Awards of Excellence
| Category | Title of Entry (click titles to listen) | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | Drug Dangers: Be Aware, Ask For Help, Michelle Flynn × Drug Dangers: Be Aware, Ask For Help, Michelle Flynn |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Community Service Campaign | Sterling Comets vs. The Badges, Andy Rice, Chris Bull Brom × Sterling Comets vs. The Badges, Andy Rice, Chris Bull Brom |
KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Summit Grad Parade, Phil Lindeman, Tom Fricke × Summit Grad Parade, Phil Lindeman, Tom Fricke |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Public Affairs Program | Immigrant Stories | Kathleen Fitzsimmons, Walter Gallacher × Immigrant Stories | Kathleen Fitzsimmons, Walter Gallacher |
KDNK-FM / Carbondale |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | Steamboat Radio News × Steamboat Radio News |
KEZZ-FM / Steamboat Springs |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | Active Shooter – This Is Only A Drill, Phil Lindeman × Active Shooter – This Is Only A Drill, Phil Lindeman |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | Rock Slide on Dillon Dam Road, Phil Lindeman × Rock Slide on Dillon Dam Road, Phil Lindeman |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | Bob’s Got Beef × Bob’s Got Beef |
KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | Krystal Media – Taking Care of Business, Tom Fricke, Ross McIntyre × Krystal Media – Taking Care of Business, Tom Fricke, Ross McIntyre |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | Doggy FM, DUSTIN NOLEN, JACK LLEWELLEN, JESSICA BENSON × Doggy FM, DUSTIN NOLEN, JACK LLEWELLEN, JESSICA BENSON |
KKDG-FM / Durango |
| Best Morning Show | KPMX Morning Circus with Andy Rice × KPMX Morning Circus with Andy Rice |
KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Midday Show | The Midday Ride, Lindsey Bruntz × The Midday Ride, Lindsey Bruntz |
KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Afternoon Show | Gretchen in the Afternoon, Gretchen Pleshaw × Gretchen in the Afternoon, Gretchen Pleshaw |
KKCH-FM / Glenwood Springs |
| Best Station Personality | The Midday Ride, Lindsey Bruntz × The Midday Ride, Lindsey Bruntz |
KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | Wake Up, Breck!, Tom Fricke, Phil Lindeman × Wake Up, Breck!, Tom Fricke, Phil Lindeman |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Sterling Survives Elimination At State Volleyball, Bull Brom × Sterling Survives Elimination At State Volleyball, Bull Brom |
KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sports Feature | Trenkle Means Exciting, Ben Blecha × Trenkle Means Exciting, Ben Blecha |
KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | First Chair Friday, Phil Lindeman × First Chair Friday, Phil Lindeman |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | QUEEN LOUNGE MAN CAVE MADNESS, THOMAS KEINATH × QUEEN LOUNGE MAN CAVE MADNESS, THOMAS KEINATH |
KNNG-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Choice Real Estate – Choice Genie, KPMX Staff × Choice Real Estate – Choice Genie, KPMX Staff |
KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | Early Bird Gets the Lift – A-Basin Opening Day, Tom Fricke × Early Bird Gets the Lift – A-Basin Opening Day, Tom Fricke |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Media Logic Sports Network, Scott Roberts, Lindsey Bruntz | KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Station Website | Aspen Public Radio | KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best Radio Podcast | Community Conversations, Jordan Superman Lyles × Community Conversations, Jordan Superman Lyles |
KSKE-FM / Vail |
Certificates of Merit
| Category | Title of Entry | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | KPMX Workday Escape – Don’t Be An Idiot, Chris Bull Brom | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Community Service Campaign | Adopt An Angel, Amanda Giles, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | KPMX Pool Party, KPMX Staff | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Public Affairs Program | Mental Health Mondays, Ben Blecha | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast PM, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | An all women’s fire crew in Western Colorado clears a path for more women in wildland firefighting, Caroline Llanes | KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | 30 years later, survivors remember the Storm King 14, the fire’s legacy, Caroline Llanes | KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | LC Fair Night Show Sounders, KPMX Staff | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | No Figgy Pudding! Seasons Greetings from Krystal 93, Tom Fricke, Ross McIntyre | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | Forgotten Oldies Weekend, KPMX Staff | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Morning Show | C-Rock Mornings with Katrina, Katrina Botelho | KYSL-HD3 / Frisco |
| Best Midday Show | KPMX Workday Escape with Bull Brom | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Afternoon Show | KSMT Afternoon Show, Johnny Brokaw | KSMT-FM / Breckenridge |
| Best Station Personality | KPMX Morning Circus with Andy Rice | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | Eastern Plains Sports Today, Ben Blecha | KSIR-AM / Fort Morgan |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | NJC Volleyball Defeats NMMI in 5 Sets, Ben Blecha | KCGC-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sports Feature | Culture Shifters event aims to ‘make the mountains more colorful’ by diversifying snowsports, Kaya Williams | KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | The Tiger Den, Sean Nash | KSTC-AM / Sterling |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | BAJA TACOS TRADITION, THOMAS KEINATH | KSTC-AM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Carpet Comfort Center – Carpet Counseling, KPMX Staff | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | Logan County Fair – Miss Rodeo Colorado, Bull Brom | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | The Bob Shop, Lindsey Bruntz | KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Station Website | Media Logic Radio Website, Wayne Johnson | KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Radio Podcast | The Drive Podcast, Kelly Turner | KRTZ-FM / Cortez |
Award & Certificate Duplicate Order Form
Additional Awards of Excellence plaques are $70 each (plus shipping). Additional Certificates of Merit are $5.00 each (plus shipping). Station of the Year trophies are made to order and pricing fluctuates. We will contact Station of the Year orders directly with a quote before ordering.
Awards of Excellence plaques, Certificates of Merit and Station of the Year trophies can be ordered as far back as 2007. Please contact the CBA if requesting an award prior to 2007. IMPORTANT: Please note that duplicate orders take 6 to 8 weeks to fulfill, upon receipt of payment.