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AP BROADCAST AWARDS

                Awarded April 1, 2006 - Midtown Holiday Inn - Grand Island

 

RADIO - DIVISION 2

 

Spot News

 

1st:      KUSO  -  “Dick’s Barbershop shooting”  -  Dave Amick, Mike Flood

2nd:     KWBE  -  “Courtroom Tackle”  -  Doug Kennedy

HM:    KNEN   -  “Warehouse fire”  -  Bill Seifert

HM:    KWBE  -  “Darren Howe-death of a hero”  -  Doug Kennedy, Bryan Cook

 

 General News

 

1st:     WJAG/KEXL -  “57 channels”  -  Susan Risinger 

2nd:    KUSO  -  “Zoo shakeup”  -  Brian Masters

HM:    KWBE  -  “Coal tar contamination”  -  Doug Kennedy

HM:    KNEN  -   “Nucor steel expansion”  -   Bill Seifert                     

 

Feature

 

1st:      WJAG/KEXL – “Suessical at Westside” –  Jim Curry

2nd:     KNEN  - "Thanks for the memories, Johnny” – Bill Seifert

HM:     WJAG/KEXL  -  “Flying is believing”  --  Jim Curry

                          

Agriculture

 

1st:        KWBE - "America’s Heartland”  -  Dave Neidfeldt

2nd:      WJAG/KEXL  -  “NACTA at Northeast Community College”  -  Susan Risinger

HM:      KUSO  -  “Farmers helping farmers” --  Brian Masters, Corinne Deuel

 

Public Affairs

 

1st:        WJAG/KEXL  -  “Norfolk 2005” – Jim Curry

2nd:       KWBE  -   “The F-Four tornado…one year later”  -   Doug Kennedy, Bryan Cook

HM:      WJAG/KEXL  -  “Backstage with Kelly Clarkson” --  Todd Heller, Michael Nissen

                           

Natural Sound

 

1st:        KWBE  -  “Little House cast”  -  Doug Kennedy

             

Sports Story

 

1st:       KEXL – “A championship awaits” – Joseph Tjaden

2nd:      KEXL – “KEXL football pre-game show” – Joseph Tjaden

 

Sportscast

 

1st:       KKPR-FM –   “Power 99 Sports ”  -  Doug Duda  -  2/2/05

2nd:      KWBE  -  “Race to records”  -  Bryan Cook   8/3/05 

HM:      KEXL  -  “8:35 KEXL Sports”  -   Joseph Tjaden   9/30/05

 

Newscast

 

1st:       KWPN  –   “10 o’clock news”  -  David Gustafson    12/13/05

2nd:      KUSO  – “US92 News at 5”  - Brian Masters      11/7/05

HM:      WJAG/KEXL  –  “WJAG Mid-Day Edition”  -  Jim Curry, Susan Risinger   8/24/05

HM:      KWBE  --  “KWBE Midday Newscenter Report”  -  Doug Kennedy  8/24/05

 

                         

RADIO - DIVISION 1

 

Spot News

 

1st:         KFOR  -  “History made in Havana”  --  Dale Johnson

2nd:        KFAB  -  “House fire”  --  Tom Stanton

HM:       NET RADIO  -  “Hagel Gitmo contradiction”  --  Sarah McCammon. 

 

General News

 

1st:       KFOR  -  “History made in Havana”  --  Dale Johnson

2nd:      NET RADIO  -  “Palmerton profile”  --  Fred Knapp

 

Feature

 

1st:      NET RADIO  -  “Hispanic higher education”  -  Sarah McCammon

2nd:     NET RADIO  -  “Johnny Carson Memorial”  -  Fred Knapp

 

Agriculture

 

1st:       NET RADIO - "Poultry antibiotics”  -  Sarah McCammon 

2nd:      KFOR  -  “History made in Havana”  -  Dale Johnson

HM:     NET RADIO  -  “Prairie dog management act”  --  Fred Knapp

 

Public Affairs


1st:        KFAB -  “Violence in the streets”  -  Rick Vincent 

2nd:       NET RADIO  -  “Emergency responders”   –   Hope Stockwell

HM:       KFAB   -  “Domestic Violence”  --  Tom Stanton

HM:       KFAB  -  “Afghanistan to Zambia”  --  Rick Vincent

 

Natural Sound

 

1st:         NET RADIO - "Grossology exhibit”  -  Avishay Artsy

2nd:        NET RADIO  -  “Iraqis get ready to vote”   -  Sarah McCammon

HM:        NET RADIO  -  “Kleeb profile”  -  Fred Knapp

                           

Sports Feature

 

1st:         NET Radio  – “Cancer survivor meets Huskers”  -  Avishay Artsy 

 2nd:      NET Radio  --  “Volleyball excitement”  --  Fred Knapp

 

Newscast

 

1st:         KFAB  -  “7 A.M. News” –  Rick Vincent, Karla James     8/24/05

2nd:        KFAB  -  “5 P.M. News” – Coleen Cook    12/2/05

HM:       NET Radio  -  “8:06 A.M. cast”  --  Jerry Johnston    9/30/05                

 

TELEVISION - DIVISION 2

 

Spot News

 

First (tie):   KTIV -  “Double shootings” -  Jolene Loetscher, Melissa Lanzourakis, Tia Heidebrecht,

                                                                           Nate Burdine

First (tie):   KHAS-TV -  “School bus crash/apartment fire” -   Scott Dobroski, Jeremy Watson

2nd:            KHAS-TV  -  “2005 blizzard team coverage”  -  News 5 staff

               

General News

 

1st:             KLKN-TV  -  “MRSA”  -  Liz Tufts

2nd:            KLKN-TV  -  “Meth 911 call”  -  Liz Tufts

HM:           KLKN-TV -  “Gateway chaos”  -  Scott Lea

           

Feature

 

1st:           KTIV  -  “Wife want ad”  -   Melissa Lanzourakis

2nd:          KHAS-TV  -  “Day in the heartland: ticketmaster”  -  Dennis Kellogg, Jeremy Watson

HM:          NTV  -  “Faces of Nelson”  -  Colleen Williams

HM:          KHAS-TV  -   “A Day in the heartland:  amphicar”  -  Dennis Kellogg, 

                                             Jesse Boeckermann

           

Agriculture

 

1st:            KOLN/KGIN  - “Plowing thru profits” -  Addie Knowlton

2nd:           KHAS-TV – “Dangerous teen jobs”  -  Scott Dobroski

HM:          KOLN/KGIN -  “Tractor troops”  -  David Jespersen

 

Investigative

 

1st:            KHAS-TV  -  “Walking the line”  -  Scott Dobroski

2nd:           NTV  -  “Howard County Sheriff’s troubles”  -  Steve White

HM:          KOLN/KGIN  -  “Illegal dumping”  --  Addie Knowlton

 

Series

 

1st:         KOLN/KGIN  -  “Hurricane Katrina: help from the heartland”  -  Royale Da’,

                                              Andy Chaves

2nd:        KHAS-TV  -  “Meth’s youngest victims”  -  Stacia Harris, Jesse Boeckermann

HM:        KTIV  -  “Building faith”  --  Jolene Loetscher, Nate Burdine

HM:        KOLN/KGIN  -  “Mike & the Salt Dogs” --  Mike Cronemeyer, Andy Chaves

                           

Sports Story

 

1st:         KOLN/KGIN  - “Long shot”   -  Lance Schwartz

2nd:        KLKN -  “Sports feature”  -  Lon Nichols

HM:        NTV  -  “KHS track loss”  --  Matt Schick

  

Sports Special

 

1st:          KOLN/KGIN  -  “The new recruits”  -  Andrew Fellios, Kyle Delia, Tregg White

2nd:        NTV  -  “Countdown to kickoff”  -  NTV Sports team

 

Videography

 

1st:          KOLN/KGIN -    “Ice fishing”  -  Lance Schwartz

2nd:         KOLN/KGIN – “Busted”  -  Andy Chaves

HM:         KHAS-TV  -  “A Day in the Heartland:  Ticketmaster”  -  Jeremy Watson

 

Weathercast

 

1st:        KHAS-TV  -  “6:00 Weather”  -   11/28/05  -  John Walsh

2nd:       KOLN/KGIN  -  “Pinpoint forecast-10/11 News Now” -   11/07/05  -  Ken Siemek

H.M.      NTV  -  “NTV News at 10  -  5/11/05  -   Kent Boughton

           

Sportscast

 

1st:         KOLN/KGIN  -  “Sports Overtime”  -  11/11/05  -   Kyle Delia, Kevin Sjuts

2nd:       KOLN/KGIN  – “Sports Overtime”  -  11/23/05 -  Kyle Delia, Kevin Sjuts

 

Newscast

 

1st:         NTV – “NTV News”  -  11/07/05  – NTV News Crew

2nd:        KHAS-TV -  “News 5 at 6”  -  9/30/05 – News 5 Staff

HM:        KLKN -    11/07/05  – Staff

HM:        KOLN/KGIN --  “News at Six”  --  12/13/05 – Staff

 

Website   (Div 1 & 2)

 

1st:              KHAS-TV  -  Julie Tork, webmaster

2nd:            WOWT  -  Geoff Crunick, webmaster

 

TELEVISION - DIVISION 1

 

Spot News

 

1st:         KETV  --  “Iowa wildfires”  -  Todd Andrews, Tom Elser, Michael Richard, Steve Goetz,

            Suzanne Deyo, Carrie Chambers        

2nd:       WOWT --  “Missouri Valley fire”  -  Roger Hamer, Brian Mastre

HM:       KPTM  --  “Matsen search”  -  Matt Meyer, Brian Paul

HM:       KPTM  --  “Veteran’s van crash”  -  Dave Hansen, Nathan Jank

 

General News

 

1st:         WOWT – “Duffle bag”  -  Brian Mastre, Jody Church

2nd:        KPTM  -  “Williams fatal fall”  -  Dave Hansen, Jahad Wade

HM:        WOWT  -  “Undercover drug task force”  -  John Knicely, Mike Plews,

                                       Mark Vandebrake

 

Feature

 

1st:          KETV  -  “Elderly Skydiver”  -  Rob McCartney, Peter Soby

2nd:         KMTV  -  “Batting coach”  -  Michelle Bandur

HM:         KMTV  -  “Cheap gas”  -  Michelle Bandur

HM:         WOWT  -  “Heart gallery”  -  Tracy Madden, Kevin Ridley, Jeff Olson

 

Agriculture

 

1st:           KETV  -  “Power from hogs”  -  Tom Elser, Peter Soby

2nd:          KPTM -   “Karzai visit”  -  Jo Giles, Nate Jank

HM:          KPTM  -  “Corn maze”  --  Taylor Wilson, Brian Paul

 

Investigative

 

1st:           KMTV  -  “Beach road crossing”  -  Joe Jordan

2nd:          KPTM  -  “You’re paying for meth”  -  Dave Hansen, Nathan Jank

HM:          KPTM  -  “Porn generation”  --  Dave Hansen, David De John

HM:          KETV  -   “Steroids use”  --  Carol Kloss, Cathy Beeler, Peter Soby

 

Series

 

1st:          WOWT  -  “Matt’s Dream” -  Brian Mastre, Kevin Ridley, Roger Hamer,

                                      Jim Hinchik, Jim Fackler

2nd:         WOWT  -  “Hallam tornado: a year later”  -  Andrea McMaster, Kevin Ridley,

                                       Mike Plews, Roger Hamer, Jim Hinchik

HM:         KPTM  -  “Making a Marine”  --  Dave Hansen, Justin Riviera

 

Sports Story

 

1st:           KPTM -  “Catch of the day”  -  J.J. Davis

2nd:          KETV -    “Life of a long snapper”  -  Matt Schick

                           

Sports Special

 

1st:          KETV  -  “Big Red Zone: Signing Day”  –  Jon Schuetz, Sean McMahon, Jim Healey,

                                  Andrew Ozaki,  Jeannie Roubidoux, Mike DiGiacomo, Engineering Staff

2nd:        WOWT  -“Big Red Extra: Nebraska preview”   --  Channel 6 Sports Staff,

                                    Ross Jernstrom producer

HM:         KETV  -  “Big Red Zone gameday: Colorado”  --  Jon Schuetz, Matt Schick, Jim Healey

 

Videography

 

1st:           KPTM  -  “Love above”  -  Jason Pressler

2nd:          WOWT  -  “College World Series cleanup”  -  Gary Smollen, Kevin Ridley

HM:          KMTV –  “Avenue of flags”  -  Harry Flansburg

 

Weathercast

 

1st:            WOWT  -  “Winter 2005-2006 forecast”    -  Jim Flowers   11/4/05

2nd:           WOWT  -  “5 pm weather”  -  Jeff Jensen  4/21/05

 

Sportscast

 

1st:            WOWT  -  “Sunday Sports Extra”  10/30/05  -  Ross Jernstrom

2nd:           KPTM  -  “Sportscast”   11/23/05  -  J.J. Davis

HM:           KETV  -  “Operation Football”  --  Jon Schuetz, Matt Schick, Jim Healey,

                                      Michael Richard  9/30/05

Newscast

 

1st:             WOWT  – “6 News Live at 6”-   12/13/05  – Channel 6 News Staff

2nd:            KETV  -  “Newswatch 7 at 5”  –  8/24/05  - Jennifer Shatel,   Producer

 

 

Website   (Div 1 & 2)

 

1st:              KHAS-TV  -  Julie Tork, webmaster

2nd:            WOWT  -  Geoff Crunick, webmaster

 2006 Broadcast Achievement Award

Bob Geiger - former NTV weatherman

Mike Garwood - General Manager - KCOW

 

Mark Twain Award

 

KCOW Radio - Kevin Horn

KNOP-TV - Jacque Harms