WXIA-TV dominates local Radio Television Digital News Media Association regional awards
April 11, 2010, by
The Emmys tend to be more prestigious but local TV and radio folks have other ways to take home trophies.
Last week, the Radio Television Digital News Media Association handed out its regional awards and NBC affiliate WXIA-TV, which has undergone major changes under news director Ellen Crooke the past year, took home eight of the 12 awards that went to Atlanta stations. (Atlanta competed with major markets in Florida as well, including Orlando and St. Petersburg.)
Doug Richards, who writes the delightful Live Apartment Fire blog, defines some of the efforts made by his employer WXIA-TV here.
WSB-AM won several radio awards, too, though its commercial competition in Atlanta is pretty bereft nowadays.
Overall Excellence
WXIA-TV/WATL-TV – Atlanta, GA
11 Alive News
Video Breaking News Coverage
WXIA-TV/WATL-TV – Atlanta, GA
September Floods
Video Continuing Coverage
WXIA-TV/WATL-TV – Atlanta, GA
State of Stimulus: Tracking the Money
Video Feature Reporting
WXIA-TV/WATL-TV – Atlanta, GA
Leo
Video Reporting: Hard News
WXIA-TV/WATL-TV – Atlanta, GA
Loss of American Dream
Video Investigative Reporting
WXIA-TV/WATL-TV – Atlanta, GA
A Voice for Stefan
Video News Documentary
WSB TV – Atlanta, GA
Our Kids, Our Schools, Our Future
Video News Series
WXIA-TV/WATL-TV – Atlanta, GA
Raven
Video Newscast
WAGA-TV – Atlanta, GA
Fox 5 News at 10:00
Video Sports Reporting
WXIA-TV/WATL-TV – Atlanta, GA
Woodland Warriors
Use of Video
WSB TV – Atlanta, GA
Law Loophole
Radio awards, major market
Audio Breaking News Coverage, Gwinnett Plane Crash – Sandra Parrish, Pete Combs, Sabrina Gibbons, Scott Slade, Condace Pressley, Jennifer Griffies;
Audio Feature Reporting, Veterans Day – Pete Combs; Audio Reporting:
Hard News, Town without a Bank – Jon Lewis;
Audio Investigative Reporting, Prison without Walls – Pete Combs.
About the Author
Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.
