MAPBA Awards List

DIVISION I

Achievement
1st Place--WLOX--Hurricane Gustav Coverage/staff
2nd Place--WLOX--Vietnam: Through My Eyes Special Report/TrangPham-Bui (reporter), Travis Alford (photographer)
3rd Place--WLBT--Officer Down/staff

Sports Story
1st Place--WLBT--Roller Derby/Scott Vlahon (reporter, photographer)
2nd Place--WLOX--Jeremy Hill/Jeff Shepard (reporter), Rodney Billingsley (photographer)
3rd Place--WLBT--Bullriding Brothers/Chuck Stinson (reporter/photographer)

Public Affairs
1st Place--WLOX--Hurricane Gustav Coverage/staff
2nd Place--WLBT--Jackson Tornado/staff
3rd Place--WLBT--Heather/Julie Straw (reporter), Mike Evans (photographer)

Documentary
1st Place--WLBT--Justice for Sale/staff
2nd Place--WAPT--Downtown Development/Scott Simmons (reporter), Lamonte Brown (photographer), Ray Coleman (photographer)
3rd Place--WLOX--Mississippi Nukes/Steve Phillips (reporter), Travis Alford (photographer)

Franchise
1st Place--WLBT--Nicole/Stephanie Bell-Flynt (reporter), Tegre Taylor (photographer), Jerome Deloach (photographer), John Matthews (photographer)
2nd Place--WLOX--South Mississippi Heroes, Rebecca Powers (reporter), staff photographers
3rd Place--WLBT--Bi-Weekly Veterans' History Project, Dennis Smith (reporter), staff, Jennifer Martin (photographer), Ted Warren (photographer)

Sportscast
1st Place--WLOX--Jeff Shepard
2nd Place--WLBT--Rob Jay
3rd Place--WLBT--Scott Vlahon

Newscast
1st Place--WLBT--(3-12-08 Newscast)/Maggie Wade-Dixon (anchor), Howard Ballou (anchor), Jenna Lick (producer)
2nd Place--WAPT--(11-20-08 Newscast)/staff, Faith Hannah (producer)
3rd Place--WLOX--(3-12-08 Newscast)/staff

General News
1st Place--WLBT--Metro One/Most Wanted/Marsha Thompson (reporter), Mike Evans (photographer), Metro One (photographer)
2nd Place--WLOX--Cochran Quads/Trang Pham-Bui (reporter), Travis Alford (photographer)3rd Place--WAPT--Who's Accountable? Cell Phones/Scott Simmons (reporter), Lamonte Brown (photographer)

Feature Photography
1st Place--WLOX--Bridge Waters/Greg McNease (photographer)
2nd Place--WLOX--Page 13-Crosby Arboretum/Jonathan Sobolewski (photographer)
3rd Place--WLBT--St. Paddy's Parade/staff

Feature Story
1st Place--WLOX--Missing Pickle/Steve Phillips (reporter), Travis Alford (photographer)
2nd Place--WLBT--Coon Dog Cemetary/staff
3rd Place--WAPT--Christmas Pair/Kathryn Kight (reporter), James Foster (photographer)

Investigative Reporting
1st Place--WLOX--Foundation Hope/A.J. Giardina (reporter), Rodney Billingsley (photographer), Natalie Campen (photographer)
2nd Place--WLOX--Camp Coastal/A.J. Giardina (reporter), Rodney Billingsley (photographer), Natalie Campen (photographer)
3rd Place--WAPT--Who's Accountable? Katrina Rants/Scott Simmons (reporter), Lamonte Brown (photographer), Daniel Gibbs (photographer)

Spot News
1st Place--WLBT--Jackson Tornado/staff
2nd Place--WLBT--Officer Down/staff
3rd Place--WAPT--Hurricane Gustav/Don Champion (reporter), Ray Coleman (photographer), Daniel Gibbs (photographer)

News Photography
1st Place--WLOX--House Fire, Greg McNease (photographer)
2nd Place--WLOX--Motor Cop Killed, Travis Alford (photographer)
3rd Place--WAPT--Smart Cars, Sharita Erves (reporter), James Foster (photographer)

Best Web Site
1st Place--WAPT

Weathercast
1st Place--WAPT--David Hartman
2nd Place--WLBT--Paul Williams
3rd Place--WLBT--Barbie Bassett

DIVISION II

Achievement
1st Place--WDAM--Howard Raid/staff
2nd Place--WDAM--Oakwood Evictions/Mike McDaniel (reporter)
3rd Place--WTOK--Mississippi Presidential Debate/Lindsey Brown(reporter), Sidney Luvene (photographer), Lindsey Brown (producer)

Sports Story
1st Place--WDAM--Justin McCray/Heather Cook (reporter, photographer)
2nd Place--WDAM--The Morning Brett Became A Jet/Mitch Williams (reporter, photographer)3rd Place--WABG--Like Father, Like Son/DeShawn Brown (reporter, photographer, producer)3rd Place--WTOK--Challenger League/Nick Adam (reporter)

Public Affairs
1st Place--WTOK--Traffic Issues: Dangerous Intersection/Tametria Conner (reporter), Sidney Luvene (photographer), Tom Daniels (producer), Wade Phillips (producer)
2nd Place --WDAM--Howard Industry Raid/Ontario Richardson (reporter), Tiffaney Bradley (reporter)
3rd Place--WDAM--Busted in the Park/Mike McDaniel (reporter)
3rd Place--WABG--Meth Awareness/Tanya Carter (reporter, photographer, producer)

Documentary
1st Place--WTOK--Katrina 3rd Anniversary/Lindsey Brown (reporter, photographer)
2nd Place--WDAM--Sex Predators/Mike McDaniel (reporter)
3rd Place--WDAM--PTSD: The Soldier Sickness/Mike McDaniel (reporter)

Franchise
1st Place--WDAM--Mystery Shopper/Mike McDaniel (reporter)
2nd Place--WTOK--The Flu Outbreak/Tametria Conner (reporter), Sidney Luvene (photographer), Tom Daniels (producer), Wade Phillips (producer)
3rd Place--WTVA--Hippotherapy/Danielle Rotolo (reporter), Alvin Ivy (photographer)

Sportscast
1st Place--WTOK--Nick Adams
2nd Place--WDAM--Mitch Williams (11-20-2008)
3rd Place--WDAM--Mitch Williams (8-05-2008)
3rd Place--WLOV--Marlin Williams

Newscast
1st Place--WDAM--(3-12-2008 Newscast), staff
2nd Place--WTVA--(8-05-2008 Newscast), Craig Ford, Dick Rice, Brett Garrett (anchors), Dave Bauer (producer)
3rd Place--WTOK--(11-20-2008 Newscast), staff, Wade Phillips (producer)

General News
1st Place--WDAM--Pastor Spanking/Ontario Richardson (reporter)
2nd Place--WTOK--House Shooting/Andrea Williams (reporter), Sidney Luvene (photographer)3rd Place--WTOK--Preacher on a Scooter/Tametria Conner (reporter), Sidney Luvene (photographer), Tom Daniels (producer), Wade Phillips (producer)

Feature Photography
1st Place--WXVT--Winter Solstice/Ryan Sullivan (reporter, producer, photographer)
2nd Place--WDAM--Sights & Sounds Christmas/Mon Mussiett (photographer)
3rd Place--WXVT--State Camps/Stephen Robinson (reporter, producer, photographer)

Feature Story
1st Place--WXVT--Delta Traveler-Moon Lake, Anne Martin (reporter, producer, photographer)2nd Place--WLOV--Elvis Tribune Artists, Susan Parker (reporter, producer)
3rd Place--WDAM--Skydiving Granny, Keegan Foxx (reporter)

Investigative Reporting
1st Place--WDAM--The Price Isn't Right/Mike McDaniel (reporter)
2nd Place--WTOK--Nursing Home Shutdown/Tametria Conner (reporter, photographer), Tom Daniels (producer), Wade Phillips (producer)
3rd Place--WDAM--X-Treme Fitness X-Treme Scam, Mike McDaniel (reporter)

Spot News
1st Place--WTOK--McCain Debate/Lindsey Brown (reporter), Sidney Luvene (photographer), Lindsey Brown (producer)
2nd Place--WDAM--Sanitation Protest/Mike McDaniel (reporter)
3rd Place--WTOK--Police Shooting/Andrea Williams (reporter), Sidney Luvene (photographer)

News Photography
1st Place--WDAM--Longest Walk/Mon Mussiett (photographer)
2nd Place--WTOK--186th Series--E.S.G.R./Lindsey Brown (reporter), Rebecca Ward (photographer)
3rd Place--WDAM--Old Traffic Ticket/Charles Herrington (photographer)

Best Web Site
1st Place--WDAM

Weathercast
1st Place--WDAM--Nick Ortego
2nd Place--WLOV--Dick Rice
3rd Place--WXVT--Kevan Smith

James S. Saggus Memorial Award
WLOX

Howard Lett Newsperson of the Year
Mike McDaniel, WDAM-TV

RADIO

Newscast
1st Place--WMSI/WQJQ--(8-05-2008 Newscast)/Randy Bell (reporter)
2nd Place--WMSI/WQJQ--(3-12-2008 Newscast)/Randy Bell (reporter)

News Story
1st Place--WMSI/WQJQ/Train vs Trash Truck/Randy Bell (reporter)
2nd Place--Mississippi Public Broadcasting/Shoe Repair Business/Phobe Judge (reporter)
3rd Place--Mississippi Public Broadcasting/Patrick Brown/Lawayne Childrey (reporter)

Sportscast
1st Place--WMSI/WQJQ--Viking Classic/Randy Bell (reporter)
2nd Place--WMSI/WQJQ--Saints Camp/Randy Bell (reporter)

Documentary or Series of Stories
1st Place--Mississippi Public Broadcasting--PTSD/Sandra Knispel (reporter)

Public Affairs
1st Place--Mississippi Public Broadcasting--Mississippi Edition/Karen Brown (reporter), Lisa Michie (producer)
2nd Place--WMSI/WQJQ--Cremation Controversy/Randy Bell (reporter)
3rd Place--Mississippi Public Broadcasting--Teens Tudor/Sandra Knispel (reporter)

Feature Story
1st Place--Mississippi Public Broadcasting--Angel Boxes/Lawayne Childrey (reporter)
2nd Place--WMSI/WQJQ--An Oil Well in My Own Backyard?/Randy Bell (reporter)
3rd Place--WMSI/WQJQ--Sitting in Tony's Booth/Randy Bell (reporter)

Radio Sound
1st Place--Mississippi Public Broadcasting--Memorial Day/Ron Brown (reporter)
2nd Place--WMSI/WQJQ--113th Returns/Randy Bell (reporter)
3rd Place--WTNI--HCHS Pregame '08/Tommy Domenico (reporter)

Achievement
1st Place--Mississippi Public Broadcasting--Hurricane Gustav/staff
2nd Place--Mississippi Public Broadcasting--Mississippi Edition/Karen Brown (reporter), Lisa Michie (producer)
3rd Place--WMSI/WQJQ--Jackson Tornado/Randy Bell (reporter)