Iowa AP Broadcast Contest
Winners in the 2008 Iowa Associated Press contest for radio and television stations announced Friday, May 1, 2009, at the annual Iowa APB convention in Ames:
GENERAL DIVISION RADIO
GENERAL REPORTING
_ 1st: KMA, Shenandoah, Mike Peterson, "Western Iowa Honor Flight"
NEWS SPECIAL/SERIES
_ 1st: KWPC, Muscatine, Charles Potter, "Louisa County's Record Flood"
BEST PLAY-BY-PLAY
_ 1st: KUOO, Spirit Lake, Joey Elbert, "It's All About The Net"
BEST SPORTS STORY
_ 1st: KMA, Shenandoah, Chris Williams, "Where Are They Now: Don Stange"
BEST SPORTS PROGRAM/SPECIAL
_ 1st: KMA, Shenandoah, Chris Williams, "Fast Forward"
BEST SPORTSCAST
_ 1st: KUOO, Spirit Lake, Joey Elbert
FARM-AGRIBUSINESS
- 1st: WIUM/WIUW, Macomb, Ill., Julie Root, Jason Parrott, Nick Williams, Rich Egger, "Local Foods _ A Growing Trend"
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
- 1st: WIUM/WIUW, Macomb, Ill., Jason Parrott, "School Days At The Civil War"
POLITICAL REPORTING
- 1st: KWPC, Muscatine, Charles Potter, "County Conventions"
DOCUMENTARY/PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- 1st: WIUM/WIUW, Macomb, Ill., Jason Parrott, "After the Flood"
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
- 1st: KWPC, Muscatine, Charles Potter, "SILO Debate"
SPOT NEWS
- 1st: KOEL, Oelwein, Elwin Huffman, "Cedar River Threatens Cedar Falls"
NEWSCAST
- 1st: KMA, Shenandoah, Mike Peterson
STUDENT EXCELLENCE
- No entries
OVERALL EXCELLENCE
- KMA, SHENANDOAH, Mike Peterson and staff, "Project 2008"<
LARGE MARKET RADIO
GENERAL REPORTING
- 1st: WVIK, Rock Island, Ill., Alex Keefe, "The Little Mustard That Could"
- 2nd: Iowa Public Radio, Jonathan Ahl, "13th Street Economy"
- 3rd: Iowa Public Radio, Rob Dillard, "9th Grade Academics"
NEWS SPECIAL/SERIES
- 1st: Iowa Public Radio, Pat Blank, "Faith After Flood"
- 2nd: WHO, Des Moines, Jim Boyd, "The National Conventions"
- 3rd: Iowa Public Radio, Joyce Russell, "Chicago Meets Storm Lake"
BEST PLAY-BY-PLAY
- 1st: KDTH, Dubuque, Tim Lary, "Miracle Finish/Playoff Football"
- 2nd: KGYM, Cedar Rapids, Scott Unash, "Metro Sports"
BEST SPORTS STORY
- 1st: Iowa Public Radio, Rick Fredericksen, "Shawn Johnson"
- 2nd: WVIK, Rock Island, Ill., Alex Degman, "Deere Classic Preview"
- 3rd: Iowa Public Radio, Rob Dillard, "Wimbledon in Iowa"
BEST SPORTS PROGRAM/SPECIAL
- 1st: WHO, Des Moines, Jon Miller, "Hawkeye Huddle"
BEST SPORTSCAST
- No entries
FARM-AGRIBUSINESS
- 1st: Iowa Public Radio, Rick Fredericksen, "Exotic Animal Farm"
- 2nd: WHO, Des Moines, Ken Root, "The Millstream Brewery"
- 3rd: Iowa Public Radio, Joyce Russell, "Antique Tractors"
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
- 1st: WVIK, Rock Island, Ill., Alex Keefe, Dave Garner, "Davenport Zither Ensemble"
- 2nd: WHO, Des Moines, Richard Lee, "Statehouse Notebook"
- 3rd: Iowa Public Radio, Rick Fredericksen, "Greene Family Organ"
POLITICAL REPORTING
- 1st: Iowa Public Radio, Staff, "Compilation"
- 2nd: WHO, Des Moines, Staff, "IA Compilation"
DOCUMENTARY/PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- 1st: WVIK, Rock Island, Ill., Emily Ford, "Emergency Kit"
- 2nd: Iowa Public Radio, Joyce Russell, "Gun Control and the Mentally Ill"
- 3rd: Iowa Public Radio, Jeneane Beck, "Prison Psychiatrist Shortage"
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
- 1st: Iowa Public Radio, Pat Blank, "FEMA Trailers Go Unused"
- 2nd: Iowa Public Radio, Jeneane Beck, "Our State Fair is a Late State Fair"
SPOT NEWS
- 1st: WHO, Des Moines, Jim Boyd, "Parkersburg Tornado"
- 2nd: Iowa Public Radio, Pat Blank, "Parkersburg Tornado"
- 3rd: WVIK, Rock Island, Ill., Alex Degman, "Columbus Junction Flood Update"
NEWSCAST
- 1st: WHO, Des Moines, Sue Danielson
- 2nd: WOC, Davenport, Phil Roberts
STUDENT EXCELLENCE
- WHO, Des Moines, Rebekah Maxwell
OVERALL EXCELLENCE
- WHO, Des Moines
TELEVISION
GENERAL REPORTING
- 1st: WOI, West Des Moines, Jay Villwock, "Homeless Hooches"
- 2nd: KCRG, Cedar Rapids, Josh Hinkel, Mark Benischek, "CR Strike Teams"
- 3rd: KCCI, Des Moines, Todd Magel, Jesse Landolt, "Downtown Parking Signs"
NEWS SPECIAL/SERIES
- 1st: WHO, Des Moines, Lynn Melling, Mike Borland, Dave Olson, "Veterans Affair"
- 2nd: KCRG, Cedar Rapids, Josh Hinkle, Randy Dircks, Joe Willis, "Families Ripped Apart By The Tornado"
- 3rd: KCCI, Des Moines, Eric Hanson, Glen Biermann, "Dexter Scoreboard"
BEST SPORTS STORY
- 1st: KCCI, Des Moines, Andy Ireland, "9th Man"
- 2nd: WOI, West Des Moines, Dave Bingham, "A-P First Home Game"
BEST SPORTS PROGRAM/SPECIAL
- 1st: WHO, Des Moines, Keith Murphy, Andy Fales, "SoundOff"
BEST SPORTSCAST
- 1st: KGAN, Cedar Rapids, Jared Aarons
FARM-AGRIBUSINESS
- 1st: KCRG, Cedar Rapids, Claire Kellett, Dane Firkus, "Local Living"
- 2nd: KWWL, Waterloo, Lauren Squires, "Farmer Freeze"
- 3rd: KMEG, Sioux City, Dennis Morris, Brenda Murphy, "Farm Focus"
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
- 1st: KCCI, Des Moines, Eric Hanson, Dan Bolsem, "A Whisper Quiet Field"
- 2nd: KCRG, Cedar Rapids, Matt Nelson, "Dorothy G"
- 3rd: WHO, Des Moines, Lynn Melling, Mike Borland, "Sparks Fly Upward"
POLITICAL REPORTING
- 1st: KCCI, Des Moines, staff, "Political Compilation"
DOCUMENTARY/PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- 1st: KWWL, Waterloo, Chris Hussey, Phil Hunt, "Rising Waters"
- 2nd: KCRG, Cedar Rapids, staff, "Epic Surge"
- 3rd: WHO, Des Moines, Dave Price, Mike Borland, "Iyokisica at Crow Creek"
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
- 1st: WQAD, Moline, Ill., Chris Williams, Lee Ann Watson, "Builder's Plus Investigation"
- 2nd: KGAN, Cedar Rapids, Chris Jones, Eric Foley, "Ripped Up, Ripped Off"
SPOT NEWS
- 1st KGAN, Cedar Rapids, staff, "Floods of 2008"
- 2nd: KCCI, Des Moines, Geoff Greenwood, Glen Biermann, Donna Smith, "Court Ave. Flooding"
NEWSCAST
- 1st: WOI, West Des Moines
- 2nd: KCCI, Des Moines
- 3rd: WHO, Des Moines
OVERALL EXCELLENCE
- KCCI, Des Moines