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New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association (NYSAPBA)
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The New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association will hold its annual awards banquet Saturday June 1, 2013, in Saratoga Springs.

We are pleased to announce our after-dinner speaker is David Paterson, who has a unique perspective on broadcast news as a former governor and radio host. Arrive at 5:30 p.m. to enjoy waiter-passed hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar before dinner at 6:30 p.m. We host a hospitality suite after the awards.

The finalists are listed below. Now is the time to reserve your room at the Holiday Inn, Saratoga Springs, where we will meet. The hotel offered a special room rate of $149 for a single or a double room until Friday May 10, at which point the hotel releases the rooms to the general public -- and the hotel will sell out. Please direct any questions about the hotel to the Holiday Inn at (800) 465-4329.

The deadline to register for the banquet is Friday, May 24. It's a two-part process where you fill out and email back this registration form, making sure you indicate your meal choice and, list everyone who’s coming. Then you pay online here.

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Board of Directors

Officers:

President

Karen DeWitt, WXXI-AM, Rochester
NY Public Radio

1st Vice President

Eric Hoppel, WNYT-TV, Albany

2nd Vice President

(to be elected)

Secretary
Howard Goldberg
Chief of Bureau
AP-New York City

Past President

Shaun Gerien WSHU/WSUF Radio, Noyac

Scott Atkinson, WWNY-TV, Watertown

George Bodarky, WFUV-FM, New York

Chuck Custer, WGY Radio, Albany

Dianne Doctor
WNYW-TV, New York

Randy Gorbman, WHAM Radio, Rochester

Dan Jacobson, NY1, New York

Ron Lombard, YNN, Syracuse

Steve McMurray, WKTV, Utica

Jim Ranney, WNED Radio, Buffalo

Tim Scheld, WCBS Newsradio 880, New York

Joe Schlaerth, WIVB-TV, Buffalo

NYSAPBA 2012 Contest Finalists

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Category 1

BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED LOCAL NEWS PROGRAM

Class 1

News 12 Brooklyn, News 12 Brooklyn Oct 18, 2012 — Berta Castaner, Brooke Rothenberg, Melissa Weiner, Rich Barrabi, Samson Forney, Matt Murphy

News 12 Long Island, Woodbury, October 18th, 2012 5PM — Stone Grissom, Stacey Bell, Alan Goodman, James Whiteman, Lorraine Rella, Andrew Bopp

NY 1 News, New York, New York Tonight — staff

Class 2

13 WHAM News, Rochester - TV, 13WHAM News at 6 — Staff

WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, Two On Your Side First Five — Staff

WHEC-TV, Rochester, WHEC Best Newscast - 11/14/12 — Staff

Class 3

WENY, Elmira, "Twin Tiers Tonight" 6pm, Wed. November 14, 2012 — Staff

WENY, Elmira, "Twin Tiers Tonight" 6pm, Thurs. October 18, 2012 — Staff

WKTV, Utica, NEWSChannel 2 at Six — Staff

Category 2

BEST NEWS SPECIAL/DOCUMENTARY

Class 1

FiOS1 News, Long Island, Pain Killers: A Prescription for Tragedy — Richard French III, Clare Hickey, Holli Haerr, Kristina Pavlovic

News 12 Long Island, Woodbury, Surviving Sandy — Michelle Murphy, Valerie Gildea

News 12 Westchester, Yonkers, Til Death Do Us Part: Murder in Suite 453 — Tara Rosenblum, Erika Martinez, Eric Leeds, Doug White, Jack Kearney, Janine Rose

Class 2

WIVB, Buffalo, Wallenda Walk — Staff

WRGB-TV, Albany, Tropical Fury — Christine Harris, Brendan Foley, WRGB News Staff

WSTM, Syracuse, A Saint for Central New York — Matt Mulcahy, Andy Wolf, Dave Fulkerson

Class 3

WKTV, Utica, Boilermaker 2012 — Staff

Category 3

BEST NEWS SERIES

Class 1

News 12 Long Island, Woodbury, Journey of Remembrance — Jill Wagner, David Leibowitz, Valerie Gildea

NY 1 News, New York, Tangled Web — Josh Robin

WRNN, Rye Brook, Stop & Frisk — Richard French III, Kim Lengle , Ralph Kebrdle, Craig Weisman

Class 2

WIVB, Buffalo, The Fight for Mikey — Lou Raguse

YNN, Rochester, "A Ride with Matt" — Seth Voorhees

YNN-Albany, After the Storm: One Year Later — YNN Staff

Class 3

WENY, Elmira, "Tech Connection" — J.B. Biunno, Nicholas Quattrini

WWNY, Watertown, The Shrinking Service — John Moore

Category 4

BEST INTERVIEW

Class 1

FiOS1 News, Long Island, One on One With Bobby Flay — Richard French III, Rob Petrone

FiOS1, New Jersey, Walk To Washington Live Interview — Richard French III, Mike Bruno

News 12 Westchester, Yonkers, Heading to Jail: Nick Spano Exclusive — Tara Rosenblum, Jack Kearney

Class 2

WHEC-TV, Rochester, WHEC Best Interview #2 - Clanton Family — Lynette Adams, Jeff Forthman

WIVB, Buffalo, Not on My Watch — Rich Newberg

YNN, Syracuse, Billy Blake: 25 Years Later — Bill Carey, Tom Walters

Class 3

WENY, Elmira, "Race to the Top" — Joe Melillo

WENY, Elmira, "Waverly Man Behind the iReport" — Laura Caso, Nicholas Quattrini

WWNY, Watertown, Vigilante Dad — Caitlin Cissne

Category 5

BEST SPOT NEWS COVERAGE

Class 1

News 12 The Bronx, Dog Fighting Ring Bust — Carmen Grant, Jose Sanchez

NY 1 News, New York, Hurricane Sandy — Staff

WCBS-TV, New York, Hurricane Sandy: The Aftermath on Staten Island — Jack Fink, Jake Shannon

Class 2

13 WHAM News, Rochester -TV, Firefighters Ambushed — Staff

WHEC-TV, Rochester, WHEC Best Spot News - Christmas Eve Tragedy — Staff

WIVB, Buffalo, Hospital Murder — Staff

Class 3

WENY, Elmira, "Election Night 2012 Coverage" — Staff

WKTV, Utica, Union Tools Fire — Staff

WWNY, Watertown, Alcoa Fire — John Friot, Matt McClusky

Category 6

BEST CONTINUING NEWS COVERAGE

Class 1

News 12 Brooklyn, N12 Brooklyn Sandy Continuing Coverage 2012 — Berta Castaner, Staff

News 12 Long Island, Woodbury, Hurricane Sandy Continuing Coverage — Staff

News 12 Westchester, Yonkers, Hurricane Sandy Hits the Hudson Valley — Janine Rose, News 12 Staff

Class 2

13 WHAM News, Rochester - TV, Tragedy in Webster — Staff

WIVB, Buffalo, The Fight for Mikey — Lou Raguse

WIVB, Buffalo, Racism in Buffalo — Ed Drantch, Rich Newberg

Class 3

WENY, Elmira, "Superstorm Sandy Coverage from New York City" — Walter Smith-Randolph

WWNY, Watertown, Muslims Monitored — John Friot

Category 7

BEST ENTERPRISE REPORTING

Class 1

News 12 Hudson Valley, West Nyack, Cradle of Secrets — Tara Rosenblum, Eric Leeds

News 12 Westchester, Yonkers, Prescription for Addiction — Janelle Burrell, Jared Barnett, Kurt Fischer, Pete Lott

NY 1 News, New York, Hurricane Sandy — Susan Jhun

Class 2

13 WHAM News, Rochester - TV, Disposable Dogs — Jane Flasch

WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, City of Buffalo: Unpaid Housing Court Fines — Jim Heaney

WIVB, Buffalo, The Fight for Mikey — Lou Raguse

Class 3

WENY, Elmira, "Synthetic High" — Renata Stiehl

WENY, Elmira, "State of Ithaca's Economy" — J.B. Biunno

WFFF/WVNY, Closing the NY DWI Loophole — Nick Natario, Tyson Foster

Category 8

BEST FEATURE

Class 1

News 12 Hudson Valley, West Nyack, Laubin's Legacy — Douglas Pawlikowski, Henry Naccari

News 12 Long Island, Woodbury, Power of Perseverance — Virginia Huie, David Garden, Brian Endres

News 12 Westchester, Yonkers, Overcoming Obstacles — Grace Noone, Paul Simone

Class 2

13 WHAM News, Rochester - TV, The Warsaw Wrestler — Jon Doss

WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, The Bond of Sisterhood — Rich Kellman

WIVB, Buffalo, The Long Goodbye — Rich Newberg

Class 3

WENY, Elmira, "Lean On Me" — Laura Caso

WENY, Elmira, "In Your Shoes: Dairy Farmer" — Joe Melillo

WWNY, Watertown, Alive Day — Caitlin Cissne

Category 9

BEST SPORTS COVERAGE

Class 1

News 12 Brooklyn, Off The Wall — Dan Serafin

News 12 Long Island, Woodbury, Wounded Warrior Softball Sluggers — Kevin Maher, David Garden

WNBC-TV, New York, "Nobody Messes With Marcus" — Andrew Siff, Michael DelGiudce

Class 2

WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, Helping Ryder Skate — Heather Ly

YNN, Rochester, "Some Things Never Get Old" — Seth Voorhees

YNN, Syracuse, Coach V's Fight — Brian Dwyer

Class 3

WENY, Elmira, "Mind Over Matter: Corning's Gideon Cornfield" — Andy Malnoske

WENY, Elmira, "Put it in the Fridge: Corning Boys Soccer" — Josh Getzoff

Category 10

GENERAL EXCELLENCE OF INDIVIDUAL REPORTING

Class 1

News 12 Long Island, Woodbury, Jill Wagner Composite — Jill Wagner

News 12 Westchester, Yonkers, Tara Rosenblum Composite — Tara Rosenblum

WNBC-TV, New York, "Andrew Siff Reporting Composite" — Andrew Siff

Class 2

WHEC-TV, Rochester, WHEC General Excellence of Individual Reporting - Berkeley Brean — Berkeley Brean

WIVB, Buffalo, Lou Raguse — Lou Raguse

WRGB-TV, Albany, Liz Bishop Compilation — Liz Bishop

Class 3

WENY, Elmira, Sports Director Andy Malnoske — Andy Malnoske

WENY, Elmira, J.B. Biunno — J.B. Biunno

Category 11

GENERAL EXCELLENCE IN PHOTOJOURNALISM

Class 1

News 12 Hudson Valley, West Nyack, Laubin's Legacy — Douglas Pawlikowski

News 12 Long Island, Woodbury, Brian Jingeleski Composite — Brian Jingeleski

WNBC-TV, New York, "Michael DelGiudice Photojournalism Composite" — Michael DelGiudice

Class 2

WTEN, Saratoga Open and Close — Ric Easton

YNN, Rochester, Seth Voorhees Compilation — Seth Voorhees

YNN-Albany, Brad Wilson — Brad Wilson

Class 3

WENY, Elmira, "Iron Fists, Iron Mind: Mansfield's Dennis Garner" — Andy Malnoske

WENY, Elmira, Nicholas Quattrini, Series of Items from 2012 — Nicholas Quattrini

Category 12

BEST WEBSITE

Class 1

FiOS1 News, Long Island, FiOS1 News Long Island website —Kim Mineo, Web Staff

News 12 Interactive, News12.com — David Kirschner, Frank Pokorney

Class 2

WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, wgrz.com: 2 On Your Side — Staff

WIVB, Buffalo, WIVB.com — Chris Woodard

WSTM, Syracuse, CNYcentral.com — CNY Central Staff, Maren Guse

Class 3

WKTV, Utica, WKTV.com — Staff

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Category 1

BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED LOCAL NEWS PROGRAM

Class 1

1010 WINS, New York, Regularly Scheduled News Program Oct 18 2012 — Brian Carey, Lori Madden, Justin Schrager, Ivan Lee, Ben Mevorach

WCBS-AM, New York, WCBS-AM, Wednesday November 14, 2012, 5 to 5:30p — WCBS 880 Staff

WNYC, New York, Nov. 14th, 2012: The Brian Lehrer Show — Brian Lehrer, Megan Ryan, Lisa Allison, Jody Avirgan, Paige Cowett, Alana Casanova-Burgess

Class 2

WAMC, Albany, Northeast Report Late Edition 10/18/12 — WAMC News Dept.

WHAM, Rochester - RADIO, The WHAM Morning News — Shari Smith, Chet Walker, Dan Moriarty, Liz Bonis

WHAM, Rochester - RADIO, The WHAM Five O'Clock News Hour — Joe Lomonaco, Randy Gorbman, Shari Smith, Dan Moriarty

Class 3

No entries

Category 2

BEST NEWS SPECIAL/DOCUMENTARY

Class 1

WFUV, New York, Al Michaels: Seizing the Moment — Kyle Kesses

WNYC, New York, Jim O'Grady - WNYC - Lost Subways of New York — Jim O'Grady, Andrea Bernstein, Jon Keefe

WNYC, New York, Sexual Cyberbullying: The Modern Day Letter A — Temitayo Fagbenle, Courtney Stein, Marianne McCune

Class 2

WAMC, Albany, Pearl Harbor Over the Radio — Alan Chartock, David Guistina

WBEN-AM, Buffalo, James Corasanti Verdict — Eric Reinhardt, Steve Cichon, John Zach, Susan Rose, Randy Bushover, Dave Debo

WSKG/Innovation Trail, Binghamton, Deposit at the Crossroads — Matthew Richmond

Class 3

WRVO, Oswego, WRVO News Election Night Special Coverage — Catherine Loper, Jason Smith, Ellen Abbott, Ryan Delaney, Mark Lavonier, WRVO News Staff

Category 3

BEST NEWS SERIES

Class 1

WFUV, New York, The NYC Music Trail — Jake Neher

WNYC, New York, Stop-and-Frisk: The Cycle of Mistrust between Minority Youth and the NYPD — Veralyn Williams, Temitayo Fagbenle, Vincent Marrero, Ephraim Fromer, Marianne McCune, Courtney Stein

WNYC, New York, Housing Generations: Life in the Projects — Stephen Nessen, Xana O'Neill, Karen Frillmann, Jennifer Munson, Merrit Jacobs

Class 2

WAMC, Albany, Dear Bully - A Look at Bullying in America — Pat Bradley, Paul Tuthill, Patrick Donges, Lucas Willard, Dave Lucas, Katie Britton

WBFO, Buffalo, The War of 1812 — Rich Kellman

WXXI-Radio, Health care innovation — Marie Cusick, Ryan Delaney, Kate O'Connell, Matt Richmond, Joanna Richards, Sarah Harris

Class 3

WRVO, Oswego, Downtown Syracuse goes residential — Ryan Delaney

WRVO, Oswego, Local Foods Series — Joanna Richards

Category 4

BEST INTERVIEW

Class 1

WBGO-FM, Nancy Schiliro and Allan Wolper (Excerpt) (Wounded War Project) — Joanna Wolper, Allan Wolper, Conrad Sanguineti, Doug Doyle, Thurston Briscoe, Inga Korsgaard

WNYC, New York, The Brian Lehrer Show: Brian speaks with Jim Lehrer (no relation) about the Presidential Debates — Brian Lehrer, Megan Ryan, Lisa Allison, Jody Avirgan, Paige Cowett, Alana Casanova-Burgess

WNYC, New York, The Leonard Lopate Show: Charlayne Hunter-Gault — Leonard Lopate, Melissa Eagan, Blakeney Schick, Steven Valentino, Julia Corcoran

Class 2

WBEN-AM, Buffalo, Bishop Richard Malone — Steve Cichon

WBFO, Buffalo, Deadly House Explosion — Jim Ranney

WBFO, Buffalo, Gandhi's Grandson: A Peace Legacy — Eileen Buckley

Class 3

WRVO, Oswego, Profile: Ann Marie Buerkle working for a 2nd term — Ellen Abbott

WSKG, Binghamton, Community Conversation: "The Winter That Wasn't" — Crystal Sarakas

WSKG, Binghamton, Community Conversation: "Gratitude (David Isay Interview)" — Crystal Sarakas

Category 5

BEST SPOT NEWS COVERAGE

Class 1

1010 WINS, New York, Newtown — 1010 WINS News Team

WCBS-AM, New York, Shooting At The Empire State Building — WCBS 880 Staff

Class 2

WAMC, Albany, Hurricane Sandy — Katie Britton, Brian Shields

WBEN-AM, Buffalo, Occupy Buffalo Booted — Dave Debo, Steve Cichon, John Zach, Susan Rose, Randy Bushover

WBFO, Buffalo, ECMC Hospital Shooting — Omar Fetouh , Eileen Buckley, Jay Moran, Jim Ranney, Mark Leitner

Class 3

WRVO, Oswego, Post-Standard publisher explains why it's cutting print editions — Ellen Abbott

Category 6

BEST CONTINUING NEWS COVERAGE

Class 1

1010 WINS, New York, Hurricane Sandy — 1010 WINS News Team

WCBS-AM, New York, The Fury Of Sandy — WCBS 880 Staff

WNYC, New York, Hurricane Sandy: Dispatches on Transit and Recovery ... Life After Sandy — staff

Class 2

WBEN-AM, Buffalo, The Corasanti Verdict Aftermath — Susan Rose, John Zach, Dave Debo, Eric Reinhardt, Tom Puckett, Steve Cichon

WBEN-AM, Buffalo, Will Wallenda Walk? — Tom Puckett, Dave Debo, Eric Reinhardt, John Zach, Susan Rose, Steve Cichon

WBFO, Buffalo, Wallenda Wire Walk — Staff

Class 3

WRVO, Oswego, The saga of Destiny USA — Ellen Abbott, Ryan Delaney, WRVO News Staff

WRVO, Oswego, Residents near Watertown industrial site say pollution has made them sick — Joanna Richards

Category 7

BEST ENTERPRISE REPORTING

Class 1

WCBS-AM, New York, Bad Medicine: When Painkillers Kill — Irene Cornell

WNYC, New York, Broken Permitting System Forces Food Trucks Into Black Market — Ilya Marritz, Charles Herman, Wayne Shulmister

Class 2

WBEN-AM, Buffalo, Environmental or Psychological? — John Zach, Susan Rose, Dave Debo, Tom Puckett, Eric Reinhardt, Randy Bushover

WMHT Radio, Scandals Call Into Question Crime Labs' Oversight — Marie Cusick

WXXI-Radio, Investigating IDA's — Zack Seward, Emma Jacobs, Daniel Robison, Ryan Delaney, Matt Richmond, Marie Cusick

Class 3

WRVO, Oswego, New York's craft breweries bubble on thanks to tax credit deal — Ryan Delaney

WRVO, Oswego, Stand Against Suicide offers help while increasing awareness — Ellen Abbott

Category 8

BEST FEATURE

Class 1

WNYC, New York, Rocky and Bullwinkle & the Cuban Missile Crisis — Julia Wetherell, David Krasnow

WNYC, New York, Jim O'Grady - WNYC - The Jazz Age Rise And Scandalous Fall Of The Santa Claus Association — Jim O'Grady, James Coyle, Julianne Welby

Class 2

WBFO, Buffalo, Routes to Art — Jay Moran

WMHT Radio, Activist Puts Albany Neighborhood On The Bus Map — Marie Cusick

Class 3

WRVO, Oswego, Project to protect old forests comes to Cortland — Ellen Abbott

WRVO, Oswego, Kids study water levels' effects on invasive species at Eel Bay — Joanna Richards

Category 9

BEST SPORTS COVERAGE

Class 1

WCBS-AM, New York, The Land Of The Giants — WCBS 880 Staff

WFUV, New York, Al Michaels: Seizing the Moment — Kyle Kesses

WFUV, New York, Ryan Meara: A Local Product — Michael Watts

Class 2

WBFO, Buffalo, Side Job: Buffalo Sabres Public Address Announcer — Mark Scott

WBFO, Buffalo, 'Trash Can Frisbee' — a local game — goes global as KanJam — Daniel Robison

Class 3

No entries

Category 10

ART ATHENS GENERAL EXCELLENCE OF INDIVIDUAL REPORTING

Class 1

WCBS-AM, New York, Alex Silverman — Alex Silverman

WFUV, New York, George Bodarky covers Superstorm Sandy — George Bodarky

WNYC, New York, Jim O'Grady - WNYC - Storm Sandy / Lost Subways / Santa / Titanic / Etc — Jim O'Grady, Andrea Bernstein, Karen Frillman, Wayne Shulmister, Paul Schneider, Jon Keefe

Class 2

WBFO, Buffalo, Eileen Buckley — Eileen Buckley

WBFO, Buffalo, Mike Desmond — Mike Desmond

WMHT Radio, Excellence of Individual Reporting: WMHT's Marie Cusick — Marie Cusick

Class 3

No entries

Category 11

GENERAL EXCELLENCE IN USE OF MEDIUM

Class 1

1010 WINS, New York, Hurricane Sandy — 1010 WINS News Team

WCBS-AM, New York, Alex Silverman — Alex Silverman

WNYC, New York, Imaginary Friends Forever — Jessica Benko, Ann Hepperman, Jason Cady, David Krasnow

Class 2

WBFO, Buffalo, Ode to The Rockpile — Eileen Buckley

Class 3

WRVO, Oswego, Syracuse man teaches the history of Ellis Island — Jasmyn Belcher

WRVO, Oswego, Fayetteville's high tech Fab Lab — Ellen Abbott

Category 12

BEST WEBSITE

Class 1

1010 WINS, New York, CBS New York Web — CBSNewYork.com Web Team

WNYC, New York, WNYC.org — Staff

Class 2

WBEN-AM, Buffalo, WBEN.com — Dave Debo, Tell Vickers, Tim Wenger, Tom Puckett

WBFO, Buffalo, WBFO Digital — Staff

Class 3

No entries

College contest finalists announced for 2012-13

AP college broadcast members are invited to enter for two categories: best regularly scheduled local news program and best news story – with entries broadcast between Sept. 1, 2012 and March 30, 2013. The college contest has no entry fee and comes with a $250 award for the first place winning station in each of the categories.

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BILL LEAF MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED LOCAL NEWS PROGRAM
WFUV-FM, Fordham University, Claudia Morell Newscast 10/31/12--Claudia Morell
WRHU, Hofstra University, WRHU FM Newsline October 18, 2012--Bill Goodenough, Ashley Armstrong, Dennis Foley

CHRIS ULANOWSKI MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST NEWS STORY
Newhouse School - Radio, Syracuse University, Hancock Protestors - Jim Levulis--Jim Levulis
WFUV-FM, Fordham University, NYC Bike Share--Connor Ryan

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BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED LOCAL NEWS PROGRAM
Newhouse School - TV, Syracuse University, CitrusTV News Live at 6:00 -- Wednesday March 20, 2013 -- Alexa Greenberg, Chris Wilner, Jose Moreno, Kaitlyn Richards, Russell Oliver, Ted Goldberg
Newhouse School - TV, Syracuse University, CitrusTV News Live at 6:00 -- Wednesday March 6, 2013 --Jose Moreno, Alexa Greenberg, Chris Wilner, Nick Cardona, Russell Oliver, Brynn Foley
HCTV 99 News, Herkimer County Community College, HCTV 99 News Shooter Standoff-- Marc Barraco, David Glantz, Adam Svereika, Jaclyn Milillo

BEST NEWS STORY
HCTV 99 News, Herkimer County Community College, HCTV 99 News Shooter Standoff -- Marc Barraco, David Glantz, Adam Svereika, Jaclyn Milillo, Douglas Flanagan
Newhouse School - TV, Syracuse University, CoffeeVision -- Perry Russom
Newhouse School - TV, Syracuse University, Understanding Greece's Debt Crisis -- Lorne Fultonberg

College contest rules

WRVO, WENY win top honors in AP's 2011 NY news awards

WRVO-FM in Oswego and Elmira's WENY-TV won the top awards June 2, 2012 in the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association's annual news awards competition.

WRVO won seven first-place awards to earn the NYSAPBA's Steve Flanders Award, given to the radio station with the most top finishes in the competition for news stories aired during the previous calendar year.

WENY took first place in seven categories to win the grand prize in the television competition.

WNYC in New York City took home six first-place awards in the radio competition, followed by Buffalo's WBFO and WNED and Albany's WGY with three apiece.

In the television competition, four stations each won three first-place awards: News 12-Westchester, News 12-Long Island, Utica's WKTV and Albany's WXXA.

Winners of at least two first-place radio awards include Buffalo's WBEN-AM and New York City's WINS-AM, WCBS-AM and WFUV-FM. In the television competition, Buffalo's WGRZ and WIVB and WNBC in New York City each won two first-place awards.

First-place award winners in the college competition went to EIC-TV at Fordham University in the Bronx, Syracuse University's Newhouse School radio, and WRHU-FM at Hofstra University in Hempstead.

The awards were presented during the NYSAPBA's annual banquet in Saratoga Springs. Robert Smith, National Public Radio's New York correspondent, was the keynote speaker.

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There is no charge to get a duplicate certificate as a PDF by email. Send requests to Howard Goldberg.

College contest winners announced for 2011

AP college broadcast members are invited to enter for two categories: best regularly scheduled local news program and best news story – with entries broadcast between Sept. 1, 2011 and March 30, 2012. The college contest has no entry fee and comes with a $250 award for the first place winning station in each of the categories.

TV, Best News Story

1st Place, EIC-TV, Fordham University, Bronx, Catholic Birth Control Controversy - Katie Corrado--Katie Corrado
Special Mention, Newhouse School - TV, Syracuse, Clay LePard Reporter Reel: Corruption on Campus Hill--Clay LePard

Radio, Best News Story
1st Place, Newhouse School - Radio, Syracuse, Quilt exhibition educates people about AIDS awareness--Matt Johnston
Special Mention, Newhouse School - Radio, Syracuse, WRAP_SouthSudan 7-11 - Durrie Lawrence--Durrie Bouscaren
Special Mention, WRHU, Hofstra University, Hempstead, Occupy Wall Street: From the Beginning to Now--Farhan Husain

Radio, Bill Leaf Memorial Award For Best Regularly Scheduled Local News Program
1st Place, WRHU, Hofstra University, Hempstead, Newsline, November 10th, 2011--Matt Ryan, Patrick Neely, Matt Napolitano, Melissa Raff
Special Mention, WFUV-FM, Fordham University, Bronx, Katie Moore -- 1/26/11--Katie Moore
Special Mention, WRHU, Hofstra University, Hempstead, Newsline, December 7th, 2011--Farhan Husain, Kristen Maldonado, Christine Neumann, Bill Goodenough

The Associated Press in New York State

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