WLEX's Perino Named Sportscaster of the Year

Alexandria native Mary Jo Perino could not believe the latest bit of recognition she received for her work as a sportscaster at WLEX-TV in Lexington, Kentucky.

Perino, the daughter of John and Sandy Perino of Alexandria, was recently named the sportscaster of the year for the state of Kentucky by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association.

http://www.echopress.com/event/article/id/71800/

WLKY Wins Media Eclipse Award

The Sports Network
Louisville, KY television station WLKY has won the the Media Eclipse Award for Local Television for its feature on owner-trainer Tom McCarthy. WLKY previously won the award in 2006.

Produced by John Boel and Scott Eckhardt, the program was about the 75-year- old McCarthy who served as trainer, groom and assistant for his one horse stable. The lone horse in his stable was General Quarters who won the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.


http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/horse-racing/story/1400861.html

Courier Journal Nominated for Online Journalism Awards

Copy and paste the link to see the great feature presentation the Courier Journal did on horse racing.

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=EXTRAS03&template=fullpage

How Terre Haute Legends are Made

See how the Terre Haute Walk of Fame displays are built.

2 From WDTN Inducted into Hall of Fame

Two members of the 2 NEWS family were honored Saturday at Sinclair Community College.
Our own Marsha Bonhart and assignment manager Teresa Weaver were inducted into the Dayton Area Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/local/WDTN_anchor_assignment_manager_inducted_into_HOF

Hall of Fame Honors WHIO Videographer

Saturday afternoon the Dayton Area Broadcasters Hall of Fame inducted a long-time WHIO-TV videographer.
The Hall of Fame honored videographer Denny Cheatham who retired from WHIO in April 2009.
Cheatham joined Channel 7 as a studio technician in 1963 and soon became one of WHIO’s top videographers.
Cheatham’s career spanned 46 years.
Saturdays other inductees included Gene “By Golly” Barry, Arlen “Bucky” Bockhorn, WDTN’s Marsha Bonhart, A.J. Brown, Dr. John “Turk” Logan, Deborah Parenti, WHIO Radio’s Toula Stamm and Teresa Weaver. Idotha “Bootsie” Neal was honored with the 2009 Community Service Award.
The Dayton Area Broadcasters Hall of Fame aims to recognize talented broadcasters in the Dayton area for their many years of service in the industry and their dedication to the community.
http://www.whiotv.com/news/20879600/detail.html

KYPost.com Wins 11 SPJ Awards

Local journalists came together Thursday night to celebrate the best of the best in their field at the Cincinnati Pro Chapter of The Society of Professional Journalists’ 2009 Awards Banquet.
KyPost.com’s web content producer/reporter Jessica Noll received 11 awards in total for her reporting, photography and headline-writing work in 2008.
http://www.kypost.com/content/news/859/story/KyPost-com-Takes-Home-11-SPJ-Awards/sdDrCJsq1kmRoYHa1FBoDg.cspx

WHIO Wins 10 Awards

WHIO-TV was awarded 3 regional Emmy awards and 7 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists of Ohio. The awards include an Emmy for News Center 7 anchor James Brown and a 1st Place SPJ Award for Best Website in Ohio.
“We are committed to our viewers and are delighted to receive these awards and recognition for our efforts in serving them,” said Harry Delaney, WHIO-TV Vice President and General Manager.

http://www.whiotv.com/station/20835712/detail.html

WDTN Director of PR Inducted into Hall of Fame

Sharon Howard, executive director of community and public relations for WDTN-TV, was inducted into the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday, Aug. 26.
She was one of 12 women to receive the honor during a ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse.
Howard has been honored for her work in the community, including the James E. Stamps Communication Award from the Dayton Inter-Alumni Council of the United Negro College Fund, and the Dayton YMCA Women of Influence Award.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/wdtn-tvs-howard-joins-ohio-womens-hall-of-fame-268039.html

Emmys Go Back to Real Time

It has been a season of reversals for the Primetime Emmy Awards. First, the ceremony was shifted from Sept. 20, only to be returned to that date two weeks later. Now, in an even bigger about-face, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has scrapped a plan to time-shift eight categories on this year's broadcast after a firestorm of criticism from the creative community.As a result, all 28 categories slated for the CBS broadcast will be awarded live.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i41bbbd5e87896f5542a5d2c298275b28

Carl Day Honored on Walk of Fame

Carl Day, an award-winning radio and television broadcaster who spent more than half a century on Dayton airwaves, is among five honorees in this year’s Dayton Walk of Fame.
The induction ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 24, according to Doris Ponitz, chairwoman of the Walk of Fame Advisers.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/carl-day-desoto-bass-namesake-among-walk-of-fame-inductees-237674.html

Member Stations Highlight Their Emmy Wins

Below are just some of the links of people posting stories about their Emmy wins.

http://www.whas11.com/topstories/stories/whas11-topstories-090726-regional-emmy09.7c26e6d8.html

http://jakesdtvblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/whas-wave-and-ket-take-home-regional.html

http://mywabashvalley.com/content/fulltext/?cid=76651

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/whio-tv-grabs-regional-emmy-awards-224309.html

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/station/stories/2009/07/27/story_emmys.html?sid=102

http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/wkyu-pbs-emmys/

WOUB Honored by Tellys

WOUB’s documentary “The 8th Wonder: The Waterloo Wonders” was given the bronze honor by the Telly Awards.


The documentary, produced and directed by Cheri Russo, WOUB News managing editor and edited by Nick Parsons, premiered in November 2008 on WOUB-TV. The program tells the story of a basketball team from Waterloo, Ohio, who came from obscurity to take the Class B state championship in 1934 and 1935. The documentary shows how a small group of farm boys from Waterloo overcame obstacles to give hope to a region that had suffered greatly during one of the most difficult times in American history.

http://www.woub.org/about/index.php?page=47&item=1679

Ville Voice Comments on the 2009 Metro Journalism Awards

Some of our favorite media types took home trophies at the 2009 Metro Journalism Awards presentation last night. We didn’t enter, because . . .

A - We Didn’t Want to Pay the Entry Fee
B - Our trophy shelf is full and there is no wall space.
C - If we won something, we would have felt obligated to attend the Awards ceremony.


http://thevillevoice.com/2009/06/26/and-the-journalism-winners-are/

Ohio AP Inducts New Hall of Fame Class

OAPB-HALL OF FAME

Ohio AP Broadcasters induct new Hall of Fame class


COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Veteran Columbus reporter Carol Luper of WSYX-TV and Willard Parr, a broadcaster still on radio in southern Ohio after more than 50 years, have been inducted into the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

This year's class also includes TV reporter and anchor Dick Skelton, who died a little over a year ago. He retired in 2007 after 38 years with WFMJ-TV in Youngstown.

The new inductees were announced at the annual Ohio A-P Broadcasters awards luncheon in Columbus.

The Hall of Fame honors broadcast journalists who have served with exceptional distinction and honor and have worked in radio or TV news for at least 20 years at AP member stations in Ohio.

The OAPB also has honored the late morning anchor Heather Pick of WBNS-TV as the recipient of this year's Carl Day Outstanding Achievement Award for exceptional public service. Though she died last year following a battle with breast cancer, her memory continues to inspire work and contributions to fight the disease.


http://www.wlio.com/localNews.aspx?NewsID=11376

WKRC Intern Wins Top Student Sportscaster Award

Northern Kentucky University senior broadcast journalism major Will Chambers, has been recognized as one of the Top 20 Collegiate Sports Broadcasters in the country by Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA).

http://www.kypost.com/content/sportsandscores/story/Student-Honored-Among-Nation-s-Top-Broadcasters/4FugR9161kWJWPS278lfnw.cspx

WSYX Reporter Inducted into Hall of Fame: An Other Paper Take on the Honor

A fresh-faced Carol Luper humbly accepted induction into the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Hall of Fame Sunday. The award honors broadcast journalists who have served “with exceptional distinction and honor” for at least 20 years in radio or TV news at AP-member stations, according to the AP. Luper, a WSYX 6/Fox 28 reporter, has been in the biz almost 30 years.

http://www.theotherpaper.com/articles/2009/06/11/front/doc4a3106e8263cb578303942.txt

Evansville's Jimmy Mack Inducted into Indiana Hall of Fame

Entertainment defines Jim McDowell's life. The 86-year-old Far-Northside resident will be inducted into the Indiana Broadcast Association Hall of Fame on Oct. 1.

http://www.indystar.com/article/20090611/LOCAL1802/906110328/1195/LOCAL18/+Jimmy+Mack++joins+Hall+of+Fame

WBNS and ONN Take 23 Ohio AP Awards

WBNS-10TV and ONN took home 23 of the 40 awards given to large market television stations at this year's Ohio Associated Press annual luncheon held Sunday in Columbus.

10TV and ONN combined to sweep all three "Outstanding Operations" awards this year, placing first or second, respectively, in all.

Central Ohio's News Leader again led all stations/operations in the market, with 15 awards for journalistic excellence.


http://www.10tv.com/live/content/station/stories/2009/06/08/story_ap_awards.html?sid=102

WHIO Wins 11 Ohio AP Awards

WHIO-TV is proud to have won eleven Ohio Associated Press Awards and a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award.

The awards were presented on Sunday, June 7, at the Ohio Associated Press Awards Luncheon at the Columbus Hilton at Easton.

WHIO-TV and our Storm Center 7 meteorologists took the top honors in weather including Best Weather Operation and Best Regularly Scheduled Weather.

http://www.whiotv.com/station/19693816/detail.html