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BROADCAST CONTEST RESULTS
 

2003 South Dakota AP Broadcast Contest Results

Awarded April 16, 2004 in Sioux Falls

 

 

NON-COMMERCIAL RADIO

Series-Documentary

First Place: Charles Michael Ray, SD Public Broadcasting, “Surviving on the Stream”

Honorable Mention:  Cara Hetland, Minnesota Public Radio, “Janklow Coverage”

Honorable Mention: Duane Kraayenbrink, KWIT/KOJI, “A Whole New Life”

 

Spot News

First Place:  Emily Babcock, SD Public Broadcasting, “Manchester Tornado”

Honorable Mention: Charles Michael Ray, SD Public Broadcasting, “Keystone Fire”

Honorable Mention: Curt Nickisch, SD Public Broadcasting, “Janklow Traffic Collision”

 

General Reporting

First Place: Curt Nickisch, SD Public Broadcasting, “Loop Ordinance”

Honorable Mention: Cara Hetland, Minnesota Public Radio, “Falling Behind”

Honorable Mention: Gary Ellenbolt, SD Public Broadcasting, “SDSU Division I Switch”

 

Investigative-Enterprise

First Place: Gary Ellenbolt, SD Public Broadcasting, “Meth Trafficking Across the Midwest”

Honorable Mention: Cara Hetland, Minnesota Public Radio, “Omega Eggs”

Honorable Mention: Curt Nickisch, SD Public Broadcasting, “Geo-Caching”

 

Newscast

First Place: Gary Ellenbolt, SD Public Broadcasting

Honorable Mention: Brian Bull, SD Public Broadcasting

 

Best Audio

First Place: Charles Michael Ray, SD Public Broadcasting, “ Sheepdog Herding”

Honorable Mention: Emily Babcock, SD Public Broadcasting, “Bless-A-Pet”

Honorable Mention: Janet Davison, SD Public Broadcasting, “State Fair Soundscape”

 

Feature

First Place: Susan Hanson, SD Public Broadcasting, “Native Hip Hop”

First Place: Charles Michael Ray, SD Public Broadcasting, “Keystone Fire”

Honorable Mention: Emily Babcock, SD Public Broadcasting, “Manchester Tornado”

Honorable Mention: Cara Hetland, Minnesota Public Radio, “Ali Sahli”

Honorable Mention: Charles Michael Ray, SD Public Broadcasting, “Indian Boarding School”

 

Writing

First Place: Cara Hetland, Minnesota Public Radio, “Can Fat be Fit”

Honorable Mention: Brian Bull, SD Public Broadcasting, “Mni Wiconi”

Honorable Mention: Johanna Feister, SD Public Broadcasting, “No Child Left Behind Act & Special Ed”

 

Website

First Place: Cara Hetland, Minnesota Public Radio, www.minnesotapublicradio.org

 

Talk/Public Affairs

First Place: Gary Ellenbolt, SD Public Broadcasting, “First Ammendment”

Honorable Mention: Brian Bull, SD Public Broadcasting, “ A Year at the Movies”

Honorable Mention: Joan Russell, SD Public Broadcasting, “Juvenile Justice System”

 

Overall Excellence
South Dakota Public Broadcasting

 

 

COMMERCIAL RADIO

Series-Documentary

First Place: Mike Jasinski, KOTA, “Andre’s Eyes”

 

Spot News

First Place: J.P. Skelly, Clayton Mick, Chad Sharp and Clint Greenway, KORN, “Tornado Tuesday”

Honorable Mention: Larry Dirksen, KOTA, “Janklow Reaction”

Honorable Mention: Chuck Beck, KELO, “SE Tech Scare”

 

General Reporting

First Place: J.P. Skelly, KORN, “Taser Demonstration”

Honorable Mention: Perry Miller, KJJQ, “Teacher Touched”

Honorable Mention: J.P. Skelly, KORN, “The Day After”

 

Investigative-Enterprise

First Place: Mike Jasinski, KOTA, “Where do those numbers come from?”

 

Newscast

First Place: J.P. Skelly, KORN

Honorable Mention: Gary Matthew, KBHB

Honorable Mention: Brian Eclov, KBRK

 

Sportscast

First Place: Scott Kwasniewski, KJJQ

Honorable Mention: Steve Morgan, KORN

Honorable Mention: Scott Kwasniewski, KJJQ

 

Sports Story

Scott Kwasniewski, KJJQ “SDSU Welcome Home”

 

Sports Play by Play

First Place: Mike Henriksen, KWSN

Honorable Mention: Scott Kwasniewski, KJJQ

Honorable Mention: Craig Mattick, KWSN

 

Best Audio

First Place: Perry Miller, KJJQ,  “Corn Dump”

Honorable Mention: Chuck Beck, KELO, “SE Tech Scare”

Honorable Mention: Tom Riter and Chuck Beck, KELO, “Verdick Waiting”

 

Feature

First Place: Chuck Beck, KELO, “Final Day”

Honorable Mention: Perry Miller, KJJQ, “College on the Hill”

Honorable Mention: Perry Miller, KJJQ, “Active Duty”

 

Writing

First Place: Chuck Beck, KELO, “Final Day”

Honorable Mention: J.P. Skelly, KORN, “Storm Cleanup”

Honorable Mention: J. P. Skelly, KORN, “Taser Demo”

 

 

Website

First Place: Chuck Beck, KELO

Honorable Mention: J.P. Skelly, KORN

Honorable Mention: Gene Hetland, KSOO

 

Talk/Public Affairs

First Place: Rick Knobe, Randy McDaniel, and Brian Madigan, KSOO, “War Starts”

Honorable Mention: Greg Belfrage, KELO, “Straight Talk”

Honorable Mention: Craig Mattick and Mike Henriksen, KWSN, “Saving the WPA”

 

Overall Excellence

KORN

 

 

TELEVISION

Series-Documentary

First Place: Shelley Koehune and Thom Morrow, KSFY, “Baby Laney’s Fight”

Honorable Mention: KELO Staff, KELO, “Lessons Learned from Tornado Tuesday”

Honorable Mention: Jenn Dombrowski and Chris Keimig, KDLT,  “Path to Better Hearing”

 

Spot News

First Place:  Staff, KELO, “Tornado Tuesday.”

Honorable Mention:  Melissa McCrady and Chris Keimig, KDLT, “Another Tragedy”

Honorable Mention: Scott Thorson, KELO “Hunt for Heasley”

 

General Reporting

First Place: Julie Oberlander, KEVN, “Buffalo Roundup”

Honorable Mention: Kit Werbe and Dave Hauck, KSFY, “Memorial Ride for Randy Scott”

Honorable Mention: Carl Agnelly, KOTA, “Flu Battle”

 

Investigative Enterprise

First Place: Angela Kennecke, Brad Dumke, and Terry Kjergaard, KELO, “Homeowner Headache”

Honorable Mention: KOTA Team, KOTA, “Feuding Docs”

Honorable Mention: Brian Allen and Robyn Black, KSFY “Back to Mobridge”

 

Newscast

First Place: KDLT

Honorable Mention: KELO

Honorable Mention: KSFY

 

Sportscast

First Place: Travis Fossing and Dave Sniadak, KELO

Honorable Mention: Erik Thorstenson and Tom Glanzer, KSFY

Honorable Mention: Mark Ovenden, KDLT

 

Sports Story

First Place:  Don Jorgensen, KELO “A Player’s Heart”

Honorable Mention: Jen Wahle & Chris Keimig, KDLT, “Blind Black Belt”

Honorable Mention: Dave Sniadak, KELO, “Stampede Lights Still On”

 

Best Video

First Place: Brian Karstens and Shawn Cable, KELO, “Manchester Tornado”

Honorable Mention: Josh Munce, KELO, “Freedom is not Free”

Honorable Mention: Kevin Kjergaard, KELO, “Dakota Care Ducks”

 

 

Feature

First Place: Megan Dorsch and Jeff Cleland, KSFY, “Old Radio Lady”

Honorable Mention: Don Jorgensen & Kevin Kjergaard, KELO, “Graduation Grandma”

Honorable Mention: Jen Wahle and Chris Keimig, KDLY, “Ride of a Lifetime”

 

Writing

First Place: Steve Hemmingsen, KELO, “Janklow Verdict”

Honorable Mention: Jodi Schwan, KELO, “Christmas Tree Memory”

Honorable Mention: Jen Wahle, KDLT, “The Whistler”

 

Website

First Place: keloland.com

Honorable Mention: kdlt.com

 

Spot Weather

First Place: KELO Staff, KELO, “Tornado Tuesday”

Honorable Mention: Anna Peters and Brian Cooper, KELO, “Nebraska Tornado”

Honorable Mention: KELO Staff, KELO, “Storms of June 11th

 

Weathercast

First Place: Phil Schreck, KSFY

Honorable Mention: Jay Trobec, KELO

 

Overall Excellence

KELO

 

 

 

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