05 May WITI FOX6 Named Television Station of the Year and Television News Operation of the Year by Wisconsin Broadcasters Association
Station Wins 26 Awards for Excellence Including Best Hard News,
Best News Writing, Best Feature, Best Sports Reporting, Best Weathercast
and Best Commentary
Milwaukee, WI. May 5, 2014–WITI FOX 6, Tribune Company’s Milwaukee broadcast television station, is pleased to announce the station has been awarded 26 awards by the Wisconsin Broadcaster’s Association, including the highest honors of Television Station of the Year and Television News Operation of the Year.
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association is the only trade association which supports, promotes and represents all radio and television broadcasters in Wisconsin. Each year the WBA honors the best in local journalism. This year, WITI was honored with a total of 26 awards, including 14 First Place, more than any other Milwaukee television station.
“I am very proud of the entire staff. They know how much news matters to our viewers – they work very hard every day to serve them,” said John LaPorte, Vice President of News, WITI. “It is great to have the results of that hard work recognized by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. I am very blessed to work with such a great group of journalists and broadcasters.”
The following are the WBA awards won by WITI:
| 2013 News Operation Of The Year Award | ||
| 1st Place: | WITI TV | |
| 2013 Station Of The Year Award | ||
| 1st Place: | WITI TV | |
| Best Morning Newscast | ||
| 3rd Place: | WITI TV, FOX6 Wakeup News | |
| Best News Writing | ||
| 1st Place: | WITI TV, License to Kill | |
| 2nd Place: | WITI TV, Faith on a Fault Line | |
| Best Hard News/Investigative | ||
| 1st Place: | WITI TV, High Risk Rent | |
| 2nd Place: | WITI TV, Azana Salon 911 Protocols | |
| Best Series Or Documentary | ||
| 1st Place: | WITI TV, Dr. Ripoff | |
| 3rd Place: | WITI TV, Backward or Skyward | |
| Best Feature | ||
| 1st Place: | WITI TV, First Grade Crush | |
| 2nd Place: | WITI TV, A Legion of Followers | |
| Best Live On-Scene Reporting | ||
| 1st Place: | WITI TV, Brad Hicks | |
| Best Continuing Coverage | ||
| 1st Place: | WITI TV, “Smack” of Reality: Heroin’s Deadly Resurgence | |
| Best Use Of News Video | ||
| 1st Place: | WITI TV, The Million-Mile Man | |
| Best Sports Reporting | ||
| 1st Place: | WITI TV, Circling Back Around | |
| 3rd Place: | WITI TV, Seeing and Hitting Ͳ Doubles | |
| Best Sportscast | ||
| 1st Place: | WITI TV, Tim Van Vooren | |
| 3rd Place: | WITI TV, Tom Pipines | |
| Best Use Of Sports Video | ||
| 1st Place: | WITI TV, Sisters in the Saddle | |
| Best Weathercast | ||
| 1st Place: | WITI TV, Vince Condella | |
| 2nd Place: | WITI TV, Rob Haswell | |
| Best Significant Community Impact | ||
| 2nd Place: | WITI TV, Contact 6 | |
| Best Specialty Programming | ||
| 2nd Place: | WITI TV, Packers Family Night Pregame Special | |
| Best Editorial/Commentary | ||
| 1st Place: | WITI TV, “The Teditorial” – December 10, 2013 | |
| 2nd Place: | WITI TV, “The Teditorial” – August 26, 2013 | |
| Best Commercial | ||
| 2nd Place: | WITI TV, Milwaukee PC | |
For more information please visit: http://fox6now.com/
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