Awards of Excellence
| Category | Title of Entry (click titles to listen) | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | Don’t Be an Idiot, Andy Rice, KPMX Staff × Don’t Be an Idiot, Andy Rice, KPMX Staff |
KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Community Service Campaign | Amanda’s Journey: Breast Cancer & Helping Others, Amanda Giles × Amanda’s Journey: Breast Cancer & Helping Others, Amanda Giles |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Lowdown on Snowdown, Charlie Derek, Jake Lory, Chad Peyer × Lowdown on Snowdown, Charlie Derek, Jake Lory, Chad Peyer |
KIQX-FM / Durango |
| Best Public Affairs Program | Mental Health Monday – Sports Bullying, Ben Blecha, Maranda Miller × Mental Health Monday – Sports Bullying, Ben Blecha, Maranda Miller |
KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | KDNK morning news, Mike Lemmer × KDNK morning news, Mike Lemmer |
KDNK-FM / Carbondale |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | Special Report: Housing Goes COLD, Phil Lindeman × Special Report: Housing Goes COLD, Phil Lindeman |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | ‘We stay here’: Immigrants share their stories while Trump administration expands immigration enforcement, Halle Zander × ‘We stay here’: Immigrants share their stories while Trump administration expands immigration enforcement, Halle Zander |
KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | KIQX Search for the Coors Light Silver Bullet, Chad Peyer × KIQX Search for the Coors Light Silver Bullet, Chad Peyer |
KIQX-FM / Durango |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | Father’s Day – Thanks, Dad, Tom Fricke × Father’s Day – Thanks, Dad, Tom Fricke |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | Big on Beef, Lindsey Bruntz × Big on Beef, Lindsey Bruntz |
KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Morning Show | Krystal 93 Mornings with Tom Fricke × Krystal 93 Mornings with Tom Fricke |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Midday Show | LINDSEY BRUNTZ – THE MIDDAY RIDE ON 97.5 BOB FM × LINDSEY BRUNTZ – THE MIDDAY RIDE ON 97.5 BOB FM |
KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Afternoon Show | Rockin with the Jones, Jake Lory × Rockin with the Jones, Jake Lory |
KIQX-FM / Durango |
| Best Station Personality | Krystal 93 Mornings with Tom Fricke × Krystal 93 Mornings with Tom Fricke |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | Zombies, Flowers & Rocky Mountain High, Phil Lindeman, Tom Fricke × Zombies, Flowers & Rocky Mountain High, Phil Lindeman, Tom Fricke |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Sterling Girls Hoops Win The Santiago’s Shootout Over Berthoud, Sean Nash × Sterling Girls Hoops Win The Santiago’s Shootout Over Berthoud, Sean Nash |
KSTC-AM / Sterling |
| Best Sports Feature | The Young Voices Of the Akron Rams: Tuck Kneedler and Aydan Koch, Sean Nash, Scott Roberts × The Young Voices Of the Akron Rams: Tuck Kneedler and Aydan Koch, Sean Nash, Scott Roberts |
KSTC-AM / Sterling |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | Before Your Time, Tom Fricke × Before Your Time, Tom Fricke |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | KAUFFMAN PEST & WEED CONTROL – RODENTS, THOMAS KEINATH × KAUFFMAN PEST & WEED CONTROL – RODENTS, THOMAS KEINATH |
KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | KIQX Supports Music in the Mountains, Kim Emanuel, Chad Peyer × KIQX Supports Music in the Mountains, Kim Emanuel, Chad Peyer |
KIQX-FM / Durango |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | Krystal 93’s Brand of a Rebrand: Fun, Games & Karaoke!, Phil Lindeman × Krystal 93’s Brand of a Rebrand: Fun, Games & Karaoke!, Phil Lindeman |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Eastern Plains Sports Network at State Volleyball, Stayci Blecha | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Station Website | Steamboat Radio Website, Shannon Lukens | KEZZ-FM / Steamboat Springs |
| Best Radio Podcast | Krystal 93 Snow Show, Tom Fricke × Krystal 93 Snow Show, Tom Fricke |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
Certificates of Merit
| Category | Title of Entry | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | One Fake Pill Can Kill, Michelle Flynn | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Community Service Campaign | Firewise Campaign to help protect and inform our community, Chad Peyer, Kim Emanuel, Kristin Dills | KIQX-FM / Durango |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Rock and Bowl Showdown, KPMX Staff | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Public Affairs Program | Early Detection: Breast Cancer & You, Amanda Giles | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | Public Budget Battle, Night Rescue, Loss of a Legend, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | ‘Our teens need us’: Local mom spreads awareness about fentanyl and encourages creative outlets after losing her daughter, Eleanor Bennett | KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | ‘It felt like a fire storm’: Anderson Ranch Arts Center hosts artists affected by Los Angeles’ January wildfires, Regan Mertz | KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | Wine’d Down Wednesday, Katie Baca | KNNG-FM / Sterling |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | Krystal 93 Loves ANYONE on Valentine’s Day, Tom Fricke | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | Broadcasting from the Logan County Fair, KPMX Staff | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Morning Show | Chad Peyer in the AM | KIQX-FM / Durango |
| Best Midday Show | Workday Escape with Bull Brom | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Afternoon Show | THE DRIVE WITH KELLY TURNER, KELLY TURNER, HOST & PRODUCER | KRTZ-FM / Cortez |
| Best Station Personality | Rockin with the Jones, Jake Lory | KIQX-FM / Durango |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | Northeast Colorado Talks, Chris Brom | KSIR-AM / Fort Morgan |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Center of the Ski Racing Universe – Team Coverage, Phil Lindeman, Tom Fricke | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Sports Feature | The Warmup, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | First Chair Friday, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | KRSJ Music in the Mountains Pops Night, Kim Emanuel, Bill Snivley | KRSJ-FM / Durango |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Platte River Tires – Middle School Student Ads, Sterling MS Students, Chris Brom | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | Opening Day: A-BASIN with Tom Fricke, Tom Fricke | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Facebook 14er – Climbing the Social Media Ladder, Tauna Lockhart | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Station Website | Krystal93.com – Music, Local News, Community Events, Tauna Lockhart | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Radio Podcast | Eastern Colorado Insider – Regional Basketball Preview, Ben Blecha | KRFD-FM / Sterling |
Award & Certificate Duplicate Order Form
Additional Awards of Excellence plaques are $75 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.