2023 EIB Award Winners

DALE B. MILLER DISTINQUISHED BROADCASTER AWARD

MARK MARTIN
WCHS TELEVISION

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Best Community Outreach  
WSAZ TV 
Joseph Payton, Kristen Bentley and Jay Melvin   
Fired Up Friday: Igniting A New Tradition

Best Locally Produced Television Show
WSAZ TV 
Sarah Seger, Kristen Bentley and Joseph Payton   
53 Days

Best Coverage of Breaking News
Ave Rash – WCHS TV
School Swatting

Best Feature News Report – Light Feature 
Kathryn Ghion – WTRF TV
Flag Boxes Behind Bars 

Best Feature News Report – Serious Feature 
Larry Marrs-WVNS TV 
Faith and Recovery: Breaking the Chains of Addiction: The Jill Howell Story

Best Investigative News Story
Kristen Bentley -  WSAZ TV
Cancer Causing Chemicals

Best AM Newscast
JJ Mahan – WCHS TV
Eyewitness News at Noon

Best PM Newscast 
Chelsea Armstrong - WSAZ TV
Huntington Flooding

Best Sports Anchor:  TIE
Cassidy Wood – WOWK TV
Joseph Payton – WSAZ TV

Best Weathercaster
Spencer Adkins – WOWK TV 

Best Anchor
Taylor Eaton - WSAZ TV 

Best General Assignment Reporting
Leslie Rubin - WCHS TV
Teacher Abuse Caught On Camera

Best Reporter 
Emily Bennett - WSAZ TV

Best MMJ 
Marlee Pinchok – WSAZ TV

Best News Photographer  
Larry Marrs  - WVNS TV

Best Use of Digital Media     
Alyssa Hannahs - WSAZ TV

Best Television Creative

EXPERIENCE 13 NEWS - WOWK TV

Best Station Promo

13 News Haul News Haul to the Brawl- WOWK TV

Television Emerging Journalist 

Baylee Martin -WTRF TV

Television Station of the Year 

WSAZ TV

HUNTINGTON/CHARLESTON, WV  

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Country 

U 100.1 The Wolf
R WKWS FM 

Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR)

U WQZK  FM
R WHAJ FM 

AC/Oldies 

U WLTF Today’s 97.5
R WVAF FM 

Rock St of Year

U WDZN - FM
R WRZZ- FM

Best News/Talk/Sports St of Year

U   WEPM WCST
R   580 WCHS  

Best Newscast 

U WRNR Colin McLaughlin
R 580 WCHS Carrie Hodousek 

Best Breaking News 

R 580 WCHS  Chris Lawrence 

Best Radio News Feature - Hard News

U Jordan Nicewarner - WEPM
R 580 WCHS – Carrie Hodousek 

Best Radio News Feature - Soft News 

U WMOV – Tom Susman
R 580 WCHS - Chris Lawrence

Best Sportscast

U WICL-Luke Wiggs
Big Dawg Sports 11-21-22
R WKOY – Dan McMahon

Best Play-by-Play

U 94.7 WELK – Greg White
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFS
R WMGA FM – Jason Toy
Spring Valley HS @ Cabell Midland HS

Best Talk Show 

U Marsha Chwalik  - WEPM
Panhandle Live 
R Matt Deal – WHIS 
What's Next

Best Morning Show 

U Rona Mensah – WLFT - FM
Rise and Shine with Rona
R Jason Toy  - WXBW-FM 
Big Buck Country 101.5 FM

Best On-Air Radio Personality 

U Logan Scott -  WQZK FM 
R Mike Vincent - WKKW FM 

Best Use of Digital Media 

Jordan Nicewarner - WEPM AM 

Best Radio Promotion/Event Coverage 

U WSTG FM
IMPOSSIBLE EASTER EGG HUNT
R 98.7 The Beat
Woody Woods
Trick or Beat 

Best Radio Creative 

Rachelle Beatty - WVAQ
Turtle Tuesdays 

Radio Rookie Professional of the Year

Riley Griffith
WXDC FM 

Radio Station of the Year 

J104 – WHAJ FM
Bluefield, WV 

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Network Sportscast

Kyle Wiggs 

MetroNews Sports

 

Network Sports Play-By-Play 

Dave Wilson – WV MetroNews

WVSSAC Basketball Championships

 

Network Long-Form Program 

Chris Lawrence – MetroNews

WMOV-Anthony Lewis

Forgiveness with Antonio Brown 

 

Network Talk Show 

Dave Weekley & Dale Cooper

MetroNews Hotline

 

Network Newscast 

  WOWK TV New Team

“West Virginia Tonight” Honors a Hero

 

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