SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Oswego-based NPR affiliate WRVO took home seven first-place awards from the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association over the weekend, more first-place finishes than any other radio station in the state. Among local television stations, Utica NBC affiliate NewsChannel 2 (WKTV) was the top winner, with four first-place titles. And Syracuse University picked up a first-place and two "Special Mentions" in the college categories.
You may recall reading the list of AP awards finalists here back in April. Over the weekend, the AP named the winners at its annual banquet in Saratoga Springs. NPR correspondent Robert Smith was the keynote speaker.
Below is a partial list of winners, only showing categories which had winners within the markets covered by CNYRadio.com and CNYTVNews.com. As a result, there are no “Class 1″ listings because the Class 1 competition is limited to the New York City metro. Class 2 includes mid-level markets like Syracuse, Buffalo, Rochester and Albany. Class 3 includes everything else.
Television is first, radio is second, and college is third:
Television
Category 1: BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED LOCAL NEWS PROGRAM
CLASS 2
- 1st Place: WXXA, Albany, FOX23 News at 10pm 11-10-11--WXXA News Staff
- Special Mention: WSYR News Channel 9, Syracuse, Best Regularly Scheduled Local News Program 12/7/11, 5pm-6:30pm--Staff.
Category 2 BEST NEWS SPECIAL/DOCUMENTARY
CLASS 2
- 1st Place: WHAM, Rochester, 13 WHAM News, They Were Just 11--Sean Carroll, Aaron Hurley, Nate Miller, Mark Schuman, Don Alhart
- Special Mention: WXXI, Rochester, Need to Know Rochester: A Challenge to Rochester Schools-- Julie Philipp, Helene Biandudi, Marty Kaufman, Jeff Beach
- Special Mention: YNN, Syracuse, Force on Force-- Brian Dwyer, Curtis Jetter
CLASS 3
- 1st Place: WKTV, Utica, Boilermaker 2011--News Staff
Category 3 BEST NEWS SERIES
CLASS 2
- 1st Place: WXXA, Albany, Picking up the Pieces--Katherine Underwood, Brian Flynn
- Special Mention: WSYR News Channel 9, Syracuse, Gold Star Mom--Jeff Kulikowsky, Jan Carabeo, Marty Sicilia
- Special Mention: YNN, Albany, Everybody has a Story--Dan Keese, Steve Ference
CLASS 3
- 1st Place: WENY, Elmira, Tech of Tomorrow--J.B. Biunno
- Special Mention: WKTV, Utica, Where In CNY are Don and Megan--Don Shipman, Kirk Tupaj, Megan Koskovich, Keith Hunt
- Special Mention: WWNY, Watertown, The War Within--Katie Alexander
Category 4 BEST INTERVIEW
CLASS 2
- 1st Place: WSYR, Syracuse, News Channel 9, Carrie Lazarus, Bobby Davis & Gloria Allred 12/15/11--Carrie Lazarus, Dave Bullard
- Special Mention: WHAM, Rochester, 13 WHAM News, Slashing Victim Shares Story--Jane Flasch, Paul Giovine
- Special Mention: WIVB, Buffalo, Survivor Thanks Her Rescuer--Joe Schlaerth, Lorey Schultz
CLASS 3
- 1st Place: WENY, Elmira, Acceptance: Troy's Greg Congdon Battles Homophobia--Andy Malnoske, WENY Elmira
- Special Mention: WENY, Elmira, Shawn Campbell's Journey to Justice--Jane Park, Scott Cook
- Special Mention: WKTV, Utica, Congressman Hanna Interview--Dave Dellecese
Category 5 BEST SPOT NEWS COVERAGE
CLASS 2
- 1st Place: WXXA, Albany, Covering Occupy Albany 12-22-12--WXXA News Staff
- Special Mention: WHAM, Rochester, 13 WHAM News, Rep. Chris Lee Resigns--Sean Carroll, Evan White, Katherine Loy, Adam Chodak, Don Alhart, Ginny Ryan
- Special Mention: WSYR, Syracuse, News Channel 9, Massive Flooding 9/8/11--Staff
Category 6 BEST CONTINUING NEWS COVERAGE
CLASS 2
- 1st Place: WIVB, Buffalo, The Bully Project--Joe Schlaerth
- Special Mention: WGRZ, Buffalo, Amusement Park Ride Inspection Records --Staff
- Special Mention: WSYR, Syracuse, News Channel 9, Bernie Fine Scandal--Staff
Category 8 BEST FEATURE
CLASS 2
- 1st Place: WSYR, Syracuse, News Channel 9, Lion King Makeup 9/29/11--Kaylea Nixon, Jim Beebe
- Special Mention: WGRZ, Buffalo, Chase's Incredible Progress --Sarah Hopkins
- Special Mention: WXXA, Albany, Darnell Glenn--Torie Wells, Michael Wickham
CLASS 3
- 1st Place: WKTV, Utica, In Focus--Kristen Copeland, Chris Walsh, Keith Hunt
- Special Mention: WENY, Elmira, In Your Shoes: Corning Museum of Glass--Joe Melillo
- Special Mention: WWNY, Watertown, Somebody's Gotta Do It--Sarah Compo
Category 10 GENERAL EXCELLENCE OF INDIVIDUAL REPORTING
CLASS 2
- 1st Place: WIVB, Buffalo, Rich Newberg--Rich Newberg
- Special Mention: WHAM, Rochester, 13 WHAM News, Reporting by Chris Conte--Chris Conte
- Special Mention: YNN, Syracuse, Brian Dwyer--Brian Dwyer
Category 11 GENERAL EXCELLENCE IN PHOTOJOURNALISM
CLASS 2
- 1st Place (tie): YNN, Syracuse, Jim Gibbons--Jim Gibbons
- 1st Place (tie): YNN, Albany, Stories By Brad Wilson--Brad Wilson
- Special Mention: WGRZ, Buffalo, Dooley O'Rourke Composite--Dooley O'Rourke
Category 12 BEST WEBSITE
CLASS 2
- 1st Place: WGRZ, Buffalo, Attica Prison Riot: 40 Years Later--Staff
- Special Mention: WIVB, Buffalo, WIVB.COM--Joe Schlaerth, Chris Woodard
- Special Mention: YNN, Syracuse, YNN.com -- Upstate New York's Interactive Web Channel--YNN.com web team
CLASS 3
- 1st Place: WKTV, Utica, WKTV.com--Staff
- Special Mention: WETM, Elmira, WETM 18 News Website--James Carl, Staff
RADIO
Category 2 BEST NEWS SPECIAL/DOCUMENTARY
CLASS 3
- 1st Place: WRVO, Oswego, Transforming Long Term Care in CNY--Joyce Gramza
- Special Mention: WSKG, Binghamton, Community Conversation: The Flood of 2011--Crystal Sarakas
Category 3 BEST NEWS SERIES
CLASS 3
- 1st Place: WRVO, Oswego, Concussions--Ellen Abbott
- Special Mention: WRVO, Oswego, What to do with Syracuse's unused buildings--Ryan Morden, Rachel Ward
- Special Mention: WSKG, Binghamton, 9 Seconds--Matt Richmond, Kathleen Harrison Cook, Crystal Sarakas, Gregory Keeler
Category 4 BEST INTERVIEW
CLASS 3
- 1st Place: WRVO, Oswego, Interview with tabla drum master Ustad Tari Khan--Mark Lavonier
- Special Mention: WSKG, Binghamton, Community Conversation: Talking About Complex Issues--Crystal Sarakas
Category 6 BEST CONTINUING NEWS COVERAGE
CLASS 3
- 1st Place: WRVO, Oswego, AIDS at 30: More about teens and less about adults--Ellen Abbott
Category 7 BEST ENTERPRISE REPORTING
CLASS 3
- 1st Place: WRVO, Oswego, Prom, Body Image and Eating Disorders--Joyce Gramza
Category 8 BEST FEATURE
CLASS 3
- 1st Place: WRVO, Oswego, Maple syrup farming brings a family together--Dave Bullard
Category 11 GENERAL EXCELLENCE IN USE OF MEDIUM
CLASS 3
- 1st Place: WRVO, Oswego, Remembering The Cardiff Giant--A. Randall Wenner
Category 12 BEST WEBSITE
CLASS 2
- 1st Place: WBEN-AM, Buffalo, Buffalo's News Site: WBEN.com--Dave Debo, Tell Vickers, Tim Wenger
- Special Mention: WBFO, Buffalo, wbfo.org--Timothy Nabzdyk, Eileen Buckley
- Special Mention: WXXI Radio, InnovationTrail.org--Innovation Trail Staff
- Note: We listed this because The Innovation Trail project is a joint effort between many stations, including Oswego's WRVO.
COLLEGE
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
Congratulations to all of the winners! The full list is available on the NYSAPBA website.
