Blog Post #42 – Radio Station Of The Year And More (Recap IBS 2021!)
March 4, 2021
On Wednesday, February 3rd, the IBS (Intercollegiate Broadcasting System) awards took place virtually! WHJE was in attendance as we had 41 nominations across the board! It was a very exciting night for us as we won big! We had 23 individual winners in 41 categories, including Best High School Radio Station! Below is our big list of winners!
BEST SPECIALTY MUSIC SHOW: Ethan Meneghini
BEST LIVE MUSIC BROADCAST: Ella Carlson & Alex Ferrell
MOST CREATIVE/INNOVATIVE SHOW: Elizabeth Kneifel
BEST CELEBRITY/BAND INTERVIEW: Wil Courtney
BEST RADIO DRAMA: Skylar Greaves & Via Sarjent
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Wil Courtney
BEST PUBLIC-AFFAIRS PROGRAM: Chris Elmore
BEST COMEDY PROGRAM: Evan Sanders
BEST ON-AIR PLEDGE DRIVE: Jessica Cooper
BEST PUBLIC SERVICE PROMOTION: Maylee O’Brien
BEST SHOW PROMOTIONAL POSTER: Hali Papacharalambous & Caroline Houck
BEST CAMPUS NEWS COVERAGE: Austin Rubin
BEST POLITICAL NEWS COVERAGE: Sean Grove
BEST SPOT NEWS INTERVIEW: Caroline Houck
BEST SHOW PROMO: Wil Courtney
BEST PBP – FOOTBALL: Luke Donovan
BEST PBP – MEN’S BASKETBALL: David Weiderhaft
BEST PBP SOCCER: Joe Cronin
BEST SPORTS INTERVIEW: Luke Donovan
BEST SPORTS PRE/POST-GAME SHOW: Zach Browning & Joe Cronin
BEST STATION BLOG: Katelyn Conley
BEST USE OF VIDEO IN RADIO STUDIO: Kendall Frobig
BEST FACULTY ADVISOR, RADIO: Dominic James
BEST HIGH SCHOOL RADIO STATION: WHJE
Along with our overall first place winners, we had 22 staff members that were runner-ups along 17 categories! Below is our list of runner-ups!
BEST ON-AIR PERSONALITY: Jessica Cooper
BEST TALK PROGRAM: Caroline Houck & Hali Papacharalambous
BEST SPECIALTY SHOW: Chris Elmore, David Weiderhaft, Clayton Walker
BEST COMMUNITY PERSONALITY: Jessica Cooper
BEST NEWSCAST: Deaglan Anderson
BEST NEWS FEATURE STORY: Harel Halevi
BEST PROMO SERIES: Skylar Greaves & Via Sarjent
BEST STATION PROMO: Devin Ascioti
BEST EVENT PROMO: Kayla Gaerte
BEST PSA: Elizabeth Kneifel
BEST USE OF SOUND EFFECTS: Aidan Hurley
BEST STATION ID: Joanna Thornburg
BEST SPORTS TALK PROGRAM: Caroline Houck & Charlie Huiras
BEST SPORTS UPDATE: David Weiderhaft
BEST WEBSITE: Molly Kosiba
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: Elizabeth Kneifel
BEST PBP – WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Charlie Maurer
Congratulations to all of our staff members on a successful IBS year!