in Florida
2002 Florida Associated Press Broadcasters contest winners

RADIO DIVISION II

Short Serious Feature Second Place: WOKV-AM, Jacksonville, "ER Crunch" First Place: WOKV-AM, Jacksonville, "Anthrax Scare"

Long Light Feature Second Place: WRUF-AM, Gainesville, "Just Fiddlin' Around" First Place: WUFT-FM, Gainesville, "Bartok's Music"

Long Serious Feature Second Place: WJTC-FM, Jacksonville, "Pearl Harbor Remembered" First Place: WUFT-FM, Gainesville, "Courthouse Security"

Sports Second Place: WOKV-AM, Jacksonville, "Cole Pepper" First Place: WRUF-AM, Gainesville, "Equipment Managers"

Best Use of Sound No second place. First Place (tie): WUFT-FM, Gainesville, "Mother's Day"; WJCT-FM, Jacksonville, "Kennedy at Sea"

Public Affairs Second Place: WFSU-FM, Tallahassee, "Color of Crime" First Place: WUFT-FM, Gainesville, "Homeless Shelter"

Continuing Coverage Second Place: WJCT-FM, Jacksonville, "Redistricting" First Place: WOKV-AM, Jacksonville, "Education Report Card"

Individual Achievement Second Place: Alexa Woell, WUFT-FM, Gainesville First Place: Roxy Tyler, WOKV-AM, Jacksonville

Spot News Second Place: WOKV-AM, Jacksonville, "Cop Crashes" First Place: WOKV-AM, Jacksonville, "Plane Crash Search"

Investigative Reporting Second Place: WOKV-AM, Jacksonville, "Negligent Teachers" First Place: WUFT-FM, Gainesville, "Campus Sex Offender"

Best Newscast (5 minutes or less) Second Place: WXEL-FM, West Palm Beach First Place: WOKV-AM, Jacksonville

Best Newscast (over 5 minutes) No second place. First Place: WOKV-AM, Jacksonville

Chris MacGill Best Overall Second Place: WUFT-FM, Gainesville First Place: WOKV-AM, Jacksonville

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RADIO DIVISION I

Short Light Feature Second Place: WFLA-AM, Tampa, "Ballroom Dancing" First Place: WFLA-AM, Tampa, "Mother's Day"

Short Serious Feature Second Place: WIOD-AM, Miami, "Where Were You When George Harrison Died?" First Place: WDBO-AM, Orlando, "Oklahoma Survivor"

Long Light Feature No second place. First Place (tie): WUSF-FM, Tampa, "Eternal Reefs"; WMFE-FM, Orlando, "My Neighbor the Beatle"

Long Serious Feature Second Place: Florida Public Radio, Tallahassee, "Come Back to Florida" First Place: WUSF-FM, Tampa, "Nebraska Avenue Hookers"

Sports Second Place: WUSF-FM, Tampa, "Search for Greener Fairways" First Place: WIOD-AM, Miami, "Hockey Locker Room"

Best Use of Sound Second Place: WFLA-AM, Tampa, "Marrero Funeral" First Place: WFLA-AM, Tampa, "Muslim Harassment."

Public Affairs No second place. First Place (tie): Florida Public Radio, Tallahassee, "The Long Weekend"; WIOD-AM, Miami, "Last Chance Kids"

Continuing Coverage Second Place: WIOD-AM, Miami, "Sept. 11" First Place: WDBO-AM, Orlando, "Earnhardt Autopsy"

Individual Achievement Second Place: Wayne Roustan, WIOD-AM, Miami First Place: Robert Pankau, WFLA-AM, Tampa

Spot News Second Place: WIOD-AM, Miami, "Sept. 11" First Place: WFLA-AM, Tampa, "Cop Shooting"

Investigative Reporting Second Place: WIOD-AM, Miami, "Last Chance Kids" First Place: WDBO-AM, Orlando, "Flag Flap"

Best Newscast (5 minutes or less) Second Place: WIOD-AM, Miami First Place: WDBO-AM, Orlando

Best Newscast (over 5 minutes) Second Place: WDBO-AM, Orlando First Place: WIOD-AM, Miami

Chris MacGill Best Overall Second Place: WIOD-AM, Miami First Place: WDBO-AM, Orlando

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SMALL MARKET TELEVISION

Short Light Feature Second Place: VNN-TV, Lady Lake, "Daredevil Granny" First Place: VNN-TV, Lady Lake, "All Aboard"

Short Serious Feature Second Place: WWSB-TV, Sarasota, "Remembering the Heroes" First Place: WCJB-TV, Gainesville, "No Muslims"

Long Light Feature Second Place: VNN-TV, Lady Lake, "Tree Farm" First Place: VNN-TV, Lady Lake, "Patsy the Piano Player"

Long Serious Feature Second Place: WCTV-TV, Tallahassee, "Stroba's Story" First Place: WMBB-TV, Panama City, "DUI Test"

News Video (tie) First Place: SNN6, Sarasota; WCTV-TV, Tallahassee, "Sperm Whale"

Sports Video Second Place: VNN-TV, Lady Lake, "Water Ski" First Place: WCTV-TV, Tallahassee

Sports Second Place: VNN-TV, Lady Lake, "T-Ball" First Place: SNN6, Sarasota, "Hockey"

Public Affairs Second Place: VNN-TV, Lady Lake, "Charter Dedication" First Place: WUFT-TV, Gainesville, "Nursing Homes"

Continuing Coverage Second Place: WCTV-TV, Tallahassee, "Tropical Storm Barry" First Place: WCTV-TV, Tallahassee, "Devaughn Darling"

Spot News (tie) First Place: SNN6, Sarasota, "Flood Wrap"; WCTV-TV, Tallahassee, "Storm Flooding"

Investigative Reporting Second Place: WCTV-TV, Tallahassee, "Dr. No License" First Place: WCJB-TV, Gainesville, "Nursing Home Nightmare"

Individual Achievement (tie) First Place: Jason Bronis, WCJB-TV, Gainesville; Larry Ell, VNN-TV, Lady Lake

Best Newscast Second Place: WMBB-TV, Panama City First Place: WWSB-TV, Sarasota

Chris MacGill Best Overall Second Place: WCTV-TV, Tallahassee First Place: WMBB-TV, Panama City

MEDIUM MARKET TELEVISION

Short Light Feature No second place. First Place: WEAR-TV, Pensacola, "Pennies"

Short Serious Feature Second Place: WZVN-TV, Fort Myers, "Sanibel Tortoises" First Place: WEAR-TV, Pensacola, "Radar"

Long Light Feature Second Place: WZVN-TV, Fort Myers, "Story Tellers" First Place: WFTX-TV, Cape Coral, "SWAT Training"

Long Serious Feature Second Place: WPBF-TV, West Palm Beach, "Haiti Missionary Flight" First Place: WBBH-TV, "The Wedding Story"

News Video Second Place: WBBH-TV, Fort Myers First Place: WTLV-WJXX, Jacksonville, "Computer Recycling"

Sports Video No second place. First: WBBH-TV, Fort Myers, "Full Throttle"

Sports No second place. First Place: WBBH-TV, Fort Myers, "Florie's Comeback"

Public Affairs Second Place: WTLV-WJXX, Jacksonville, "Alicia" First Place: WBBH-TV, Fort Myers, "Every Drop Counts"

Continuing Coverage Second Place: WTLV-WJXX, Jacksonville, "Duval Bus" First Place: WJXT-TV, Jacksonville, "Dale Earnhardt"

Spot News Second Place: WPEC-TV, West Palm Beach, "Martin County Floods" First Place: WPEC-TV, West Palm Beach, "Hobe Sound Brush Fire"

Investigative Reporting Second Place: WJXT-TV, Jacksonville, "Rebuilt Wrecks" First Place" WTLV-WJXX, Jacksonville, "Cooper Tires"

Best Newscast (tie) First Place: WJXT-TV, Jacksonville; WTLV-WJXX, Jacksonville I ndividual Achievement No second place. First Place: Carey Codd, WPEC-TV, West Palm Beach Chris MacGill Best Overall Second Place: WJXT-TV, Jacksonville First Place: WTLV-WJXX, Jacksonville

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LARGE MARKET TELEVISION

Short Light Feature No second place. First Place: WFOR-TV, Miami, "Cartoon Cuts"

Short Serious Feature (tie) First Place: Bay News 9, Tampa, "ShopCarts"; WTSP-TV, Tampa, "Roll Call"

Long Light Feature No second place. First Place: WTVT-TV, Tampa, "Derby Dreams"

Long Serious Feature Second Place: WKMG-TV, Orlando, "Betrayed" First Place: WSVN-TV, Miami, "Smugglers Blues"

News Video Second Place: WFLA-TV, Tampa, "Street Racing" First Place: WTVT-TV, Tampa

Sports Video No second place. First Place: WFLA-TV, Tampa

Sports No second place. First Place: Central Florida News 13, Orlando, "Heat Threat"

Public Affairs Second Place: WTSP-TV, Tampa, "Prescription for Disaster" First Place: WFTS-TV, Tampa, "Adoption Scam"

Continuing Coverage Second Place: WESH-TV, Orlando, "Sick Firefighters" First Place: WFLA-TV, Tampa, "Troubled Bridges"

Spot News Second Place: WKMG-TV, Orlando, "Sewer" First Place: WFLA-TV, Tampa, "Attack on America"

Investigative Reporting Second Place: WTVJ-TV, Miami, "Selling Innocence" First Place: WFTS-TV, Tampa, "A Sweetheart Deal"

Individual Achievement Second Place: Tony Pipitone, WKMG-TV, Orlando First Place: Mike Kirsch and Rudy Marshall, WFOR-TV, Miami

Best Newscast No second place. First Place: WKMG-TV, Orlando

Chris MacGill Best Overall Second Place: WKMG-TV, Orlando First Place: WFLA-TV, Tampa

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