAFF, Brad Travis
Best Sports Anchor: WAKA, Dee Jackson
Best Specialized Reporter: WAKA, Amber Moody

Class A
Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast: WVTM NBC 13, Yvette Miley, Tom Allen,
Lisa Cox, Scarlet Thompson, Charley Jones, Patrick Rimmer, Melissa Hasberry,
Lynne Jones, Ethyln Harris, Lorna Francis, Malinda Jowers, Jacqueline Gray,
Nichole Vandeputte, Kenneth Smith
Best Documentary: ABC 33/40, Matthew Hilk, Bill Castle, Jeff Myers, John
Gleason, Pam Huff, Christopher Sign, Keith Poss, David Polk, Roy Roberson, Doris
Kirk, Denise Phillips, Jason Bradley, Victor Thompson, Scott Flannigan
Best Series: WALA FOX 10 NEWS, Bob Grip
Best Investigative Reporting: WVTM NBC13, Kathy Times, Mike Dodd, Yvette
Miley
Best Spot News Story: WKRG TV5, Chad Watson, Randy Patrick, Gary Arnold, Dan
Cates
Best Feature Story: WPMI-TV NBC 15, Kelly Foster
Best Sports Story: ABC 33/40, Mike Raita, Bill Castle, Christopher Sign,
Jeff Speegle, Todd Dewey, Krista Saara, Jennifer Webster, Asa Allen, Brian
Rockett
Best Sports Feature: WPMI-TV, Todd Schumacher
Best Sports Program: FOX 6 WBRC, Rick Karle, Sheldon Haygood, Mike Dubberly,
Brian Pope, Jac Kaufman, Blake Stallings, FOX 6 Photo Staff
Extraordinary Coverage Of A Planned Event: FOX 6 WBRC, FOX 6 News Team, FOX
6 Engineering Team, Rick Journey, Rhonda Robinson, Art Franklin, Paul Crouse,
Mike Tucker, Anthony Moore, James Finch, Sybil Gilbert, Mike McClain
Victor Irving Best Staff Photography: ABC 33/40, Bill Castle, Jeff Myers,
Jerome Mabry, Stephanie Brooks, Brian Wallace, Dennis Tugman, Jud Hulon, Kristi
Fox, Kelvin Carthon, Asa Allen, Brian Rockett, Todd Dewey, John Gleason, Stew
Jones, Teddy Tarver, Jerry Wade, John Branscum
Best Reporter: WPMI-TV, Jamie Roth
Stan Tarilton Best Photographer, WVTM NBC 13, Mel Stephens
Best News Anchor: WKRG, Bill Riales
Best Weather Anchor: ABC 33/40, James Spann
Best Sports Anchor: ABC 33/40, Mike Raita
Best Specialized Reporter: WPMI NBC 15, Bruce M. Mildwurf

Most Outstanding News Operation:
Class AA Radio, Most Outstanding News Operation: WOOF-FM
Class A Radio, Most Outstanding News Operation: WERC
Class AAA TV, Most Outstanding News Operation: WVUA
Class AA TV, Most Outstanding News Operation: WHNT TV
Class A TV, Most Outstanding News Operation: ABC 33/40

News Cooperation Awards:
Radio: WVAS
Radio: WUAL
Radio: WERC
Television: WKRG
Television: WSFA
Television: WAFF
Television: WBMA

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