AWARDS PRESENTATION

APRIL 21, 2007
Crowne Plaza Richmond West
6531 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA

Television:

Documentary & In-Depth
Superior: WTVR-TV, Richmond
Meritorious: WTVR-TV and WRIC-TV, Richmond

Outstanding Effort by an Individual Reporter
Superior: Courtney Robinson, WSET-TV, Lynchburg
Meritorious: TaRhonda Thomas, WWBT, Richmond and Mike Gooding, WVEC, Norfolk

Douglas Southall Freeman Award for Public Service
Superior: WWBT-TV, Richmond
Meritorious: WSET-TV, Lynchburg

Freature Photography
Superior: WVIR-TV, Charlottesville
Meritorious: WVIR-TV, Charlottesville

Spot Photography
Superior: WWBT-TV, Richmond
Meritorious: WTVR-TV, Richmond

Outstanding News Operation
Superior: WAVY-TV, Portsmouth
Meritorious: WTKR-TV, Norfolk and WRIC-TV, Richmond

Web Site:
Superior: WAVY-TV, Portsmouth
Meritorious: WVEC-TV, Norfolk and WVIR-TV Charlottesville

Investigative Reporting
Superior: WAVY-TV, Portsmouth
Meritorious: WSLS-TV, Roanoke and WSET-TV, Lynchburg

Coverage of a Continuing News Story
Superior: WVIR-TV, Charlottesville
Meritorious: WAVY-TV, Portsmouth and WWBT-TV, Richmond

Spot News
Superior: WSLS-TV, Roanoke
Meritorious: WAVY-TV, Portsmouth and WSLS-TV, Roanoke

Best Feature/Human Interest
Superior: WAVY-TV, Portsmouth
Meritorious: WTVR-TV, Richmond and WSLS-TV, Roanoke

Best Year-Round Sports
Superior: WRIC-TV, Richmond
Meritorious: WTVR-TV, Richmond

Best Editorial - no entries

Best News Anchor
Superior: WWBT-TV, Richmond
Meritorious: WAVY-TV, Portsmouth

Best Weathercast - none awarded

Radio:

Documentary/Metro
Superior: WTWP, Warrenton/Washington
Meritorious: none awarded

Documentary/Non-Metro
Superior: WBQB-FM, Fredericksburg
Meritorious: WFLS-FM, Fredericksburg

Editorial/Metro - no entires

Coverage of a Continuing News Story/Metro
Superior: WRVA-AM, Richmond
Meritorious: WRVA-AM, Richmond

Coverage of a Continuing News Story/Non-Metro
Superior: WFLS-FM, Fredericksburg
Meritorious: none awarded

Feature/Human Interest/Metro
Superior: WRVA-AM, Richmond
Meritorious: WTWP, Warrenton/Washington

Feature/Human Interest/Non-Metro
Superior: WFVA-AM, Fredericksburg
Meritorious: WFLS-FM, Fredericksburg

Outstanding Effort by an Individual Reporter/Metro - none awarded

Outstanding Effort by an Individual Reporter/Non-Metro
Superior: Kathy Stewart, WFVA-AM, Fredericksburg
Meritorious: Niche Herman, WFLS-FM, Fredericksburg

Spot News/Metro
Superior: WRVA-AM, Richmond
Meritorious: WTWP, Warrenton/Washington

Spot News/Non-Metro
Superior: WFVA-AM, Fredericksburg
Meritorious: WINC-AM/FM, Winchester

Best Year-Round Sports/Metro - none awarded

Best Year-Round Sports/Non-Metro
Superior: WBTM-AM, Danville
Meritorious: none awarded

Outstanding News Operation/Metro
Superior: WRVA-AM, Richmond
Meritorious: none awarded

Outstanding News Operation/Non-Metro
Superior: WFLS-FM, Fredericksburg
Meritorious: WBTM-AM, Danville and WFVA-AM, Fredericksburg

Douglas Southall Freeman Award for Public Service/Metro
Superior: WTWP, Warrenton/Washington
Meritorious: WRVA-AM, Richmond

Douglas Southall Freeman Award for Public Service/Non-Metro
Superious: WBTM-AM, Danville
Meritorious: WFVA-AM, Fredericksburg and WFLS-FM, Fredericksburg

Web site/Metro - none awarded

Web site/Non-Metro
Superior: WFLS-FM, Fredericksburg, www.wfls.com
Meritorious: WBTM-AM, Danville, www.wbtm1330.com

Best News Anchor/Metro
Superior: Andy Dowernan, WRVA-AM, Richmond
Meritorious: Bob Kur, WTWP, Warrenton/Washington

Best News Anchor/Non-Metro
Superior: Robert Allen, WINC-AM/FM, Winchester
Meritorious: Mark Chace, WFLS-FM, Fredericksburg and Jack Garrett, WBTM-AM, Danville

College Contest Winners

Best TV Feature
Superior: VCU "Living in the Past"
Meritorious: VCU "Symphony Profile"

Best TV News Story
Superior: VCU "Daily Planet" and VCU "Muhammad Controversy"
Meritorious: VCU "Webb in Virginia"