Awards of Excellence
| Category | Title of Entry (click titles to listen) | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | Dream Home × Dream Home |
KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Community Service Campaign | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital × St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Jazz Odyssey Presents , Enrique Jimenez, Klaus Larson × Jazz Odyssey Presents , Enrique Jimenez, Klaus Larson |
KUVO-FM / Denver |
| Best Public Affairs Program | Exploring diversity and inclusion as the ‘Prime Factor’ puts CU in the national spotlight AND ‘Diversity doesn’t happen in a vacuum’ — CU officials on, Chandra Whitfield, Rachel Estabrook, Carl Bilek × Exploring diversity and inclusion as the ‘Prime Factor’ puts CU in the national spotlight AND ‘Diversity doesn’t happen in a vacuum’ — CU officials on, Chandra Whitfield, Rachel Estabrook, Carl Bilek |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | KOA Newscasts Marty Lenz & Jeana Gondek 6a newscasts October 19 and November 14, Marty Lenz, Jeana Gondek, Brenda Stewart × KOA Newscasts Marty Lenz & Jeana Gondek 6a newscasts October 19 and November 14, Marty Lenz, Jeana Gondek, Brenda Stewart |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | RTD wants to ban riding trains and buses all day. So we rode for 20 hours and talked to people who do that., Nathaniel Minor, Kevin J. Beaty, Joe Wertz × RTD wants to ban riding trains and buses all day. So we rode for 20 hours and talked to people who do that., Nathaniel Minor, Kevin J. Beaty, Joe Wertz |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | KOA Tornado in Highlands Ranch Denver, Kathy Walker, Rob Dawson, KOA Sports × KOA Tornado in Highlands Ranch Denver, Kathy Walker, Rob Dawson, KOA Sports |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | Taylor Bowl, John E Kage, JR, Felicia Hockenberry × Taylor Bowl, John E Kage, JR, Felicia Hockenberry |
KDHT-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | Dad Joke Fathers Day Weekend, Dan Hardee, Jarred Harris, Jude Corbett × Dad Joke Fathers Day Weekend, Dan Hardee, Jarred Harris, Jude Corbett |
KQMT-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | Axe Your Ex, JR, John E. Kage, Felicia Hockenberry × Axe Your Ex, JR, John E. Kage, Felicia Hockenberry |
KDHT-FM / Denver |
| Best Morning Show (multiple winners) | KYGO Morning Show with Tracy & Fizz, Tracy Dixon, Michael Fisbeck × KYGO Morning Show with Tracy & Fizz, Tracy Dixon, Michael Fisbeck |
KYGO-FM / Denver |
| MUJERES DE COLOR, GINA MILLAN × MUJERES DE COLOR, GINA MILLAN |
KNRV-AM / Denver | |
| Best Midday Show | Middays with Melissa Moore, Melissa Moore × Middays with Melissa Moore, Melissa Moore |
KOSI-FM / Denver |
| Best Afternoon Show | Toshamakia Takeover, Toshamakia Acevedo × Toshamakia Takeover, Toshamakia Acevedo |
KQKS-FM / Denver |
| Best Evening Show | The Maleman Show, Maleman Dotson, THE DROP × The Maleman Show, Maleman Dotson, THE DROP |
KUVO-HD2 / Denver |
| Best Station Personality | Toshamakia Takeover, Toshamakia Acevedo × Toshamakia Takeover, Toshamakia Acevedo |
KQKS-FM / Denver |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team (multiple winners) | KOA Colorado’s Morning News , Marty Lenz, Jeana Gondek, KOA News × KOA Colorado’s Morning News , Marty Lenz, Jeana Gondek, KOA News |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| HABLEMOS HOY, RODOLFO CARDENAS, GABRIELA PEREZ, SALVADOR HERNANDEZ × HABLEMOS HOY, RODOLFO CARDENAS, GABRIELA PEREZ, SALVADOR HERNANDEZ |
KNRV-AM / Denver | |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team (multiple winners) | Avalanche v Kraken, Conor McGahey, Mark Bertagnolli, Jorden Berg × Avalanche v Kraken, Conor McGahey, Mark Bertagnolli, Jorden Berg |
KKSE-FM / Denver |
| ROCKIES EN ESPAÑOL, SALVADOR HERNANDEZ, CARLOS VALDEZ, SEBASTIAN HERNANDEZ × ROCKIES EN ESPAÑOL, SALVADOR HERNANDEZ, CARLOS VALDEZ, SEBASTIAN HERNANDEZ |
KNRV-AM / Denver | |
| Best Sports Feature | KOA Denver Broncos Stories with Sideline Reporter Susie Wargin, Susie Wargin, Alan Jackson × KOA Denver Broncos Stories with Sideline Reporter Susie Wargin, Susie Wargin, Alan Jackson |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | Tracy & Fizz’s Phonanigans, Tracy Dixon, Michael Fisbeck × Tracy & Fizz’s Phonanigans, Tracy Dixon, Michael Fisbeck |
KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Party Pigskin Style, Jonny Kaufmann × Party Pigskin Style, Jonny Kaufmann |
KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | DenverSports.com Zone × DenverSports.com Zone |
KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | KOSI 101.1 Yappy Hour at Smashburger × KOSI 101.1 Yappy Hour at Smashburger |
KOSI-FM / Denver |
| Best Mini-Documentary or Series | The life and death of Elijah McClain: What have we learned?, Allison Sherry, Rachel Estabrook, Emily Williams × The life and death of Elijah McClain: What have we learned?, Allison Sherry, Rachel Estabrook, Emily Williams |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Special or Public Affairs Special | Elijah McClain Trial #2 Special Coverage, Nathan Heffel, Rachel Estabrook, Alejandro A. Alonso Galva × Elijah McClain Trial #2 Special Coverage, Nathan Heffel, Rachel Estabrook, Alejandro A. Alonso Galva |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | El Paso To Denver – The Immigration Crisis, Mark Crowley, Kelly Michaels × El Paso To Denver – The Immigration Crisis, Mark Crowley, Kelly Michaels |
KNUS-AM / Denver |
| Best Station Website | www.cpr.org, Sarah Bures, Stephanie Rivera, Alex Scoville | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Podcast | Parched, Michael Elizabeth Sakas, Rachel Estabrook, Joe Wertz × Parched, Michael Elizabeth Sakas, Rachel Estabrook, Joe Wertz |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
Certificates of Merit
| Category | Title of Entry | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Community Service Campaign | Step Denver, Zach Bye | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | 99.5 The Mountain’s Project Sanctuary Radiothon, Dan Hardee, Mark Randall, Mike Peterson | KQMT-FM / Denver |
| Best Public Affairs Program | He survived the Holocaust, then flourished on Colorado’s folk music scene, Michael Hughes, Ryan Warner | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast (multiple winners) | KOA Newscasts Marty Lenz & Jeana Gondek 6:30a morning newscast October 19 and November 14, Marty Lenz, Jeana Gondek, Brenda Stewart | KOA-AM / Denver |
| NEWSCAST HABLEMOS HOY, RODOLFO CARDENAS, PRISCILA CABRAL, FLOR ALBARRAN | KNRV-AM / Denver | |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | She traveled through nine countries to Denver: unhoused migrants share their stories, Ivonne Olivas | KGNU-FM / Boulder |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | KOA Denver Nuggets World Championship Parade, Ross Kaminsky, Ryan Edwards, Grant Smith | KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | Football Forgiveness, Kevin Shockey, Markie Lindemulder | KKSE-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | KYGO Local Legal ID’s | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | SUMMER SMART SPEAKER, GARNER GOIN | KRFX-FM / Denver |
| Best Morning Show (multiple winners) | The Morning Vibe With Tony V on JAMMIN’ 101.5, Tony V | KJHM-FM / Denver |
| HABLEMOS HOY, RODOLFO CARDENAS, ALEJANDRA OSPINA, SALVADOR HERNANDEZ | KNRV-AM / Denver | |
| Best Midday Show | Dempsey & Company, Chris Dempsey, Steve Nelson | KKSE-FM / Denver |
| Best Afternoon Show | SLiM In The Afternoon On JAMMIN’ 101.5, Senen SLiM Rodriguez | KJHM-FM / Denver |
| Best Evening Show | Evenings with Murphy Huston, Murphy Huston | KOSI-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Personality | The Maleman Show, Maleman Dotson, THE DROP | KUVO-HD2 / Denver |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team (multiple winners) | Colorado Matters Chandra, Chandra Thomas Whitfield | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| MUJERES DE COLOR, GINA MILLAN | KNRV-AM / Denver | |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | KOA Colorado Rockies MLB, Jack Corrigan, Jerry Schemmel, Jesse Thomas, Doug Niemeyer | KHOW-AM / Denver |
| Best Sports Feature | Colorado Sled Hockey is the latest Centennial State team to skate to a national championship, Anthony Gorman, Alejandro A. Alonso Galva | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | Between The Pipes, Alex Rajaniemi, Mark Springer, Steven Nelson, Jorden Berg | KKSE-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Rhein Haus Football Collision, Steve Cassidy | KKSE-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Cheyenne Frontier Days | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | National Western Stock Show | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Mini-Documentary or Series | A year since Club Q, Abigail Beckman, Rachel Estabrook, Andrea Chalfin | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Special or Public Affairs Special | Colorado Springs’ next mayor is a man few thought would win. What happened?, Andrea Chalfin, Bente Birkeland, Shane Rumsey | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Battle For The Block, THE DROP, Unique Henderson, Tosh Jackson | KUVO-HD2 / Denver |
| Best Station Website | www.denversports.com | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Podcast | Purplish, Bente Birkeland, Andrew Kenney, Caitlyn Kim | KCFR-FM / Denver |