MAB Excellence in Broadcasting Awards 2024

    RADIO AWARDS
    STATION
    TITLE
  
    Breaking Weather (R)
     
    Second Place
    WCKK-FM
    June Storms
  
    First Place
    WCKK-FM
    August Heat Wave
  
    Continuing Coverage (R)
     
    Second Place
    Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio
    Rolling Fork Tornado
  
    First Place
    WCKK-FM
    Weather Coverage
  
    Public Affairs Program (R)
     
    Third Place
    WAKH-FM
    Talkin’ with the   Tigers Takes Over the Airwaves
  
    Second Place
    Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio
    Mississippi Edition:   Tornado Coverage, March 27, 2023
  
    First Place
    Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio
    Mississippi Edition:   Primary Election Special
  
     Achievement (R)
     
    Third Place
    WLIN-FM
    Attala County   Election Coverage
  
    Second Place
    WAKH-FM
    Southwest   Broadcasting Gets Involved
  
    First Place
    Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio
    Rolling Fork Tornado
  
    Breaking News (R)
     
    First Place
    WKOZ-FM
    Search Continues for Missing Murder Suspect
  
    Commercial Announcement - :30 seconds or less (R)
     
    Third Place
    WBZK-FM
    Wildfire in   Wonderland
  
    Third Place
    WKXY-FM
    Rogers Entomological   - Fancy Words
  
    Second Place
    WUSJ-FM
    Dickey’s Barbecue -   Choice of Words
  
    First Place
    WAKH-FM
    The Mooovable Move Crew
  
    Commercial Announcement - over :30 seconds (R)
     
    Third Place
    WYOY-FM
    Spillway Wine &   Spirits - Mother’s Day 2023
  
    Second Place
    WJKK-FM
    Mississippi Craftsman   Guild - Chimneyville 2023 REV
  
    First Place
    WJKK-FM
    TNT Garage Doors - Redneck Ray
  
    Commercial Campaign (R)
     
    Third Place
    WJXM-FM
    WJXM Bayou Classic   Contest
  
    Second Place
    WUSJ-FM
    Paradise Pools &   Spas 2023
  
    First Place
    WZKX-FM
    Bilbo’s Painting
  
    Documentary or Series of Stories (R)
     
    Second Place
    MSU Radio
    Sharing a Laugh: The   Impact of Popular Culture on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
  
    First Place
    Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio
    Robert E. Lee Day in Mississippi
  
    Feature Story (R)
     
    Third Place
    Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio
    Amid Low Water   Levels, 8th Annual Pearl River Clean Sweep Addresses Legacy Trash
  
    Second Place
    Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio
    International Dancers   Descend on Jackson to Compete, Build Community
  
    First Place
    WLIN-FM
    Scottish Tuba Player Cycling Natchez Trace
  
    Multimedia (R)
     
    Second Place
    WJXM-FM
    In the Community With   95.1 The Beat
  
    Second Place
    WLIN-FM
    Former Attala County   Fire Chief Final Call/Funeral Procession
  
    First Place
    WLIN-FM
    Kosciusko Artist’s Home/Studio Named One of America’s Most   Endangered Historic Places
  
    Anchor / Reporter (R)
     
    First Place
    WKOZ-FM
    Randy Bell
  
    Newscast (R)
     
    Third Place
    JSU
    Dexter Wade’s Funeral
  
    Second Place
    Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio
    MPB Newscast 6am   11-8-23
  
    First Place
    WLIN-FM
    September 29 Newscast
  
    Public Service Announcement   (R)
     
    Third Place
    WJDQ-FM
    Q in the Community
  
    Second Place
    WJXM-FM
    WJXM Community Event   for Mrs. Redd
  
    First Place
    WGCM-FM
    Mississippi Heroes Bacon Bit Pig Race
  
    Radio Morning Show (R)
     
    Third Place
    WROX-FM
    The Maddog Radio Show
  
    Second Place
    WUSJ-FM
    Your Country Morning Show with Nate and Traci
  
    First Place
    WCKK-FM
    BMO in the Morning
  
    Radio Personality of the Year   (R)
     
    Third Place
    WZLQ-FM
    Jason Dodson
  
    Second Place
    WYOY-FM
    Matt Mony 
  
    First Place
    WCKK-FM
    Brian “B’Mo” Montgomery
  
    Radio Sports Play By Play (R)
     
    Third Place
    WLIN-FM
    Holmes Community   College Football - :25 Second Touchdown Drive
  
    Second Place
    WLIN-FM
    Holmes Community   College Football - “Ask and You Shall Receive”
  
    First Place
    WLIN-FM
    Holmes Community College Football - Go Ahead TD Pass vs East   Central
  
    Radio Talk Show
     
    Second Place
    WAKH-FM
    Talkin’ with the   Tigers Takes Over the Airwaves
  
    First Place
    Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio
    Now You’re Talking
  
    Social Media   (R)
     
    Second Place
    WUSJ-FM
    Penn’s Restaurant   Catering 2023
  
    First Place
    WWMS-FM
    Miss 98 Facebook
  
    Sports Story (R)
     
    Third Place
    WAKH-FM
    Daily Sports - Not   Your Pawpaw’s NFL
  
    Second Place
    WKOZ-FM
    USM Baseball Season   Ends with Loss to Tennessee
  
    First Place
    MSU Radio
    Cowbell Culture: Small Instrument - Big Impact… The Cowbell as   a Fixture in American Music, Sports, and Popular Culture
  
    Sportscast or Sports Program   (R)
     
    Third Place
    WAKH-FM
    The Corner Blitz -   The Co-Lin Lady Wolfpack Celebrate a Softball World Series
  
    Second Place
    WAKH-FM
    The Corner Blitz -   Yet Another State Title for Parkland Softball
  
    First Place
    WAKH-FM
    The Corner Blitz - Nash Nunnery, author of “Mississippi   Gridiron Cathedrals”
  
    Station Promotion (R)
     
    Third Place
    WJXM-FM
    WJXM Treasure Chest   Winner
  
    Second Place
    WZKS-FM
    WZKS Holiday Helper
  
    First Place
    WYOY-FM
    WYOY Secret Sound 2023
  
    Use of Sound (R)
     
    Third Place
    JSU
    Black Music Month’s   Top 5 in 5
  
    Second Place
    WUSJ-FM
    Paradise Pools &   Spas - Chlorine Tablets March 2023
  
    First Place
    MSU Radio
    Cowbell Culture: Small Instrument - Big Impact… The Cowbell as   a Fixture in American Music, Sports, and Popular Culture
  
    Radio Public Service Award (R)
     
    Third Place
    WAKH-FM
    Talkin’ with the   Tigers Takes Over the Airwaves
  
    Second Place
    WJXM-FM
    WJXM Back to School
  
    First Place
    WJXM-FM
    WJMX Aim High Fridays
  
    Radio Station of the Year (R)
     
    First Place
    WUSJ-FM
    WUSJ/US 96.3

RADIO AWARDS	STATION	TITLE

Breaking Weather (R)
Second Place	WCKK-FM	June Storms
First Place	WCKK-FM	August Heat Wave
Continuing Coverage (R)
Second Place	Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio	Rolling Fork Tornado
First Place	WCKK-FM	Weather Coverage
Public Affairs Program (R)
Third Place	WAKH-FM	Talkin’ with the Tigers Takes Over the Airwaves
Second Place	Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio	Mississippi Edition: Tornado Coverage, March 27, 2023
First Place	Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio	Mississippi Edition: Primary Election Special
Achievement (R)
Third Place	WLIN-FM	Attala County Election Coverage
Second Place	WAKH-FM	Southwest Broadcasting Gets Involved
First Place	Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio	Rolling Fork Tornado
Breaking News (R)
First Place	WKOZ-FM	Search Continues for Missing Murder Suspect
Commercial Announcement - :30 seconds or less (R)
Third Place	WBZK-FM	Wildfire in Wonderland
Third Place	WKXY-FM	Rogers Entomological - Fancy Words
Second Place	WUSJ-FM	Dickey’s Barbecue - Choice of Words
First Place	WAKH-FM	The Mooovable Move Crew
Commercial Announcement - over :30 seconds (R)
Third Place	WYOY-FM	Spillway Wine & Spirits - Mother’s Day 2023
Second Place	WJKK-FM	Mississippi Craftsman Guild - Chimneyville 2023 REV
First Place	WJKK-FM	TNT Garage Doors - Redneck Ray
Commercial Campaign (R)
Third Place	WJXM-FM	WJXM Bayou Classic Contest
Second Place	WUSJ-FM	Paradise Pools & Spas 2023
First Place	WZKX-FM	Bilbo’s Painting
Documentary or Series of Stories (R)
Second Place	MSU Radio	Sharing a Laugh: The Impact of Popular Culture on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
First Place	Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio	Robert E. Lee Day in Mississippi
Feature Story (R)
Third Place	Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio	Amid Low Water Levels, 8th Annual Pearl River Clean Sweep Addresses Legacy Trash
Second Place	Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio	International Dancers Descend on Jackson to Compete, Build Community
First Place	WLIN-FM	Scottish Tuba Player Cycling Natchez Trace
Multimedia (R)
Second Place	WJXM-FM	In the Community With 95.1 The Beat
Second Place	WLIN-FM	Former Attala County Fire Chief Final Call/Funeral Procession
First Place	WLIN-FM	Kosciusko Artist’s Home/Studio Named One of America’s Most Endangered Historic Places
Anchor / Reporter (R)
First Place	WKOZ-FM	Randy Bell
Newscast (R)
Third Place	JSU	Dexter Wade’s Funeral
Second Place	Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio	MPB Newscast 6am 11-8-23
First Place	WLIN-FM	September 29 Newscast
Public Service Announcement (R)
Third Place	WJDQ-FM	Q in the Community
Second Place	WJXM-FM	WJXM Community Event for Mrs. Redd
First Place	WGCM-FM	Mississippi Heroes Bacon Bit Pig Race
Radio Morning Show (R)
Third Place	WROX-FM	The Maddog Radio Show
Second Place	WUSJ-FM	Your Country Morning Show with Nate and Traci
First Place	WCKK-FM	BMO in the Morning
Radio Personality of the Year (R)
Third Place	WZLQ-FM	Jason Dodson
Second Place	WYOY-FM	Matt Mony
First Place	WCKK-FM	Brian “B’Mo” Montgomery
Radio Sports Play By Play (R)
Third Place	WLIN-FM	Holmes Community College Football - :25 Second Touchdown Drive
Second Place	WLIN-FM	Holmes Community College Football - “Ask and You Shall Receive”
First Place	WLIN-FM	Holmes Community College Football - Go Ahead TD Pass vs East Central
Radio Talk Show
Second Place	WAKH-FM	Talkin’ with the Tigers Takes Over the Airwaves
First Place	Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio	Now You’re Talking
Social Media (R)
Second Place	WUSJ-FM	Penn’s Restaurant Catering 2023
First Place	WWMS-FM	Miss 98 Facebook
Sports Story (R)
Third Place	WAKH-FM	Daily Sports - Not Your Pawpaw’s NFL
Second Place	WKOZ-FM	USM Baseball Season Ends with Loss to Tennessee
First Place	MSU Radio	Cowbell Culture: Small Instrument - Big Impact… The Cowbell as a Fixture in American Music, Sports, and Popular Culture
Sportscast or Sports Program (R)
Third Place	WAKH-FM	The Corner Blitz - The Co-Lin Lady Wolfpack Celebrate a Softball World Series
Second Place	WAKH-FM	The Corner Blitz - Yet Another State Title for Parkland Softball
First Place	WAKH-FM	The Corner Blitz - Nash Nunnery, author of “Mississippi Gridiron Cathedrals”
Station Promotion (R)
Third Place	WJXM-FM	WJXM Treasure Chest Winner
Second Place	WZKS-FM	WZKS Holiday Helper
First Place	WYOY-FM	WYOY Secret Sound 2023
Use of Sound (R)
Third Place	JSU	Black Music Month’s Top 5 in 5
Second Place	WUSJ-FM	Paradise Pools & Spas - Chlorine Tablets March 2023
First Place	MSU Radio	Cowbell Culture: Small Instrument - Big Impact… The Cowbell as a Fixture in American Music, Sports, and Popular Culture
Radio Public Service Award (R)
Third Place	WAKH-FM	Talkin’ with the Tigers Takes Over the Airwaves
Second Place	WJXM-FM	WJXM Back to School
First Place	WJXM-FM	WJMX Aim High Fridays
Radio Station of the Year (R)
First Place	WUSJ-FM	WUSJ/US 96.3

    TELEVISION   AWARDS
    STATION
    TITLE
  
    Newscast (TV Noncommercial)
     
    First Place
    JSU-TV
    Jackson Film Camp
  
    Newscast (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WLOX
    WLOX Newscast
  
    Second Place
    WDAM
    WDAM News at 6:00pm
  
    First Place
    WTVA
    WTVA Newscast - July 27, 2023
  
    Newscast (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WAPT
    Debate Night
  
    Second Place
    WLBT
    WLBT News at 6 p.m.
  
    First Place
    WAPT
    16 WAPT News at 10
  
    General News (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WLOX
    Amish Group Helps   Rebuild After Tornado
  
    Second Place
    WDAM
    Remembering Jade   Rhodes
  
    First Place
    WDAM
    Are Eyewitness Accounts Reliable?
  
    General News (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WLBT
    Heat Impacts Farmers   and Their Crops
  
    Second Place
    WLBT
    Allegations of Child   Abuse at a Florence Daycare
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    Mother Demanding Answers After Finding Out Her Missing Son was   Buried in a Hinds County Cemetery
  
    Feature Story (TV Noncommercial)
     
    Third Place
    MSU TV Center
    Inside State: Colvard   Student Union
  
    Second Place
    MSU TV Center
    Puppies with a   Purpose
  
    First Place
    MSU TV Center
    Any of Them
  
    Feature Story   (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WCBI
    Willie and AJ: High   School Teammates Face Each Other in the Super Bowl
  
    Second Place
    WLOX
    Coast Life: Shark   Diving
  
    First Place
    WLOX
    98 Year Old Ship Island Volunteer
  
    Feature Story (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WLBT
    “I Could Shed Tears”:   Beatty Street Grocery Set to Close After 83 Years of Service in Jackson
  
    Second Place
    WLBT
    Mother of Soldier   Killed in Combat Speaks on True Meaning of Memorial Day
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    Project Blueberry
  
    Special Report (TV Noncommercial)
     
    First Place
    MSU TV Center
    On the Farm - Season   Two
  
    Special Report (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WTOK
    Neshoba County Fair   2023 Coverage
  
    Second Place
    WDAM
    Southern Miss   Football 2023: A Season to Soar
  
    First Place
    WTVA
    Special Report - Out of the Darkness
  
    Special Report (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WLBT
    My Gas Station, My   Drug Dealer
  
    Second Place
    WLBT
    Drowning in Waste
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    Sextortion: The Human Cost
  
    Achievement (TV Noncommercial)
     
    Noncommercial   TV
    MSU TV Center
    MSU TV Center
  
    Achievement (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WGBC
    Golden Apple  
  
    Second Place
    WLOX
    Moss Point Tornado:   Road to Recovery
  
    First Place
    WTOK
    WTOK Achievements of 2023
  
    Achievement (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WDBD
    Closing the Gap
  
    Third Place
    WAPT
    WAPT Blitz 16 Player   of the Year 2023
  
    Second Place
    WJTV
    Honoring Black   History: Sharing Our Stories
  
    Second Place
    WLBT
    Rolling Fork Tornado   and Aftermath Coverage
  
    First Place
    WAPT
    WAPT Virtual Newscast
  
    Breaking News (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WXXV
    Best Breaking News
  
    Second Place
    WCBI
    Breaking News - Plane   Crash
  
    First Place
    WLOX
    Black Spring Break Shooting
  
    Breaking News (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WLBT
    Rolling Fork Tornado:   The Morning After
  
    Second Place
    WAPT
    First Night in   Rolling Fork
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    Brandon Police Standoff - Officer Killed
  
    Breaking Weather (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WTOK
    WTOK Louin Tornado   Coverage
  
    Second Place
    WCBI
    WCBI Weather and News   Track Dangerous Storms and Aftermath
  
    First Place
    WTVA
    WTVA Breaking Weather - Amory Tornado Outbreak
  
    Breaking Weather (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WJTV
    Rolling Fork Tornado:   Aftermath
  
    Second Place
    WLBT
    Wall to Wall Coverage   of the Rolling Fork Tornado
  
    First Place
    WJTV
    Rolling Fork Tornado
  
    Commercial Announcement - :30   seconds or less (TV Noncommercial)
     
    First Place
    MSU TV Center
    What Matters 2024
  
    Commercial   Announcement - :30 seconds or less (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WHPM
    Coyote Pointe Meat
  
    Third Place
    WDAM
    Steak ’n Shake - Hype   2023
  
    Second Place
    WLOX
    Insecteco Bugs
  
    First Place
    WTOK
    Anderson Truebeam
  
    Commercial Announcement - :30 seconds or less (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WAPT
    “Super Fast” (The   Door Man)
  
    Second Place
    WAPT
    “Work of the Heart”   (Pax Hospice)
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    America’s Best Roofing: Roof Monster
  
    Commercial Announcement - over :30 seconds (TV Noncommercial)
     
    Second Place
    MSU TV Center
    Department of Ag and   Bio Engineering Promo
  
    First Place
    MSU TV Center
    Taking Care of What   Matters
  
    Commercial   Announcement - over :30 seconds (TV Small)
     
    First Place
    WLOX
    Taranto’s
  
    Commercial Announcement - over :30 seconds (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WLBT
    Two Gun Tactical
  
    Second Place
    WLBT
    Environment Masters   Annie’s Cool Summer Giveaway
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    Mississippi Blood   Services Valentine’s Blood Drive
  
    Commercial Campaign (TV Small)
     
    First Place
    MSU TV Center
    Farm to Fork:   Northeast Mississippi Foodie Trail
  
    Commercial Campaign (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WLOX
    Coast Coca Cola   Refreshing the Coast
  
    Second Place
    WGBC
    Brand New You
  
    First Place
    WGBC
    Gift Ideas Loeb's
  
    Commercial Campaign (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WLBT
    Blood Services Sickle   Cell
  
    Second Place
    WAPT
    Fondren Fitness
  
    First Place
    WAPT
    M-Bar is Back
  
    Continuing Coverage (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WCBI
    Shooting at Baptist   Memorial Hospital
  
    Second Place
    WDAM
    Camp Shelby Guardsman   Death, Soldier in Coma
  
    First Place
    WDAM
    Teen Dies Working at Chicken Plant
  
    Continuing Coverage (TV   Large) 
     
    Third Place
    WLBT
    Hinds Co. Inmates   Escape
  
    Second Place
    WJTV
    Continuing Coverage:   Rolling Fork Recovers
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    Jackson State Murder Investigation - Suspects Released
  
    Investigative Reporting (TV   Small)
     
    Third Place
    WTVA
    Surviving Zaza
  
    Second Place
    WDAM
    Former OSHA Advisor   Demands Answers in Teen’s Death
  
    First Place
    WLOX
    South Mississippi Cold Cases
  
    Investigative Reporting (TV   Large)
     
    Third Place
    WLBT
    3 On Your Side   Investigates: The Silent Witness
  
    Second Place
    WLBT
    3 On Your Side   Investigates: Taken for a Ride
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    3 On Your Side Investigates: Jackson’s Hidden Homicides
  
    Multimedia (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WTVA
    Johnny D. Talks to   the Stars: Actor David Newell
  
    Second Place
    WDAM
    Louin Tornado   Injuries & Death
  
    First Place
    WLOX
    Hidden History: Mississippi’s Nazi Prisoners of War
  
    Multimedia (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WLBT
    The Flora Incident
  
    Second Place
    WLBT
    “Beyond Belief”:   Jackson Woman Says Ex-Husband Died After Waiting 90 Minutes for Ambulance
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    “This is What Contract Steering Looks Like”: Council Votes   Down Richard’s Disposal
  
    News Anchor (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WDAM
    Brandy McGill
  
    Second Place
    WTVA
    Alyssa Martin
  
    First Place
    WLOX
    Hugh Keeton
  
    News Anchor (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WLBT
    Samantha German
  
    Second Place
    WAPT
    Megan West
  
    Second Place
    WJTV
    Byron Brown
  
    First Place
    WAPT
    Troy Johnson
  
    News Videographer (TV   Noncommercial)
     
    First Place
    MSU TV Center
    Olivia Aylsworth
  
    First Place
    MSU TV Center
    Don Warren
  
    News   Videographer (TV Small)
     
    First Place
    WLOX
    Hugh Keeton
  
    News Videographer (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WLBT
    Keith Honore
  
    Second Place
    WLBT
    Jerome DeLoach
  
    First Place
    WJTV
    Justin Burks
  
    Public Affairs Program (TV Noncommercial)
     
    Third Place
    MSU TV Center
    Dividends - April   2023
  
    Second Place
    MSU TV Center
    Spring 2023   Commencement
  
    First Place
    JSU-TV
    JSU LIVE Election   Night Coverage
  
    Public Affairs Program (TV Small)
     
    Second Place
    WGBC
    Golden Apple Awards   Ceremony for Teacher of the Year
  
    First Place
    WTOK
    WTOK’s 70th Anniversary Show
  
    Public Affairs Program (TV   Large)
     
    Third Place
    WAPT
    Conversation with the   Candidates - Hinds County Sheriff’s Race
  
    Second Place
    WAPT
    Commitment 2023   Gubernatorial Debate
  
    First Place
    WJTV
    Mississippi Insight: One-on-One with Tate Reeves and Brandon   Presley
  
    Public Service Announcement (TV Noncommercial)
     
    Second Place
    MSU TV Center
    Bully Move 2023
  
    First Place
    MSU TV Center
    Maroon Dreams 2023
  
    Public Service Announcement (TV Small)
     
    Small TV
    WTOK
    Stronger Together   Foundation
  
    Small TV
    WGBC
    Salvation Army
  
    Public Service Announcement   (TV Large)
     
    Second Place
    WAPT
    WAPT “BE HEARD”   (Disability Rights PSA)
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    Mothers of Murdered Sons 2023 PSAs
  
    Social Media (TV Small)
     
    First Place
    WLOX
    WLOX Instagram
  
    Social Media (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WLBT
    WLBT Instagram
  
    Second Place
    WLBT
    WLBT Twitter
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    WLBT Facebook
  
    Sports Anchor (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WXXV
    Jevan McCoskey
  
    Second Place
    WCBI
    Jon Sokoloff
  
    First Place
    WCBI
    Grace Ybarra
  
    Sports Anchor (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WJTV
    David Edelstein
  
    Second Place
    WJTV
    Blake Levine
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    Kasie Thomas
  
    Sports Story (TV Noncommercial)
     
    Second Place
    JSU-TV
    Mississippi Lady   Lakers
  
    First Place
    MSU TV Center
    9/20
  
    Sports Story (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WDAM
    Right Field Roost
  
    Second Place
    WLOX
    Continued Success on   the Racetrack
  
    First Place
    WLOX
    Mississippi Sea Wolves Practice
  
    Sports Story (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WJTV
    12 Year Old Superfan   Catches Head Coach’s Visor
  
    Second Place
    WJTV
    Friends to Foes: How   Starkville Teammates Wound Up On Opposite Sides of the Big Game
  
    First Place
    WAPT
    Sports Recovery After March Tornadoes
  
    Station Promos (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WCBI
    Sports Team Can’t   Help Themselves
  
    Second Place
    WTOK
    Color the Weather
  
    First Place
    WCBI
    Scenes from a WCBI Christmas
  
    Station Promos (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WAPT
    WAPT - Jackson’s   Breaking News Leader
  
    Second Place
    WLBT
    WLBT 3 On Your Side   Investigates
  
    First Place
    WAPT
    Commitment 2023: Gubernatorial Debate
  
    High School Football Program (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WLOX
    Friday Night Football   Show
  
    Second Place
    WDAM
    WDAM 7 Gametime
  
    First Place
    WTOK
    Football Friday
  
    High School Football Program (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WAPT
    WAPT Blitz 16
  
    Second Place
    WLBT
    The End Zone
  
    First Place
    WJTV
    WJTV Friday Night Rewind
  
    TV Reporter (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WXXV
    Lori Buhring
  
    Second Place
    WLOX
    Lauren Martinez
  
    First Place
    WLOX
    Noah Noble
  
    TV Reporter (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WLBT
    Joseph Doehring
  
    Second Place
    WLBT
    Holly Emery
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    Brendan Hall
  
    Weather Anchor (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WLOX
    Eric Jeansonne
  
    Second Place
    WTOK
    Deitra McKenzie
  
    First Place
    WLOX
    Wesley Williams
  
    Weather Anchor (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WAPT
    David Hartman
  
    Second Place
    WAPT
    Christana Kay
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    Dave Roberts
  
    Documentary or Series of Stories (TV Noncommercial)
     
    Second Place
    MSU TV Center
    Mariah
  
    First Place
    MSU TV Center
    The Stuff of   Nightmares
  
    Documentary or Series of Stories (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WTVA
    Out of the Darkness
  
    Second Place
    WLOX
    Black History Month
  
    First Place
    WLOX
    Coast Life: Showcasing South Mississippi
  
    Documentary or Series of Stories (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WAPT
    Mississippi Tornados:   Rebuilding and Recovery
  
    Second Place
    WDBD
    Closing the Gap
  
    First Place
    WJTV
    Medgar and Myrlie Evers: A Lasting Legacy
  
    First Amendment Award of Excellence (TV Large)
     
    First Place
    WLBT
    3 On Your Side Investigates: Side Hustle
  
    Television Public Service Award (TV Small)
     
    First Place
    WTOK
    WTOK Toython 2023
  
    Television Public Service Award (TV Large)
     
    Second Place
    WLBT
    WLBT Operation   Backpack
  
    First Place
    WAPT
    WAPT Tornado Relief Drive
  
    Television Rookie of the Year (TV Small)
     
    Third Place
    WTOK
    Cara Shirley
  
    Second Place
    WTVA
    Sami Roebuck
  
    First Place
    WLOX
    Parker Boyd
  
    Television Rookie of the Year (TV Large)
     
    Third Place
    WJTV
    Cameron Smith
  
    Second Place
    WAPT
    Isabel Davis
  
    First Place
    WLBT
    Morgan Harris
  
    Radio Lifetime Achievement (R)
     
    First Place
     
     Frank Edward "Eddie" Holladay
  
    Television Lifetime Achievement (TV Large or Small)
     
    First Place
     
     Walt Grayson
  
    Television Station of the Year (TV Small)
     
    First Place
    WTOK
     
    Television Station of the Year (TV Large)
     
    First Place
    WAPT

TELEVISION AWARDS	STATION	TITLE

Newscast (TV Noncommercial)
First Place	JSU-TV	Jackson Film Camp
Newscast (TV Small)
Third Place	WLOX	WLOX Newscast
Second Place	WDAM	WDAM News at 6:00pm
First Place	WTVA	WTVA Newscast - July 27, 2023
Newscast (TV Large)
Third Place	WAPT	Debate Night
Second Place	WLBT	WLBT News at 6 p.m.
First Place	WAPT	16 WAPT News at 10
General News (TV Small)
Third Place	WLOX	Amish Group Helps Rebuild After Tornado
Second Place	WDAM	Remembering Jade Rhodes
First Place	WDAM	Are Eyewitness Accounts Reliable?
General News (TV Large)
Third Place	WLBT	Heat Impacts Farmers and Their Crops
Second Place	WLBT	Allegations of Child Abuse at a Florence Daycare
First Place	WLBT	Mother Demanding Answers After Finding Out Her Missing Son was Buried in a Hinds County Cemetery
Feature Story (TV Noncommercial)
Third Place	MSU TV Center	Inside State: Colvard Student Union
Second Place	MSU TV Center	Puppies with a Purpose
First Place	MSU TV Center	Any of Them
Feature Story (TV Small)
Third Place	WCBI	Willie and AJ: High School Teammates Face Each Other in the Super Bowl
Second Place	WLOX	Coast Life: Shark Diving
First Place	WLOX	98 Year Old Ship Island Volunteer
Feature Story (TV Large)
Third Place	WLBT	“I Could Shed Tears”: Beatty Street Grocery Set to Close After 83 Years of Service in Jackson
Second Place	WLBT	Mother of Soldier Killed in Combat Speaks on True Meaning of Memorial Day
First Place	WLBT	Project Blueberry
Special Report (TV Noncommercial)
First Place	MSU TV Center	On the Farm - Season Two
Special Report (TV Small)
Third Place	WTOK	Neshoba County Fair 2023 Coverage
Second Place	WDAM	Southern Miss Football 2023: A Season to Soar
First Place	WTVA	Special Report - Out of the Darkness
Special Report (TV Large)
Third Place	WLBT	My Gas Station, My Drug Dealer
Second Place	WLBT	Drowning in Waste
First Place	WLBT	Sextortion: The Human Cost
Achievement (TV Noncommercial)
Noncommercial TV	MSU TV Center	MSU TV Center
Achievement (TV Small)
Third Place	WGBC	Golden Apple
Second Place	WLOX	Moss Point Tornado: Road to Recovery
First Place	WTOK	WTOK Achievements of 2023
Achievement (TV Large)
Third Place	WDBD	Closing the Gap
Third Place	WAPT	WAPT Blitz 16 Player of the Year 2023
Second Place	WJTV	Honoring Black History: Sharing Our Stories
Second Place	WLBT	Rolling Fork Tornado and Aftermath Coverage
First Place	WAPT	WAPT Virtual Newscast
Breaking News (TV Small)
Third Place	WXXV	Best Breaking News
Second Place	WCBI	Breaking News - Plane Crash
First Place	WLOX	Black Spring Break Shooting
Breaking News (TV Large)
Third Place	WLBT	Rolling Fork Tornado: The Morning After
Second Place	WAPT	First Night in Rolling Fork
First Place	WLBT	Brandon Police Standoff - Officer Killed
Breaking Weather (TV Small)
Third Place	WTOK	WTOK Louin Tornado Coverage
Second Place	WCBI	WCBI Weather and News Track Dangerous Storms and Aftermath
First Place	WTVA	WTVA Breaking Weather - Amory Tornado Outbreak
Breaking Weather (TV Large)
Third Place	WJTV	Rolling Fork Tornado: Aftermath
Second Place	WLBT	Wall to Wall Coverage of the Rolling Fork Tornado
First Place	WJTV	Rolling Fork Tornado
Commercial Announcement - :30 seconds or less (TV Noncommercial)
First Place	MSU TV Center	What Matters 2024
Commercial Announcement - :30 seconds or less (TV Small)
Third Place	WHPM	Coyote Pointe Meat
Third Place	WDAM	Steak ’n Shake - Hype 2023
Second Place	WLOX	Insecteco Bugs
First Place	WTOK	Anderson Truebeam
Commercial Announcement - :30 seconds or less (TV Large)
Third Place	WAPT	“Super Fast” (The Door Man)
Second Place	WAPT	“Work of the Heart” (Pax Hospice)
First Place	WLBT	America’s Best Roofing: Roof Monster
Commercial Announcement - over :30 seconds (TV Noncommercial)
Second Place	MSU TV Center	Department of Ag and Bio Engineering Promo
First Place	MSU TV Center	Taking Care of What Matters
Commercial Announcement - over :30 seconds (TV Small)
First Place	WLOX	Taranto’s
Commercial Announcement - over :30 seconds (TV Large)
Third Place	WLBT	Two Gun Tactical
Second Place	WLBT	Environment Masters Annie’s Cool Summer Giveaway
First Place	WLBT	Mississippi Blood Services Valentine’s Blood Drive
Commercial Campaign (TV Small)
First Place	MSU TV Center	Farm to Fork: Northeast Mississippi Foodie Trail
Commercial Campaign (TV Small)
Third Place	WLOX	Coast Coca Cola Refreshing the Coast
Second Place	WGBC	Brand New You
First Place	WGBC	Gift Ideas Loeb's
Commercial Campaign (TV Large)
Third Place	WLBT	Blood Services Sickle Cell
Second Place	WAPT	Fondren Fitness
First Place	WAPT	M-Bar is Back
Continuing Coverage (TV Small)
Third Place	WCBI	Shooting at Baptist Memorial Hospital
Second Place	WDAM	Camp Shelby Guardsman Death, Soldier in Coma
First Place	WDAM	Teen Dies Working at Chicken Plant
Continuing Coverage (TV Large)
Third Place	WLBT	Hinds Co. Inmates Escape
Second Place	WJTV	Continuing Coverage: Rolling Fork Recovers
First Place	WLBT	Jackson State Murder Investigation - Suspects Released
Investigative Reporting (TV Small)
Third Place	WTVA	Surviving Zaza
Second Place	WDAM	Former OSHA Advisor Demands Answers in Teen’s Death
First Place	WLOX	South Mississippi Cold Cases
Investigative Reporting (TV Large)
Third Place	WLBT	3 On Your Side Investigates: The Silent Witness
Second Place	WLBT	3 On Your Side Investigates: Taken for a Ride
First Place	WLBT	3 On Your Side Investigates: Jackson’s Hidden Homicides
Multimedia (TV Small)
Third Place	WTVA	Johnny D. Talks to the Stars: Actor David Newell
Second Place	WDAM	Louin Tornado Injuries & Death
First Place	WLOX	Hidden History: Mississippi’s Nazi Prisoners of War
Multimedia (TV Large)
Third Place	WLBT	The Flora Incident
Second Place	WLBT	“Beyond Belief”: Jackson Woman Says Ex-Husband Died After Waiting 90 Minutes for Ambulance
First Place	WLBT	“This is What Contract Steering Looks Like”: Council Votes Down Richard’s Disposal
News Anchor (TV Small)
Third Place	WDAM	Brandy McGill
Second Place	WTVA	Alyssa Martin
First Place	WLOX	Hugh Keeton
News Anchor (TV Large)
Third Place	WLBT	Samantha German
Second Place	WAPT	Megan West
Second Place	WJTV	Byron Brown
First Place	WAPT	Troy Johnson
News Videographer (TV Noncommercial)
First Place	MSU TV Center	Olivia Aylsworth
First Place	MSU TV Center	Don Warren
News Videographer (TV Small)
First Place	WLOX	Hugh Keeton
News Videographer (TV Large)
Third Place	WLBT	Keith Honore
Second Place	WLBT	Jerome DeLoach
First Place	WJTV	Justin Burks
Public Affairs Program (TV Noncommercial)
Third Place	MSU TV Center	Dividends - April 2023
Second Place	MSU TV Center	Spring 2023 Commencement
First Place	JSU-TV	JSU LIVE Election Night Coverage
Public Affairs Program (TV Small)
Second Place	WGBC	Golden Apple Awards Ceremony for Teacher of the Year
First Place	WTOK	WTOK’s 70th Anniversary Show
Public Affairs Program (TV Large)
Third Place	WAPT	Conversation with the Candidates - Hinds County Sheriff’s Race
Second Place	WAPT	Commitment 2023 Gubernatorial Debate
First Place	WJTV	Mississippi Insight: One-on-One with Tate Reeves and Brandon Presley
Public Service Announcement (TV Noncommercial)
Second Place	MSU TV Center	Bully Move 2023
First Place	MSU TV Center	Maroon Dreams 2023
Public Service Announcement (TV Small)
Small TV	WTOK	Stronger Together Foundation
Small TV	WGBC	Salvation Army
Public Service Announcement (TV Large)
Second Place	WAPT	WAPT “BE HEARD” (Disability Rights PSA)
First Place	WLBT	Mothers of Murdered Sons 2023 PSAs
Social Media (TV Small)
First Place	WLOX	WLOX Instagram
Social Media (TV Large)
Third Place	WLBT	WLBT Instagram
Second Place	WLBT	WLBT Twitter
First Place	WLBT	WLBT Facebook
Sports Anchor (TV Small)
Third Place	WXXV	Jevan McCoskey
Second Place	WCBI	Jon Sokoloff
First Place	WCBI	Grace Ybarra
Sports Anchor (TV Large)
Third Place	WJTV	David Edelstein
Second Place	WJTV	Blake Levine
First Place	WLBT	Kasie Thomas
Sports Story (TV Noncommercial)
Second Place	JSU-TV	Mississippi Lady Lakers
First Place	MSU TV Center	9/20
Sports Story (TV Small)
Third Place	WDAM	Right Field Roost
Second Place	WLOX	Continued Success on the Racetrack
First Place	WLOX	Mississippi Sea Wolves Practice
Sports Story (TV Large)
Third Place	WJTV	12 Year Old Superfan Catches Head Coach’s Visor
Second Place	WJTV	Friends to Foes: How Starkville Teammates Wound Up On Opposite Sides of the Big Game
First Place	WAPT	Sports Recovery After March Tornadoes
Station Promos (TV Small)
Third Place	WCBI	Sports Team Can’t Help Themselves
Second Place	WTOK	Color the Weather
First Place	WCBI	Scenes from a WCBI Christmas
Station Promos (TV Large)
Third Place	WAPT	WAPT - Jackson’s Breaking News Leader
Second Place	WLBT	WLBT 3 On Your Side Investigates
First Place	WAPT	Commitment 2023: Gubernatorial Debate
High School Football Program (TV Small)
Third Place	WLOX	Friday Night Football Show
Second Place	WDAM	WDAM 7 Gametime
First Place	WTOK	Football Friday
High School Football Program (TV Large)
Third Place	WAPT	WAPT Blitz 16
Second Place	WLBT	The End Zone
First Place	WJTV	WJTV Friday Night Rewind
TV Reporter (TV Small)
Third Place	WXXV	Lori Buhring
Second Place	WLOX	Lauren Martinez
First Place	WLOX	Noah Noble
TV Reporter (TV Large)
Third Place	WLBT	Joseph Doehring
Second Place	WLBT	Holly Emery
First Place	WLBT	Brendan Hall
Weather Anchor (TV Small)
Third Place	WLOX	Eric Jeansonne
Second Place	WTOK	Deitra McKenzie
First Place	WLOX	Wesley Williams
Weather Anchor (TV Large)
Third Place	WAPT	David Hartman
Second Place	WAPT	Christana Kay
First Place	WLBT	Dave Roberts
Documentary or Series of Stories (TV Noncommercial)
Second Place	MSU TV Center	Mariah
First Place	MSU TV Center	The Stuff of Nightmares
Documentary or Series of Stories (TV Small)
Third Place	WTVA	Out of the Darkness
Second Place	WLOX	Black History Month
First Place	WLOX	Coast Life: Showcasing South Mississippi
Documentary or Series of Stories (TV Large)
Third Place	WAPT	Mississippi Tornados: Rebuilding and Recovery
Second Place	WDBD	Closing the Gap
First Place	WJTV	Medgar and Myrlie Evers: A Lasting Legacy
First Amendment Award of Excellence (TV Large)
First Place	WLBT	3 On Your Side Investigates: Side Hustle
Television Public Service Award (TV Small)
First Place	WTOK	WTOK Toython 2023
Television Public Service Award (TV Large)
Second Place	WLBT	WLBT Operation Backpack
First Place	WAPT	WAPT Tornado Relief Drive
Television Rookie of the Year (TV Small)
Third Place	WTOK	Cara Shirley
Second Place	WTVA	Sami Roebuck
First Place	WLOX	Parker Boyd
Television Rookie of the Year (TV Large)
Third Place	WJTV	Cameron Smith
Second Place	WAPT	Isabel Davis
First Place	WLBT	Morgan Harris
Radio Lifetime Achievement (R)
First Place		Frank Edward "Eddie" Holladay
Television Lifetime Achievement (TV Large or Small)
First Place		Walt Grayson
Television Station of the Year (TV Small)
First Place	WTOK
Television Station of the Year (TV Large)
First Place	WAPT

    STUDENT BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR
    STUDENT
    SCHOOL
  
    Finalist
    Tanner Marlar
    Mississippi State University
  
    Finalist
    MeKiyla Brown
    Alcorn State University
  
    Finalist
    Aubrey Carter
    Mississippi State University
  
    Second PlaceFinalist
    Joliyah Daughtry
    Jackson State University
  
    Finalist
    Christopher Farrish
    Hinds Community College
  
    Finalist
    Amaya Norman
    University of Southern Mississippi
  
    Winner - Radio
    Keiran Lencheski
    University of Mississippi
  
    Winner - Television
    Loral Winn
    University of Mississippi