Awards presented to winners in May 2021.

More than 40 radio and television stations submitted more than 550 entries in the contest,
which featured content produced in the year 2020.

overall station of the year

- winner -

WKMG-TV | ORLANDO

COMMUNITY SERVICE STATION OF THE YEAR

- winner -

WESH-TV | ORLANDO
”WESH-TV 2 Project CommUNITY & Share Your Christmas”
Marcie Golgoski, Jacob Wiklund, WESH2 News Team

BEST TELEVISION MORNING NEWSCAST

- winner -

“Spectrum News 13: Tornado Touchdown”
News Team
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

- Finalist -

”Destination Space: Crew Ready”
News Team
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

BEST TELEVISION EVENING NEWSCAST

- winner -

“return to space: news 6 at 6 | may 30, 2020”
thomas mates, joseph grenon, jason olson
wkmg-tv

- Finalist -

”protest unrest, day two”
richard engelhardt
wplg-tv

BREAKING NEWS | INDIVIDUAL

- winner -

“TAMPA RIOTS”
MICHAEL PALUSKA, JOHN PELLIZZARI, ERIC MOORE
WFTS-TV

- Finalist -

”EXPLOSION IN PALM BAY”
PAUL RIVERA, MARK BURNETT
WESH-TV

BREAKING NEWS | STATION

- winner -

“TAMP BAY PROTESTS UNFOLD”
JORJA ROMAN, BECKY MAR, DANA LENSETH
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9

- Finalist -

”DISASTER AT DAYTONA”
NEWS TEAM
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

DIGITAL PROGRAMMING

- winner -

“INTRODUCING THE OCOEE MASSACRE”
VANESSA ECHOLS, TRISTAN PETERSON
WFTV-TV

- Finalist -

”SPACE CURIOUS: A PODCAST FROM WKMG AND GRAHAM MEDIA”
EMILEE SPECK, ZAK ROSEN, TAD DAVIS
WKMG-TV

CONTINUING COVERAGE

- winner -

“FILING FAILURES: FLORIDA’S UNEMPLOYMENT TROUBLES”
gREG ANGEL, EUGENE BUENAVENTURA
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

- Finalist -

”MAKE ENDS MEET”
MIKE HOLFELD, ROBERT BREUER, CANDACE MCPHILLIPS
WKMG-TV

TEAM COVERAGE

- winner -

“NEWS 6: RETURN TO SPACE”
NEWS TEAM
WKMG-TV

- Finalist -

”CREW READY: TEAM COVERAGE”
NEWS TEAM
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“BACTERIA BELOW”
JENNIFER TITUS, LAUREN POWELL
WTSP-TV

- Finalist -

”STREET LEVEL: TAMIAMI TRAIL”
NEWS TEAM
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“WATCHDOG: RISING WATERS”
ASHER WILDMAN, RUBEN ALMEIDA, ARNIE GIRARD
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

- Finalist -

”FORECASTING CHANGE”
NEWS TEAM
WKMG-TV

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT

- winner -

“NURSING HOME LOCKDOWN: A HUSBAND’S LOVE”
CAIT MCVEY, AMANDA SALVUCCI
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9

- Finalist -

”IRON WILL, YIELDING BODY”
ERIN MURRAY, TIMOTHY F. KANIA
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT | LONG

- winner -

“FLIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC”
GREG ANGEL, EUGENE BUENAVENTURA
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

- Finalist -

”PANDEMIC: THROUGH THE LENS OF A TEEN”
KAREN PARKS, ULEN HODGES
WFTV-TV

CONSUMER, FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC REPORTING

- winner -

“FILING FAILURES: FLORIDA’S UNEMPLOYMENT FIGHTS”
GREG ANGEL, EUGENE BUENAVENTURA
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

- Finalist -

”PIVOT, ADAPT, AND BREW ON”
JULIE GARGOTTA, MICHAEL WASH JR.
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

SERIES / FRANCHISE | LIGHT

- winner -

“STREET LEVEL ORLANDO”
NEWS TEAM
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

- Finalist -

”SARAH’S WALKING CLUB”
SARAH PHINNEY, JASON RICHARDS, TONY JACOBSON
WFTS-TV

SERIES / FRANCHISE | HARD

- winner -

“WATCHDOG: COLD CASE”
CURTIS MCCLOUD, EUGENE BUENAVENTURA
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

- Finalist -

”BOOMTOWN”
NEWS TEAM
WKMG-TV

EDUCATION REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“UCF: UNIVERSITY CYBERFORCE”
CHERYN STONE, MICHAEL WASH JR.
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

- Finalist -

”SPECIAL DELIVERY”
LAURIE DAVISON, TIMOTHY F. KANIA
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9

EDUCATION REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“THE ABC’S OF TEACHING, LEARNING, AND LIFE ON CAMPUS AMID COVID-19”
KATIE LAGRONE, MATTHEW APTHORP
WFTS-TV

- Finalist -

”BACK TO SCHOOL COVID CONCERNS”
ERIC MOCK
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

FEATURE REPORTING | HARD

- winner -

“FIGHTING CRIME WITH DRONES”
MIKE HOLFELD, ROBERT BREUER
WKMG-TV

- Finalist -

”LESSON OF A LIFETIME”
DANIEL COHEN, STEVE SHAPIRO, ANTHONY PINEDA
WSVN-TV

FEATURE REPORTING | LIGHT

- winner -

“STREET LEVEL: U.S. 27”
NEWS TEAM
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

- Finalist -

”THEATER NERO”
CLAY LEPARD, PAUL GIORGIO
WKMG-TV

FEATURE REPORTING | CULTURAL & HISTORICAL

- winner -

“REAL TALK”
NEWS TEAM
WKMG-TV

- Finalist -

”THE LEGEND OF AL LOPEZ: A KID FROM YBOR CITY”
CAIT MCVEY, AMANDA SALVUCCI
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9

USE OF SOUND

- winner -

“ASIAN AMERICAN RESTAURANT OWNER IMPACTED BY ‘CHINA VIRUS’”
BECKY MAR, PETER SCONDRAS JR.
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9

SPORTS REPORTING

- winner -

“42 WEEKS STRONG”
KYLE BURGER
WFTS-TV

- Finalist -

”PHANTOM LIMB: THE MARKO CHESETO STORY”
PAT WELTER, BEN BOOCKER, NIKOLAI NABET
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

WEATHER REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“TRACKING A TORNADO”
DAVID HECHARD, BRYAN KARRICK
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

- Finalist -

”DECEMBER 2020 TORNADO”
MIKE CLAY, NICK MERIANOS
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9

WEATHER REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“DECEMBER 2020 TORNADO”
MIKE CLAY, NICK MERIANOS
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9

- Finalist -

”HURRICANE ETA TEAM COVERAGE”
WEATHER/NEWS TEAM
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9

TRAFFIC / TRANSPORTATION REPORTING

- winner -

“BOOMTOWN: WOMAN ON BUS”
NADEEN YANES, JEFF SEGERS
WKMG-TV

- Finalist -

”TRAFFIC INBOX”
JERRY HUME, BEN BOOCKER, JON SHABAN
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

PUBLIC AFFAIRS / TV MAGAZINE

- winner -

“WESH 2 CHRONICLE: WASTED - HOW YOUR RECYCLING GETS TRASHED”
NEWS TEAM
WESH-TV

- Finalist -

”OCOEE MASSACRE”
DARALENE JONES, NEWS TEAM
WFTV-TV

ONLINE / WEB / DIGITAL

- winner -

“CLICKORLANDO.COM”
DANIEL DAHM, NEWS TEAM
WKMG-TV

- Finalist -

”SPECTRUM NEWS 13 DIGITAL PRESENCE”
MELISSA CALHOUN, AUDREA HUFF
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

USE OF TECHNOLOGY

- winner -

“NEWS 6: VIRTUAL SPCE EXPERIENCE AND NEWS 360”
NEWS TEAM
WKMG-TV

- Finalist -

”AIR, LAND, AND SEA: FLORIDA’S SCALLOP SEASON”
DEVAN COFFARO
WFLA-TV

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“MEDICAL MISTREATMENT”
STEPHANIE COUEIGNOUX, EUGENE BUENAVENTURA
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

- Finalist -

”COSTLY ERROR”
JENNIFER TITUS, HEATHER BAILEY, PAUL THORSON
WTSP-TV

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“LICENSING LOOPHOLE”
JENNIFER TITUS, HEATHER BAILEY, PAUL THORSON
WTSP-TV

- Finalist -

”AIR OF TROUBLE?”
KAREN HENSEL, DANIEL COHEN, ANTHONY PINEDA
WSVN-TV

HEALTH REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“preaching the vaccine”
curtis mccloud, ruben almeida
spectrum news 13

- Finalist -

”covid nurse”
merris badcock, anthony murdock
wkmg-tv

HEALTH REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“contact tracing investigation”
louis bolden, corie murray
wkmg-tv

- Finalist -

”desamparados en la pandemia”
luis quian, adriana navarro, hansel ramos
wjan-tv

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“guardian in disguise”
greg angel, mike wash
spectrum news 13

- Finalist -

”it’s in the mail…”
curtis mccloud, ben boocker
spectrum news 13

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“decision 2020: i4 tour”
greg angel, eugene buenaventura, michael wash jr., ben boocker
spectrum news 13

- Finalist -

”wesh-tv 2 news commitment 2020: get the facts”
gordon portell, greg fox
wesh-tv

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | STATION

- winner -

“spectrum news13: decision 2020”
news team
spectrum news 13

- Finalist -

”wesh-tv 2 commitment 2020”
greg fox, marcie golgoski, gordon portell
wesh-tv

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT

WRITING

- winner -

“listen, read, write, repeat”
julie gargotta
spectrum news 13

- Finalist -

”deberia comprarme un arma?”
miguel cossio, adriana navarro
wjan-tv

EDITOR

- winner -

“let’s talk about effects, baby”
eugene buenaventura
spectrum news 13

- Finalist -

matthew apthorp
wfts-tv

PRODUCER

- winner -

“tracking isaias”
richard engelhardt
wplg-tv

- Finalist -

”producing for the stars”
john handiboe
spectrum news 13

PHOTOJOURNALIST

- winner -

“sugar. spice. wide. medium. tights”
eugene buenaventura
spectrum news 13

- Finalist -

”timothy f. kania photography composite”
timothy f. kania
spectrum bay news 9

SPORTSCASTER

- winner -

kyle burger
wfts-tv

MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALIST (MMJ)

- winner -

rachael krause
spectrum news 13

- Finalist -

kim leoffler
spectrum bay news 9

REPORTER

- winner -

jenna bourne
WTSP-TV

- Finalist -

MAYLIN LEGANOA
WSCV-TV

WEATHERCASTER

- winner -

“FOR THE LOVE OF WEATHER”
BRYAN KARRICK
SPECTRUM NEWS 13

- Finalist -

NICK MERIANOS
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9

ANCHOR

- winner -

ALLISON KROPFF
WTSP-TV

- Finalist -

”WEEKEND ANCHOR, AIN’T NOTHING WEAK ABOUT IT”
ERIN MURRAY
SPECTRUM BAY NEWS 9

overall station of the year

- winner -

-WEAR-TV | PENSACOLA

COMMUNITY SERVICE STATION OF THE YEAR

- winner -

“COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY”
WPBF-TV | WEST PALM BEACH

BEST TELEVISION MORNING NEWSCAST

- winner -

“THE MORNING SHOW: 7 AM”
NEWS TEAM
WJXT-TV

BEST TELEVISION EVENING NEWSCAST

- winner -

“ACTION NEWS JAX AT 6”
NATALIE CHANGLIN, SHANNON FEHER, PASCALE HEAD
WJAX-TV


- Finalist -

”ACTION NEWS JAX AT 11”
DARLING HILL, PATRICK GRIFFIN
WJAX-TV

BREAKING NEWS | INDIVIDUAL

- winner -

“BREAKING NEWS: JACKSONVILLE PROTESTS TAKE A TURN”
TENIKKA SMITH HUGHES
WJAX-TV

- Finalist -

”GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS IN JACKSONVILLE”
MILTON WOOLLEY
WJXT-TV

BREAKING NEWS | STATION

- winner -

“THE MONUMENTS COME DOWN”
NEWS TEAM
WJAX-TV

- Finalist -

”PEACEFUL PROTEST TURNS VIOLENT”
NEWS TEAM
WJXT-TV

DIGITAL PROGRAMMING

- winner -

“SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER CRISIS”
CAROLYN DOLCIMASCOLO, STEPHANIE BYRNE, JONATHAN MELTON
WINK-TV

- Finalist -

”FACING THE FALL: TOWN HALLS”
NEWS TEAM
WJXT-TV

CONTINUING COVERAGE

- winner -

“THE KILLING OF AHMAUD ARBERY”
NEWS TEAM
WJAX-TV

- Finalist -

”WILDIFRES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA”
NEWS TEAM
WEAR-TV

TEAM COVERAGE

- winner -

“HURRICANE SALLY”
NEWS TEAM
WEAR-TV

- Finalist -

”ACTION NEWS JAX”
NEWS TEAM
WJAX-TV

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“KEEPING THE BEES ALIVE”
SCOTT JOHNSON, JOE OWENS, KATHRYN BONFIELD
WJXT-TV

- Finalist -

”RESTORE HEMP KEY”
LAUREN PETRELLI, CURT TREMPER
WFTX-TV

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT

- winner -

“SEND BEN”
BEN BECKER
WJAX-TV

- Finalist -

”HURRICANE SALLY: SURVIVING THE AFTERMATH”
RENEE BENINATE, AL SHOWERS
WEAR-TV

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT | LONG

- winner -

“GEOFENCING”
DANIELLE WAUGH, WALLY LURZ
WPEC-TV

- Finalist -

”IN LOVING MEMORY: SHARON SIEGEL-COHEN”
VIC MICOLUCCI, TOMMY GARCIA, MICHAEL JONES
WJXT-TV

CONSUMER, FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC REPORTING

- winner -

“UNEMPLOYMENT UNMASKED: WHERE’S MY MONEY?”
SARA GIRARD
WINK-TV

- Finalist -

”FRAUDULENT FARM LOANS”
DAVE BOHMAN, JIM SITTON, ERIK ALTMANN
WPTV-TV

SERIES / FRANCHISE | LIGHT

- winner -

“story 2 share”
sean martinelli, sebastian gonzalez, tiffany myers
wbbh-tv

SERIES / FRANCHISE | HARD

- winner -

“ax handle saturday: 60 years later”
news team
wjxt-tv

EDUCATION REPORTING

- winner -

“wpbf 25 news chronicle: learning during a pandemic”
news team
wpbf-tv

- Finalist -

”education: at its most important time”
beverly robertson, matt lincoln, ashley glass
wpec-tv

FEATURE REPORTING | HARD

- winner -

“segregated city”
evan dean, kirk irwin, tiffany myers
wbbh-tv

- Finalist -

”secret stash”
lauren verno, chris o’rourke, jodi mohrmann
wjxt-tv

FEATURE REPORTING | LIGHT

- winner -

“james and dan”
sean martinelli, sebastian gonzalez, tiffany myers
wbbh-tv

- Finalist -

”walking with dino 4”
scott johnson, joe drumm, jodi mohrmann
wjxt-tv

FEATURE REPORTING | CULTURAL & HISTORICAL

- winner -

“project community: hope in haiti”
tiffany kenney, desiree malky, joel waldmann
wpbf-tv

- Finalist -

”blogger inspires women of color”
tenikka smith hughes, diar gilyana
wjax-tv

USE OF SOUND

- winner -

“dog beach has reopened”
curt tremper
wftx-tv

- Finalist -

”marsy’s law: hiding a killer”
jonathan melton, lauren sweeney, erik randlov
wink-tv

SPORTS REPORTING

- winner -

“hard knocked”
zachery lashway, ciara earrey, justin barney
wjxt-tv

- Finalist -

”golf in the backyard”
brent martineau, stuart webber
wjax-tv

WEATHER REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

rob duns
wbbh-tv

- Finalist -

”storm proof”
vic micolucci, chris o’rourke, jodi mohrmann
wjxt-tv

WEATHER REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“hurricane sally: weathering the storm and the aftermath”
renee beninate, hudson miller
wear-tv

- Finalist -

”dickey’s deep thoughts”
jim dickey
wzvn-tv

TRAFFIC / TRANSPORTATION REPORTING

- winner -

“deadly defect?”
vic micolucci, chris o’rourke, jodi mohrmann
wjxt-tv

- Finalist -

”bacteria on planes”
tenikka smith hughes, michael dorfman, diar gilyana
wjax-tv

PUBLIC AFFAIRS / TV MAGAZINE

- winner -

“chronicle: human trafficking - the untold story”
news team
wpbf-tv

- Finalist -

”anj gets real: racial inequality”
mike dorfman, tenikka hughes smith, john bachman
wjax-tv

ONLINE / WEB / DIGITAL

- winner -

“NEWS4JAX”
DIGITAL NEWS TEAM
WJXT-TV

USE OF TECHNOLOGY

- winner -

“DRONE GIVES NORTH COLLIER COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS TACTICAL ADVANTAGE”
ERIC MILLS, RICH KOLKO
WINK-TV

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“GHOST GUNS”
EVAN DEAN, KIRK ERWIN, TIFFANY MYERS
WBBH-TV

- Finalist -

”THE DUMPING GROUND”
JEFF BUTERA, JOSE DE LEON
WZVN-TV

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“HUMAN TRAFFICKING & HOTELS”
WALLY LURZ, DANIELLE WAUGH, MARIA TOMASCH
WPEC-TV

- Finalist -

”LOGJAM: CORONAVIRUS AND THE GROWING COURT BACKLOG”
DAVE BOHMAN, KAAN PALA, ERIK ALTMAN
WPTV-TV

HEALTH REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“HELP TO FIGHT BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER”
TENIKKA SMITH HUGHES
WJAX-TV

- Finalist -

”THE REINVENTION”
TIFFANY KENNEY, JOEL WALDMANN
WPBF-TV

HEALTH REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“FLUVAXJAX”
JODI MOHRMANN, LAUREN VERNO, MELANIE LAWSON
WJXT-TV

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“ELECTION SECURITY”
DANIELLE WAUGH, WALLY LURZ
WPEC-TV

- Finalist -

”3 INVESTIGATES: MAIL IN BALLOTS”
CAROLYN CERDA, AL SHOWERS
WEAR-TV

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“ELECTION 2020”
NEWS TEAM
WJXT-TV

- Finalist -

”THIS WEEK IN JACKSONVILLE”
NEWS TEAM
WJXT-TV

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | STATION

- winner -

“ELECTION NIGHT 2020”
NEWS TEAM
WJXT-TV

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT

WRITING

- winner -

JEFF BUTERA
WZVN-TV


- Finalist -

SEAN MARTINELLI
WBBH-TV

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

- winner -

”TROOPER REMEMBERED”
DANIEL RAIA
WPTV-TV

EDITOR

- winner -

SEBASTIAN GONZALEZ
WBBH-TV

- Finalist -

KIRK ERWIN
WBBH-TV

PRODUCER

- winner -

”MAY 8, 2020 | 11pm A BLOCK”
DARLING HILL
WJAX-TV

- Finalist -

”CORONAVIRUS: FACT VERSUS FICTION”
MIKE DORFMAN
WJAX-TV

PHOTOJOURNALIST

- winner -

SEBASTIAN GONZALEZ
WBBH-TV

- Finalist -

KIRK ERWIN
WBBH-TV

MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALIST (MMJ)

- winner -

MIRANDA CHRISTIAN
WPTV-TV

REPORTER

- winner -

LORENA INCLAN
WJAX-TV


- Finalist -

REBEKAH CASTOR
WEAR-TV

WEATHERCASTER

- winner -

ROB DUNS
WBBH-TV

ANCHOR

- winner -

LETISHA BEREOLA
WJAX-TV

overall station of the year

- winner -

wjhg-TV | panama city beach

COMMUNITY SERVICE STATION OF THE YEAR

- winner -

wctv-TV | tallahassee

BEST TELEVISION MORNING NEWSCAST

- winner -

“wctv good morning show”
news team
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”news 13 midday”
news team
wmbb-tv

BEST TELEVISION EVENING NEWSCAST

- winner -

“news 13 at 6:00 p.m.”
news team
wmbb-tv

- Finalist -

”august 31, 2020”
news team
wctv-tv

BREAKING NEWS | INDIVIDUAL

- winner -

“tally 19: protest arrests”
sophia hernandez
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”walton county fire”
emma stamps
wmbb-tv

BREAKING NEWS | STATION

- winner -

“tornado hits downtown panama city”
news team
wjhg-tv

- Finalist -

”panama city tornado”
news team
wmbb-tv

DIGITAL PROGRAMMING

- winner -

“spacex: countdown to the launch”
news team
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”south walton fires”
kelsey peck, ross whitley
wmbb-tv

CONTINUING COVERAGE

- winner -

“summer of protests - black lives matter”
news team
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”tony mcdade - deadly police shootings”
news team
wctv-tv

TEAM COVERAGE

- winner -

“hurricane sally”
news team
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”mussett bayou fire”
news team
wjhg-tv

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“sewage spill”
jessica ayers
wmbb-tv

- Finalist -

”recycling in jeopardy”
monica casey
wctv-tv

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT

- winner -

“i feared for my life”
jacob murphey
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”gnats!”
erika orstad
wmbb-tv

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT | LONG

- winner -

“ebro shooting”
erika orstad
wmbb-tv

CONSUMER, FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC REPORTING

- winner -

“undoing unemployment”
abby walton
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”businesses change due to covid-19”
news team
wjhg-tv

SERIES / FRANCHISE | LIGHT

- winner -

“remarkable women”
erin morgan
wmbb-tv

- Finalist -

”morning conversation”
michael hudak
wctv-tv

SERIES / FRANCHISE | HARD

- winner -

“the evoluation of spring break”
gretchen kernbach
wjhg-tv

- Finalist -

”cold cases”
jessica ayers
wmbb-tv

EDUCATION REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“student walkout”
elizabeth millner
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”education after catastrophe”
erika orstad
wmbb-tv

EDUCATION REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“panama city charter school discussions”
olivia michael
wjhg-tv

FEATURE REPORTING | HARD

- winner -

“unbeatable bond”
sophia hernandez
wctv-tv

- Finalist -

”you’re not going to keep killing our kids…hope for addicts”
julia laude
wcjb-tv

FEATURE REPORTING | LIGHT

- winner -

“poplar springs graduation night”
joel sebastianelli
wjhg-tv

- Finalist -

”signs of hope”
jacob murphey
wctv-tv

FEATURE REPORTING | CULTURAL & HISTORICAL

- winner -

“what’s in a name?”
ron marasco
wjhg-tv

- Finalist -

”juarez family overcomes all”
sophia hernandez
wctv-tv

USE OF SOUND

- winner -

“beauty from ashes”
olivia michael
wjhg-tv

SPORTS REPORTINg | single

- winner -

“POPLAR SPRINGS SENIOR NIGHT”
JOEL SEBASTIANELLI
WJHG-TV

- Finalist -

”CHRIS NIKIC IRONMAN”
COURTNEY MIMS
WMBB-TV

SPORTS REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“SCHOLAR ATHLETE”
EMMA STAMPS
WMBB-TV

- Finalist -

”THE SEASON IS OVER, ACC TOURNAMENT CANCELED”
RYAN KELLY
WCTV-TV

WEATHER REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“HURRICANE SALLY FLOODING”
MONICA CASEY
WCTV-TV

- Finalist -

”THE FUJIWHARA EFFECT”
CHARLES ROOP
WCTV-TV

WEATHER REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“PANHANDLE TORNADOES”
ROSS WHITLEY, LAUREN HOPE, MELISSA THOMAS
WMBB-TV

- Finalist -

”HURRICANE SALLY COVERAGE”
NEWS TEAM
WJHG-TV

TRAFFIC / TRANSPORTATION REPORTING

- winner -

“PEDESTRIAN CRASHES”
NEWS TEAM
WCTV-TV

- Finalist -

”CHRISTMAS POTHOLES”
ALEXIA TSIROPOULOS
WMBB-TV

PUBLIC AFFAIRS / TV MAGAZINE

- winner -

“HURRICANE SEASON 2020: NEW REASONS TO BE READY”
WCTV PINPOINT WEATHER TEAM, RYAN KAUFMAN
WCTV-TV

- Finalist -

”WJHG MENTAL HEALTH TOWN HALL”
NEWS TEAM
WJHG-TV

ONLINE / WEB / DIGITAL

- winner -

“WCTV.TV”
DIGITAL NEWS TEAM
WCTV-TV

- Finalist -

”MYPANHANDLE.COM”
DIGITAL NEWS TEAM
WMBB-TV

USE OF TECHNOLOGY

- winner -

CHANNING FRAMPTON
WTXL-TV

- Finalist -

”ELECTION TOUCHSCREEN”
MICHAEL HUDAK
WCTV-TV

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

- winner -

“LYNN HAVEN CORRUPTION”
TESS ROWLAND
WMBB-TV

- Finalist -

”ACCIDENT OR MURDER?”
KATIE KAPLAN
WCTV-TV

HEALTH REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“RESCUING THE RESCUERS”
ABBY WALTON
WCTV-TV

- Finalist -

”THE COVID19 PANDEMIC HITS NEW MOM HARD,
INCREASING LIKLIHOOD OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION”
JACQUIE FRANCIULLI
WCJB-TV

HEALTH REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“CAREGIVERS FOR COMPROMISE”
ABBY WALTON
WCTV-TV

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“BILL PRICE CONTROVERSY”
ANNA HOFFMAN
WMBB-TV

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“COVERING THE RACE FOR CONGRESS (CD3)”
DYLAN LYONS
WCJB-TV


- Finalist -

”CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS”
mIABELLE SALZANO, JESSICA AYERS, S. BRADY CALHOUN
WMBB-TV

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | Station

- winner -

“GENERAL ELECTION COVERAGE”
NEWS TEAM
WMBB-TV


- Finalist -

”NEWSCHANNEL 7 ELECTION COVERAGE”
NEWS TEAM
WJHG-TV

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT

PRODUCER

- winner -

RYAN KAUFMAN
WCTV-TV


- Finalist -

ANAYA GIBSON
WCTV-TV

SPORTSCASTER

- winner -

COURTNEY MIMS
WMBB-TV


- Finalist -

WMMA STAMPS
WMBB-TV

DIGITAL JOURNALIST

- winner -

JACQUIE FRANCIULLI
WCJB-TV

MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALIST (MMJ)

- winner -

ERIKA ORSTAD
WMBB-TV


- FINALIST -

JACOB MURPHEY
WCTV-TV

REPORTER

- winner -

GRETCHEN KERNBACH
WJHG-TV

WEATHERCASTER

- winner -

CHRIS SMITH
WJHG-TV


- Finalist -

RYAN MICHAELS
WJHG-TV

ANCHOR

- winner -

ABBY WALTON
WCTV-TV

- Finalist -

CHANNING FRAMPTON
WTXL-TV

overall station of the year

- winner -

WUSF-FM | TAMPA

COMMUNITY SERVICE STATION OF THE YEAR

- winner -

“COMMITTED TO JACKSONVILLE”
104.5 WOKV-FM

BEST RADIO NEWSCAST

- winner -

“6:00 AM NEWS”
MARK JACOBS
WNRP AM/FM

- Finalist -

”ALL THINGS CONSIDERED: MARCH 10, 2020”
LISA PEAKES, MARK SCHREINER
WUSF-FM

BREAKING NEWS | INDIVIDUAL

- winner -

“FIRST CORONAVIRUS DEATH OUTSIDE OF WEST COAST”
JULIE GLENN
WGCU-FM

BREAKING NEWS | STATION

- winner -

“HURRICANE SALLY MAKES LANDFALL”
NEWS TEAM
WNRP AM/FM


- Finalist -

”PROTESTS ESCALATE TO VIOLENCE IN JACKSONVILLE”
HANNAH LEE, RICH JONES
WOKV-FM

DIGITAL PROGRAMMING

- winner -

“DRAINED: A PODCAST ABOUT THE MASSIVE PLAN TO SAVE THE EVERGLADES”
AMY GREEN, TREVOR AARONSON, RYAN ELLISON
WMFE-FM

- Finalist -

”THE ZEST PODCAST”
DALIA COLON
WUSF-FM

CONTINUING COVERAGE

- winner -

“SAMPLES OF WLRN’S COVID-19 COVERAGE”
NEWS TEAM, CAITIE SWITALSKI MUNOZ, VERONICA ZARAGOVIA
WLRN

- Finalist -

”REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION TO JACKSONVILLE”
NEWS TEAM
WOKV-FM

TEAM COVERAGE

- winner -

“UNMUTE YOURSELF! PUBLIC COMMENT PUSHING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC”
NEWS TEAM
WLRN

- Finalist -

”ELECTION DAY COVERAGE”
JULIE GLENN, JOHN DAVIs, CARY BARBOR
WGCU-FM

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“AGE OF NATURE”
ROBBIE GAFFNEY, LYNN HATTER, REGAN MCCARTHY
WFSU-FM

- Finalist -

”TAMPA BAY AQUAFARMER HOPES TO CASH IN ON FLORIDA’S GROWING OYSTER INDUSTRY”
JESSICA MESZAROS
WUSF-FM

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT

- winner -

“TWO CANDIDATES, ONE CITY: SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FROM THE
TRUMP AND BIDEN CAMPAIGN APPEARANCES IN TAMPA”
STEPHANIE COLOMBINI, STEVE NEWBORN
WUSF-FM

- Finalist -

”DESANTIS TALKS COVID IN COLLIER COUNTY”
JULIE GLENN
WGCU-FM

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT | LONG

- winner -

“RACIAL TENSIONS ESCALATE IN NEW PORT RICHEY AS PROTESTS CONTINUE”
STEPHANIE COLOMBINI
WUSF-FM

- Finalist -

”BELLE GLADE’S FALLING ‘BLACK SNOW’ IS AN EVEN GREATER CONCERN
AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUES”
WILKINE BRUTUS
WLRN

CONSUMER, FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC REPORTING

- winner -

“NEW NORMAL BRINGS BOOMS, BUSTS, AND CHANGE FOR SOUTH FLORIDA”
JENNY STALETOVICH, DANIEL RIVERO
WLRN

- Finalist -

”TAMPA BAY BUSINESSES REACT TO 2020 PANDEMIC, RACIAL RECKONING”
DAYLINA MILLER, JULIO OCHOA, BRADLEY GEORGE
WUSF-FM

SERIES / FRANCHISE | LIGHT

- winner -

“INTERMISSION”
CHRISTINE DIMATTEI
WLRN

- Finalist -

”SURVIVING COVID-19”
STEPHANIE COLOMBINI
WUSF-FM

SERIES / FRANCHISE | HARD

- winner -

“PUBLIC MEETINGS DURING A PANDEMIC”
JESSICA BAKEMAN, NEWS TEAM
WLRN

EDUCATION REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“HE LEARNED A MAYAN DIALECT TO SPEAK TO THE CHILDREN OF MIGRANT FARMWORKERS.
NOW HE DELIVERS THEM FOOD”
KERRY SHERIDAN
WUSF-FM

EDUCATION REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS STORIES”
JESSICA BAKEMAN, CAITIE SWITALSKI MUNOZ
WLRN

- Finalist -

”STUDENTS’ VIEW OF LEARNING AMID COVID”
SANDRA AVERHART
WUWF-FM

FEATURE REPORTING | HARD

- winner -

“NAPLES RESTAURANTS RE-OPEN, SLIGHTLY”
JULIE GLENN
WGCU-FM


- Finalist -

”COVID-19 IN JAILS: ONE BROWARD INMATE’S EXPERIENCE WITH THE VIRUS”
CAITIE SWITALSKI MUNOZ
WLRN

FEATURE REPORTING | LIGHT

- winner -

“ELECTION BUTTONS”
ANTHONY MONTALTO
WUFT-FM

- Finalist -

”WITH VISITS STILL BANNED AT VA NURSING HOMES,
FAMILIES AND VETERANS TRY TO COPE WITH SEPERATION”
STEPHANIE COLOMBINI
WUSF-FM

FEATURE REPORTING | CULTURAL & HISTORICAL

- winner -

“YOU’RE POSSESSING OUR HISTORY: SEMINOLE TRIBE COULD GET BACK
REMAINS OF ANCESTORS TAKEN BY SMITHSONIAN”
DANIEL RIVERO
WLRN

- Finalist -

”A LOOK BACK AT MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE’S LIFE AS
BETHUNE COOKMAN UNIVERSITYLOOKS TO THE FUTURE”
TALIA BLAKE
WMFE-FM

USE OF SOUND

- winner -

“MURDER IN YOUR EAR: TALLAHASSEE ACTS GET CREATIVE WITH NEW PODCAST”
GINA JORDAN
WFSU-FM

- Finalist -

”KEEPING TRADITION OF CIRCUS MUSIC ALIVE”
KERRY SHERIDAN
WUSF-FM

SPORTS REPORTING

- winner -

“MOORE WROTE THE BOOK ON WHEELCHAIR TENNIS”
CARY BARBOR
WGCU-FM

- Finalist -

”CORONAVIRUS SHUTS DOWN THE SPORTS WORLD”
TONY MARINO
WDBO-FM

WEATHER REPORTING

- winner -

“WOKV FIRST ALERT STORM CENTER”
JOE DARASKEVICH, RICH JONES, TEVEN PONSON
WOKV-FM

TRAFFIC / TRANSPORTATION REPORTING

- winner -

“END OF THE ROAD FOR M-CORES TOLL ROAD”
VALERIE VANDE PANNE
WGCU-FM

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

- winner -

“RETURN TO FLIGHT”
BRENDAN BYRNE, MATTHEW PEDDIE, RYAN ELLISON
WMFE-FM

- Finalist -

”TAMPA BAY’S SMALL MUSIC VENUES STRUGGLE WITH NO END IN SIGHT”
DINORAH PREVOST, BRADLEY GEORGE
WUSF-FM

ONLINE / WEB / DIGITAL

- winner -

“WOKV.COM”
NEWS TEAM
WOKV-FM

- Finalist -

”WUSFNEWS.ORG”
CARL LISCIANDRELLO, NEWS TEAM
WUSF-FM

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

- winner -

“MIAMI-DADE STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE HAS USED A
SHADOWY CHARITY FUND IN CRIMINAL CASES”
DANIEL RIVERO
WLRN

HEALTH REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“HEALTH WORKERS BRING COVID-1I TESTING TO PINELLAS COUNTY’S BLACK COMMUNITY”
STEPHANIE COLOMBINI
WUSF-FM

HEALTH REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“CONVALESCENT PLASMA”
ABE ABORAYA
WMFE-FM

- Finalist -

”SOUTH FLORIDA’S COVID-19 ISOLATION CENTERS”
VERONICA ZARAGOVIA
WLRN

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SINGLE

- winner -

“WOMEN FOR TRUMP FOCUS ON THE FUTURE, NOT THE PAST”
STEVE NEWBORN
WUSF-FM

- Finalist -

”SUNSHINE LAW AT HEART OF LAWSUITS AGAINST PANAMA CITY BEACH”
VALERIE CROWDER
WFSU-FM

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | SERIES

- winner -

“SPECIAL 2020 ELECTION COVERAGE”
TONY MARINO
WDBO-FM

- Finalist -

”U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE SEAT DEBATE:
DONALDS VS. BANYAI”
JULIE GLENN, JOHN DAVIs, AMY WILLIAMS
WGCU-FM

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING | STATION

- winner -

“elections coverage 2020”
steve newborn, bradley george, cathy carter
wusf-fm

- Finalist -

”wlrn’s 2020 civic coverage collection”
news team
wlrn

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT

WRITING

- winner -

jenny staletovich
wlrn

digital journalist

- winner -

katie lepri
wlrn

REPORTER

- winner -

katrina scales
wdbo-fm

- Finalist -

stephanie colombini
wusf-fm

ANCHOR

- winner -

kevin rafuse
wdbo-fm

- Finalist -

mark jacobs
wnrp am/fm