Awards of Excellence
| Category | Title of Entry (click titles to listen) | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Community Service Campaign | Big Message from Breck – Mask Up!, Craig Koehn × Big Message from Breck – Mask Up!, Craig Koehn |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Bobstock Music Festival, Melissa Edson, Wayne Johnson, Lindsey Bruntz × Bobstock Music Festival, Melissa Edson, Wayne Johnson, Lindsey Bruntz |
KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Public Affairs Program | The State of Summit, Phil Lindeman × The State of Summit, Phil Lindeman |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | Arkansas Valley Morning News, Anne Boswell × Arkansas Valley Morning News, Anne Boswell |
KBLJ-AM / La Junta |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | ‘Ute people are alive, we exist:’ Skyler Lomahaftewa brings his culture home to the Rocky Mountains, Eleanor Bennett × ‘Ute people are alive, we exist:’ Skyler Lomahaftewa brings his culture home to the Rocky Mountains, Eleanor Bennett |
KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | Cortez’s Mesa Verde Inn becomes the Latest Flashpoint in the Southwest Colorado Housing Crisis, Lucas Brady Woods × Cortez’s Mesa Verde Inn becomes the Latest Flashpoint in the Southwest Colorado Housing Crisis, Lucas Brady Woods |
KSJD-FM / Cortez |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | So Many Reasons Why — Mother’s Day, Tom Fricke, Ross McIntyre × So Many Reasons Why — Mother’s Day, Tom Fricke, Ross McIntyre |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | “Live Like a Local” Contest, Tom Fricke, Tony Mauro, TJ Sanders × “Live Like a Local” Contest, Tom Fricke, Tony Mauro, TJ Sanders |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Morning Show | Tom’s Summit County Mornings, Tom Fricke × Tom’s Summit County Mornings, Tom Fricke |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Midday Show | KPMX Workday Escape, Bull Brom × KPMX Workday Escape, Bull Brom |
KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Station Personality | Tom’s Summit County Mornings, Tom Fricke × Tom’s Summit County Mornings, Tom Fricke |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | Summit Morning Mix, Tom Fricke, Phil Lindeman × Summit Morning Mix, Tom Fricke, Phil Lindeman |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Sterling Tiger Athletics 2021, Bull Brom × Sterling Tiger Athletics 2021, Bull Brom |
KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sports Feature | New skier with ALS tackles Snowmass, proving the disease can’t hold her back, Halle Zander × New skier with ALS tackles Snowmass, proving the disease can’t hold her back, Halle Zander |
KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | Visiting The North Pole General Store, Bull Brom, Santa Claus × Visiting The North Pole General Store, Bull Brom, Santa Claus |
KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | GRAFF’S TURF FARM – NOW HIRING, THOMAS KEINATH, LINDSEY BRUNTZ × GRAFF’S TURF FARM – NOW HIRING, THOMAS KEINATH, LINDSEY BRUNTZ |
KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | E & J CLEANING & RESTORATION – FREE ESTIMATES, THOMAS KEINATH × E & J CLEANING & RESTORATION – FREE ESTIMATES, THOMAS KEINATH |
KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | Best Dam Pumpkin Fest – LIVE, Phil Lindeman × Best Dam Pumpkin Fest – LIVE, Phil Lindeman |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Social Media Success in Summit, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Station Website | Krystal Media – 3 Stations, 1 Easy Access, Tauna Lockhart | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
Certificates of Merit
| Category | Title of Entry | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | SMRF Cares Concert Series, Tom Fricke | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Public Affairs Program | Shout Out to Summit Superheroes, Tauna Lockhart, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | Steamboat Radio News, Shannon Lukens | KEZZ-FM / Phippsburg |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | Goats Restore Sutey Ranch, One Bite at a Time, Morgan Troy Neely | KDNK-FM / Carbondale |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | The Ptarmigan Wildfires, Phil Lindeman, TJ Sanders | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | BOBSTOCK 2021, THOMAS KEINATH, LINDSEY BRUNTZ | KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Morning Show | The Outdoor Report, Eleanor Bennett | KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best Midday Show | Middays with Lindsey, Lindsey Bruntz | KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Station Personality | KPMX Workday Escape, Bull Brom | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | Chris Brom | KSIR-AM / Fort Morgan |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Sterling Tigers Softball Roars back in State Quarterfinals, Sean Nash | KSTC-AM / Sterling |
| Best Sports Feature | Grandpa Jim | KMTS-FM / Glenwood Springs |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | First Chair Friday, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | CATTLEYA FLORAL – WHAT THEY CAN’T HAVE, THOMAS KEINATH | KSTC-AM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | SHOP ALL OF YUMA – SKIP THE LINE, THOMAS KEINATH | KNNG-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | Logan County Fair & Rodeo – Rodeo Royalty, Bull Brom | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Aspen Public Radio “Get To Know Our Team” Social And Digital Campaign, Lisa DeLosso | KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best Station Website | www.aspenpublicradio.org, Kirsten Dobroth, Laurie Jackson, Lisa DeLosso | KAJX-FM / Aspen |