Awards of Excellence
| Category | Title of Entry (click titles to listen) | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Community Service Campaign | Anti-Bully Month, John E Kage, Sarah Holden, Jen Avila × Anti-Bully Month, John E Kage, Sarah Holden, Jen Avila |
KWBL-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Block Party – 2nd Bday Bash – Wale Concert × Block Party – 2nd Bday Bash – Wale Concert |
KUVO-HD2 / Denver |
| Best Public Affairs Program (multiple winners) |
Hope Held by a Horse, Murphy Huston, Amanda Geffre × Hope Held by a Horse, Murphy Huston, Amanda Geffre |
KOSI-FM / Denver |
| Mujeres de Color, Gina Millán × Mujeres de Color, Gina Millán |
KNRV-AM / Denver | |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | Colorado’s Morning News with April Zesbaugh & Marty Lenz × Colorado’s Morning News with April Zesbaugh & Marty Lenz |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | When Coronavirus Postponed The Tokyo Games, This Paralympian Kept Swimming – With High Schoolers In Salida, Dan Boyce, Andrew Villegas × When Coronavirus Postponed The Tokyo Games, This Paralympian Kept Swimming – With High Schoolers In Salida, Dan Boyce, Andrew Villegas |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | Live Coverage of Boulder County Fires, Kathy Walker, Susan Witkin, Ryan Edwards × Live Coverage of Boulder County Fires, Kathy Walker, Susan Witkin, Ryan Edwards |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | KOOL 105 Free Fuel For A Year!, Jim Berry, Mark Andrew, Steve Cassidy × KOOL 105 Free Fuel For A Year!, Jim Berry, Mark Andrew, Steve Cassidy |
KXKL-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | Freedom 93.7 – Real News, Real Talk, Alan Jackson × Freedom 93.7 – Real News, Real Talk, Alan Jackson |
KDFD-AM / Denver |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | QUEEN FOR A DAY, GARNER GOIN, GREGG STONE, DR. TACO × QUEEN FOR A DAY, GARNER GOIN, GREGG STONE, DR. TACO |
KRFX-FM / Denver |
| Best Morning Show (multiple winners) |
Winston & Mel × Winston & Mel |
KXKL-FM / Denver |
| Mujeres de Color con Gina Millán × Mujeres de Color con Gina Millán |
KNRV-AM / Denver | |
| Best Midday Show | The HotMess Express – Amerykah Jones, Nikki Swarn × The HotMess Express – Amerykah Jones, Nikki Swarn |
KUVO-HD2 / Denver |
| Best Afternoon Show | Afternoons With Toshamakia × Afternoons With Toshamakia |
KQKS-FM / Denver |
| Best Evening Show | Powerful Movement Radio W/ DJ Bella Scratch × Powerful Movement Radio W/ DJ Bella Scratch |
KUVO-HD2 / Denver |
| Best Station Personality | Afternoons With Toshamakia × Afternoons With Toshamakia |
KQKS-FM / Denver |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team (multiple winners) |
630 KHOW Uncommon Sense with Leland Conway, Ryan Schuiling × 630 KHOW Uncommon Sense with Leland Conway, Ryan Schuiling |
KHOW-AM / Denver |
| Gina Millán × Gina Millán |
KNRV-AM / Denver | |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | The Denver Broncos, Dave Logan, Rick Lewis, Alan Jackson × The Denver Broncos, Dave Logan, Rick Lewis, Alan Jackson |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best Sports Feature | Tiny Branson’s Field of Dreams, Vic Vela, Andrew Villegas, Shane Rumsey × Tiny Branson’s Field of Dreams, Vic Vela, Andrew Villegas, Shane Rumsey |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | Mt. Polumbus Speak, Tyler Polumbus × Mt. Polumbus Speak, Tyler Polumbus |
KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Quality First Service Group A/C, Steve Cassidy, LuAnn Buckstein × Quality First Service Group A/C, Steve Cassidy, LuAnn Buckstein |
KXKL-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Chevy Mountain Road Trip, John E Kage, Jen Avila, Chelsea Thomas × Chevy Mountain Road Trip, John E Kage, Jen Avila, Chelsea Thomas |
KWBL-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | Pickin’ on the Patio, John E Kage, Jen Avila × Pickin’ on the Patio, John E Kage, Jen Avila |
KWBL-FM / Denver |
| Best Mini-Documentary or Series (public radio only) |
From dawn to dinner at a family-owned restaurant that has survived the pandemic, Sarah Mulholland, Ryan Warner, Carl Bilek × From dawn to dinner at a family-owned restaurant that has survived the pandemic, Sarah Mulholland, Ryan Warner, Carl Bilek |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Special or Public Affairs Special (public radio only) |
Colorado Edition Veterans Day Special: Former combat troops reflect on service, WWII vets receive recognition, Michael de Yoanna × Colorado Edition Veterans Day Special: Former combat troops reflect on service, WWII vets receive recognition, Michael de Yoanna |
KUNC-FM / Northern Colorado |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Indie 102.3 Marketing Campaign, Jodi Gersh, Mia Rincón, Willobee Carlan | KVOQ-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Website | Colorado Public Radio News online, Dave Burdick, Hart Van Denburg, Obed Manuel | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Podcast | Back from Broken, Vic Vela, Brad Turner, Luis Antonio Perez × Back from Broken, Vic Vela, Brad Turner, Luis Antonio Perez |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
Certificates of Merit
| Category | Title of Entry | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Community Service Campaign | 99.5 The Mountain’s Project Sanctuary Radiothon, Dave O’Brien | KQMT-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Back The Blue, John E Kage, Jen Avila | KWBL-FM / Denver |
| Best Public Affairs Program | The Shop – Facts On The Vax | KUVO-HD2 / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | CPR newscasts, Mike Lamp, May Ortega, Jo Ann Allen | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | We Asked The Third Graders Of Room 132 To Reflect On The ‘Year Like No Other.’ Here’s What They Said, Jenny Brundin, Andrew Villegas, Kevin J. Beaty | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | The Passing of Demaryius Thomas | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | AXL ROSE IS LATE!, GARNER GOIN, BRAD WHITE, SUSIE WARGIN | KRFX-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | KOA – Home of the Broncos, Alan Jackson | KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | 27 CLUB, GARNER GOIN, BRAD WHITE, JOSH GOODMAN | KRFX-FM / Denver |
| Best Morning Show | The Tony V Morning Show | KQKS-FM / Denver |
| Best Midday Show | Harris, Hastings & Dover, Ryan Harris, Scott Hastings, Josh Dover | KKSE-FM / Denver |
| Best Afternoon Show | Jim Berry | KXKL-FM / Denver |
| Best Evening Show | Sinna-G | KIMN-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Personality | Winston & Mel | KXKL-FM / Denver |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | 630 KHOW The Situation with Michael Brown, Angie Cillo | KHOW-AM / Denver |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Denver Nuggets | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Sports Feature | Remembering the Life of Demaryius Thomas | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | Broncos No Huddle Postgame Show | KKSE-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Denver Minimum Wage, Jonny Kaufmann | KOSI-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Chevy Tailgate, John E Kage, Jen Avila, Chelsea Thomas | KWBL-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | THE DROP 104.7’s Holla-Day Hookup | KUVO-HD2 / Denver |
| Best Mini-Documentary or Series (public radio only) |
The Workforce Behind The Workforce: Confronting Colorado’s Critical Child Care Staffing Shortage, Jenny Brundin, Kate Schimel, Andrew Villegas | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Special or Public Affairs Special (public radio only) |
Rhythm Of Healing: Grieving And Reflecting On The Last Year, Hayley Sanchez, Megan Verlee, Amanda Henderson | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Halftime Chill | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Website | www.kosi101.com | KOSI-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Podcast | Mile High Hockey, Mike Evans | KKFN-FM / Denver |