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DETROIT, April 6, 2024 ~ 760 WJR has been named Market One Commercial Radio Station of the Year by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.
The honor came Saturday night during the MAB’s Broadcast Excellence Awards, an annual red-carpet black-tie gala that was held at Sound Board inside MotorCity Casino Hotel.
In addition to winning Station of The Year, 760 WJR also picked up an honor for “’JR Afternoons with Chris Renwick” as Best Regularly-Scheduled Broadcast Personality or Team, and another for the station’s efforts in Community Involvement.
“Thank you to everyone associated with the Michigan Association of Broadcasters for this tremendous honor,” said 760 WJR Program Director Ann Thomas during her Station of The Year acceptance speech.
“As you can imagine … because WJR is more than a hundred years old … the archives in The Golden Tower of the Fisher Building are amazing.”
“While doing some spring cleaning the other day, I came across boxes of awards (and) plaques from non-profits applauding our work, and ‘thank you’ notes from community leaders and listeners.
It reminded me that all of us here in this room stand on the shoulders of the broadcasting greats who came before us.
They set the bar for excellence, and I am grateful that in 2024, the talent, producers, engineers, production, digital, and sales teams at WJR are still working to be the best in the business.”
VIDEO:
Feb 29, 2024 ~ Michigan Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Sam Klement announces winners and finalists during the “Broadcast Excellence Awards Commercial and Network Radio Announcement Show.”
(CONTINUED) All totaled, 760 WJR took home 10 Best awards, plus multiple Merit awards, with these winners announced previous to Saturday’s presentation:
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BREAKING NEWS STORY:
BEST: WJR-AM ~ Coverage at Michigan State University
CREDITS: Marie Osborne, Chris Renwick
FEATURE/USE OF MEDIUM:
BEST: WJR-AM ~ Cop Hug
CREDITS: Marie Osborne
MERIT: WJR-AM ~ Magnum PI Day
CREDITS: Marie Osborne
MARKETING MATERIALS & PROMOS:
BEST: WJR-AM ~ WJR Streaming Promo
CREDITS: Ann Thomas, Mark Blackwell
MINI-DOCUMENTARY OR SERIES:
BEST: WJR-AM ~ “HealthWatch with Dick Haefner“
CREDITS: Dick Haefner
MERIT: WJR-AM ~ Politics of Hate
CREDITS: Marie Osborne
MORNING SHOW BROADCAST PERSONALITY OR TEAM:
MERIT: WJR-AM “’JR Morning”
CREDITS: Nick Roddy, Jaime Edmonds, Lloyd Jackson, Guy Gordon
PLAY-BY-PLAY SPORTS:
BEST: WJR-AM ~ Michigan Panthers
CREDITS: Chris Renwick, Jehuu Caulcrick, Nick Roddy, Dan Cahillane
SPECIAL SHOW BROADCAST PERSONALITY OR TEAM:
BEST: WJR-AM ~ WJR Christmas on Us
CREDITS: Paul W. Smith and the WJR Team
SPORTS:
MERIT: WJR-AM ~ Lomas Brown Ring of Honor
CREDITS: Marie Osborne, Lomas Brown
USE OF NEW MEDIA (ALL ENCOMPASSING):
BEST: WJR-AM ~ Greenways to a Growing Resurgence
CREDITS: Curtis Paul, Andrew Mullin, WJR News
USE OF NEW MEDIA (SINGLE PROJECT):
MERIT: WJR-AM ~ Detroit Grand Prix Charts New Course
CREDITS: Curtis Paul, Andrew Mullin, WJR News
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The Michigan Association of Broadcasters is a non-profit organization that advocates for the radio and television broadcast industry. Their annual Broadcast Excellence Awards, now in its 28th year, celebrates the outstanding achievements of radio and television across the State of Michigan.
Learn more and see the complete list of winners at MichiganMedia.com.
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