Awards of Excellence
| Category | Title of Entry (click titles to listen) | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | Mammogram Monday × Mammogram Monday |
KOSI-FM / Denver |
| Best Community Service Campaign | Just Serve × Just Serve |
KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Alice Cares For Kids Radiothon × Alice Cares For Kids Radiothon |
KALC-FM / Denver |
| Best Public Affairs Program | Aurora boy shines in critically acclaimed film screening at the Denver Film Festival × Aurora boy shines in critically acclaimed film screening at the Denver Film Festival |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | Colorado’s Morning News Newscast × Colorado’s Morning News Newscast |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | In Montrose, pride and an uncertain future mark one of the country’s oldest drive-in theaters × In Montrose, pride and an uncertain future mark one of the country’s oldest drive-in theaters |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | KOA breaking news coverage of Trump assassination attempt × KOA breaking news coverage of Trump assassination attempt |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | Mix 100 Holiday Hot Tub × Mix 100 Holiday Hot Tub |
KIMN-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | Denver Broncos Radio Network 55th season × Denver Broncos Radio Network 55th season |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | Tracy and Fizz’s Hoobajoob × Tracy and Fizz’s Hoobajoob |
KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Morning Show | Jeremy, Katy & Josh × Jeremy, Katy & Josh |
KIMN-FM / Denver |
| Best Midday Show | Denise Plante 9a-1pm × Denise Plante 9a-1pm |
KWBL-FM / Denver |
| Best Afternoon Show | Mix 100 Afternoons with Nina Blanco × Mix 100 Afternoons with Nina Blanco |
KIMN-FM / Denver |
| Best Evening Show | Evening Jazz With Paul Donovan × Evening Jazz With Paul Donovan |
KUVO-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Personality | Jeremy, Katy & Josh × Jeremy, Katy & Josh |
KIMN-FM / Denver |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | Colorado’s Morning News × Colorado’s Morning News |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | KOA Colorado Rockies Radio Network × KOA Colorado Rockies Radio Network |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best Sports Feature | Denver Broncos Stories with Sideline Reporter Susie Wargin × Denver Broncos Stories with Sideline Reporter Susie Wargin |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | Johnny Wilde × Johnny Wilde |
KWBL-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Hormone Health & Weight Loss Megaphone × Hormone Health & Weight Loss Megaphone |
KXKL-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Cheyenne Frontier Days × Cheyenne Frontier Days |
KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | National Western Stock Show × National Western Stock Show |
KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Mini-Documentary or Series | Unseen But Everywhere: A 3-part look at housing insecurity and education among youth × Unseen But Everywhere: A 3-part look at housing insecurity and education among youth |
KUNC-FM / Northern Colorado |
| Best News Special or Public Affairs Special | Purplish – What will make the difference in this election? × Purplish – What will make the difference in this election? |
KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | KOA 100th Anniversary × KOA 100th Anniversary |
KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best Station Website | KUVO Website | KUVO-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Podcast | Cut, Traded, Fired, Retired with Broncos Sideline Reporter Susie Wargin × Cut, Traded, Fired, Retired with Broncos Sideline Reporter Susie Wargin |
KOA-AM / Denver |
Certificates of Merit
| Category | Title of Entry | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | Golfers Against Cancer | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Community Service Campaign | Mix 100 Jeremy Pint for Pint Blood Drive, Jeremy Padgett | KIMN-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Sponsored Community Event | Secret St. Jude Show | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Public Affairs Program | 25 years after the attack, a Columbine survivor dedicates herself to making others feel safer, Ryan Warner | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | Colorado’s Morning News Newscast, Marty Lenz, Chad Bower, Cynthia Vail | KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best News Feature, Report or Series | Trumpet, flute and cello, oh my! These Denver preschoolers heard classical music for the first time, Jenny Brundin, Alison Borden | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best News Coverage of a Single Event | CPR Coverage of 2024 Mollie Creek Mine Disaster, Haylee May, Andrea Chalfin, Nathan Fernando-Frescas | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best On-Air Contest for a Station | KOOL 105 Free Fuel for A Year! | KXKL-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Imaging Campaign | KOA 100th Year, Alan Jackson | KOA-AM / Denver |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | The Bulls Acoustic Christmas, JoJo Turnbeaugh | KWBL-FM / Denver |
| Best Morning Show | The Morning Set, Carlos Lando, Steve Chavis, Abi Clark | KUVO-FM / Denver |
| Best Midday Show | Radiant Soul Express, DJ Bella Scratch, THE DROP | KUVO-HD2 / Denver |
| Best Afternoon Show | The Shawn Patrick Show | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Evening Show | Weeknights with Big Mic | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Personality | Evening Jazz With Paul Donovan, KUVO Jazz | KUVO-FM / Denver |
| Best News/Talk Show Host or Team | Chandra Thomas Whitfield – Colorado Matters | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Sports Coverage by an Individual or Team | Nuggets Lakers Game 2 | KKSE-FM / Denver |
| Best Sports Feature | Drafting Bo Nix | KKFN-FM / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program | Tracy and Fizz’s Phonanigans, Tracy Dixon, Fizz | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Commercial for an Advertiser | Terry Bison Ranch Choo-Choo, Steve Cassidy | KIMN-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Fuel Your VIP Road Trip | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Sales Event or Live Remote Broadcast | Teddy Bear Patrol Collection Day at Smashburger | KOSI-FM / Denver |
| Best Mini-Documentary or Series | Dig In: Colorado’s Farm-to-Table Ecosystem, Kaya Williams | KAJX-FM / Aspen |
| Best News Special or Public Affairs Special | In-Depth: The Colorado clerk on trial for the big lie, and what it means for the 2024 election, Bente Birkeland, Stina Sieg, Rachel Estabrook | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | KYGO Performance Studio, Shawn Patrick | KYGO-FM / Denver |
| Best Station Website | Colorado Public Radio News online, Shelby Filangi, Stephanie Rivera, Lauren Antonoff Hart | KCFR-FM / Denver |
| Best Radio Podcast | Purplish, Andrew Kenney, Bente Birkeland, Caitlyn Kim | KCFR-FM / Denver |
Award & Certificate Duplicate Order Form
Additional Awards of Excellence plaques are $70 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.