Awards of Excellence
| Category | Title of Entry (click titles to listen) | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | Listen Longer – Family and Youth Initiatives × Listen Longer – Family and Youth Initiatives |
KBVC-FM / Buena Vista |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Food, Coat, & Toy Drive × Food, Coat, & Toy Drive |
KIFT-FM / Kremmling |
| Best Public Affairs Program | Local Motion: Betsy Marston reflects on 4 decades at High Country News, Gavin Dahl × Local Motion: Betsy Marston reflects on 4 decades at High Country News, Gavin Dahl |
KVNF-FM / Paonia |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | 7 O’Clock Report October 26 and November 15, 2022, Dan R × 7 O’Clock Report October 26 and November 15, 2022, Dan R |
KBVC-FM / Buena Vista |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | Rural Communities Shift Away from Boom and Bust, Julia Caulfield × Rural Communities Shift Away from Boom and Bust, Julia Caulfield |
KOTO-FM / Telluride |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | Local Law Enforcement Trains for Active Shooter, Julia Caulfield × Local Law Enforcement Trains for Active Shooter, Julia Caulfield |
KOTO-FM / Telluride |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | The Valley 102.9 -Awesome 80s!, Terry West × The Valley 102.9 -Awesome 80s!, Terry West |
KGKG-AM / Salida |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | “Kickin’ Up Grass” promotion, Lindsey Bruntz, Thomas Keinath × “Kickin’ Up Grass” promotion, Lindsey Bruntz, Thomas Keinath |
KATR-FM / Sterling |
| Best Morning Show | Mornings with Dan R × Mornings with Dan R |
KWUZ-FM / Poncha Springs |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Salida vs Pagosa Springs, Andrew Stossmeister, Len Gates × Salida vs Pagosa Springs, Andrew Stossmeister, Len Gates |
KVRH-FM / Salida |
| Best Sports Feature | The San Miguel Rodeo Rides Again, Gavin McGough × The San Miguel Rodeo Rides Again, Gavin McGough |
KOTO-FM / Telluride |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Great Western Tire “Baldness”, Thomas Keinath × Great Western Tire “Baldness”, Thomas Keinath |
KATR-FM / Sterling |
| Best Station Website | KSUT Four Corners Public Radio Website, Mark Duggan | KSUT-FM / Ignacio |
| Best Radio Podcast | Eastern Colorado Insider “Blecha-tology”, Ben Blecha × Eastern Colorado Insider “Blecha-tology”, Ben Blecha |
KNAB-FM / Burlington |
Certificates of Merit
| Category | Title of Entry | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Great Pumpkin Giveaway, Terry West | KBVC-FM / Buena Vista |
| Best Public Affairs Program | Local Motion: Birth Stories, Laura Palmisano | KVNF-FM / Paonia |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | KVNF Regional Newscast: September 29, 2022, Lisa Young | KVNF-FM / Paonia |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | A Foray into San Juan Mushrooming, Gavin McGough | KOTO-FM / Telluride |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | Governor Polis visits Lake San Cristobal as part of Western Slope tour, Laura Palmisano | KVNF-FM / Paonia |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | Hippie Radio 97.5, Dan R | KWUZ-FM / Poncha Springs |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | Ride to Win with Bonanza Ford, Lindsey Bruntz | KRDZ-AM / Wray |
| Best Morning Show | KSUT Tribal Radio Native Morning Show: Friday Edition, Lorena Richards | KSUT-FM / Ignacio |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Yuma Basketball Holds On To Defeat Holyoke, Mark Cochran | KNEC-FM / Yuma |
| Best Sports Feature | Yuma Kickoff Show Coach’s Interview, Mark Cochran | KNEC-FM / Yuma |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Hootenannies Come to Hoots, Thomas Keinath | KATR-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Listen Longer – Family & Youth Initiative | KBVC-FM / Buena Vista |
| Best Station Website | KSUT Tribal Radio Website, Crystal Ashike | KSUT-FM / Ignacio |
| Best Radio Podcast | Daily Show 2 Go with Terry West, Terry West | KBVC-FM / Buena Vista |