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WBAL/Baltimore Earns Four 1st Place AP Awards
RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, July 14, 2021 |
WBAL NewsRadio 1090/FM 101.5 earned 4 first-place awards during this past Saturday's Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association virtual Awards ceremony, recognizing outstanding broadcast journalism from stations in Delaware, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
The first-place awards include Outstanding Spot News reporting for its coverage of an explosion at a row home in Baltimore in August of 2020. WBAL News also took home first place in the category of Documentary/In-Depth Reporting for its WBAL News Now Extra program and afternoon anchor Robert Lang was recognized in the Best Anchor category.
Additionally, WBAL NewsRadio's morning team of C4 and Bryan Nehman-less than 12 months after their pairing-earned top honors in the Outstanding Talk Show Category.
In all, WBAL NewsRadio was nominated in 6 categories; the station was a finalist in the category of Best Newscast and longtime reporter Scott Wykoff was a finalist in the Best Reporter category.
"WBAL NewsRadio has enjoyed a solid 96-year bond with our community," said Cary Pahigian, the station's President and General Manager. "It starts with unequaled work by our news team, along with informed insight from our talk hosts. We are so proud to be recognized in multiple categories by the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association."
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