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BROADCAST CONTEST RESULTS
 

2001 South Dakota Associated Press Broadcast Contest Entries

NONCOMMERCIAL RADIO

Series-Documentary

First: South Dakota Public Radio, Vermillion, Brian Bull and Joshua Welsh, “Pressing Matters: Winemaking in South Dakota”

Honorable Mention: KWIT, Sioux City, Duane Kraayenbrink, “Critical Condition”

Honorable Mention: South Dakota Public Radio, Vermillion, Staff, “Dakota Heroes”

Spot News

First: South Dakota Public Radio, Vermillion, Brian Bull, “Sioux City Slayings”

Honorable Mention: South Dakota Public Radio, Sioux Falls, Curt Nickisch, “Tyson Buys IBP”

Honorable Mention: South Dakota Public Radio, Brookings, Nicole Nordbye, “NSU Mission Change”

General Reporting

First: South Dakota Public Radio, Sioux Falls, Curt Nickisch, “Day County Flooding”

Honorable Mention: KRSD, Sioux Falls, Cara Hetland, “Minuteman II”

Honorable Mention: South Dakota Public Radio, Rapid City, Joshua Welsh, “Crazy Horse Settlement”

Investigative-Enterprise

First: South Dakota Public Radio, Rapid City, Joshua Welsh, “Uranium Miners”

Honorable Mention: KRSD, Sioux Falls, Cara Hetland, “Racial Divide”

Honorable Mention: South Dakota Public Radio, Vermillion, Brian Bull, “Flandreau Indian School Initiative”

Newscast

First: South Dakota Public Radio, Vermillion, Matt Weesner

Honorable Mention: South Dakota Public Radio, Vermillion, Brian Bull

Best Audio

First: KWIT, Sioux City, Duane Kraayenbrink, “Have Bat/Will Travel”

Honorable Mention: South Dakota Public Radio, Vermillion, Brian Bull, “Baby Talk: Father’s Day Commentary”

Honorable Mention: South Dakota Public Radio, Rapid City, Joshua Welsh, “Fireworks”

Feature

First: South Dakota Public Radio, Sioux Falls, Curt Nickisch, “Day County Flooding”

Honorable Mention: KRSD, Sioux Falls, Cara Hetland, “New Mom”

Honorable Mention: KRSD, Sioux Falls, Cara Hetland, “A Time to Live”

Writing

First: South Dakota Public Radio, Sioux Falls, Curt Nickisch, “Inmate Homebuilders”

Honorable Mention: KRSD, Sioux Falls, Cara Hetland, “Forest Fire”

Honorable Mention: South Dakota Public Radio, Vermillion, Susan Hanson, “The Coffee Shop Gallery”

Web Site

First: South Dakota Public Radio, Vermillion, Larry Rohrer and Kent Osborne

Talk/Public Affairs

First: South Dakota Public Radio, Brookings, Nicole Nordbye, “South Dakota Forum: Response to Terrorism”

Honorable Mention: South Dakota Public Radio, Vermillion, Brian Bull, “South Dakota Forum With Shane Osborn”

Honorable Mention: South Dakota Public Radio, Sioux Falls, Janet Davison, “Around Lakota Country With Tim Giago”

Overall Excellence

South Dakota Public Radio

COMMERCIAL RADIO

Series-Documentary

First: Waitt Radio South Dakota (KJJQ, KCCR, KORN, KWAT), “World War II Memorial Dedication”

Honorable Mention: KOTA, Rapid City, Mike Jasinski, “Drugs in the Heartland”

Honorable Mention: KOTA, Rapid City, Larry Dirksen, “Toward Better Understanding”

Spot News

First: KORN, Mitchell, J.P. Skelly, “Terrorist Attack”

Honorable Mention: KELO-AM, Sioux Falls, Staff, “Attack on America”

Honorable Mention: KJJQ, Brookings, Perry Miller, Bryan Waltz and Scott Kwasniewski, “Volga Propane Spill”

General Reporting

First: KELO-AM, Sioux Falls, Staff, “Presidential Visit”

Honorable Mention: KJJQ, Brookings, Perry Miller, “Propane Press Conference”

Honorable Mention: KORN, Mitchell, J.P. Skelly, “Tom Daschle at Home”

Investigative-Enterprise

First: KELO-AM, Sioux Falls, Mary Nelson, “Plankinton Closure”

Honorable Mention: WNAX, Yankton, Jerry Oster, “Hospital Information”

Honorable Mention: WNAX, Yankton, Michelle Rook, “Brazil: The New Frontier”

Newscast

First: KSOO, Sioux Falls, Gene Hetland

Honorable Mention: KORN, Mitchell, J.P. Skelly

Honorable Mention: KELO-AM, Sioux Falls, Mary Nelson

Sportscast

First: KJJQ, Brookings, Scott Kwasniewski

Honorable Mention: WNAX, Yankton, Steve Imming

Sports Story

First: KJJQ, Brookings, Scott Kwasniewski, “Kris Stephens”

Honorable Mention: KELO-AM, Sioux Falls, Mary Nelson, “Keep the Twins”

Honorable Mention: WNAX, Yankton, Steve Imming, “Jackrabbit Recovery”

Best Audio

First: KORN, Mitchell, J.P. Skelly, “Memorial Day 2001”

Honorable Mention: WNAX, Yankton, Jerry Oster, “Cold Fire”

Honorable Mention: KELO-AM, Sioux Falls, Mary Nelson, “A Kindergarten Thanksgiving”

Feature

First: KWAT, Watertown, Jody Heemstra, “Smith Equipment”

Honorable Mention: KELO-AM, Sioux Falls, Mary Nelson, “A Kindergarten Thanksgiving”

Honorable Mention: KELO-AM, Sioux Falls, Tasha Steele, “The Good Shepherds”

Writing

First: KELO-AM, Sioux Falls, Mary Nelson, “Keep the Twins”

Honorable Mention: WNAX, Yankton, Jerry Oster, “Lady Cop”

Web Site

First: KELO-AM, Sioux Falls, Staff

Sports Play by Play

First: KWSN, Sioux Falls, Craig Mattick, “Washington Boys Championship”

Honorable Mention: KSDN, Aberdeen, Rob Waltman and Vaughn Kary, “NSU vs. UND Men’s Basketball”

Honorable Mention: KORN, Mitchell, J.P. Skelly, “The Battle for Third Place”

Talk/Public Affairs

First: KOTA, Rapid City, Mike Jasinski, “Ask the Mayor”

Honorable Mention: KWSN, Sioux Falls, Craig Mattick and Mike Henriksen, “Jerry Schemmel”

Honorable Mention: KELO-AM, Sioux Falls, Greg Belfrage, “Straight Talk”

Overall Excellence

KELO-AM/KWSN, Sioux Falls

TELEVISION

Series-Documentary

First: KSFY, Sioux Falls, Mark Mills, “Battling With Diabetes”

Honorable Mention: KEVN, Rapid City, Krista Fogelsong, “Breaking the Chains”

Honorable Mention: KELO, Sioux Falls, John Bachman and Perry Groten, “The Fight for Timmie”

Spot News

First: KELO, Sioux Falls, Angela Kennecke, Don Jorgensen, Jolene Loetscher and Craig DeWit, “Plane Crash”

Honorable Mention: KSFY, Sioux Falls, Shelley Koehane and Lonnie Nichols, “Lightning Fire”

Honorable Mention: KNBN, Rapid City, Clint Nulle, “Church Fire”

General Reporting

First: KELO, Sioux Falls, Jolene Loetscher, “Aguilar Funeral”

Honorable Mention: KSFY, Sioux Falls, Shelley Koehane and David Hauck, “Timmie’s Story”

Honorable Mention: KELO, Sioux Falls, Vernon Brown and Brad Dumke, “Majority Leader Blitz”

Investigative-Enterprise

First: KELO, Sioux Falls, Stacy Bauer, “Old School Buses”

Honorable Mention: KEVN, Rapid City, Lenka Gerrish, “B-1 Ejection”

Honorable Mention: KELO, Sioux Falls, Jolene Loetscher and Craig DeWit, “D and J Glass”

Newscast

First: KMEG, Sioux City, News Team

Honorable Mention: KELO, Sioux Falls, Staff

Sportscast

First: KDLT, Sioux Falls, Mark Ovenden,

Honorable Mention: KSFY, Sioux Falls, Erik Thorstensen and Tom Glanzer,

Honorable Mention: KELO, Sioux Falls, Travis Fossing and Jeff Radcliffe

Sports Story

First: KDLT, Sioux Falls, Travis Morgan, “OG Golf”

Honorable Mention: KDLT, Sioux Falls, Travis Morgan, “Hammer Time”

Honorable Mention: KDLT, Sioux Falls, Travis Morgan, “Boys Golf”

Best Video

First: KSFY, Sioux Falls, Lonnie Nichols, “Kool-Aid Kid”

Honorable Mention: KELO, Sioux Falls, Brad Dumke, “Faith in Farming”

Honorable Mention: KELO, Sioux Falls, Kevin Kjergaard, “Alaska Beauty”

Feature

First: KELO, Sioux Falls, Vernon Brown and Brad Dumke, “Typewriter Repairman”

Honorable Mention: KSFY, Sioux Falls, Meagan Dorsch and Lonnie Nichols, “Biker Grandma”

Honorable Mention: KELO, Sioux Falls, Perry Groten and Kevin Kjergaard, “Patriot Pride”

Writing

First: KDLT, Sioux Falls, Jen Wahle, “Corn Palace Designer”

Honorable Mention: KDLT, Sioux Falls, Joe Sheeran, “Balloon Flight”

Honorable Mention: KELO, Sioux Falls, Vernon Brown, “Tigh Misses Championship”

Spot Weather

First: KELO, Sioux Falls, Staff, “251 Warnings”

Honorable Mention: KELO, Sioux Falls, Staff, “Lennox Tornado”

Weathercast

First: KELO, Sioux Falls, Shawn Cable

Honorable Mention: KDLT, Sioux Falls, Brian Bledsoe

Honorable Mention: KOTA, Sioux Falls, Mike Modrick

Web Site

First: KELO, Sioux Falls, Jeremy Moser and Jody Staples

Honorable Mention: KOTA, Rapid City, John Petersen and News Staff

Overall Excellence

KELO-TV, Sioux Falls