Awards of Excellence
| Category | Title of Entry | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Community Service Campaign | 9Cares Colorado Shares, Megan Jurgemeyer, Bill Reddick, Danielle Klein, Brenna Mastro | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Public Affairs Program (multiple winners) |
I Miss You: The Kids of Camp Erin Denver, Jeremy Hubbard, Joshua Thomas | KDVR-TV / Denver |
| Más Allá de la Tormenta | KDEN-TV / Denver | |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | Denver7 On Demand, Brent Chapin, Will Beckingham, Chad Skinner | KMGH-TV / Denver |
| Best Station Promo | We Are Colorado, Adam Fowler, Brent Chapin, Will Beckingham, Michael Meyer | KMGH-TV / Denver |
| Best Single or Series Program or News Magazine | Making of a Hall of Fame Bust, John Kuhrt, Matt Renoux, Brian Olson | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Sports Coverage or Program | Journey to the Hall of Fame, John Kuhrt, Brian Olson, Rod Mackey, Mike Klis | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Documentary | Columbine: 20 Years Later, Chris Hansen, Chris Vanderveen | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Television Commercial for an Advertiser | Denver OEM Emergency, Bill Reddick | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | Blackjack Pizza, Bill Reddick | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Feature News Report | Cuy’s Run, Nelson Garcia, Chris Hansen | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best General Assignment Report, within 24 hours (multiple winners) |
The Perfect Birthday Gift, Jason Gruenauer, James Dougherty | KMGH-TV / Denver |
| Ciclón Bomba | KDEN-TV / Denver | |
| Best Hard News, Spot News Report, within 24 hours (multiple winners) |
STEM Shooting, Chris Vanderveen, Chris Hansen | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Tiroteo El Paso | KDEN-TV / Denver | |
| Best Breaking News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure | Inferno on Interstate 70 | KDVR-TV / Denver |
| Best Video Essay with No Narrative | Mary & Becky, Chris Hansen | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | 9NEWS at 6AM, Lesley Martin | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Investigative Reporting (multiple winners) |
Still Drinking, Still Driving, Kevin Vaughan, Anna Hewson | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Telemundo Denver Responde, Yesmani Gomez | KDEN-TV / Denver | |
| Best News Anchor or Team (multiple winners) |
Jeremy Hubbard | KDVR-TV / Denver |
| 24/7 Hispanic News Anchor, Yesmani Gomez | KDEN-TV / Denver | |
| Best Weathercaster (multiple winners) |
Danielle Grant | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| La Autoridad en El Tiempo, Niurma Sánchez | KDEN-TV / Denver | |
| Best Sportscaster (multiple winners) |
Rod Mackey | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Domina La Acción, Alejandra Ochoa | KDEN-TV / Denver | |
| Best Specialty Reporter | Nelson Garcia | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Photojournalist | James Dougherty | KMGH-TV / Denver |
| Best Mini-Documentary or Series (public radio stations only) |
Street Level Community – MO SPKX, Heather Dalton, Heather Domko, Emily Swank | KBDI-TV / Denver |
| Best News Special or Public Affairs Special (public radio stations only) |
Insight with John Ferrugia: Detention, Isaias Medina, Jason Foster, Laura Frank, Brittany Freeman | KRMA-TV / Denver |
| Best Interstitial Programming (public radio stations only) |
Miniature Worlds, Alexis Kikoen | KRMA-TV / Denver |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Beyond Columbine, Rocky Mountain Public Media staff | KRMA-TV / Denver |
| Best Station Website | TheDenverChannel.com 2019, Denver7 Digital Team | KMGH-TV / Denver |
Certificates of Merit
| Category | Title of Entry | Station / City |
|---|---|---|
| Best Public Service Announcement | Celebrating Humanity – Black History, Luisa Alvarez | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Public Affairs Program | Colorado’s Wildfires: Too Close To Home, Tom Cole, Steve Staeger | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign | 9NEWS Holidays, Danielle Klein, Bill Reddick, Brenna Mastro | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Station Promo (multiple winners) |
Broncos Fan Card, Bill Reddick | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Te informamos primero 2019 | KDEN-TV / Denver | |
| Best Single or Series Program or News Magazine | Insight with John Ferrugia: Lessons of Columbine, Jason Foster, Coby Howell, Brittany Freeman, Laura Frank | KRMA-TV / Denver |
| Best Sports Coverage or Program | 9FanCard, Chris Hansen, Kyle Clark, Geoff Sawtell | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Documentary | They Were Soldiers, Jeremy Hubbard, James Long | KDVR-TV / Denver |
| Best Television Commercial for an Advertiser | Boxelder Consulting, Brent Chapin, Will Beckingham | KMGH-TV / Denver |
| Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser | AAA Colorado, Brent Chapin, Will Beckingham | KMGH-TV / Denver |
| Best Feature News Report | Concert in the Woods, Evan Kruegel | KDVR-TV / Denver |
| Best General Assignment Report, within 24 hours | Standing Out on the Presidential Stage, Anne Herbst, Marshall Zelinger | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Hard News, Spot News Report, within 24 hours | Bomb Cyclone, Katie Eastman, Anne Herbst | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Breaking News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure | Bomb Cyclone, KUSA Staff | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Video Essay with No Narrative | Storytellers: Veggie Rapper, Michael Grady | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast | Denver7 Newscasts, Jon Ewing, James Taylor, Anne Trujillo, Jessica Porter, Shannon Ogden | KMGH-TV / Denver |
| Best Investigative Reporting | Inconceivable, Chris Vanderveen, Corky Scholl | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best News Anchor or Team | Kim Christiansen | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Weathercaster | Kathy Sabine | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Sportscaster | Nick Rothschild | KMGH-TV / Denver |
| Best Specialty Reporter (multiple winners) |
Anusha Roy | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Puro Noticias, Manuel Esquivel | KDEN-TV / Denver | |
| Best Photojournalist | Corky Scholl | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Mini-Documentary or Series (public radio stations only) |
Arts District: Spotlight on Colorado | Team Highlights, Jennifer Castor, Kate Perdoni, Alexis Kikoen, Jeffrey Dallet, Michael Gadlin | KRMA-TV / Denver |
| Best News Special or Public Affairs Special (public radio stations only) |
Colorado Inside Out Time Machine: 1923, Dominic Dezzutti, Larry Patchett, Adrian Eatman | KBDI-TV / Denver |
| Best Interstitial Programming (public radio stations only) |
Street Level Community: Kate Kavanaugh – Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Heather Dalton, Heather Domko, Gary Stebbins | KBDI-TV / Denver |
| Best Use of Digital/Social Media | Bomb Cyclone, Allison Sylte, Kylie Bearse | KUSA-TV / Denver |
| Best Station Website | 9NEWS.com, KUSA Staff | KUSA-TV / Denver |
