Awards of Excellence
| Category | Title of Entry (click titles to listen) | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Community Service Campaign | Stuff A Bus, Leslie Walker, TK Wilson × Stuff A Bus, Leslie Walker, TK Wilson |
KSMT-FM / Breckenridge |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Celebrating Our Volunteers: Friends of the Dillon Ranger District , Phil Lindeman, Craig Koehn, Amanda Giles × Celebrating Our Volunteers: Friends of the Dillon Ranger District , Phil Lindeman, Craig Koehn, Amanda Giles |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Public Affairs Program | Immigrant Stories – Paul Freeman, Walter Gallacher × Immigrant Stories – Paul Freeman, Walter Gallacher |
KDNK-FM / Carbondale |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | Steamboat Radio News, Shannon Lukens × Steamboat Radio News, Shannon Lukens |
KEZZ-FM / Phippsburg |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | Jahir Rodas cuts his first Christmas tree and keeps his grandmother’s memory alive, Eleanor Bennett × Jahir Rodas cuts his first Christmas tree and keeps his grandmother’s memory alive, Eleanor Bennett |
KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | Standoff at Exit 205, Phil Lindeman × Standoff at Exit 205, Phil Lindeman |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | BOB FM’s “VERY HAIRY CHRISTMAS”, Sean Nash, Thomas Keinath × BOB FM’s “VERY HAIRY CHRISTMAS”, Sean Nash, Thomas Keinath |
KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | KSPN Seasonal, Ryan Koster, Anderson Koster × KSPN Seasonal, Ryan Koster, Anderson Koster |
KSPN-FM / Aspen |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | AGM Sports Radio On-Demand Promo, Kelly Turner × AGM Sports Radio On-Demand Promo, Kelly Turner |
KRTZ-FM / Cortez |
| Best Morning Show | Tom Fricke: Your Morning Voice for 20 Years! × Tom Fricke: Your Morning Voice for 20 Years! |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Midday Show | Workday Escape with Bull Brom, Chris “Bull” Brom × Workday Escape with Bull Brom, Chris “Bull” Brom |
KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Afternoon Show | Superman In The Afternoon, Jordan “Superman” Lyles × Superman In The Afternoon, Jordan “Superman” Lyles |
KSKE-FM / Eagle |
| Best Station Personality | Workday Escape with Bull Brom, Chris “Bull” Brom × Workday Escape with Bull Brom, Chris “Bull” Brom |
KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | Peanuts, Ghosts & DJs – Oh MY!, Tom Fricke, Phil Lindeman × Peanuts, Ghosts & DJs – Oh MY!, Tom Fricke, Phil Lindeman |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Sterling vs. Manual State Quarters OT Thriller, Sean Nash × Sterling vs. Manual State Quarters OT Thriller, Sean Nash |
KSTC-AM / Sterling |
| Best Sports Feature | ‘Paralympic athlete returns to Snowmass, helps his students learn to ski’, Halle Zander × â€˜Paralympic athlete returns to Snowmass, helps his students learn to ski’, Halle Zander |
KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | Kitchen Concerts, Ryan Koster” × Kitchen Concerts, Ryan Koster” |
KSPN-FM / Aspen |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Media Logic – Help Wanted, Pete Wagner × Media Logic – Help Wanted, Pete Wagner |
KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Hippie Song of the Day, Terry Mathis, Brandon Blocker, Ryan Koster × Hippie Song of the Day, Terry Mathis, Brandon Blocker, Ryan Koster |
KSPN-FM / Aspen |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | A-Basin: Opening Day Live & On Location, Tom Fricke × A-Basin: Opening Day Live & On Location, Tom Fricke |
KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Steamboat Radio Facebook Page, Shannon Lukens, News Director | KEZZ-FM / Phippsburg |
| Best Station Website | KSPN Website, Kyle McCoy | KSPN-FM / Aspen |
| Best Radio Podcast | N-Side Northeastern, Ben Blecha × N-Side Northeastern, Ben Blecha |
KCGC-FM / Sterling |
Certificates of Merit
| Category | Title of Entry | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Community Service Campaign | Mountain of Furniture Giveaway , Craig Koehn, Amanda Giles, TJ Sanders | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Public Affairs Program | The State of Summit: Matters of Life, Death & Desperation, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | Krystal 93 PM News: Crucial Updates & Long-term Impacts, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | Cold Case Solved: The Hitchhiker Murders, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | Teen rescues and resuscitates friend caught in the Cascades on Independence Pass, credits CPR training, Halle Zander | KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | Ticket Window Wednesday: Wake Up & Smell the Tickets!, Tom Fricke, TJ Sanders | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | Living The Summit Country Life , Craig Koehn | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | Party on the Patio Winner, Alicia Iannone | KNNG-FM / Sterling |
| Best Morning Show | Breakfast with Brandon, Brandon Blocker | KSPN-FM / Aspen |
| Best Midday Show | Middays with Lindsey, Lindsey Bruntz | KSRX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Afternoon Show | The Ride Home with Ryan, Ryan Koster, Kristin Vahl | KSPN-FM / Aspen |
| Best Station Personality | Tom Fricke: Your Morning Voice for 20 Years!, Tom Fricke | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | The David Bach Show, David Bach | KNFO-FM / Aspen |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | NJC Softball Takes Trinidad in Extras, Ben Blecha | KCGC-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sports Feature | ‘We’re just going for one run at a time:’ Aspen local skis 66 laps in one day, Halle Zander | KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | 1st Chair Friday: Ski Trivia, 70s Costumes &…Pumpkin Goo?, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Wickedly Good Treats – Christmas, Chris Brom, Jessica Brom | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Nursery Rhyme Time with Baja Tacos, KPMX Staff | KPMX-FM / Sterling |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Krystal 93: Everything You Need to Know, Everywhere YOU Are, Phil Lindeman | KYSL-FM / Frisco |
| Best Station Website | Steamboat Radio, Shannon Lukens | KEZZ-FM / Phippsburg |
| Best Radio Podcast | Eastern Plains Sports History (11/7/22), Ben Blecha | KPMX-FM / Sterling |