Awards of Excellence
| Category | Title of Entry (click titles to listen) | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | KOSI 101.1 Thanksgiving Food Drive × KOSI 101.1 Thanksgiving Food Drive |
KOSI-FM / Denver |
| Best Community Service Campaign | KS107.5 Beats & Sneaks, Erik Bradley, Toshamakia Acevedo, Vicky Bowling × KS107.5 Beats & Sneaks, Erik Bradley, Toshamakia Acevedo, Vicky Bowling |
KQKS-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Alice Cares For Kids × Alice Cares For Kids |
KALC-FM / Denver |
| Best Public Affairs Program | The Battle of Iwo Jima, through the eyes of a US Marine who lived it, Bente Birkeland, Shelby Filangi, Megan Verlee × The Battle of Iwo Jima, through the eyes of a US Marine who lived it, Bente Birkeland, Shelby Filangi, Megan Verlee |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | KOA BEST NEWSCAST 7AM, Jeana Gondek, Kienan Dixon × KOA BEST NEWSCAST 7AM, Jeana Gondek, Kienan Dixon |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | Grand Junction minor league baseball team embraces threatened Colorado fish by becoming the Humpback Chubs, Stina Sieg, Tegan Wendland × Grand Junction minor league baseball team embraces threatened Colorado fish by becoming the Humpback Chubs, Stina Sieg, Tegan Wendland |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | KOA BEST NEWS COVERAGE – EVERGREEN HIGH SHOOTING, Conner Shreve, Kienan Dixon, Jeana Gondek × KOA BEST NEWS COVERAGE – EVERGREEN HIGH SHOOTING, Conner Shreve, Kienan Dixon, Jeana Gondek |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | Monty Python – Phish Promotion, Keefer × Monty Python – Phish Promotion, Keefer |
KBCO-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | KOA BEST STATION IMAGING CAMPAIGN – KOA 100, Alan Jackson × KOA BEST STATION IMAGING CAMPAIGN – KOA 100, Alan Jackson |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | Best Day and Night – Great American Beer Festival and Paul McCartney, Keefer × Best Day and Night – Great American Beer Festival and Paul McCartney, Keefer |
KBCO-FM / Denver |
| Best Morning Show | KOOL 105’S MELISSA IN THE MORNING, MELISSA MOORE, DIXON LAWSON × KOOL 105’S MELISSA IN THE MORNING, MELISSA MOORE, DIXON LAWSON |
KXKL-FM / Denver |
| Best Midday Show | KOOL 105 MIDDAYS WITH LALAINE × KOOL 105 MIDDAYS WITH LALAINE |
KXKL-FM / Denver |
| Best Afternoon Show | NINA BLANCO × NINA BLANCO |
KIMN-FM / Denver |
| Best Evening Show | SINNA-G × SINNA-G |
KIMN-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Personality | KOOL 105’S MELISSA IN THE MORNING, MELISSA MOORE, DIXON LAWSON × KOOL 105’S MELISSA IN THE MORNING, MELISSA MOORE, DIXON LAWSON |
KXKL-FM / Denver |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | KHOW BEST NEWS/TALK HOST – RYAN SCHUILING × KHOW BEST NEWS/TALK HOST – RYAN SCHUILING |
KHOW-AM / Denver |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | WELCOME BACK CAP, Conor McGahey, Mark Bertagnolli, KJ Granderson × WELCOME BACK CAP, Conor McGahey, Mark Bertagnolli, KJ Granderson |
KKSE-FM / Denver |
| Best Sports Feature | KOA BEST SPORTS FEATURE – BRONCOS SIDELINE STORIES WITH SUSIE WARGIN, Susie Wargin, Alan Jackson × KOA BEST SPORTS FEATURE – BRONCOS SIDELINE STORIES WITH SUSIE WARGIN, Susie Wargin, Alan Jackson |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | KOOL 105 SIX O’CLOCK TRIPLE PLAY, JIM BERRY × KOOL 105 SIX O’CLOCK TRIPLE PLAY, JIM BERRY |
KXKL-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Piper Electric DIY, Jonny Kaufmann × Piper Electric DIY, Jonny Kaufmann |
KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | 12 Dogs of Christmas × 12 Dogs of Christmas |
KOSI-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | Alice Cares For Kids × Alice Cares For Kids |
KALC-FM / Denver |
| Best Mini-Documentary or Series | In-Depth: The quest to restore what was lost for Indigenous people in Colorado, Paolo Zialcita, Rachel Estabrook, Pedro Lumbraño × In-Depth: The quest to restore what was lost for Indigenous people in Colorado, Paolo Zialcita, Rachel Estabrook, Pedro Lumbraño |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Special or Public Affairs Special | Purplish: Colorado banned conversion therapy for minors. A U.S. Supreme Court case could upend that, Bente Birkeland, Caitlyn Kim, Megan Verlee × Purplish: Colorado banned conversion therapy for minors. A U.S. Supreme Court case could upend that, Bente Birkeland, Caitlyn Kim, Megan Verlee |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Happy Hol-Yi-Days, The Slacker Show × Happy Hol-Yi-Days, The Slacker Show |
KALC-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Website | THE DROP Website, Craig Richardson, Wendy Turnbull, Theresa Ho | KUVO-HD2 / Denver |
| Best Radio Podcast | KOA BEST RADIO PODCAST – CUT, TRADED, FIRED, RETIRED WITH SUSIE WARGIN × KOA BEST RADIO PODCAST – CUT, TRADED, FIRED, RETIRED WITH SUSIE WARGIN |
KOA-AM / Denver |
Certificates of Merit
| Category | Title of Entry | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | Lions Project Golf Tourney | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Community Service Campaign | Alice Cares For Kids | KALC-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Jazz Odyssey Presents, La Molly, Klaus Larson, Mark Montour-Larson | KUVO-FM / Denver |
| Best Public Affairs Program | Community Corner, Sugabear, La Molly, Weston Wilkins | KUVO-HD2 / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | KOA BEST NEWSCAST 3PM, Kathy Walker, Rob Dawson | KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | The 10th Returns: Descendants of the 10th Mountain Division return to Italy, Stina Sieg, Tegan Wendland | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | Colorado Public Radio coverage of the Pearl Street Attack, Colorado Public Radio Staff | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | Double Your Paycheck | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | MIX 100 OFFICIAL SUMMER STATION, BIG ROB, MARKIE LINDEMULDER | KIMN-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | MIX 100’S ALL-ACCESS SUMMER, MARKIE LINDEMULDER, BIG ROB | KIMN-FM / Denver |
| Best Morning Show | MOSER LOMBARDI & KANE, MARC MOSER, VIC LOMBARDI, BRETT KANE & STEVE NELSON | KKSE-FM / Denver |
| Best Midday Show | Johnny Wilde | KWBL-FM / Denver |
| Best Afternoon Show | Toshamakia Takeover, Toshamakia Acevedo | KQKS-FM / Denver |
| Best Evening Show | Big Mic at Night | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Personality | NINA BLANCO | KIMN-FM / Denver |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | KOA BEST NEWS/TALK HOST OR SHOW – ROSS KAMINSKY, Ross Kaminsky , Brad Dragon Williams , Shannon Scott | KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Denver Broncos | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Sports Feature | AVALANCHE RETURN OF THE CAPTAIN, Conor McGahey, Mark BertagnollI, KJ Granderson | KKSE-FM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | Denise Plante | KWBL-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Georgetown Loop Railroad Wild West, Jonny Kaufmann, Michael Anthony | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Cheyenne Frontier Days | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | KOSI 101.1 Christmas Flip at Moxy | KOSI-FM / Denver |
| Best Mini-Documentary or Series | In-Depth: A renewable energy project boils over near Colorado hot springs, Sam Brasch, Bazi Kanani, Mateo Schimpf | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Special or Public Affairs Special | Americans Abroad – Why some are leaving and what it means for the communities they join, Brody Wilson | KVNF-FM / Paonia |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | The Rundown, Richie Carni, Trey Hawkins | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Website | Colorado Public Radio News — cpr.org, Shelby Filangi, Stephanie Rivera, Lauren Antonoff Hart | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Podcast | Health Tidbits with Dr. Kohli, Jenny D, Dr. Payal Kohli | KOSI-FM / Denver |
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.