2020 EIB Award Winners

 

2020
Mel Burka Distinguished Broadcaster Award
Perry A Sook
Nexstar Media Group  
2020
Legendary Station of the Year
WJLS The Big Dawg
Beckley, WV  
2020
Best Television Station of the Year
WSAZ TV
Huntington, WV  

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AC/Oldies Station of the Year
SKY 1065
WSTG FM

CHR Station of the Year
J104 - WHAJ
WQZK FM

Country Station of the Year
WXBW FM Big Buck Country 101.5
WVMD The Wolf

News/Talk Station of the Year
WEPM AM
580 WCHS

Rock Station of the Year
WRZZ-FM Classic Rock Z106.1
93.5 WFBY

On-Air Personality
WVAQ Matt Kelly
WQZK Logan Scott

Best Morning Show 
WWLW The Breakfast Show
WDZN Jordan Nicewarner

Best Newscast:
580 WCHS Jeff Jenkins
WEPM & WCST Mike McCullough

Best Talk Show
WHIS Radio Active
WEPM and WSCT Mike McCullough

Best Sportscast
WHKX-WHQX Kicks Country
WKLP Tony Cimaglia

Best Play-by-Play
WMGA Jason Toy
WLTF Andrew Caridi

Best Radio Promotion
WVAF STEVE BISHOP and JENNY MURRAY

Best Radio Creative
WCLG Marshall Sears

Best Use of Digital Media
WXBW BIG BUCK COUNTRY

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Sports Play-by-Play
MetroNews Kyle Wiggs

Network Newscast
Metronews Jeff Jenkins
WOWK TV West Virginia Tonight

Network Long-Form News Program
WOWK TV Inside West Virginia Politics
MetroNews Kyle Wiggs

Network Breaking News or Event Coverage
MetroNews Shauna Johnson

Network Talk Show
West Virginia Outdoors with Chris Lawrence

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Best Community Outreach
WSAZ TV Homes of Hope

Best Locally Produced Television Show
WTRF TV Wheeling 250 Parade

Best Sports Anchor
WBOY TV Nick Farrell

Best Investigative News Story or Series
WVVA TV Jennifer Roberts

Best General Assignment Reporting
WDTV TV Josh Croup
WCHS TV Whitney Wetzel

Best MMJ
WTRF TV Kathryn Ghion

Best Coverage of Breaking News
WTRF TV Ziegenfelder Fire

Best Newscast AM
WVVA - WVVA Today

Best Newscast PM
WCHS TV Producer - Latasha Saunders

Best Anchor
WSAZ TV Katie Wilson

Best Weathercaster
WOWK TV Spencer Adkins

Best Feature News Report - Light
WSAZ TV Taylor Eaton

Best Feature News Report - Serious
WVNS TV Larry Marrs

Best News Photographer
WVVA TV Matt Irvin

Best Use of Digital Media
WSAZ TV

Best TV Creative
WTRF TV Shawn Holmes{/sliders}

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