2008
IOWA ASSOCIATED PRESS BROADCAST AWARDS
2007 NEWS CONTEST
GENERAL DIVISION RADIO
NEWSCAST
-- 3rd place: KOEL, Oelwein, Roger King
-- 2nd place: KWPC, Muscatine, Eric Brinks, Charles Potter
-- 1st place: KMA, Shenandoah, Mike Peterson
SPOT NEWS
-- 3rd place: KOEL, Oelwein, Elwin Huffman, "Plainfield Factory Fire"
-- 2nd place: KMA, Shenandoah, Mike Peterson, "Blizzard of 2007"
-- 1st place: KWMT, Fort Dodge, Jerry Sheeder, Mary Ann Haas, "Live Murder Verdict"
FEATURE
-- 3rd place: KOEL, Oelwein, Elwin Huffman, "Welcome Home, 1-133rd"
-- 2nd place: KMA, Shenandoah, Mike Peterson, "Middle School Penny Wars"
-- 1st place: KMA, Shenandoah, Mike Peterson, "Susie Schaaf remembered"
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
-- 3rd place: KBUR, Burlington, J.K. Martin, "Special Elections"
-- 2nd place: KMA, Shenandoah, Kristan Gray, "Talk to your kids"
-- 1st place: WIUM/WIUW, Macomb, Jason Parrott, "Dropping out"
GENERAL REPORTING
-- 3rd place: KOEL, Oelwein, Elwin Huffman, "Soldiers' Homecoming"
-- 2nd place: KWMT, Fort Dodge, Mary Ann Haas, "Murder victim's damming statement"
-- 1st place: KMA, Shenandoah, Nick Johansen, "Von Maur Shooting Eyewitness"
FARM-AGRIBUSINESS
-- 2nd place: KWPC, Muscatine, Charles Potter, "Cargill gift to Ag Learning Center"
-- 1st place: KWPC, Muscatine, Charles Potter, "Rainy Open House"
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
-- 3rd place: WIUW/WIUM, Macomb, Jason Parrott, "Rockhounds"
-- 2nd place: WIUW/WIUM, Macomb, Rich Egger, "An uphill challenge"
-- 1st place: KMA, Shenandoah, Mike Peterson, "Disaster Drill"
POLITICAL REPORTING
-- 3rd place: KWPC, Muscatine, Charles Potter, "Local Party Parties"
-- 2nd place: WIUM/WIUW, Macomb, Jason Parrott, "The jail expansion"
-- 1st place: KMA, Shenandoah, Mike Peterson, Kristan Gray, "Caucus campaign"
DOCUMENTARY
-- 3rd place: KBUR, Burlington, J.K. Martin, "Mayor Resigns"
-- 2nd place: WIUM/WIUW, Macomb, Rich Egger, "Simply the Blues Train"
-- 1st place: KWPC, Muscatine, Charles Potter, "City Budget"
BEST PLAY-BY-PLAY
-- 1st place: KGLO, Mason City, Tim Fleming, "Newman Catholic football"
BEST SPORTS PROGRAM
-- 1st place: KMA, Shenandoah, Chris Williams, "Fast Forward"
BEST SPORTSCAST
-- 3rd place: KWPC, Muscatine, Eric Brinks
-- 2nd place: KOEL, Oelwein, Brad Wells
-- 1st place: KUOO, Spirit Lake, Joey Elbert
BEST SPORTS SPECIAL
-- 1st place: KOEL, Oelwein, Elwin Huffman, "Sanders goes for final win"
OVERALL EXCELLENCE
-- 1st place: KMA, Shenandoah, Mike Peterson and staff, "Project 2007: Year in Review"
LARGE MARKET RADIO
NEWSCAST
-- 2nd place: WOC, Davenport, Staff
-- 1st place: WHO, Des Moines, Jim Boyd
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
-- 2nd place: Iowa Public Radio, Jeneane Beck, "Summer School Lunches"
-- 1st place: Iowa Public Radio, Rick Fredericksen, "The Khrushchev Collection"
SPOT NEWS
-- 3rd place: KSCJ, Sioux City, Randy Renshaw, "Sgt. Bluff Bus Barn Fire"
-- 2nd place: KSCJ, Sioux City, Randy Renshaw, "Siouxland Blizzard 2007"
-- 1st place: WHO, Des Moines, Dan Welk, "Barton Solvents Fire"
FEATURE
-- 3rd place: WHO, Des Moines, Sue Danielson, "Webkins"
-- 2nd place: Iowa Public Radio, Rob Dillard, "Prison Poets"
-- 1st place: KDTH, Dubuque, Ed Anderson, "Freedom Salute"
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
-- 3rd place: WOC, Davenport, Mark Minnick, Nick Linberg, Phil Roberts, "Quad Cities Forum"
-- 2nd place: KSCJ, Sioux City, Randy Renshaw, "Washington Steak Dinner"
-- 1st place: WHO, Des Moines, Sue Danielson, "Newton after Maytag"
GENERAL REPORTING
-- 3rd place: Iowa Public Radio, Rob Dillard, "Feral
Swine"
-- 2nd place: KDTH, Dubuque, Ed Anderson, "Levey passes"
-- 1st place: WOC, Davenport, Phil Roberts, "Top cop resigns"
FARM-AGRIBUSINESS
-- 3rd place: Iowa Public Radio, Jeff Schmidt, "Iowa Groundwater Protection Act"
-- 2nd place: WHO, Des Moines, Bob Quinn, "Harvest Update: Combining Beans"
-- 1st place: Iowa Public Radio, Joyce Russell, "Conservation Reserve"
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
-- 2nd place: Iowa Public Radio, Rick Fredericksen, "Iowa State Fair"
-- 1st place: WOC, Davenport, Phil Roberts, "Locks of love"
POLITICAL REPORTING
-- 3rd place: Iowa Public Radio, Joyce Russell, Jeneane Beck, Jeff Schmidt, Rob Dillard, Dean Borg, Greg Shanley, Pat Blank, "Political Compilation"
-- 2nd place: Iowa Public Radio, Jeneane Beck, "Thompson at Midtown Cafe"
-- 1st place: WHO, Des Moines, Staff, "2007 Compilation"
DOCUMENTARY
-- 3rd place: WHO, Des Moines, Richard Lee, "Target on Their Backs"
-- 2nd place: Iowa Public Radio, Jeneane Beck, "Soldier Custody Battle"
-- 1st place: Iowa Public Radio, Rick Fredericksen, "Iowa Archives"
BEST PLAY-BY-PLAY
-- 1st place: KDTH, Dubuque, Tim Lary, "Dubuque High School"
OVERALL EXCELLENCE
-- 1st place: WHO, Des Moines, Radio Staff
IOWA ASSOCIATED PRESS BROADCAST AWARDS
2007 NEWS CONTEST
TELEVISION
GENERAL REPORTING
-- 3rd place: KCCI, Des Moines, Emily Price, Glen Biermann, "133rd Homecoming"
-- 2nd place: KTIV, Sioux City, Melissa Lanzourakis, "WWI Watch Return"
-- 1st place: KCCI, Des Moines, Michelle Parker, Cortney Kintzer, "Soldier Surprise"
FEATURE
-- 3rd place: KCCI, Des Moines, Eric Hanson, Jesse Landolt, "Coach cuz"
-- 2nd place: WHO, Des Moines, Sonya Heitshusen, Brian Fiser, "The Freedom of Art"
-- 1st place: WQAD, Moline, Matt Hammill, Mike Mudd, "Monks"
BEST SPORTS FEATURE
-- 3rd place: KCCI, Des Moines, Spencer Vaughn, "Highway 5 Rivalry"
-- 2nd place: KCCI, Des Moines, Andy Garman, Dan Bolsem, "Shawn Johnson"
-- 1st place: KWWL, Waterloo, Rick Coleman, Matt Krivanek, "Hope for Lucas"
BEST SPORTSCAST
-- 3rd place: WOI, West Des Moines, Sports Staff
-- 2nd place: KMEG, Sioux City, Travis Morgan
-- 1st place: WHO, Des Moines, Keith Murphy, Shawn Terrell, Chris Hassel
BEST SPORTS PROGRAM
-- 3rd place: WQAD, Moline, news staff, "19th Hole"
-- 2nd place: WOI, West Des Moines, John Walters, Sports Staff, "Friday Night Blitz"
-- 1st place: WHO, Des Moines, Keith Murphy, Andy Fales, "Soundoff: Farewell, Andy"
BEST SPORTS SPECIAL
-- 3rd place: KCCI, Des Moines, Spencer Vaughn, Andy Garman, John Meyer, "One Season"
-- 2nd place: KGAN, Cedar Rapids, Jared Aarons, "Zach Johnson: 4 days"
-- 1st place: WHO, Des Moines, Keith Murphy, Shawn Terrell, Chris Hassel, "RVTV: Iowa vs. Iowa State"
FARM-AGRIBUSINESS
-- 3rd place: KWQC, Davenport, Fran Filey, Randy Biery, "Cold Vineyard"
-- 2nd place: KMEG, Sioux City, Sarah Te Slaa, Jared Rose, "Proud to be a Hometown Farmer: John Hansen"
-- 1st place: KCRG, Cedar Rapids, Josh Hinkle, Matt Nelson, "Bad Apples"
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
-- 3rd place: WQAD, Moline, Mike Mudd, "Colors of the Season"
-- 2nd place: KCCI, Des Moines, Dan Bolsem, "Slow Down, Be Patient"
-- 1st place: KCRG, Cedar Rapids, Matt Nelson, "Ultimate Fighting Paramedic"
POLITICAL REPORTING
-- 3rd place: KCRG, Cedar Rapids, Steve Nicoles, Matt Nelson, "Bill's Inside Eating Eggs"
-- 2nd place: KCCI, Des Moines, Staff, "Political Compilation"
-- 1st place: WHO, Des Moines, Dave Price, "Iowa Votes 2008"
DOCUMENTARY
-- 3rd place: WQAD, Moline, John David, Mike Mudd, "Universal Health Care: Is it the cure?"
-- 2nd place: KGAN, Cedar Rapids, Megan Terlecky, "The Answer is Blowing"
-- 1st place: WHO, Kerry Kavanaugh, Brad Argo, "From Mexico to Marshalltown"
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
-- 3rd place: WGEM, Quincy, Laura Johnson, Ray Boone, "Behind Prison Walls"
-- 2nd place: KCRG, Cedar Rapids, Claire Kellet, Matt Nelson, "Hunt for Hidden Grandfamilies"
-- 1st place: WHO, Des Moines, Erin Kiernan, Brian Fiser, "Fighting for Coverage"
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
-- 3rd place: KWQC, Davenport, Sharon DeRycke, Randy Biery, "Shredded Credit"
-- 2nd place: WHO, Des Moines, Erin Kiernan, Brian Fiser, "Just Kids or Just Concerns"
-- 1st place: KCCI, Des Moines, Emily Price, Dan Bolsem, "Breathalyzer Myths"
SPOT NEWS
-- 3rd place: KCRG, Cedar Rapids, Josh Hinkle, Chris Blake, "Little Girl Lost in Cornfield"
-- 2nd place: KWQC, Davenport, Chris Williams, Fran Riley, Greg Armstrong, Aaron Hamilton, Tony Huffman, "Duck Creek Rescue"
-- 1st place: KCCI, Des Moines, Staff, "Barton Fire"
NEWSCAST
-- 3rd place: KWWL, Waterloo, Jon Okerstrom, news director, Brooke Beckner, producer, Nick Kuker, director
-- 2nd place: WHO, Des Moines, news staff, Dan Hendrickson, producer, Paul Lepert, executive producer
-- 1st place: KCCI, Des Moines, John Hoyem
OVERALL EXCELLENCE
-- 1st place: KCCI, Des Moines, Staff, Dave Busiek