OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — The 2014 winners in the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association contest for AP member stations in Delaware, the District of Columbia and Maryland:
BEST OF SHOW
TV – WUSA-TV, Washington, “USO’s Turkeys for Troops,” Samara Martin Ewing, Jeffrey Cridland, Greg Guise
Radio – WAMU-FM, Washington, “Deals For Developers,” Patrick Madden, Julie Patel
TELEVISION
Washington Metro
SPOT NEWS REPORTING
Voice of America, Washington, “Boston Marathon,” Carolyn Presutti, Mike Burke
NEWS SERIES
WUSA-TV, Washington, “Saving Ryan,” Andrea McCarren, Joseph Martin
COVERAGE OF A CONTINUING STORY
WJLA-TV, Washington, “Tragedy at the Washington Navy Yard,” WJLA staff
DOCUMENTARY OR IN-DEPTH REPORTING
WUSA-TV, Washington, “Madiba: The Heart of South Africa,” Derek McGinty, Kevin King, Samara Martin Ewing
YEAR-ROUND LOCAL SPORTS COVERAGE
WUSA-TV, Washington, WUSA staff
EDITORIAL OR COMMENTARY
WRC-TV, Washington, “Vance’s View,” Jim Vance
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM OR SERIES
WUSA-TV, Washington, “USO Turkeys for Troops,” Samara Martin Ewing, Jeffrey Cridland, Greg Guise
ENTERPRISE REPORTING
WUSA-TV, Washington, “DC Cabbies Pass People with Disabilities,” Russ Ptacek, Erin Van der Bellen, Felix Ortiz, Samara Martin Ewing
FEATURE OR HUMAN INTEREST STORY
WJLA-TV, Washington, “Welcome Back,” Greta Kreuz, Brandon Mowry
SPORTS FEATURE
WJLA-TV, Washington, “Rafi’s Recovery,” Tim Brant, Alex Parker, Jennifer Schoenmann, Joe Hansard
PHOTOGRAPHY
WJLA-TV, Washington, “Shot With Passion,” Brandon Mowry
SPECIALTY REPORTING
WJLA-TV, Washington, “7 on Your Side,” Kris Van Cleave, Mary Kay Mallonee
WEATHERCAST
WUSA-TV, Washington, “Topper Shutt Severe Weather,” Topper Shutt
NEWSCAST
WRC-TV, Washington, “News4 at 11,” WRC staff
NEWS OPERATION OF THE YEAR
WUSA-TV, Washington, WUSA9 News staff
WEBSITE
WJLA-TV, Washington, “WJLA.com,” WJLA staff
BEST REPORTER
WUSA-TV, Washington, Andrea McCarren
VIDEO JOURNALIST/ONE-MAN BAND REPORTER
WJLA-TV, Washington, “Jenny Doren Reports”
MULTIMEDIA/ONLINE JOURNALISM
No entries submitted
Baltimore/Wilmington Metro
SPOT NEWS REPORTING
WBFF-TV, Baltimore, “Navy Yard Shooting,” Kathleen Cairns-Heist, Dave Larson
NEWS SERIES
WBFF-TV, Baltimore, “Questionable Justice,” Joy Lepola-Stewart
COVERAGE OF A CONTINUING STORY
WBAL-TV, Baltimore, “Rosedale Train Derailment,” Tim Tunison, WBAL-TV News Team
DOCUMENTARY OR IN-DEPTH REPORTING
WMAR-TV, Baltimore, “Dying in Daycare: The Trevor Ulrich Story,” Joce Sterman, Tony Marsala
YEAR-ROUND LOCAL SPORTS COVERAGE
WBFF-TV, Baltimore, Paul Strzegowski, Bruce Cunnigham,
Morgan Adsit, Jed Gamber
EDITORIAL OR COMMENTARY
No entries submitted
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM OR SERIES
WBFF-TV, Baltimore, “Town Hall-Race Relations,” Mark Hyman, Greg Massoni, Mike Tomko, Jennifer Gilbert
ENTERPRISE REPORTING
WMAR-TV, Baltimore, “Unlocked: Sex Offenders Under the Radar,” Joce Sterman, Tony Marsala, Jeff Herman
FEATURE OR HUMAN INTEREST STORY
WBFF-TV, Baltimore, “Bees in Trees,” Melinda Roeder, David Larson
SPORTS FEATURE
WBAL-TV, Baltimore, “Ed Reed Profile,” Lowell Melser, Bridget McGeady
TELEVISION PHOTOGRAPHY
WBFF-TV, Baltimore, “Larson Photography,” David Larson
SPECIALTY REPORTING
WBAL-TV, Baltimore, “Medical Alert with Donna Hamilton,” Donna Hamilton, Joyce Karp, Chuck Cochran, Howard Melnick, Augusta Brennan-Jones
WEATHERCAST
WBFF-TV, Baltimore, “Jonathan Myers-Weather”
NEWSCAST
WBAL-TV, Baltimore, “11 News Tonight,” WBAL-TV 11 News Team
NEWS OPERATION OF THE YEAR
WBFF-TV, Baltimore, Mike Tomko, John Crosset, Casey Clark, Bryan Barr
WEBSITE
WBAL-TV, Baltimore, “WBALTV.com,” WBAL Web Team staff
BEST REPORTER
WBFF-TV, Baltimore, Melinda Roeder
VIDEO JOURNALIST/ONE-MAN BAND REPORTER
WBFF-TV, Baltimore, “Paul Gessler”
MULTIMEDIA/ONLINE JOURNALISM
No entries submitted
Non-Metro
SPOT NEWS REPORTING
WMDT-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, “OC Fatal Fire,” Jemie Lee
NEWS SERIES
WMDT-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, “Wicomico’s Most Wanted,” Emily Lampa
COVERAGE OF A CONTINUING STORY
WBOC-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, “Accomack County Arsons,” WBOC staff
DOCUMENTARY OR IN-DEPTH REPORTING
WBOC-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, “Accomack County Arsons,” WBOC staff
YEAR-ROUND LOCAL SPORTS COVERAGE
WBOC-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, “Scott Abraham: Local Sports Coverage,” Scott Abraham
EDITORIAL OR COMMENTARY
No entries submitted
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM OR SERIES
WBOC-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, “Delmarva’s Casinos: The Chips Are Down,” Michael Chesney
ENTERPRISE REPORTING
WMDT-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, “Jungle Controversy,” Kody Leibowitz, Michael Lawrence
FEATURE OR HUMAN INTEREST STORY
WBOC-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, “Damaged Ocean City Boardwalk for Sale,” Denise Sawyer
SPORTS FEATURE
WBOC-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, “The Ambassador of Easton,” Scott Abraham, Marc Erlick
TELEVISION PHOTOGRAPHY
WBOC-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, “David Gordon Photography,” David Gordon
SPECIALTY REPORTING
No entries submitted
WEATHERCAST
WMDT-TV, Salisbury, Maryland “Main Weather 8.23.13,” Travis Michels
NEWSCAST
WBOC-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, John Dearing, Ron Krisulevicz, Joe Carmean, Steve Hammond, Paul Butler, Dan Satterfield
NEWS OPERATION OF THE YEAR
WBOC-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, John Dearing, Ron Krisulevicz, Joe Carmean, Steve Hammond
WEBSITE
WBOC-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, “WBOC.com,” Kye Parsons, News Department
BEST REPORTER
WBOC-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, Corrina Pysa
VIDEO JOURNALIST/ONE-MAN BAND REPORTER
WBOC-TV, Salisbury, Maryland, “Michael Chesney”
MULTIMEDIA/ONLINE JOURNALISM
No entries submitted
RADIO
Washington Metro
SPOT NEWS REPORTING
WAMU-FM, Washington, “Shooting on Capitol Hill,” WAMU staff
NEWS SERIES
WNEW-FM, Washington, “Fire Fight,” Kevin Patrick
COVERAGE OF A CONTINUING STORY
WTOP-FM, Washington, “Government Shutdown,” WTOP staff
USE OF SOUND
WTOP-FM, Washington, “Fire Fight,” Thomas Warren
DOCUMENTARY OR IN-DEPTH REPORTING
WAMU-FM, Washington, “Yesterday’s Dropouts,” Kavitha Cardoza, Tara Boyle
YEAR-ROUND LOCAL SPORTS COVERAGE
WTOP-FM, Washington, WTOP staff
EDITORIAL OR COMMENTARY
WTOP-FM, Washington, “Core Values,” Chris Core
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM OR SERIES
WAMU-FM, Washington, “Metro Connection: Shaw,” Rebecca Sheir, Tara Boyle, Emily Berman, Jacob Fenston, Hans Anderson, Lauren Ober
ENTERPRISE REPORTING
WAMU-FM, Washington, “Deals for Developers,” Patrick Madden, Julie Patel
FEATURE OR HUMAN INTEREST STORY
WAMU-FM, Washington, “Mother Copes With Loss of Child by Educating Others,” Jacob Fenston
SPORTS FEATURE
WTOP-FM, Washington, “Hockey Dentist,” Jonathan Warner
SPECIALTY REPORTING
WAMU-FM, Washington, “Transportation in the D.C. Region,” Martin DiCaro
NEWSCAST
WNEW-FM, Washington, “August 1, 2013,” WNEW News staff
NEWS OPERATION OF THE YEAR
WAMU-FM, Washington, WAMU News staff
TALK SHOW
WTOP-FM, Washington, “Ask the Governor,” Mark Lewis, Debra Feinstein
WEBSITE
WNEW-FM, Washington, “CBSDC.com,” Chuck Carroll
BEST REPORTER
WTOP-FM, Washington, Megan Cloherty
MULTIMEDIA/ONLINE JOURNALISM
WTOP-FM, Washington, “A Hero’s Best Friend,” Darci Marchese
Baltimore/Wilmington Metro
SPOT NEWS REPORTING
WDEL-AM, Wilmington, Delaware, “Courthouse Shooting,” WDEL staff
NEWS SERIES
WBAL-AM, Baltimore, “The Game Change,” Anne Kramer
COVERAGE OF A CONTINUING STORY
No entries submitted
USE OF SOUND
WBAL-AM, Baltimore, “Making Vodka Is a Family Affair in Maryland,” Anne Kramer
DOCUMENTARY OR IN-DEPTH REPORTING
WDEL-AM, Wilmington, Delaware, “Meth Madness,” Amy Cherry
YEAR-ROUND LOCAL SPORTS COVERAGE
WDEL-AM, Wilmington, Delaware, WDEL staff
EDITORIAL OR COMMENTARY
No entries submitted
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM OR SERIES
WEAA-FM, Baltimore, “South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Special,” Beverly Burke, Drew Holt
ENTERPRISE REPORTING
WDEL-AM, Wilmington, Delaware, “Bullying on the Bus,” Amy Cherry
FEATURE OR HUMAN INTEREST STORY
WBAL-AM, Baltimore, “Gwynn Oak’s 50th,” Robert Lang
SPORTS FEATURE
WBAL-AM, Baltimore, “Maryland’s Day at the Races,” Scott Wykoff
SPECIALTY REPORTING
WDEL-AM, Wilmington, Delaware, “Delaware Education Watch,” Amy Cherry
NEWSCAST
WDEL-AM, Wilmington, Delaware, “Delaware’s Morning News,” WDEL staff
NEWS OPERATION OF THE YEAR
WDEL-AM, Wilmington, Delaware, WDEL staff
TALK SHOW
WDEL-AM, Wilmington, Delaware, “The Rick Jensen Show,” Rick Jensen
WEBSITE
WDEL-AM, Wilmington, Delaware, “WDEL.com,” WDEL staff
BEST REPORTER
WDEL-AM, Wilmington, Delaware, Amy Cherry
MULTIMEDIA/ONLINE JOURNALISM
No entries submitted
Non-Metro
SPOT NEWS REPORTING
WFMD-AM, Frederick, Maryland “Pete Wiles Fire,” WFMD News Team
NEWS SERIES
WRAU-FM, Ocean City, Maryland, “Heroin on the Coast,” Bryan Russo, Tara Boyle
COVERAGE OF A CONTINUING STORY
WFMD-AM, Frederick, Maryland, “Ethan Saylor Death,” WFMD News Team
USE OF SOUND
WSCL/WSDL, Salisbury, Maryland, “Salisbury Rollergirls,” Don Rush
DOCUMENTARY OR IN-DEPTH REPORTING
WSCL/WSDL, Salisbury, Maryland, “Guatemalan on Delmarva,” Don Rush
YEAR-ROUND LOCAL SPORTS COVERAGE
WFMD-AM, Frederick, Maryland, Ed Lulie, Pete McCloud
EDITORIAL OR COMMENTARY
WSCL/WSDL, Salisbury, Maryland, “A Violent World,” George Merrill
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM OR SERIES
WRAU-FM, Ocean City, Maryland, “Coastal Connection,” Bryan Russo, Tara Boyle
ENTERPRISE REPORTING
WRAU-FM, Ocean City, Maryland, “Berlin Residents Rally for Pedestrian Safety,” Bryan Russo, Tara Boyle
FEATURE OR HUMAN INTEREST STORY
WSCL/WSDL, Salisbury, Maryland, “The Hill,” Don Rush
SPORTS FEATURE
WRAU-FM, Ocean City, Maryland, “Boxing Coach Keeps Kids Off Street,” Bryan Russo, Tara Boyle
SPECIALTY REPORTING
WSCL/WSDL, Salisbury, Maryland, “Philosophy in Music,” Kara Dahl Russell, Dr. Joerg Tuske
NEWSCAST
WFMD-AM, Frederick, Maryland, “Newscast 5:05 p.m., Feb. 14, 2013,” WFMD News Team
NEWS OPERATION OF THE YEAR
WFMD-AM, Frederick, Maryland, WFMD News Team
TALK SHOW
WXDE-FM, Lewes, Delaware, “Minister Defies the Methodist Church and Performs Same-Sex Marriage Ceremony for Son,” Susan Monday
WEBSITE
WFMD-AM, Frederick, Maryland, “WFMD.com,” WFMD News Team
BEST REPORTER
WRAU-FM, Ocean City, Maryland, Bryan Russo
MULTIMEDIA/ONLINE JOURNALISM
No entries submitted
CERTIFICATE FOR NEWS COOPERATION:
WTOP-FM, Washington
WBAL-AM, Baltimore
WBAL-TV, Baltimore
WMAR-TV, Baltimore
WDEL-AM, Wilmington, Delaware
