2022 EIB Award Winners

Legendary Station of the Year
WCLG FM
Morgantown, WV 2
Best Television Station of the Year
WOWK 13 NEWS
Huntington/Charleston, WV
Dale B. Miller Distinquished Broadcaster Award
Hoppy Kercheval - WV MetroNews

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AC/Oldies Station of the Year

WWLW SKY 106.5 (Ranked)
WLTF Today's 97.5 (Unranked)

CHR Station of the Year

WHAJ-FM (Ranked)
WQZK-FM (Unranked)

Country Station of the Year

WXBW-FM (Ranked)
WBRB-FM 101.3 | The Bear | (Unranked)

News/Talk Station of the Year

580 WCHS (Ranked)
93.7 - 1340 WEPM WCST (Unranked)

Rock Station of the Year

WCMI-FM | 92.7 The Planet | (Ranked)
WFBY-FM (Unranked)

On-Air Personality

WVAQ-FM  Matt Kelly (Ranked)
WQZK-FM  Logan Scott (Unranked

Best Morning Show

WWLW-FM | The Breakfast Show |(Ranked) 
WQZK-FM | Amy's Morning Binge | (Unranked)

Best Newscast

WCHS-AM | Chris Lawrence WCHS Radio News | (Ranked)
WEPM-AM  | Marsha Chwalik Mid Morning News | (Unranked)

Best Talk Show

WAJR-AM |  Dave Wilson Talk of the Town | (Ranked)
WEPM-AM | Panhandle Live | (Unranked)

Best Sportscast

WKOY-FM  Dan McMahon (Ranked)
WRNR-AM  Spencer DuPuis (Unranked)

Best Play-by-Play

WKMZ-FM  Travis Jones The Bridgeport Indians (Ranked)
WEPM-AM   Jordan Nicewaner (Unranked)

Best Radio Promotion 

WMGA-FM  Reeves Kirtner 9th Sreet LIVE 

Best Radio Creative

WJLS-FM  Jerry Farley PC Outdoors Commerical 

Best Use of Digital Media

WSTG-FM   John EllerHot Sheet 

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Network Newscast

Nexstar TV Station Group of West Virginia - Mark Curtis | "West Virginia Tonight" The Mountain State's TV Newscast 

Network Sportscast

MetroNews  Kyle Wiggs | MetroNews Sports 

Network Talk Show  
MetroNews |  Kyle Wiggs 2021 High School Sportsline
 
Network Long-Form News Program  
WOWK TV | Amanda Barren "Inside West Virginia Politics" - Year End Reporter's Roundtable
MetroNews | Chris Lawrence West Virginia Outdoors
 
Network Play x Play  
WRNR-TV | Nick Verzolini Shepherd Football
Dave Wilson | Super Six High School Football Championships
 
Network Breaking News or Event Coverage  
MetroNews Jake Flatley Elkdale Murder-Suicide

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Best Community Outreach  
WCHS TV News Team Solutions For An Addicted Appalachia
 
Best Locally Produced Television Show  
WBOY TV  Nick Farrell Mountaineer GameDay: WVU vs. Oklahoma

Best Sports Anchor

WBOY TV Nick Farrell
WOWK TV Cassidy Wood

Best Investigative News Story or Series  
WSAZ  Brendan Tierney and Kristen Bentley Power Struggle
 
Best General Assignment Reporting  
WCHS TV Leslie Rubin  
 
Best MMJ  
WOWK TV Hannah Goetz  
 
Best Coverage of Breaking News  
WVVA  TV   Annie Moore Beckley V-A Acupuncture Investigation
 
Best Newscast: AM  
WSAZ TV  Bryan Brenda Hospital Service Workers Strike
 
Best Newscast: PM  
WCHS TV John Fauss Producer Eyewitness News at 11:00
 
Best Anchor  
WSAZ TV Taylor Eaton  
 
Best Weathercaster  
WCHS TV Brandon Lawson  
 
Best Feature News Report - Light  
WOWK TV Hannah Goetz and Elbert Mosley ’13 Gives Back’ honors ‘The Ice Cream Guy’
 
Best Feature News Report - Serious  
WOWK TV  Lily Bradley 20 Years Later: 9/11 Through the Eyes of WV
 
Best News Photographer  
WSAZ TV  Jay Melvin  
 
Best Use of Digital Media  
WVNS TV  Brandon Eanes 2021 Fill The Boot  Drive
 
Best TV Creative  
WOWK TV 13 NEWS THIS MORNING
WDTV TV  Jason Dobbins Audi of Clarksburg

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