2022 E.B. Craney Awards

TV Non-Commercial Program of the Year, Winner Scott Sterling and Aaron Pruitt

Jim Senst, MBA Chair-Elect

TV Writer-Commercial and Public Service-Runner-Up: Lindsay McNay, KFBB, Great Falls

TV Digital Winner: Shawn Newton & Dillon Davies, KXLH/MTN, Helena

TV Public Service Winner: James Sally, KBZK/MTN, Bozeman (accepted by Carly Rainey)

Chet Murphy's Family on hand for MBA Hall of Fame induction ceremony

Jim Senst, MBA Chair Elect

Radio Program of the Year Runner-Up: KC Kloppel, KGVO Radio, Missoula (accepted by Peter Christian)

MTPR's Corin Cates-Carney accepts Radio News Story Winner and Runner-up awards

MBA board member Aaron Pruitt visits with Dolly Craney of the Greater Montana Foundation

Radio Program of the Year Winner: David Squires, KOJM Radio, Havre (accepted by David Leeds)

TV Commercial Runner-Up: Alex Lillie, KPAX, Missoula

Chris Wolfe and Brian Lee receive the MBA Spirit of Broadcasting Award

TV Sports Story or Series Winner: Shaun Rainey & Joe Lesar, ABC/Fox Montana, Missoula

TV Writer-News and Long Form Programming Winner: Kevin Maki, KECI/NBC Montana, Missoula (accepted by Chris Avery)

Chris Wolfe and Brian Lee receive the MBA Spirit of Broadcasting Award

Podcast Runner-Up: Montana Murder Mysteries, Angela Marshall, ABC/Fox Montana, Missoula

MBA board member speaks at MBA meetings.

TV Weathercaster of the Year Winner: Elizabeth Copeland, KPAX/MTN, Missoula

Chris Wolfe and Brian Lee receive MBA Spirit of Broadcasting Award

Podcast Winner: Fireline, Corin Cates-Carney, Montana Public Radio, Missoula

TV Digital Winner: Shawn Newton & Dillon Davies, KXLH/MTN, Helena

Montana PBS staff who produced the awards presentation

MBA board member Aaron Pruitt speaks

GMF board members Bruce Whittenberg, Dolly Craney and Brody Craney

TV Broadcaster of the Year Winner: Melanie Willardson, ABC/Fox Montana, Billings

Radio Public Service Winner: Shawn Hertel, STARadio, Great Falls

MBA Hall of Famer Charlie Cannaliato and the ABIP engineering team

MBA board member Ron Davis presents during MBA meetings.

MBA board member Tamy Wagner speaks

MBA Hall of Famer and ABIP coordinator Charlie Cannaliato

Radio Station Promotion Runner-Up: Brian Lee, KZOQ Radio, Missoula

Non-commercial Radio Program of the Year Winner: Flavors Under the Big Sky, Stella Fong, Yellowstone Public Radio, Billings

TV Broadcaster of the Year Runner-Up: Andrew Curtis, KTVH/MTN, Helena

Chet Murphy is inducted into the MBA Hall of Fame

Chet Murphy is inducted into the MBA Hall of Fame

Chris Byers is presented the MBA Spirit of Broadcasting Award

Attorney David Oxenford presents at MBA meetings

Radio News of the Year Winner: Peter Christian, KGVO Radio, Missoula

Radio Sports Coverage Runner-Up: Colter Nuanez, Missoula Broadcasting Company, Missoula

TV Hard News Runner-Up: Megan Mannering, KPAX/MTN, Missoula

TV Daily News Report Winner: Andrea Lutz, KTVQ, Billings

TV Breaking News Winner: Casey Conlon, KTVQ, Billings

TV Newscast of the Year Runner-Up: KTMF/KFBB, ABC/Fox Montana, Missoula/Great Falls (accepted by Laura Freeman)

TV Breaking News Runner-Up: NBC Montana News Team, KECI, Missoula

TV Feature News Winner: Shaun Rainey, ABC/Fox Montana, Missoula

TV Daily News Report Runner-Up: Angela Marshall, ABC/Fox Montana, Missoul

TV Writer-News and Long Form Programming Runner-Up: Shannon Newth, KRTV/MTN, Great Falls

Radio On-Air Broadcaster of the Year Runner-Up: Paul Panisko, Butte Broadcasting, Butt

Television Program of the Year Winner: Casey Conlon & Brandon Sullivan, KTVQ/MTN, Billings

TV Sports Story or Series Runner-Up: Andrea Lutz & Brandon Sullivan, KTVQ/MTN, Billings

Chris Byers is awarded the MBA Spirit of Broadcasting Award

ABIP engineers present at MBA meetings

MBA board member Tamy Wagner

MBA board member Ron Davis

Emcee John David

Radio Copywriter Winner: Kevin Skaalure, Montana Radio Company, Helena

Montana PBS crew member

MBA President/CEO Dewey Bruce

Radio On-Air Broadcaster of the Year Winner: Brian Lee & Chris Wolfe, KZOQ Radio, Missoula

John David, NAB

Radio Sportscaster of the Year Runner-Up: Paul Panisko, Butte Broadcasting, Butte

TV Feature News Runner-Up: Jill Valley & James Rafferty, KPAX/MTN, Missoula

Former Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney

Greater Montana Foundation board members Bruce Whittenberg and Brodie Craney

Non-commercial Radio Program of the Year Runner-Up: The Write Question, Lauren Korn, Montana Public Radio, Missoula

Chris Wolfe and Brian Lee receive the MBA Spirit of Broadcasting Award

TV Hard News Winner: Ben Wineman, ABC/Fox Montana, Missoula

TV Digital Runner-Up: Spencer Martin, Chris Byers, Shaun Rainey, Alex Eschelman, ABC/Fox/SWX, Missoula/Billings

Radio Sports Coverage Winner: Paul Panisko, Butte Broadcasting, Butte

Former Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney

TV Public Service Runner-Up: Carley Rainey, KBZK/MTN, Bozeman

Chet Murphy is inducted into the MBA Hall of Fame

Radio Station Promotion Winner: Aubrey Nilsen, Missoula Broadcasting, Missoula

Radio Sportscaster of the Year Winner: Colter Nuanez, Missoula Broadcasting Company, Missoula

MBA board member Denise Dowling

Mike Cooney and John David

Radio News of the Year Runner-Up: Troy Mellinger (Jim Senst accepting), STARadio, Great Falls

Radio Commercial Runner-Up: Shawn Hertel, STARadio, Great Falls

MBA board members Cam Maxwell and Jim Senst

Radio Public Service Runner-Up: Aubrey Nilsen, Missoula Broadcasting Company, Missoula

TV Feature News Winner: Shaun Rainey, ABC/Fox Montana, Missoula

TV Sportscaster of the Year Runner-Up: Scott Breen, KTVQ/MTN, Billings

MBA board member Jim Senst receives plaque from Tamy Wagner

TV Newscast of the Year Winner: KTVQ/MTN, Billings (ND Keagan Harsha)

John David and Shawn Newton

Dewey Bruce

Chet Murphy inducted in the MBA Hall of Fame