2015 CONTEST CATEGORIES – TV
Student Market
1. SPOT NEWS COVERAGE
1. Rhomberg Homicide
2. Bomb Threat
2. NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
1. Icestravaganza
2. Postal Service Gears Up
for Holiday Season
3. Practicing Indoors
3. FEATURE
1. Hy-Vee Groceraunt
Katrina 10th Anniversary
Rally Point Cedar Valley
Veterans
H. Icestravaganza
2.
3.
4. IN-DEPTH/SERIES
1. Money Talk
2. Islam: A Misunderstood
Religion
3. Alternative Fitness
5. PUBLIC AFFAIRS
1. Black Voices Not Being
Heard
6. FARM AND AGRIBUSINESS
1. Robotic Milking
2. Agriculture Summit
3. Wind Turbines
7. SPORTS COVERAGE
1. Duhawk Wrestling Looks
Toward Future
2. A Man and His Mustache
3. Science Behind Baseball
8. SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY
1. Basketball Compilation
2. LCTV Live Sports
Compilation
3. Volleyball Compilation
Allison Wong, Charlie Grant
Allaira Bartlett, Fabiola Sanchez
LCTV
DITV
Danielle Baresel
Tanner Siegworth
SAUtv
DITV
Joel Schmidt
LCTV
Melissa Link, Dimitri Villanueva
Allison Wong
Megan Sanchez
Calyn Thompson
LCTV
Danielle Baresel
SAUtv
Allison Wong
Calyn Thompson
LCTV
KVN
Greg Cormier, Aidan Wojciehowski,
Dimitri Villanueva
LCTV
Tanner Siegworth, Bobby Wongkamalasai
DITV
Mareah Adolph, Dimitri Villanueva
Mary Colwell
Calyn Thompson
LCTV
DITV
KVN
Joel Schmidt
LCTV
Mark Freie
Dustin Nolan
DITV
SAUtv
Mitch Widmeier
LCTV Live Sports Crew
SAUtv
LCTV
Ryan Mcevoy
SAUtv
DITV
KVN
1
9. POLITICAL COVERAGE
1. LCTV Election 2015
2. Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
3. 2015 Campaign Stops
10. GENERAL REPORTING
1. Medicaid Modernization
2. Dubuque Street and Body
Cameras
3. Athletic Facilities
LCTV Staff
Cole Johnson
Lauren Crew
LCTV
DITV
SAUtv
Allison Wong, Charlie Grant
Dimitri Villanueva
LCTV
LCTV
Ryan Mcevoy
SAUtv
11. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN REPORTING
1.
Allison Wong
2.
Haley Gibbs
3.
Joel Schmidt
LCTV
SAUtv
LCTV
12. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN ANCHORING
1.
Allison Wong, Dimitri Villanueva
2.
Joel Schmidt, Allie Kaleta
LCTV
LCTV
13. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN WEATHER COVERAGE
1. (no entries)
14. OVERALL BEST USE OF ONLINE MEDIA
1. Simpson Student Views
Madi Wilson
Disability as Chance to
Inspire Others
2. Cedar Valley Today
Adeboye Olaniyan
3. Students Skype with
Alex Kirkpatrick
Holocaust Survivor
15. BEST NEWSCAST
1.
2.
3.
Simpson Co
KVN
Simpson Co
LCTV
DITV
UNITV
H.
Allison Wong, Dimitri Villanueva
Allaira Bartlett, Nikki Crosthwaite
Anchors: Carly Hanson, Zane Phillips,
Anton Reiter; Reporters: Drew Curtis,
Christen Brodbeck, Maddie Halsor
SAUtv Staff
16. BEST SPORTSCAST
1.
2.
3.
H.
Joel Schmidt, Allie Kaleta
Dustin Nolan
Danny Payne, Taylor Brooks
UNITV Staff
LCTV
SAUtv
DITV
UNITV
17.
1.
2.
3.
3.
LCTV Staff
Brianna Jett
Jeanne Edson
SAUtv Staff
LCTV
DITV
KVN
SAUtv
OVERALL EXCELLENCE
Loras College Television
Daily Iowan TV
Cedar Valley Today
SAUtv
SAUtv
2
2015 CONTEST CATEGORIES – TV
Small Market
1. SPOT NEWS COVERAGE
1. That’s the Robber!
2. Rainy Night Causes
Flash Flooding
3. Tri-States in the Dark
2. NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
1. The Worst Bridges in the
Tri-States
2. Renovating Abandoned
Schools
3. When Seconds Count
3. FEATURE
1. The Long Good-bye
2. An Emotional Reunion
3. 91-year old Stays Busy
and Sharp
4. IN-DEPTH/SERIES
1. A year After the Storms
2. Shooting Death of
12-year-old Quincy Boy
3. Medical Marijuana
4. Highway of Danger
5. PUBLIC AFFAIRS
1. Goodwill Shoe and Mitten
Drive
2. Sundance Ranch
3. Election Night
Adam Sallet, KIMT-TV Staff
Rajah Maples
KIMT
KHQA
WGEM News Team
WGEM
Ben Neisen
WGEM
Levi Ismail
KIMT
Ben Neisen
WGEM
Matt Breen
Emily Boster
Jetske Wauran
KTIV
KIMT
KMEG
KTIV Staff
Rajah Maples
KTIV
KHQA
Jeremy Culver
Emily Boster
WGEM
KIMT
KTIV Staff
KTIV
Jacob Heller
WGEM News Team
KMEG
WGEM
6. FARM AND AGRIBUSINESS
1. Farmland Bubble Burst
Mo Haider
2. Clarity: Iowa’s Waterways Mo Haider
7. SPORTS COVERAGE
1. Tough Enough: Women in
MMA
2. Kid Captain
3. Re-calling the Game
KCAU
KCAU
Allison Warren
KCAU
Brad Pautsch
A.J. Ellingson
KTIV
KIMT
8. SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY
1. QND vs. QHS Football
WGEM Sports Team
2. QND vs. QHS Basketball
WGEM Sports Team
3. Captain America Halloween Chris Neyenhouse
WGEM
WGEM
KMEG
3
9. POLITICAL COVERAGE
1. Road to the Caucus
2. Election Night
3. This Week in Siouxland
10. GENERAL REPORTING
1. Tribal Enterprise:
Beyond the Casino
2. US Supreme Court Ruling
KTIV Staff
WGEM News Team
Tim Seaman
KTIV
WGEM
KCAU
Tim Seaman
KCAU
Rajah Maples
KHQA
Jack Pluta
KHQA
Thwarts Quincy Murder Trial
3.
A Hannibal Mystery 48
Years in the Making
11.
1.
2.
3.
H.
OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN REPORTING
Rajah Maples
Levi Ismail
Jenna Rehnstrom
Robert Lowe
KHQA
KIMT
KCAU
KTIV
12. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN ANCHORING
1.
Tim Seaman, Jenna Rehnstrom
2.
Matt Breen, Sheila Brummer
3.
Amy Fleming
H.
Rajah Maples
13. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN WEATHER COVERAGE
1. Windstorm Hits the TriWGEM News Team
States
2. Weather Coverage 2015
Ron Demers
3. KCAU
Fred Hexom, Scott Larson, Elisa Raffa
KCAU
KTIV
KIMT
KHQA
WGEM
KTIV
KCAU
14. OVERALL BEST USE OF ONLINE MEDIA
1. Two Sad Farewells
Tia Heidebrecht
2. WGEM.com
Jennifer Tapley, Internet Director
KTIV
WGEM
15. BEST NEWSCAST
1.
2.
3.
Matt Bradley, Amy Fleming
Matt Breen
Diana Castillo, Larry Wentz
KIMT
KTIV
KMEG
16. BEST SPORTSCAST
1.
2.
3.
Brad Pautsch
Ben Marth, Sports Director
A.J. Ellingson
KTIV
WGEM
KIMT
17.
1.
2.
3.
Bridget Breen, Station Manager
Jamie Copley
Chad Mahoney, News Director
KTIV
KIMT
WGEM
OVERALL EXCELLENCE
KTIV
KIMT
WGEM
4
2015 CONTEST CATEGORIES – TV
Large Market
1. SPOT NEWS COVERAGE
1. Le Grand Assault
2. Amana Golf Clubhouse
Fire
3. Delaware County School
Bus Crash
2. NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
1. 1st Day of Kindergarten
2. Cornell Pumpkin
Explosions
3. Cover Charges
H. Leo’s Shoe Repair
3. FEATURE
1. The Fall of the Ash
2. Keota Got Hillary
3. War Stories
H. Soldier Surprise
H. Special Graduation
H. Person 2 Person
Kim St. Onge, Bob Thomas
Ashley Hinson, Nicole Agee,
Forrest Saunders, Leah Schwartz
Chris Earl, Tanner Siegworth
KCCI
KCRG
Glen Biermann, Eric Hanson
Marlon Hall
KCCI
KCRG
Elias Johnson
Jeff Armstrong
WOI
KWQC
Andy Fales, Randy Schumacher
Steffi Lee, Kevin Barry
Elias Johnson
Elizabeth Wadas
Laura Nichols, Glen Biermann
Justin Roberts
WHO
KGAN
WOI
WQAD
KCCI
KGAN
KCRG
4. IN-DEPTH/SERIES
1. The Wounds of War
WHO
1.
2.
3.
KWWL
KCRG
WOI
H.
Lynn Melling, Randy Schumacher,
Matt Van Winkle
Off the Rails
Jerry Gallagher
Orphans in College
Beth Malicki, Marlon Hall
War Stories: Boone County Elias Johnson
Freedom Flight
Heroin Epidemic
Elizabeth Goodsitt
5. PUBLIC AFFAIRS
1. Liam’s Long Journey Home
2. Letters Home to Hero Street
3. Fill the Plate Telethon
H. Voices of Diversity
6. FARM AND AGRIBUSINESS
1. Tributaries on TrialWater Woes
2. US Farmers Enlist Old
Techniques to Round Up
Super Weeds
3. Last Livestock Auction
H. One More Harvest
7. SPORTS COVERAGE
1. Iowa Athletic Budgets
2. Hoiberg Watch 2015
3. The Mascot
H. Bob Brooks
KWQC
Gary Metivier, Kevin Kohr, Eric VanWinkle KWQC
Lora Adams, Tammy Rundle, Kelly Rundle
WQPT
KCRG-TV9 Staff
KCRG
Steffi Lee, Jason Meyer, Dallas Houtz
KGAN
Josh Buettner
IPTV
Collen Bradford Krantz
IPTV
John David
Elias Johnson
WQAD
WOI
Chris Earl, Joel Girdner
Keith Murphy, John Sears, Michael Admire
Scott Reister
Joey Donia
KCRG
WHO
KCCI
KWQC
5
8. SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY
1. 2A Softball Championship Paul Yeager
Cascade/Iowa City Regina
9. POLITICAL COVERAGE
1. The Caucus Campaign
2.
3.
Composite
Joni Ernst Goes to
Washington
10. GENERAL REPORTING
1. Iowans Moving for
Medicine
2. Cannabis Oil Helps Iowa
Family
3. Is Booming Oil Industry
Causing Earthquakes in
Oklahoma?
H. Robbed Twice in Two Days
IPTV
Dave Busiek, Erin Moynihan,
Cynthia Fodor
WOI Local 5 News Political Team
Dave Price, Randy Schumacher
KCCI
Sabrina Ahmed, Justin Troutner
WOI
Mark Tauscheck
KCCI
John Torpy
IPTV
Brian Boesen
KWQC
Chris Minor
WQAD
H.
Moline Murder Mystery
11.
1.
1.
2.
3.
OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN REPORTING
Andy Fales Covers Iowa
Andy Fales 01-01-15
Eric Hanson’s This is Iowa Eric Hanson
Gary Metivier
Gary Metivier
Shootings, Derailment
Chris Earl
And Noise
12. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN ANCHORING
1.
Chris Earl
2.
Jack Miller, Stephanie Angleson
3.
Ron Steele, Amanda Goodman
13. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN WEATHER COVERAGE
1. IBNA Weather Excellence
WHO-HD Weather Staff 05-11-15
2. January 31st Snow Storm
Matt Hammill, Joy Howe, Terry Swails,
Jennifer Hildreth, Marissa Scott
Producer: Lee Dwyer
3. KWQC Weather
Staff
WOI
WHO
WHO
KCCI
KWQC
KCRG
KCRG
WOI
KWWL
WHO
KGAN
KWQC
14. OVERALL BEST USE OF ONLINE MEDIA
1. Compilation
WHO-HD Digital Staff
WHO
15. BEST NEWSCAST
1.
2.
3.
H.
KCCI
KWQC
KCRG
KGAN
Kevin Cooney, Stacey Horst, Steve Karlin
Gary Metivier, Paula Sands
Bruce Aune, Beth Malicki
Scott Sanborn, Karen Fuller
Producer: Lee Dwyer
6
16. BEST SPORTSCAST
1.
2.
Keith Murphy
Jon Schaeffer, Jordan Furbee
WHO
WOI
17.
1.
2.
3.
Rod Peterson
Dave Busiek
Alan Baker
WHO
KCCI
WQAD
OVERALL EXCELLENCE
WHO
KCCI
WQAD
7
2015 CONTEST CATEGORIES – RADIO
Student Market
1. SPOT NEWS COVERAGE
1. (no entries)
2. USE OF ACTUALITY
1. (no entries)
3. FEATURE
1. (no entries)
4. IN-DEPTH/SERIES
1. Bee Speak 09-08-15
2. Bee Speak 11-20-15
3. Wartburg Campus Issues
Haley Gibbs, Sophie Foreman
Sam Heath, Lindsey Simon
Jon Mohwinkle
KALA
KALA
KWAR
5. PUBLIC AFFAIRS
1. Men with Broken Wings:
The Story of Ray Walton
2. Waverly Green Bridge
3. Retrieving Freedom
Haley Gibbs, Sophie Foreman,
Alex Burkamper
Annalise Schulmeister
Olivia Jansen
KALA
Matt Gruemmer, Tyler French
KWAR
Luke Maiers
Matt Gruemmer, Tyler French
KALA
KWAR
KWAR
KWAR
6. FARM AND AGRIBUSINESS
1. (no entries)
7. SPORTS COVERAGE
1. (no entries)
8. SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY
1. Wartburg Basketball
02-24-15 (Loras)
2. Football Compilation
3. Wartburg Baseball
05-13-15 (Anderson)
9. POLITICAL COVERAGE
1. (no entries)
10. GENERAL REPORTING
1. (no entries)
11. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN REPORTING
1. (no entries)
12. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN ANCHORING
1. (no entries)
13. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN WEATHER COVERAGE
1. (no entries)
14. OVERALL BEST USE OF ONLINE MEDIA
1. (no entries)
15. BEST NEWSCAST
1. KALA This Week
16.
1.
17.
1.
Haley Gibbs, Sophie Foreman
KALA
BEST SPORTSCAST
(no entries)
OVERALL EXCELLENCE
(no entries)
8
2015 CONTEST CATEGORIES – RADIO
Small Market
1. SPOT NEWS COVERAGE
1. Glenwood Shooting
2. 163 Fatal Crash
3. Fire Destroys House in
Rippey
Tom Robinson
Andrew Schneider
Coltrane Carlson
KSOM
KNIA/KRLS
RVR
2. USE OF ACTUALITY
1. Grammy Winner Visits Choir Coltrane Carlson
Students
2. Heavy Equipment Day
Bennett Blake
3. River City Sculptures on Bob Fisher
Parade
3. FEATURE
1. Love Letters from the
Vietnam War
2. River City Sculptures on
Parade
3. March to Rose Bowl
H. Delaware County Cash Mob
6. FARM AND AGRIBUSINESS
1. Organic Farming in
Washington County
2. Fall Harvest Reports
3. Vilsack Addresses TPA
Bill
7. SPORTS COVERAGE
1. Tulip City Quarterback
Conundrum
2. Guthrie Center Girl’s
Basketball History
3. Nodaway Valley Back to
State
H. Mid-Prairie Finds
Perfection
KSOM
KGLO
Jon Jacobsen, Dean Jennings, Jeff Goos,
Tim Wayne
Bob Fisher
KMA
Sally Hart
Janelle Tucker
KCII
KMCH
4. IN-DEPTH/SERIES
1. Every 15 Minutes
Bennett Blake
2. Islamic Militants
Robert Leonard
3. Interviewing the Next President Jon Jacobsen, Dean Jennings,
5. PUBLIC AFFAIRS
1. Ask the Mayor
2. City Council Candidate
Forum
3. Proposed Public Health
Building
H. No Child Left Behind
H. Interviewing the Next President
RVR
Jeff Goos, Tim Wayne
KGLO
KSOM
KNIA/KRLS
KMA
Bob Fisher
Staff
KGLO
KASI
Sally Hart
KCII
Mandy Billings
Jon Jacobsen, Dean Jennings, Jeff Goos, Tim Wayne
KSOM
KMA
Sally Hart
KCII
Jesse Stewart
Tom Robinson
KGLO
KSOM
Andrew Schneider
KNIA/KRLS
Andrew Zupkoff
RVR
Bennett Blake
KSOM
Zach Ulin
KCII
9
8. SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY
1. KRIB Sports
2. KGLO Sports
3. Basketball Compilation
2015
H. Central Compilation
9. POLITICAL COVERAGE
1. Election Night 2015
2. Perry School Board
Candidates
3. School Board Election
10. GENERAL REPORTING
1. West Delaware School Bus
Rollover
2. Washington Leads in Solar
3. Bill Wagner Comes Clean
H. ISU Hit and Run
Bob Fisher
Tim Fleming
Austin Draude, Galen Hoodjer
Trevor Castle
KRIB
KGLO
KLMJ
KNIA/KRLS
Bob Fisher
Samantha Smith
KGLO
RVR
Tom Robinson, Mandy Billings,
Bennett Blake
KSOM
Janelle Tucker
KMCH
Sally Hart
Andrew Zupkoff
Staff
KCII
RVR
KASI
11. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN REPORTING
1.
Mandy Billings
2.
Andrew Schneider
3.
Samantha Smith
KSOM
KNIA/KRLS
RVR
12. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN ANCHORING
1.
Trent Rice
2.
Janelle Tucker
3.
Mandy Billings
H.
Samantha Smith
13. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN WEATHER COVERAGE
1. Delaware County Storm
KMCH staff
Damage
2. Severe Weather Awareness Bob Fisher
Week
3. Severe Weather Action
RVR Staff
Team Coverage 06-24-15
14. OVERALL BEST USE OF ONLINE MEDIA
1. GOP Presidential
Jon Jacobsen, Dean Jennings, Jeff Goos,
Interviews
Tim Wayne
2. Compilation
Bennett Blake
3. Compilation
Samantha Smith, Coltrane Carlson,
Andrew Zupkoff
15. BEST NEWSCAST
1.
2.
3.
Bob Fisher
Tom Robinson
Samantha Smith, Coltrane Carlson,
Andrew Zupkoff
KASI
KMCH
KSOM
RVR
KMCH
KGLO
RVR
KMA
KSOM
RVR
KGLO
KSOM
RVR
10
16. BEST SPORTSCAST
1.
2.
3.
17. OVERALL EXCELLENCE
1. KSOM
2.
3.
KGLO
KMCH
Bennett Blake
Cory Houser
Bob Fisher
Tom Robinson, Mandy Billings,
Bennett Blake
Bob Fisher
Janelle Tucker
KSOM
KNIA/KRLS
KRIB
KSOM
KGLO
KMCH
11
2015 CONTEST CATEGORIES – RADIO
Large Market
1. SPOT NEWS COVERAGE
1. Tavern-Powder
2. Gun Violence in Iowa
3. Center Place Fire
Connor Quealy
Iowa Watch Connection
Jesse Gavin
WHO
ICPAJ
KDTH
2. USE OF ACTUALITY
1. Trump vs Univision
2. Hot Rod Drag Week
3. Water Toxins
Jesse Gavin
Michelle O’Neill
Iowa Watch Connection
KDTH
WVIK
ICPAJ
3. FEATURE
1. Fighting Cancer with Art
2. Puppy Mills in Iowa
3. Graffiti and Street Art
Herb Trix
Michael Libbie
Iowa Watch Connection
WVIK
KPSZ
ICPAJ
Iowa Watch Connection
George Dorman
Michelle O’Neill
ICPAJ
KCCK
WVIK
Iowa Watch Connection
ICPAJ
Iowa Watch Connection
Herb Trix
David Baker
ICPAJ
WVIK
KALA
Michelle O’Neill
WVIK
Michael Libbie
KPSZ
Michelle O’Neill
Michelle O’Neill
Jim Boyd
WVIK
WVIK
WHO
KXEL Staff
KXEL
Michelle O’Neill
WVIK
Michelle O’Neill
WVIK
Scott Unash
Gary Rima
Tim Lary
KGYM
KXEL
KDTH
4. IN-DEPTH/SERIES
1. Criminal Justice Reform
2. Clean Up Your Act
3. Police Body Cameras and
the Law
H. Water Toxins
5. PUBLIC AFFAIRS
1. Brain Drain
2. Midwest Week
3. Men with Broken Wings:
The Story of Ray Walton
H. Police Body Cameras and
the Law
H. Housing/Transportation
In Des Moines
6. FARM AND AGRIBUSINESS
1. Water Quality & Farming
2. Clean Line Update
3. Bird Flu
7. SPORTS COVERAGE
1. HomeOfThePanthers.com
Pregame Show
2. The Business Side of the
John Deere Classic
3. Games Preview “Hoops in
the Heartland”
8. SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY
1. KGYM Radio Sports
2. UNI Panther Sports
3. State Basketball
12
9. POLITICAL COVERAGE
1. Mood of the Electorate
2. Compilation
3. 2015 Political Coverage
H.
2015 Compilation
10. GENERAL REPORTING
1. QC Campuses Fight Sexual
Violence
2. Hidden Illnesses
3. Trump Visits Dubuque
Iowa Watch Connection
KXEL Staff
WVIK News: Herb Trix
Michelle O’Neill, Sarah Ritter
Jesse Gavin, News Director
ICPAJ
KXEL
WVIK
Michelle O’Neill
WVIK
Iowa Watch Connection
Jesse Gavin
ICPAJ
KDTH
KDTH
11. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN REPORTING
1.
Michelle O’Neill
2.
Connor Quealy
3.
Herb Trix
WVIK
WHO
WVIK
12. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN ANCHORING
1.
Jesse Gavin
KDTH
13. OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN WEATHER COVERAGE
1. (no entries)
14. OVERALL BEST USE OF ONLINE MEDIA
1. (no entries)
15. BEST NEWSCAST
1.
2.
3.
Tom Noller
Michael Libbie
Jesse Gavin
WHO
KPSZ
KDTH
Staff
Herb Trix, Michelle O’Neill
WHO
WVIK
16. BEST SPORTSCAST
1. (no entries)
17. OVERALL EXCELLENCE
1. WHO-AM
2. WVIK
13