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AP awards aplenty for Austin broadcasters
Austin’s television stations picked up nearly 40 awards in this year’s Texas Associated Press Broadcasters competition.
Plaques were handed out in a ceremony Saturday night at the Headliners Club.
In Division 2 — comprised of Austin and San Antonio stations — our local TV newsrooms snagged honors in virtually every category, even managing to sweep several categories, including best Web site.
KVUE was the night’s big winner, bringing home 20 awards total, including first-place honors in nine categories. The full list of honors won by Austin broadcasters, courtesy of the TAPB Web site, is below:
Best newscast—
- Second place: KVUE, Austin. Frank Volpicella. Aired 6 p.m. 12-17-2008
Best sportscast—
Second place: KXAN, Austin. Roger Wallace, Brian Sanders & Leila Rahimi. Aired 10 p.m. 9-26-2008
Honorable mention: KEYE, Austin. Bob Ballou, Chris Pelikan & Anthony Geronimo. Aired 10 p.m. 9-26-2008
Best weathercast—
Second place: News 8 Austin. Maureen McCann. Aired 12-17-2008
Honorable mention: KTBC, Austin. Scott Fisher. Aired 9 p.m. 6-24-2008
Best news anchor/team—
First place: KVUE, Austin. Tyler Sieswerda
Honorable mention: KVUE, Austin. Terri Gruca
Best spot coverage/station—
First place: KVUE, Austin. May Storms
Second place: KXAN, Austin. Amber Alert for Adrian Jaimes
Honorable mention: KXAN, Austin. Governor’s Mansion Fire
Best spot story/individual—
- Honorable mention: News 8 Austin. Heidi Zhou & Eddie Garcia. Highway Rescue
Best feature/serious—
First place: KVUE, Austin. Christine Haas & Todd Rogenthien. Jessica’s Story
Honorable mention: KVUE, Austin. Tyler Sieswerda & Jarrod Wise. Race for Cancer
Best feature/light—
First place: KTBC, Austin. Foti Kallergis, Marshall Fowler & Josh Lippold. Personal Paparazzi
Honorable mention: KVUE, Austin. Clara Tuma & Scott McKenney. Haunted Theaters
Best investigative—
First place: KVUE, Austin. Christine Haas & Todd Rogenthien. Sex Offender Loophole
Second place: KEYE, Austin. Nanci Wilson & Joe Moreno. Austin Building Inspectors
Best Photojournalism/Station
- First place: KVUE, Austin
Best photojournalism/individual—
Second place: KVUE, Austin. Doug Naugle
Honorable mention: KVUE, Austin. Nathan Cardenas
Best documentary/TV magazine or special—
First place: KVUE, Austin. Olga Campos & Kathy Hadlock. Home for the Holidays
Second place: News 8 Austin. Rachel Elsberry, Drew Moses & Chris Rodriguez. ACL Music Festival
Honorable mention: KVUE, Austin. Quita Culpepper & Kathy Hadlock. Does It Work?
Best series—
First place: KEYE, Austin. Jason Wheeler. Hurricane Ike
Second place: KVUE, Austin. Clara Tuma, Jarrod Wise & Doug Naugle. Survivor’s Story
Honorable mention: KTBC, Austin. Foti Kallergis, Marshall Fowler & Josh Lippold. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Best specialty/beat reporting—
First place: KVUE, Austin. Elise Hu. Political Beat
Honorable mention: News 8 Austin. Victor Diaz. Film Industry
Best reporter—
- First place: KVUE, Steve Alberts
Best general assignment—
First place: KVUE, Austin. Christine Haas & Todd Rogenthien. Jessica’s Story
Second place: KVUE, Austin. Shelton Green & Robert McMurrey. Last House Standing
Honorable mention: KTBC, Austin. Rudy Koski & Sonny Carillo. Caldwell Shootout
Best continuing coverage—
Second place: KEYE, Austin. Jason Wheeler, Joe Moreno & John Salazar. Hurricane Ike
Honorable mention: KVUE, Austin. May Storms
Best Web site—
First place: KEYE, Austin
Second place: KVUE, Austin
Honorable mention: News 8 Austin
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By TvFan
April 28, 2009 2:15 PM | Link to this
Great to see Christine Haas recognized here even though she is not in Austin any longer. She was a fantastic anchor and reporter. Austin's loss is Houston's gain. KVUE should have never let her leave. She and Tyler made a great team.