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2012 Award Winners

DIVISION I

Achievement

1st Place - WJTV Staff - WJTV-TV

James Meredith Coverage

2nd Place - Staff, Skycopter 3 - WLBT-TV

Pearl Police Officer Shot

3rd Place - Staff, Skycopter 3 - WLBT-TV

Plane Crashes into Home

Sports Story

1st Place - Stephen Gunter - WLBT-TV

Boom, Boom, Pow Pow

2nd Place - Stephen Gunter - WLBT-TV

Ted Dibiase Surprise

3rd Place - T.J. Werre - WJTV-TV

Richard Browne

Public Affairs

1st Place - Karlos Sanders, Dan Modisett, Staff - WLBT-TV

Kiddie City Investigation

2nd Place - Cheryl Lasseter, Jim Duncan, Tegre Taylor - WLOX-TV

Mary C. Jones Community Center Investigation

3rd Place - WJTV Staff - WJTV-TV

James Meredith Coverage

Documentary

1st Place - Mike McDaniel - WLBT-TV

Veteran's Last Wish

2nd Place - WJTV Staff - WJTV-TV

James Meredith Coverage

3rd Place - Brad Soroka, Eric Bullard - WJTV-TV

Stop the Bullying

Franchise Reporting

1st Place - A.J. Giardina - WLOX-TV

Fran & Invest Day Care 1-4

2nd Place - Cheryl Lasseter, Mike Evans - WLBT-TV

Hole in Street

3rd Place - Mike McDaniel - WLBT-TV

Burglary Triangle

Sportscast

1st Place - Aslan Hodges, Ray Coleman, Travoris Adams, Joshua Jackson, WAPT Staff - WAPT-TV

Blitz 16: Week 14

2nd Place - Rob Jay - WLBT-TV

Sportscast 1

3rd Place - Aslan Hodges, Ray Coleman, Joshua Jackson, Travoris Adams, WAPT Staff - WAPT-TV

16 WAPT Sports

Newscast

1st Place - WAPT Staff, Megan West, Reggi Marion, Ethan Huston, Melissa Daves - WAPT-TV

16 WAPT News at 6 am

2nd Place - WLOX Staff - WLOX-TV

WLOX News @ 5 pm

3rd Place - Marsha Thompson, Howard Ballou, Barbie Bassett, Stephen Gunter, Darrell Brown - WLBT-TV

Newscast2

General News

1st Place - Bert Case, Jim Duncan, Jewell Hillary, Warren Strain, Tracey James - WLBT-TV

Suspect Surrenders to Bert Case

2nd Place - Melanie Christopher, Eric Bullard - WJTV-TV

Teen Pregnancy

3rd Place - Melissa Faith Payne, Jerry Brooks - WJTV-TV

Posting from Prison

Feature Photography

1st Place - Greg McNease - WLOX-TV

Page 13 Syrup Making

2nd Place - Greg McNease - WLOX-TV

Page 13 Getting Cool

3rd Place - Walt Grayson - WLBT-TV

Natchez Cemetery

Feature Story

1st Place - David Kenney, Mike Evans - WLBT-TV

Student's Science Project

2nd Place - Steve Phillips - WLOX-TV

News Turtles

3rd Place - Steve Phillips - WLOX-TV

Cox Crusaders

Investigative Reporting

1st Place - Karlos Sanders, Dan Modisett, Staff - WLBT-TV

Kiddie City Investigation

2nd Place - A.J. Giardina - WLOX-TV

Fran & Invest Day Care 1 - 4

3rd Place - Melissa Faith Payne, Jerry Brooks - WJTV-TV

Posting From Prison

Spot News

1st Place - Staff, Skycopter 3 - WLBT-TV

Pearl Police Officers Shot

2nd Place - Doug Walker - WLOX-TV

Hotel Fire

3rd Place - Staff, Skycopter 3 - WLBT-TV

Plane Crashes into Home

News Photography

1st Place - John Matthews - WLBT-TV

Wild Hog Hunt

2nd Place - Greg McNease - WLOX-TV

General Honor Flight 6

3rd Place - Steve Phillips - WJTV-TV

Hurricane Isaac Preps

Best Website

1st Place - Staff - WLBT-TV

Mississippi News Now

2nd Place - WJTV Staff - WJTV-TV

Weathercast

1st Place - Ethan Huston, David Hartman, Megan West, WAPT Staff, Meagan Quigley - WAPT-TV

16 WAPT News

2nd Place - Jacob Reed - WLBT-TV

Weather1

3rd Place - Ken South - WJTV-TV

Weathercast #2 - Dec. 24 (6pm) - Ken South

 
DIVISION II  

Achievement

1st Place - Staff - WTVA-TV

The Manhunt for Adam Mayes Ends

2nd Place - Ashlea Surles - WDAM-TV

Homeless Series - 4 Parts

3rd Place - Staff - WTVA-TV

Friday Night Fever

Sports Story

1st Place - Robby Donoho - WCBI-TV

Legacy of Lions Robby Donoho

2nd Place - Nathan Epstein - WDAM-TV

"All for Her" Nathan Epstein 6/13/12

3rd Place - Drew Goldfarb, Jim Holder, Craig Ford - WTVA-TV

Behind the Fever

Public Affairs

1st Place - Craig Ford, Wayne Hereford, C.J. LeMaster, Susan Parker - WTVA-TV

Tornado Recovery - One Year Later

2nd Place - Allie Martin - WCBI-TV

The Last Text

3rd Place - Karrie Leggett-Brown - WDAM-TV

Know your rights

Documentary

1st Place - Ashlea Surles - WDAM-TV

Homeless Series - 4 Parts

2nd Place - Staff - WDAM-TV

Early Release - 5 Parts

3rd Place - Terry Smith, Craig Ford - WTVA-TV

Veterans Week

Franchise

1st Place - Julee Brown, C.J. LeMaster, Craig Ford, Terry Smith, Justin Lewis - WTVA-TV

Positively Mississippi

2nd Place - Ashlea Surles, Will Nunnery - WDAM-TV

Nuclear Series - 5 Parts

3rd Place - Nathan Epstein - WDAM-TV

Lott's Legacy

Sportscast

1st Place - Jim Holder - WTVA-TV

WTVA Sports at 10:00

2nd Place - Robby Donoho - WCBI-TV

WCBI Sports Robby Donoho

3rd Place - Jim Holder - WTVA-TV

WTVA Sports at 10:00

Newscast

1st Place - Staff - WDAM-TV

WDAM 6pm 4/4/12

2nd Place - Staff - WDAM-TV

WDAM Newscast 6pm 4/2/12

3rd Place - Dave Bauer, Craig Ford, Sunya Walls, Matt Laubhan, Jeff Houston - WTVA

WTVA News at 5:00

General News

1st Place - Chris Harkey - WDAM-TV

Baby Abuse

2nd Place - Chip Scharborough - WTOK-TV

Women's running Club

3rd Place - C.J. LeMaster, David Chimahusky - WTVA-TV

Texting and Driving

Feature Photography

1st Place - Julee Brown - WTVA-TV

Brick Mason Family

2nd Place - Chris Harkey - WDAM-TV

Pine Belt Paranormal

3rd Place - Julee Brown - WTVA-TV

Pageant Mom

Feature Story

1st Place - Julee Brown - WTVA-TV

Brick Mason Family

2nd Place - Susan Parker - WTVA-TV

Extreme Couponing

3rd Place - Stephen Robinson - WXVT-TV

Courageous Coach

Investigative Reporting

1st Place - Malary Pullen, Beth Alexander - WHLT-TV

WHLT- Busted for Bribes

2nd Place - Karrie Leggett- Brown - WDAM-TV

Cucos Shooter 4/3/12

3rd Place - Randy Swan - WDAM-TV

USM Contracts - 12/10/12

Spot News

1st Place - Staff - WTVA-TV

The Manhunt for Adam Mayes Ends

2nd Place - Susan Parker - WTVA-TV

Okolona Barn Fire

3rd Place - Karrie Leggett-Brown - WDAM-TV

Tyner Initial - 4/4/12

News Photography

1st Place - C.J. LeMaster, David Chimahusky - WTVA-TV

Texting and Driving

2nd Place - Alvin Ivy - WTVA-TV

Myrtle Manhunt

3rd Place - Mon Mussiett - WDAM-TV

Cuco's Shooting 4/2/12

Best Website

1st Place - David McRaney - WDAM-TV

2nd Place - Staff - WTVA-TV

WTVA.com

3rd Place - Wes Harmon - WCBI-TV

Weathercast

1st Place - Matt Laubhan - WTVA-TV

WTVA Weathercast at 5:00

2nd Place - Nick Ortego - WDAM-TV

WDAM Nick Ortego 6pm 12/19/12

WDAM-TV

WDAM Robert Whitehurst 6:30 pm 12/28/12

 
PROFESSIONAL RADIO  

Newscast

1st Place - MPB News Team - MPB

7am Newscast March 9, 2012

2nd Place - MPB News Team - MPB

ATC Newscast March 21, 2012 5pm

3rd Place - Randy Bell - WMSI/WQJQ

1/10/12

General News

1st Place - Randy Bell - WMSI/WQJQ

Freedom Trail

2nd Place - Sandra Knispel - MPB

Anti-Obama Protest at Ole Miss Opens Old Scars

3rd Place - Jeffrey Hess - MPB

Barbour Defends Pardons

Sportscast - Sports Story - Sports Program

1st Place - Randy Bell - WMSI-WJDX

Ladies Day

2nd Place - Randy Bell - WMSI/WJDX

Forty Year Old Gold

3rd Place - Jay White - MPB

Archie Manning talks about life in the NFL and his two sons

Documentary or Series of Stories

1st Place - Sandra Knispel - MPB

Fifty Years Later:Integration of Ole Miss

2nd Place - Annie Gilbertson - MPB

Mississippi Sex Education

3rd Place - Meredith Hairston, Larissa C. Hale, L.A. Warren, Kourtney C. Paige - WJSU-FM

Live Democratic Convention Coverage

Public Affairs

1st Place - MPB News Team - MPB

Mississippi Edition- November 29, 2012

2nd Place - Lawayne Childrey - MPB

Will President Obama's Stance on Same Sex Marriage Dampen the Black Religious Vote

3rd Place - Larissa C. Hale, L.A. Warren - WJSU-FM

Holiday Depression/Distracted Driving

Feature Story

1st Place - Rhonda Miller - MPB

Hundreds of Homeless Veterans Living in The Woods Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast

2nd Place - Randy Bell - WMSI/WJDX

Candyman

3rd Place - Sandra Knispel - MPB

Smithville Remembers Dead One Year After Tornado

Radio Sound

1st Place - Randy Bell - WMSI/WJDX

Ladies Day

2nd Place - Randy Bell - WMSI/WJDX

Super Trooper

3rd Place - Larissa C. Hale, Kourtney C. Paige, L.A. Warren, Cornelio Martinez Jr., Meredith Hairston - WJSU-FM

The Year in Review

Achievement

1st Place - Annie Gilbertson, Jeffrey Hess - MPB

What Happened to Charter Schools?

2nd Place - Randy Bell - WMSI/WJDX

Barbour Pardons

3rd Place - MPB News Team - MPB

6am Newscast October 1, 2012

Web site

1st Place - MPB News Team - MPB

2nd Place - Johnny Boswell, Eric Matthews, Markeith Selmon, Dave Ingram, Staff - WCKK/WLIN

Kicks96

3rd Place - Johnny Boswell, Eric Matthews, Markeith Selmon, Dave Ingram, Staff - WCKK/WLIN

Breezynews.com

Spot News

1st Place - Randy Bell - WMSI/WJDX

Plane Crash

2nd Place - Johnny Boswell, Dave Ingram, Eric Matthews, MarKeith Selmon - WCKK/WLIN

Quiet and Somber at KMC Today

3rd Place - Stone Abdullah, Kourtney C. Paige, L.A. Warren - WJSU-FM

JSU-MSU Students Slain

COLLEGE TELEVISION  

Newscast

1st Place - Stewart Pirani, Gerard Manogin, John Monteith, Jordan Wyton, Lauren Loyless - University of Mississippi

NewsWatch November 7, 2012

2nd Place - Ashlee Bishop, Marquis Pierce, Jordan Jackson, Victoria Friday, Bronwynn Leeming - Alcorn State University

Newscast 11-30-12

3rd Place - Jazmyne Butler, Leslie Nash, Amber Travis, Chantelle Upshaw - University of Southern Mississippi

Hub City TV Show 1 Seg 1

News Story

1st Place - Chantelle Upshaw - University of Southern Mississippi

Waste Pro Recycling

2nd Place - Stephen Quinn - University of Mississippi

Integration: Ole Miss 50 Years Later

3rd Place - Andrew Nomura, Zion Pyatt - Jackson State University

Nolan Ryan Henderson Candle Light Vigil

Sportscast

1st Place - Reyanna Stowes, Shawn Stiff - Jackson State University

Sports Hub Oct15 Update Reyanna Stowes

2nd Place - Reyanna Stowes, Shawn Stiff - Jackson State University

Before The Whistle with M Perkins

3rd Place - Max Ryan, Teresa Gawrych - Mississippi State University

Take 30 Sports

Feature Story

1st Place - Lanis Leggett, Cammrynn Stith - Jackson State University

Love for the Green

2nd Place - Jasmine Cooper - University of Southern Mississippi

USM Radio

3rd Place - Megan McKeown, Teresa Gawrych - Mississippi State University

Overcoming Arachnophobia

Weathercast

1st Place - Ryan Hoke, Renny Vandewege - Mississippi State University

Ryan Hoke - CampusConnect Forecast

2nd Place - Elisabeth D'Amore, Renny Vandewege - Mississippi State University

Elisabeth D'Amore-CampusConnect Forecast

3rd Place - Stewart Pirani, Gerard Manogin, John Monteith, Jordan Wyton, Lauren Loyless - University of Mississippi

StormWatch: 11/12/12

Documentary

1st Place - Lanis Leggett, Cammrynn Stith - Jackson State University

We did IT

2nd Place - Tim Morgan, Teresa Gawrych - Mississippi State University

Fresh Start & Farm to School: Real Kids Deserve Real Food

3rd Place - Norman Seawright, Stewart Pirani, Gerard Manogin, John Monteith, Lauren Loyless - University of Mississippi

NewsWatch Series: Togo

COLLEGE RADIO  

Newscast

1st Place - Drew Higgenbottom - WUSM

Morning Breath Drews News 9/4/12

So MS Today 10/10/12 Newscast

2nd Place - Kourtney C. Paige - WJSU

Newscast 12/3/12

3rd Place - Kaileigh Culotta, Alex Washington, Deysi Martinez, Jonathan McGowan, Courtney Ingle - WUSM

Feature Story

1st Place - Courtney Ingle - WUSM

Habitat for Humanity

2nd Place - Arielle Edwards - WUSM

Art Walk

3rd Place - Kourtney C. Paige - WJSU

Stamps Burgers

Sportscast

1st Place - Drew Higgenbottom - WUSM

Sports Fix 9/10/12

2nd Place- Drew Higgenbottom, Houston Hunt - WUSM

Wise Guys Sports Show 12/7/12

3rd Place- Kourtney C. Paige - WJSU

Sportscast 12/12/12

Documentary

1st Place - Kourtney C. Paige - WJSU

2nd Place - Kourtney C. Paige - WUSM

 

News Story

1st Place - Kourtney C. Paige - WJSU

Mississippi State Student Death

2nd Place -Kourtney C. Paige - WJSU

Hurricane Isaac Entergy

3rd Place - Keileigh Culotta, Jonathan McGowan, Alex Washington, Deysi Martinez, Courtney Ingle - WUSM

Sports Fix 9/10/12