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2007 KAPB WINNING ENTRIES
 
 
Class Two Radio
Class Two Television
Class One Radio
Class One Television

 
RADIO CLASS II
CATEGORY  
Best Newscast
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WKYX, Staff, "Newscast Aug. 1, 6 a.m."
WKYU, Staff, "Newscast Aug. 2, Mid-Day Edition"
None awarded
Best Spot News
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention
WKYX, Donna Groves and Matt Ryan, "Massac County Tornado"
WKYX, Staff, "Tanker Fire"
WKYX, Staff, "Fatal Fire - Wife Suspect"
Best Continuing Coverage
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention


WKYX, Donna Groves and Matt Ryan, "Teacher's Porn Past"
WKYX, Staff, "Fatal Fire - Wife Suspect"
WKYX, Staff, "Bring On The Nukes"
Best Special -
Series/Documentary
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention
 


WKYU, Kevin Willis, "Autism In Kentucky"
WKYU, Staff, "Raising The Minimum"
WKMS, Staff, "Voices In Kentucky Education"
WKYX, Staff, "Weird Weekend Weather"
Best Enterprise / Investigative
Reporting
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention



WKYX, Donna Groves & Matt Ryan, "Broken Vows"
WKYX, Matt Ryan & Donna Groves, "Matter of Degree"
WKYU, Lisa Autry, "Elderly Drug Dealers"
Best Hard News Feature
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WKYX, Matt Ryan, "Zach Remembers"
WKYU, Lisa Autry, "Soldier's Homecoming"
WKMS, Chad Lampe, "Brother Jim"
Best Light News Feature
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WKMS, Jim Michael, "Graves Symphony"
WKMS, Jim Michael, "Aviation Weekend"
WKYX, Matt Ryan, "Baby In Floor"
Best Public Service
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention
 

WKYU, Lisa Autry, "Choking Game"
WKYU, Dan Modlin, "Child Abuse Prevention"
WKYU, Kevin Willis, "Every Child Succeeds"
WKMS, Chad Lampe, "Bird Flu"
Best Political Coverage
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WKYX, Donna Groves, Greg Dunker, Joe Jackson, "Debates"
WKYU, Lisa Autry, "Casino Gambling Series"
WKYX, Joe Jackson, "Fancy Farm Picnic"
Best Sports Reporting
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WKYU, Kevin Willis, "Kentucky vs. Indiana"
WKYX, Joe Jackson, "Graves County To State"
None awarded
Best Sports Feature
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WKMS, Nicole Erwin, "World Cup"
WKYX, Joe Jackson, "Adrian Smith Honored"
None awarded
Best Sports Special
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WKYU, Dan Modlin, "I-A Football Vote"
None awarded
None awarded
Best Use of Sound
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WKYX, Matt Ryan, "Super City"
WKMS, Chad Lampe, "Drive By Press"
WKYX, Joe Jackson, "Board Cutting"
Best Web Site
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WKYX, Donna Groves, Matt Ryan and Joe Jackson, "wkyx.com"
None awarded
None awarded
Best Radio Reporter
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WKYX, Donna Groves
WKYX, Matt Ryan
WKYU, Lisa Autry
   
TELEVISION CLASS II
CATEGORY  
Best Newscast
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WYMT-TV, News Team, "Darby Mine Explosion"
WBKO-TV, Staff, "WBKO @ 6"  (10-24-06)
None awarded
Best Spot News
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WYMT-TV, News Team, "Darby Mine Explosion"
WBKO-TV, Tamara Evans, "Police Officer Shooting"
None awarded
Best Continuing Coverage
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WYMT-TV, News Team, "Darby Mine Explosion"
WBKO-TV, News Team, "Bowling Green Officer Shooting"
WYMT-TV, Jon Sonnheim, "Leslie County Fire"
Best Special -
Series/Documentary
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention


WPSD-TV, Scott Couch, "Bad Bridges"
WBKO-TV, Amy Bingham, "DUI - Destroying Lives"
WYMT-TV, Cassie Safrit, "Scotia Mine Anniversary"
Best Enterprise / Investigative
Reporting
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention



WPSD-TV, Anna Prendergast and Michael Driver, "In The Mind of An Arson"
WPSD-TV, John Knicely and Rachel Coleman, "Too Much Information"
WYMT-TV, Danielle Morgan, "Coal To Liquid Fuel"
Best Hard News Feature
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WPSD-TV, Scott Couch and Mike Spissinger, "USS Indianapolis"
WYMT-TV, Jon Sonnheim, "Soldier's Farewell"
WPSD-TV, Anna Prendergast and Michael Driver, "Choking Game"
Best Light News Feature
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention
 


WBKO-TV, Tamara Evans, "Pool Playing Prodigy"
WBKO-TV, Ryan Dearbone, "9/11 Dog"
WYMT-TV, Jon Sonnheim, "Mayor Won't Mow Lawn"
WBKO-TV, Lauren Hanson, "Kentucky Changers"
Best Public Service
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WPSD-TV, Scott Couch and Mike Spissinger, "Organ Donation"
WYMT-TV, Cassie Safrit, "Autism"
None awarded
Best Political Coverage
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WBKO-TV, Stuart Peck, "Fight for the Second Congressional District"
None awarded
None awarded
Best Sports Prep Show
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WPSD-TV, Staff, "Gridiron Glory"
None awarded
None awarded
Best Sports Feature
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WBKO-TV, Kyle Edelen, "Camera Shy"
WYMT-TV, Jewel Graham, "Sideline Victory"
None awarded
Best Sports Special
     First Place

     Second Place
     Honorable Mention


WYMT-TV, Brian Milam, Brandon Hensley and Jewel Graham, "Regional Pairings Show"
None awarded
None awarded
Best News Videography
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WPSD-TV, Chad Darnall, "Backover Dangers"
WPSD-TV, Michael Driver, "In The Mind Of The Mentally Ill"
None awarded
Best Sports Videography NO ENTRIES
Best Feature Videography
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WPSD-TV, Chad Darnall, "Cardiac Arrest"
WYMT-TV, Jon Sonnheim, "Forest Firefighters"
WPSD-TV, Michael Driver, "Where There's A Willy, There's A Way"
Best Web Site
     First Place
  
  Second Place
     Honorable Mention
WKBO-TV, Justin Manship, Emily Dickerson and Natalie Ward
None awarded
None awarded
Best TV Reporter
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WPSD-TV, John Knicely
WPSD-TV, Gerran Thomas
WPSD-TV, Anna Prendergast
Best TV News Anchor
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WPSD-TV, Scott Couch
WYMT-TV, Steve Hensley
None awarded
Best TV News Videographer
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WPSD-TV, Chad Darnall
WPSD-TV, Michael Driver
None awarded
Best TV Weather Anchor
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention


WBKO-TV, Shane Holinde
WPSD-TV, Jennifer Rukavina
WBKO-TV, Chris Allen
Best TV Sportscaster
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention
None awarded
None awarded
None awarded
 
 
RADIO CLASS I
CATEGORY  
Best Newscast
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention
WHAS, Staff, "WHAS News"
WUKY, Staff
None awarded
Best Spot News
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention
WHAS,  Staff, "Comair Crash"
None awarded
WFPL, Staff, "Comair Crash"
Best Continuing Coverage
     First Place

     Second Place
     Honorable Mention


WLAP, Karyn Czar, Kevin Bell & Ferrell Wellman, "The Crash of Comair Flight 5191"
WHAS, Staff, "Comair Crash"
None awarded
Best Special -
Series/Documentary
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention


WKYU-FM, Kevin Willis, "Deployment"
WFPL, Susan Sweeney Crum & Julie Goodwin, "Hands of Hope"
WUKY, Kathleen Adams, "Transplant Games"
Best Enterprise / Investigative
Reporting
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention


WKYU, Dan Modlin, "Child Pornography in Kentucky"
None awarded
None awarded
Best Hard News Feature
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WFPL, Stephanie Sanders, "Teaching Peace"
WLAP, Karyn Czar, "Caught in the Crossfire"
WKYU, Joe Corcoran, "Ginseng"
Best Light News Feature
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WFPL, Julie Goodwin, "Greek Community in Louisville"
WKYU, Kevin Willis, "African Children's Choir"
WLAP, Karyn Czar, "No Hablo Espanol"
Best Public Service
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WKYU, Dan Modlin, "Rising Tuition"
None awarded
None awarded
Best Political Coverage
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

Kentucky Public Radio, Tony McVeigh, "Kentucky Governor Indicted"
WHAS, Staff, "You Decide 2006"
None awarded
Best Sports Reporting
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention
None awarded
None awarded
None awarded
Best Sports Feature
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WUKY, Kathleen Adams, "Transplant Games"
WFPL, Rick Howlett, "Remembering The Colonels"
WUKY, Kathleen Adams, "Riding Academy"
Best Sports Special
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WHAS, Staff, "Derby Day 2006"
WLAP, Leland Conway, Marty Moore, Steve Sullivan, "A Season In Review"
None Awarded
Best Use of Sound
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WKYU, Lisa Autry, "Drug Round-Up"
WFPL, Susan Sweeney Crum and Julie Goodwin, "Hands Of Hope"
WLAP, Karyn Czar, "Batting Practice"
Best Web Site
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WFPL, Alice Thompson, "wfpl.org"
None awarded
None awarded
Best Radio Reporter
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

Kentucky Public Radio, Tony McVeigh
WHAS, Michael Clark
WFPL, Julie Goodwin
 
 
TELEVISION CLASS I
CATEGORY  
Best Newscast
     First Place

     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

TIE:  WLKY-TV, News Team
TIE:  WHAS-TV, Victoria Bemker
WKYT-TV, Michele Hill and Maggie Moore
None awarded
Best Spot News
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WHAS-TV, News Team, "Warehouse Fire"
WLKY-TV, Mike Petchenik and David Mills, "5-Alarm Fire"
WHAS-TV, News Team, "Comair Crash"
Best Continuing Coverage
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WAVE-TV, Eric Flack, "Todd Kelly"
WKYT-TV, News Team, "Crash of ComAir Flight 5191"
WHAS-TV, News Team, "N-Word Controversy"
Best Special -
Series/Documentary
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention


WLKY-TV, John Boel and Scott Eckhardt, "The Final Foal"
WAVE-TV, David McArthur and Scott Utterback, "In The Saddle"
WHAS-TV, Chuck Olmstead and Pete Ruiz, "Perps In The Parks"
Best Enterprise / Investigative
Reporting
     First Place
     Second Place


     Honorable Mention

WTVQ-TV, Heather MacWilliams and Charles Watson, "Love For Sale"
TIE:
  WLKY-TV, Abby Miller and Dave Mills, "4th Street Live"
        WLKY-TV, John Boel and Scott Eckhardt, "Police Driving Examination"
        WLKY-TV, John Boel and Paul Ahmann, "Let's Make A Deal"
WAVE-TV, Eric Flack and Drew Cook, "The Gas Test"
Best Hard News Feature
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention
WAVE-TV, Anne Marshall and Scott Utterback, "The Faith of Fear"
WDRB-TV, Derek Scott and Dominik Fuhrmann, "Jockeys & Weight Loss"
WLKY-TV, John Boel and Scott Eckhardt, "Genuine Risk"
Best Light News Feature
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WDRB-TV, Barry Bernson and Matt English, "Roller Coaster Man"
WAVE-TV, Jeff Tang and Drew Cook, "One of the Guys"
WDRB-TV, Candyce Clifft and Eric Edwards, "Jordan Jones"
Best Public Service
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WLEX-TV, Bill Meck and Kathy Stone, "Danger From The Sky"
WLKY-TV, Steve Burgin and Paul Ahmann, "Library Porn"
WLKY-TV, John Boel and Scott Eckhardt, "Down In The Dump"
Best Political Coverage
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WLKY-TV, John Boel and Paul Ahmann, "Talk Isn't Cheap"
None awarded
None awarded
Best Sports Prep Show
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WLEX-TV, Sports Team, "LEX 18 High School Sports Zone"
None awarded
None awarded
Best Sports Feature
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WAVE-TV, Connie Leonard and Drew Cook, "King Kelly"
WLKY-TV, Ben Jackey, "Fallen Stars"
WLKY-TV, Ben Jackey and Matt Hilton, "Numbers Game"
Best Sports Special
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WLKY-TV, Jessica Denson, "Battle of the Bluegrass"
WLEX-TV, Staff, "Derby 132"
None awarded
Best News Videography
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WTVQ-TV, Steve Kaufmann, "Casinos on our Doorstep"
WLEX-TV, Brian Gilbert, "Bad Rat Problem"
WLEX-TV, William Wilcox, "We Grabbed His Legs"
Best Sports Videography
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention
 


WLKY-TV, Scott Eckhardt, "Final Foal"
WTVQ-TV, Charles Watson, "Wheelchair Basketball"
WDRB-TV, Dominik Fuhrmann, "Sitting Volleyball"
WDRB-TV, Dominik Fuhrmann, "Jockeys & Weight Loss"
Best Feature Videography
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WTVQ-TV, Steve Kaufmann, "He's In A Hurry To Get Someplace"
WKYT-TV, Dean Handy, "Yellow Footprints"
WLKY-TV, Doug Druschke, "Buzzard Buzz"
Best Web Site NO ENTRIES
Best TV Reporter
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WAVE-TV, Anne Marshall
WLKY-TV, John Boel
None awarded
Best TV News Anchor
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WLKY-TV, John Boel 
WLKY-TV, Vicki Dortch
WKYT-TV, T. G. Shuck
Best TV News Videographer
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WAVE-TV, Scott Utterback
WTVQ-TV, Jon Smith
None awarded
Best TV Weather Anchor
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WKYT-TV, T. G. Shuck
WLEX-TV, Bill Meck
WDRB-TV, Paul Emmick
Best TV Sportscaster
     First Place
     Second Place
     Honorable Mention

WLKY-TV, Fred Cowgill
WLEX-TV, Ryan Lemond
None awarded
 

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