The Syracuse Press Club handed out its annual awards at a dinner on May 17. In the radio division, WRVO picked up five awards, WSYR took home four, and WAER received two honors.Here is the complete list of winners in the radio categories...
Best Radio Spot News Coverage | WSYR | Leila Walsh Bill Carey | "Pedestrian Bridge Collapse" |
Best Radio Investigative Story | WRVO | Elizabeth Christensen | "Homeland Security and the Great Lakes" |
Best Radio News Feature | WSYR | Erin Covey | "A Wife Lost; 9-11 Rememberd" |
Best Radio Human Interest Feature | WRVO | Amy Cavalier | "Pampered Pets" |
Best Radio Sports Story | WAER | Shaun Hegarty | "Syracuse Sting" |
Best Radio Sports Show | WAER | James Checrallah Shaun Hegarty | "Double Overtime - Syracuse vs. Temple" |
Best Radio Mini-Series | WRVO | Elizabeth Christensen | "Elections Series" |
Best Radio Newscast | WSYR | Chris Weidman Bill Colley Erin Covey Leila Walsh | "The Noon Report, Nov. 14th, 2002" |
Best Radio Documentary | WRVO | Amy Cavalier | "Crossroads of Upstate NY" |
Best Radio Public Affairs | WRVO | Chris Ulanowski | "Civic Duty" |
Best Radio Special Program | WSYR | Chris Weidman Bob Schmidt | "Time Passages" |