WSPA-TV and WVOC-FM win stations of the year award
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) âone space€one space” WSPA-TV and WVOC-FM won The Associated Press’ South Carolina TV and radio stations of the year awards at the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas awards lunch in Charlotte, N.C. WVOC also received the award for the best radio newscast of the year while WHNS-TV was recognized for the best TV newscast at Saturday’s awards luncheon. In addition to these two awards, South Carolina TV and radio stations were recognized by the AP for their work in 2012 in a number of categories including sports reporting and programming, features, website and general reporting. Overall, five TV and radio stations were recognized for their work. The following television stations received awards from the AP in the following categories: Education Reporting: 1st Place: WSPA-TV, “Bus Routes Too Long?”, Gordon Dill, Joel Eaves. 2nd Place: WSPA-TV, “Upstate Schools Fail To Track Some Campus Violence”, Gordon Dill, Jason Parker. Investigative Reporting: 1st Place: WIS-TV, “Lexington County Gambling Investigation”, Jody Barr. 2nd Place: WSPA-TV, “Injustice System”, Gordon Dill, Kevin Patton. 3rd Place: WSPA-TV, “Who’s Judging You?”, Graeme Moore, Doug Uhrich. Environmental Reporting: 1st Place: WSPA-TV, “Carolina Gold Rush”, Gordon Dill, Joel Eaves. 2nd Place: WIS-TV, “McBee Water Contamination”, Jody Barr. 3rd Place: WSPA-TV, “Shadow of Sickness”, Gordon Dill, Kevin Patton, Jason Parker. Spot News: 1st Place: WIS-TV, “Clarendon County Child Abduction and Rescue”, Rashida Jones, Jody Barr, Shana Till, Meaghan Norman, Mary King, Judi Gatson, Hannah Horne, Len Kiese, Taylor Kearns, Laurin Barnes, Dentra Walker, Roy Martin, Jessica Saleeby, Jay Judice, Brandon Wilson.2nd Place: WSPA-TV, “5 County Chase”, WSPA News Staff. 3rd Place: WSPA-TV, “Butte Mill Fire”, WSPA News Staff. Feature: 1st Place: WIS-TV, “Five-O Fight Night”, Taylor Kearns. 2nd Place: WSPA-TV, “Doggy High Chair”, Christine Scarpelli. 3rd Place: WOLO-TV, “Deep News Open: Good Morning Columbia Team takes on Laverne and Shirley”, Anderson Burns, Jonathan Oh, Crysty Vaughan, Stephanie Savage, Jason Shideler. Documentary: 1st Place: WSPA-TV, “Campaign 2012”, WSPA News Staff. Photography: 1st Place: WSPA-TV, “Flying High”, Jason Parker. 2nd Place: WSPA-TV, “Carolina Gold Rush”, Joel Eaves. General Reporting: 1st Place: WSPA-TV. “Politicians Gift Themselves”, Graeme Moore, Doug Uhrich. 2nd Place: WSPA-TV, “Some Stop, Some Walk from Crying Infant”, Graeme Moore, Doug Uhrich. Website: 1st Place: WSPA-TV, wspa.com, WSPA News Staff. 2nd Place: WIS-TV, WISTV.com, Jason Old, Jeremy Turnage, Tenessa Jennings, Renee Standera, WIS Staff. 3rd Place: WHNS-TV, FOXCarolina.com, Aaron Barker, Casey Vaughn, WHNS-TV staff. Series: 1st Place: WSPA-TV, “Planning Commission Residency”, Graeme Moore, Doug Uhrich, Kevin Patton, Aaron Smeltzer. 2nd Place: WSPA-TV, “Conventions 2012”, Gordon Dill, Kenny Dyer. Business/Consumer Reporting: 1st Place: WIS-TV, “Protecting Your Privacy”, Shana Till, Judi Gatson, Dawndy Mercer Plank, Taylor Kearns, Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, Jack Kuenzie, Russ Congdon, Jennifer Emert, Rashida Jones. 2nd Place: WSPA-TV, “Waiting For Answers”, Diane Lee, Jason Parker. 3rd Place: WSPA-TV, “Finding the Best Price Online and in Stores”, Diane Lee, Jason Parker. Health/Medical Reporting: 1st Place: WIS-TV, “Organ Donations”, Meaghan Norman, Jessica Saleeby. 2nd Place: WSPA-TV, “Digital Dope”, Shelby Coates, Kenny Dyer.3rd Place: WSPA-TV, “Medical Billing Confusion”, Tracey Early, Doug Uhrich. Best Weathercast: 1st Place: WSPA-TV, “Storm Team 7 Weathercast with Christy Henderson”, Christy Henderson. 2nd Place: WHNS-TV, “Kendra Kent – FOX Carolina/WHNS”, Kendra Kent. 3rd Place: WIS-TV, “Tracking Sandy”, John Farley Best Sportscast: 1st Place: WSPA-TV, “7 On Your Side Sports with Pete Yanity”, Pete Yanity. 2nd Place: WIS-TV, “College Football Coverage”, Rick Henry. Newscast: WHNS-TV, “FOX Carolina The Ten O’Clock News”, Kelly Boan, Mary Bullard, Brittany Vollmer, Erika Kent, Derek Dellinger, Jennifer Phillips, Greg Funderburg, Dana Wachter, Robb Baker, Mindy Cecil, Enrique Salinas, Jon Randall, Dal Kalsi, Kendra Kent, Jadon Brown, Gray Cecil, Eddie Rosillo, Mike Birchfield, Diana Watson, Trent Butler. Honorable Mention: WIS-TV, “Richland County Election Problems 5PM Newscast”, Rashida Jones, Shana Till, Randy Johnson, Russ Congdon, Judi Gaston, Dawndy Mercer-Plank, Jennifer Emert, Jody Barr, Taylor Kearns, John Farley, Rick Henry, Kelsie Weekes, Stephen Hooker, Jay Judice, Jeff Diamond; WSPA-TV, “7 On Your Side at 11:00”, WSPA News Staff. Station of the Year: WSPA-TV. The following radio stations were recognized for their work in the following categories: Sports Reporting/Programming: 1st Place: WVOC-FM, “Best Gamecock Coverage S-Carolina vs Georgia Oct 2012”, Christopher Thompson, Gary Barboza, Teddy Heffner, Rick Sanford, Corey Miller. Feature: 1st Place: WVOC-FM, “Palmetto Trail 1st Thru-Hiker”, David Waterman. 2nd Place: WVOC-FM, “Students Talk about Mrs. Santa Claus”, David Waterman. Website: 1st Place: WVOC-FM, WVOC.com, WVOC-FM Staff. General Reporting: 1st Place: WVOC-FM, “DOR Data Breach”, David Waterman. 2nd Place: WVOC-FM, “Richland County Election Mess”, David Waterman. Newscast: WVOC-FM, “WVOC-FM 5:30 p.m. News – 11-8-12”, David Waterman, Robert Sanders. Station of the year: WVOC-FM.
