Awards 2022 – Small Market Radio

Additional Awards of Excellence plaques

Additional Awards of Excellence plaques may be ordered for $70 each (plus shipping).  Additional Certificates of Merit may be ordered for $5.00 each (plus shipping). Use the Duplicate Awards Online Order Form when submitting a request.

Awards of Excellence

Category Title of Entry (click titles to listen) Station / City
Best Public Service Announcement Listen Longer – Family and Youth Initiatives
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Listen Longer – Family and Youth Initiatives

KBVC-FM / Buena Vista
Best Station Sponsored Community Event Food, Coat, & Toy Drive
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Local Law Enforcement Trains for Active Shooter, Julia Caulfield

KOTO-FM / Telluride
Best Station Imaging Campaign The Valley 102.9 -Awesome 80s!, Terry West
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The Valley 102.9 -Awesome 80s!, Terry West

KGKG-AM / Salida
Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign “Kickin’ Up Grass” promotion, Lindsey Bruntz, Thomas Keinath
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“Kickin’ Up Grass” promotion, Lindsey Bruntz, Thomas Keinath

KATR-FM / Sterling
Best Morning Show Mornings with Dan R
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Mornings with Dan R

KWUZ-FM / Poncha Springs
Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team Salida vs Pagosa Springs, Andrew Stossmeister, Len Gates
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Salida vs Pagosa Springs, Andrew Stossmeister, Len Gates

KVRH-FM / Salida
Best Sports Feature The San Miguel Rodeo Rides Again, Gavin McGough
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The San Miguel Rodeo Rides Again, Gavin McGough

KOTO-FM / Telluride
Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser Great Western Tire “Baldness”, Thomas Keinath
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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
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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