Awards of Excellence
| Category | Title of Entry (click titles to listen) | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | Three Little Things, DJ Roberts, Stacy Lynn × Three Little Things, DJ Roberts, Stacy Lynn |
KKXK-FM / Montrose |
| Best Community Service Campaign | Support Your Local Businesses, Tom Fricke, Ross McIntyre × Support Your Local Businesses, Tom Fricke, Ross McIntyre |
KYSL-FM / Dillon |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Mrs. Clause For a Cause, DOS Joe Hughes, 94 KIX Country Staff × Mrs. Clause For a Cause, DOS Joe Hughes, 94 KIX Country Staff |
KKXK-FM / Montrose |
| Best Public Affairs Program | A Ski Season with COVID – COOs Tell It Like It Is, Tauna Lockhart × A Ski Season with COVID – COOs Tell It Like It Is, Tauna Lockhart |
KYSL-FM / Dillon |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | Arkansas Valley Morning News, Anne Boswell × Arkansas Valley Morning News, Anne Boswell |
KBLJ-AM / La Junta |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | Christmas Bird Count Helps To Understand Impacts Of Climate Change On Birds In Roaring Fork Valley, ELEANOR BENNETT × Christmas Bird Count Helps To Understand Impacts Of Climate Change On Birds In Roaring Fork Valley, ELEANOR BENNETT |
KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event (multiple winners) |
Phil Lindeman – “Power of We” Demonstrations, Phil Lindeman × Phil Lindeman – “Power of We” Demonstrations, Phil Lindeman |
KYSL-FM / Dillon |
| Covid 19 Coverage in Spanish × Covid 19 Coverage in Spanish |
KPVW-FM / Aspen | |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | 94 KIX Country Snacker Bowl, D.J. Roberts × 94 KIX Country Snacker Bowl, D.J. Roberts |
KKXK-FM / Montrose |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign (multiple winners) |
KSPN COVID-19 PSA IMAGING, Anderson Koster, Ryan Koster × KSPN COVID-19 PSA IMAGING, Anderson Koster, Ryan Koster |
KSPN-FM / Aspen |
| Points of Pride, Latino Community, Don Daboub, Samuel Bernal × Points of Pride, Latino Community, Don Daboub, Samuel Bernal |
KPVW-FM / Aspen | |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | 94 Kix Country Marketing Grant, GM Tony Driskill × 94 Kix Country Marketing Grant, GM Tony Driskill |
KKXK-FM / Montrose |
| Best Morning Show | Breakfast with Brandon, Brandon Blocker × Breakfast with Brandon, Brandon Blocker |
KSPN-FM / Aspen |
| Best Midday Show | 94 KIX Country Middays, BEE × 94 KIX Country Middays, BEE |
KKXK-FM / Montrose |
| Best Afternoon Show | Amazing Afternoons with TJ Sanders × Amazing Afternoons with TJ Sanders |
KYSL-FM / Dillon |
| Best Station Personality | Amazing Afternoons with TJ Sanders × Amazing Afternoons with TJ Sanders |
KYSL-FM / Dillon |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | TTO This, That & The Other, Pat McGee, Anne Boswell × TTO This, That & The Other, Pat McGee, Anne Boswell |
KBLJ-AM / La Junta |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Phil & Tom – Home Game for Summit County, Phil Lindeman, Tom Fricke × Phil & Tom – Home Game for Summit County, Phil Lindeman, Tom Fricke |
KYSL-FM / Dillon |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | Morgan Sports Talk, Scott Roberts × Morgan Sports Talk, Scott Roberts |
KFTM-AM / Fort Morgan |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Better Electric – Masks, Bull Brom, Caitlin Baseggio, Erin Lybarger × Better Electric – Masks, Bull Brom, Caitlin Baseggio, Erin Lybarger |
KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Hootenannies – The Scotsman × Hootenannies – The Scotsman |
KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | Summit Seniors Get Their Parade, Tom Fricke, Phil Lindeman × Summit Seniors Get Their Parade, Tom Fricke, Phil Lindeman |
KYSL-FM / Dillon |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media (multiple winners) |
Summit County Social Media Impact, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Dillon |
| Radio Station Facebook Page, Interview by Samuel Bernal × Radio Station Facebook Page, Interview by Samuel Bernal |
KPVW-FM / Aspen | |
| Best Station Website | Always Mountain Time – KSPN Station Website, Kyle McCoy, Ryan Koster | KSPN-FM / Aspen |
| Best Radio Podcast | Mesa Verde Voices Podcast × Mesa Verde Voices Podcast |
KSJD-FM / Cortez |
Certificates of Merit
| Category | Title of Entry | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | Pitkin County COVID-19 PSA, Anderson Koster, Ryan Koster | KSPN-FM / Aspen |
| Best Community Service Campaign | S.O.S. – Save Our Season & Stop Our Spread | KFMU-FM / Avon |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Summit High Senior Parade, Tom Fricke, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Dillon |
| Best Public Affairs Program | John Goodwin Reflects on the Importance of Community-Centered Police Work, Walter Gallacher | KDNK-FM / Carbondale |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | KSPN Always Mountain Time News with David Bach | KSPN-FM / Aspen |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series (multiple winners) |
With Smiles And Waves, City Of Rifle Unveils Public Kindness Campaign, Kirsten Dobroth | KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Covid 19 Report series | KPVW-FM / Aspen | |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event (multiple winners) |
KDNK News Coverage of the Grizzly Creek Fire, Raleigh Burleigh, Amy Hadden Marsh, Kathleen Shannon, Lucas Turner | KDNK-FM / Carbondale |
| Grizzly Creek Fire Coverage, Axel Contreras | KQSE-FM / Avon | |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | Reindeer Races 2020, Sean Nash, John Jay, Lindsey Bruntz | KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | 94 KIX Country Imaging, D.J. Roberts, Tony Driskill | KKXK-FM / Montrose |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | KSPN 2020 Weird Station of the Year Promo, Ryan Koster | KSPN-FM / Aspen |
| Best Morning Show | Tom Fricke – Krystal 93 Mornings | KYSL-FM / Dillon |
| Best Midday Show | Middays with Lindsey, Lindsey Bruntz | KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Afternoon Show | Afternoon with John Jay, John Jay Waters | KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Evening Show | KUBC Gold Evenings, D.J. Roberts | KUBC-AM / Montrose |
| Best Station Personality | Breakfast with Brandon, Brandon Blocker | KSPN-FM / Aspen |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | Odds, Ends & Audio, Phil Lindeman, Tom Fricke | KYSL-FM / Dillon |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Aspen at Coal Ridge Boys Quarterfinal Playoff Game, Ron Milhorn, Jack Jabbour | KMTS-FM / Glenwood Springs |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | The 90’s at Noon, The Outlaw Pat Garrett, Kyle McCoy | KSKE-FM / Eagle |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Phelanies Speakeasy, D.J. Roberts, Lane Seymour | KKXK-FM / Montrose |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Red Mountain Autos, Katrina Botelho | KYSL-FM / Dillon |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | J’s On A Sunny Summit Day, TJ Sanders, Amanda Giles, Craig Koehn | KYSL-FM / Dillon |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Mesa Verde Voices | KSJD-FM / Cortez |
| Best Station Website | SkiCountryRadio.com, Kyle McCoy, Jordan Lyles | KSKE-FM / Eagle |
| Best Radio Podcast | Classroom Check-In, Ben Blecha | KCGC-FM / Merino |