2016 E.B. Craney Award Winners
Made possible by the Montana Broadcasters Association and the Greater Montana Foundation.
Radio On-Air Broadcaster of the Year
Winner:
Alliee Bethea, KXDR, “Middays with Allie in the Valley”
Runner-Up:
Brian Lee & Chris Wolfe, KZOQ, “KZOQ B&C 2016”
Radio Copywriter of the Year
Winner:
Kevin Skaalure, Montana Radio Company, “Van’s 2 Guy Donuts”
Runner-Up:
Kendall Stewart, KIMO, “Town Center Chiro Shoveling”
Radio Commercial of the Year
Winner:
Allie Bethea Wheeler, Dave Norman, Ann & Jim Bethea, KXDR, “Save a Gnome at Florence Ace Hardware”
Runner-Up:
KC Kloppel, KBAZ, “Zootown Automotive-Slasher”
Radio News Story of the Year
Winner:
Jon King, KGVO, “High Speed Chase”
Runner-Up:
Melisa Jensen, KIMO, “Helena Manhunt”
Radio Newscast of the Year
Winner:
Peter Christian, KGVO, “2016 Radio Newscast of the Year”
Runner-Up:
Greg Neft & Kurt Kittelson, KCAP, “KCAP Newsradio”
Radio Non-Commercial Program of the Year
Winner:
John Floridis, KUFM, “Musician’s Spotlight-James McMurtry: The Character of a Song”
Runner-Up:
Blake Hempstead & Pat Noonan, KANA, “AHS Graduation Live Radio Coverage”
RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE
Winner:
Blake Hempstead, KANA, “Anaconda Community PSA Campaign”
Runner-Up:
KBOW Team, KBOW, “Our Lady of the Rockies KBOW PSA”
RADIO SPORTS COVERAGE
Winner:
Ryan Tootell, Tucker Sargent, KKVU, “Tootell and Tucker: Seahawks and Griz”
Runner-Up:
Ron Bruschi, New Media Broadcasters, “Ron Bruschi-2016 Sports Coverage”
RADIO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Winner:
Paul Panisko, KBOW, “Radio Sportscaster of the Year: Paul Panisko”
Runner-Up:
Jay Scott/Play-by-play & Sports Director, Holly LaBounta, KCAP, “Jay Scott KCAP Sportscaster of the Year”
RADIO STATION PROMOTION
Winner:
Blake Hempstead, KANA, “KANA Station Promotion”
Runner-Up:
Angel Hughes, KBAZ, “96 Degrees to Freebies”
RADIO PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Winner:
Jon King and Peter Christian, KGVO, “The Truth Amount Foster Care and Bigfoot”
Runner-Up:
Billy Jenkins and Charene Herrera, KYSS, “Billy & Charene in the Morning”
RADIO WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
Winner:
Angel Hughes, KC Kloppel, KBAZ, “963theblaze.com”
Runner-Up:
Billy Jenkins, Tan Curtis, Charene Herrera, Denny Bedard, KYSS, “Best Country Music and Missoula Website”
TELEVISION COMMERCIAL OF THE YEAR
Winner:
Carley Rainey, KBZK, “Athlete/Bozeman”
Runner-Up:
David Dabler, KFBB, “Scarboro Terminator”
TELEVISION WRITER-COMMERCIAL & PUBLIC SERVICE
Winner:
Carla Rainey, KBZK, “CR Television Writer”
Runner-Up:
Nicole Riebe, KTVH, “Collision Pro Deer Hit”
TELEVISION WRITER-NEWS & LONG FORM PROGRAMMING
Winner:
Cyndy Koures, KECI, “Cyndy Koures, Television Writer”
Runner-Up:
Leah Jordan, KULR, “Warmer Weather: Bittersweet for Red Lodge”
TELEVISION NEWSCAST OF THE YEAR
Winner:
Donna Kelley, KBZK
Runner-Up:
KTVQ-2 News Team, KTVQ
TELEVISION NON-COMMERCIAL PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Winner:
Cindy Stillwell, Tom Watson, Aaron Pruitt, Chris Seifert, KUSM, “Bard in the Back Country”
Runner-Up:
University of Montana School of Journalism Student Documentary Unit, “Changing Home: Small Town Survival”
TELEVISION PUBLIC SERVICE
Winner:
Ben Croft, KTMF, “Don’t Be a Rick”
Runner-Up:
David McLean, KPAX, “David McLean-KPAX”
TELEVISION SPORTS STORY OR SERIES
Winner:
Shaun Rainey & Rob Jesselson, KTMF, “Rainey-Jesselson: Brawl of the Wild Coverage”
Runner-Up:
Gordon Voit, KXLF, “Exploding Obstacles: The Butte Way”
TELEVISION SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Winner:
Dominic Sheldon, KTMF
Runner-Up:
Scott Breen, KTVQ
TELEVISION STATION PROMOTION
Winner:
Brian Oestreich, KTVQ, “Q2 Image”
Runner-Up:
Scott Ashleman, Blake Koemans, KECI, “KECI Facts Station Promotion”