2021 Awards
Non-Commercial Radio Program of the Year
Winner:
Shared State: Episode 1: Preamble from Montana Public Radio
Runner-Up:
Flavors Under the Big Sky from Yellowstone Public Radio & Stella Fong
Podcast
Winner:
"Montana Murder Mysteries Podcast by KTMF & Angela Marshall
Runner-Up:
Richest Hill Episode 7: The Possibilities Are Endless, and The Choice is Ours by Montana Public Radio & Nora Saks
Radio Commercial
Winner:
Troy Mellinger, Star Radio, Great Falls "Cowboys Bar Jake n Festus"
Runner-Up:
KC Kloppel, Townsquare Media, Missoua "KC Production 2020"
Radio Copywriter
Winner:
Whitney Fisher, KMTX, Montana Radio Company, Helena "Yoga, Inclusion, Pandemic? Oh My!
Runner-Up:
Shawn Hertel, Star Radio, Great Falls "VD Infomercial"
Radio News Story
Winner:
Edward O'Brien, Montana Public Radio, Missoula "New Mental Health Emphasis Provides a Lifeline for National Guard Soldiers"
Runner-Up:
Nick Mott, Montana Public Radio, Missoula "Montana Begins New Round of Clark Fork Mine Waste Cleanup
Radio Newscast of the Year
Winner:
Troy Mellinger, Star Radio, Great Falls "Minute to Minute News Update"
Runner-Up:
Peter Christian, Town Square Media, Missoula "Radio News of the Year-Peter Christian KGVO Missoula"
Radio On-Air Broadcaster of the Year
Winner:
Brian Lee & Chris Wolf, KZOQ Missoula, Cherry Creek Media
Runner-Up:
Troy Shockley, KCAP Helena, Montana Radio Company
Radio Program of the Year
Winner:
Lynne Turner-Fitzgerald, KWMY/KYYA, Billings Desert Mountain Broadcasting "Boomers"
Runner-Up:
Brian Eklund, KGEZ, Kalispell, Glathead Valley Wireless Association "Elizabeth Mollica-From Sudetenland to Montana"
Radio Public Service
Winner:
Maggie Davis, KOPR, Butte, Butte Broadcasting "KOPR Halloween"
Runner-Up:
Keith Scott, KMTX, Helena, Montana Radio Company, "West Mont-Supported Employment Campaign"
Radio Sportscaster of the Year
Winner:
Colter Nuanez, KKVU, Missoula Broadcasting Company
Runner-Up:
Paul Panisko, KBOW, Butte Broadcasting
Radio Station Promotion
Winner:
Scott Hirschi & Scott Keith, Montana Radio Company, Helena, "Helping Grand"
Runner-Up:
Chris Wolfe, Cherry Creek Media, Missoula "26th Annual Guerrilla Turkey Drive"
Television Daily News Report
Winner:
KTVQ, Billings "Missing in the Mail"
Runner-Up:
KBZK, Bozeman "I had an angel next to me"
Non-Commercial Television Program of the Year
Winner:
John Twiggs, MontanaPBS "Keeping the Barn"
Runner-Up:
Paul Zalis & Gus Chambers, MontanaPBS "Charlie Russell's Old West"
KTMF, ABC/Fox Montana, Missoula "Mt. Sentinel Fire"
Runner-Up:
KULR-8, Cowles Montana Media, Billings "Barricaded Suspect in Livingston
Television Commercial
Winner:
Matt Reid, KBZK, Bozeman "Matt Reid Commercial Entries"
Runner-Up:
Carley Rainey, KBZK, Bozeman, "TV Commercial of the Year"
Television Feature News
Winner:
Russ Riesinger, KTVQ, Billings "Meet George Wallis"
Runner-Up:
Brandon Sullivan, KTVQ, Billings "Hope of Graduation"
Television Hard News
Winner:
KTVQ, Billings "MTN Investigates: Red Means Stop"
Runner-Up:
KBZK, Bozeman, "There isn't a dish, there isn't a fork, there's nothing"
Television Newscast of the Year
Winner:
KECI, Missoula "NBC Montana Newscast of the Year"
Runner-Up:
KTMF, Missoula, "ABC/Fox Montana: 6pm Newscast, February 10, 2021"
Television On-Air Broadcaster of the Year
Winner:
Shannon Newth, KRTV, Great Falls
Runner-Up:
John Twiggs, MontanaPBS, Missoula
Television Program of the Year
Winner:
KXLH, Helena, "Under the Big Sky-Episode 8"
Runner-Up:
KBZK, Bozeman, "Face the State"
Television Public Service
Winner:
Carley Rainey, KBZK, Bozeman "Big Brothers, Big Sisters"
Runner-Up:
Blake Dufner, KTFM ABC/Fox Montana, Missoula "Take Out Missoula"
Television Sports Story or Series
Winner:
Brandon Sullivan, KTVQ, Billings "Senior Night-Jeanann's Story"
Runner-Up:
Scott Breen, KTVQ, Billings "Bad Girl"
Television Sportscaster of the Year
Winner:
Scott Breen, KTVQ, Billings
Runner-Up:
Spencer Martin, KULR, Billings
Television Station Promotion
Winner:
Blake Dufner, KTMF ABC/Fox Montana, Missoula "KTMF Station Promotion 2020"
Runner-Up:
James Rafferty, KPAX, Missoula "Television Station Promotion"
Television Weathercaster of the Year
Winner:
Brooke Foster, KECI NBC Montana, Missoula
Runner-Up:
Elizabeth Copeland, KPAX, Missoula
Television Writer-Commercial & Public Service
Winner:
Carley Rainey, KBZK, Bozeman "Williams Plumbing Campaign"
Runner-Up:
Dillon Davies, KTVQ, Billings "Parsec Data Management"
Television Writer-News and Long Form Programming
Winner:
Paul Zalis, MontanaPBS, Missoula "Charlie Russell's Old West"
Runner-Up:
Casey Conlon, KTVQ, Billings "Television News Writing"