Awards of Excellence
| Category | Title of Entry (click titles to listen) | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | COVID is Real PSA, Tony V, Toshamakia × COVID is Real PSA, Tony V, Toshamakia |
KQKS-FM / Denver |
| Best Community Service Campaign | 995 The Mountain’s Project Sanctuary Radiothon, Dave O’brien × 995 The Mountain’s Project Sanctuary Radiothon, Dave O’brien |
KQMT-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | We See You, We Got You, Toshamakia, Tony V, Rosa × We See You, We Got You, Toshamakia, Tony V, Rosa |
KQKS-FM / Denver |
| Best Public Affairs Program | THE SHOP, KUVO Jazz Team & THE DROP Team × THE SHOP, KUVO Jazz Team & THE DROP Team |
KUVO-FM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | KOA 7am News, KOA News Team × KOA 7am News, KOA News Team |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | Marching with King: After 50 Years, A Coloradan’s Emotional Return to Selma, Anthony Cotton, Rachel Estabrook, Michael Hughes × Marching with King: After 50 Years, A Coloradan’s Emotional Return to Selma, Anthony Cotton, Rachel Estabrook, Michael Hughes |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | KOA NewsRadio Covid Coverage, KOA News Team × KOA NewsRadio Covid Coverage, KOA News Team |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | Beat George Karl × Beat George Karl |
KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | Where Broncos Country Comes for Inside Information and Opinions × Where Broncos Country Comes for Inside Information and Opinions |
KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | KYGO’s 40th Anniversary/KYGOtopia × KYGO’s 40th Anniversary/KYGOtopia |
KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Morning Show | The Tony V Morning Show × The Tony V Morning Show |
KQKS-FM / Denver |
| Best Midday Show | Denise Plante × Denise Plante |
KWBL-FM / Denver |
| Best Afternoon Show | Jim Berry Afternoons × Jim Berry Afternoons |
KXKL-FM / Denver |
| Best Evening Show | Sinna G Evenings × Sinna G Evenings |
KIMN-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Personality | The Tony V Morning Show × The Tony V Morning Show |
KQKS-FM / Denver |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | 710 KNUS – Steffan Tubbs, Adam Walker × 710 KNUS – Steffan Tubbs, Adam Walker |
KNUS-AM / Denver |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Colorado Avalanche Hockey × Colorado Avalanche Hockey |
KKSE-FM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | Notorious Nate Jackson × Notorious Nate Jackson |
KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Bing Energy Drink, Jonny Kaufmann × Bing Energy Drink, Jonny Kaufmann |
KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | War Room Wednesdays Presented by Brothers BBQ × War Room Wednesdays Presented by Brothers BBQ |
KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | KYGO Fan Jam Concert Series × KYGO Fan Jam Concert Series |
KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Mini-Documentary or Series (public radio stations only) |
The Long Lonely Lake, Dan Boyce, Bishop Sand, Dennis Funk × The Long Lonely Lake, Dan Boyce, Bishop Sand, Dennis Funk |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Special or Public Affairs Special (public radio stations only) |
2020 Five Points Jazz Festival on KUVO Jazz, Rocky Mountain Public Media Team, City of Denver Arts & Venues Team, Majestic Collaborations × 2020 Five Points Jazz Festival on KUVO Jazz, Rocky Mountain Public Media Team, City of Denver Arts & Venues Team, Majestic Collaborations |
KUVO-FM / Denver |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Women in Sports Media with Kendall Valenzuela × Women in Sports Media with Kendall Valenzuela |
KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Website | www.kosi101.com | KOSI-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Podcast | On Something: Cannabis on the Menu, Ann Marie Awad, Rebekah Romberg, Dennis Funk × On Something: Cannabis on the Menu, Ann Marie Awad, Rebekah Romberg, Dennis Funk |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
Certificates of Merit
| Category | Title of Entry | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | JustServe.Org, DMac and Tyler Polumbus | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Community Service Campaign | Pedal with Polumbus, Tyler Polumbus | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Alice Cares For Kids Radion | KALC-FM / Denver |
| Best Public Affairs Program | Hate in America, Adam Morgan, Amanda Geffree | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | 710 KNUS News | KNUS-AM / Denver |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | Soundtracks | KKSE-FM / Denver |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | CPR’s coverage of the spread of the East Troublesome Fire, CPR News team | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | Nobody Does Christmas Like 106.7 The Bull, John E Kage, Jennifer Avila | KWBL-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | May The 4th Be With You, Garner Goin, Susie Wargin, Gregg Stone | KRFX-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | Sports are Back | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Morning Show (multiple winners) |
The Party Morning Show, Deuce, Nina, Dubz | KPTT-FM / Denver |
| Mujeres de Color – best morning show 2020, GEORGINA MILLAN | KNRV-AM / Denver | |
| Best Midday Show | Lalaine Middays | KXKL-FM / Denver |
| Best Afternoon Show | The Toshamakia Show, Toshamakia, DJ five8 | KQKS-FM / Denver |
| Best Evening Show | Evenings with Fizz, Michael Fisbeck | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Personality | Denise Plante | KWBL-FM / Denver |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | Mandy Connell on KOA NewsRadio | KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Denver Broncos | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | CHANNEL 933 LOL, Nerf, Steve Burrell, Roger Keeler | KTCL-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Sam’s Number 3 Three Sams, Steve Cassidy, LuAnnn Buckstein, Dave Johnson | KKSE-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | National Nurses Day – Safeway, Brad White, Roger Keeler, Melissa & Maggie | KBCO-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | Socially Safe QR Code Contest | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Mini-Documentary or Series (public radio stations only) |
Monet Mondays, Monika Vischer, Karla Walker, CPR Classical Team | KVOD-FM / Denver |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Emily Makinzie’s Thirty Second Updates | KOSI-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Website | www.kygo.com | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Podcast | Big Dave’s Power Half Hour, Big Dave, Toshamakia | KQKS-FM / Denver |