Photo: Curtis Paul ~ WJR
April 7, 2025, DETROIT ~ On Saturday, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB) held its annual Broadcast Excellence Awards at the Sound Board inside MotorCity Casino Hotel. WJR 760 AM was honored as the Market One Station of The Year, marking a significant achievement for the station.
In accepting the award, WJR Program Director Ann Thomas expressed her appreciation, saying, “I would like to sum up this award with one word. Gratitude. Gratitude to the MAB, gratitude to Marie Osborne and her team for helping us put these together, and gratitude to the best team in radio at WJR. The Great Voice of The Great Lakes.”
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(CONTINUED) In addition to the Station of The Year award, WJR received three other notable awards during the ceremony, including Best Regularly Scheduled Broadcast Personality or Team for “’JR Afternoon with Chris Renwick,” as well as Best Commercial and overall Digital Excellence.
Previous to the ceremony, The MAB awarded WJR with an additional 18 awards, bringing the station’s total wins for 2025 to 24.
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760 WJR’s 2025 MAB BROADCAST EXCELLENCE AWARDS:
Continuing Coverage:
Merit ~ WJR-AM – New Beginning Michigan Central Train Station (WJR Staff)
Best ~ WJR-AM – School Shooter’s Parents Face Justice (WJR Staff)
Feature Programming:
Merit ~ WJR-AM – Grief Monster: A Daughter’s Story (Kevin Dietz, Marie Osborne, Laura Hessen, Danielle Mason)
Feature Story:
Best ~ WJR-AM – Taps The Final Honor (Marie Osborne)
Investigative Story:
Best ~ WJR-AM – Dying to Give Birth (Marie Osborne)
Mini-Documentary or Series:
Merit ~ WJR-AM – Detroit’s 2024 NFL Draft (WJR Staff)
Best ~ WJR-AM – Healthwatch with Dick Haefner (Dick Haefner)
Morning Show Broadcast Personality or Team:
Best ~ WJR-AM – ‘JR Morning with Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie (Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, Jamie Edmonds, Nick Roddy)
OTT Content:
Best ~ WJR-AM – MSU Student Journalism Program (Curtis Paul, Dominic Carroll, Nicholas Lundberg)
Play-By-Play Sports:
Merit ~ WJR-AM – Drive to The Game: De La Salle vs Davison (Chris Renwick, Nick Roddy, Ray Templin, Dave Riger)
Podcast Series:
Merit ~ WJR-AM – ‘JR Morning 5 Things First Thing (Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, Jamie Edmonds, Nick Roddy)
Best ~ WJR-AM – Ken Brown and Mike O’Hara Podcast (Ken Brown, Nick Roddy, Mike O’Hara)
Special Show Broadcast Personality or Team:
Merit ~ WJR-AM – Michigan Voices with Marie Osborne (Marie Osborne)
Best ~ WJR-AM – SportsWrap NFL Draft Special (Anthony Bellino, Lomas Brown, WJR Staff)
Sports Feature or Series:
Merit ~ WJR-AM – Tigers Magical Playoff Run (WJR Staff)
Best ~ WJR-AM – SportsWrap Lions Coverage: Road to the One Seed (Anthony Bellino, Lomas Brown, WJR Staff)
Sportscast:
Merit ~ WJR-AM – Tigers Clinch Wildcard Spot (Dave Riger, Jim Harper, Kam Carmen)
Station Promos:
Best ~ WJR-AM – Election Night Series (Mark Blackwell, WJR Staff)
Commercial:
Best ~ WJR-AM – Missy and Mel’s (Mark Blackwell, Mike Wheeler, Blake Majchrzak, McCoy Kelly)
Finalist ~ WJR-AM – Puppy Gram (Sefe Puente, Mark Blackwell)
Digital Excellence:
Best ~ WJR-AM – Detroit’s Top 5 Stories (Curtis Paul, Andrew Mullin, Nicholas Lundberg)
Regularly Scheduled Broadcast Personality or Team:
Best ~ WJR-AM – ‘JR Afternoon with Chris Renwick (Chris Renwick, Brian Morton, Danielle Mason, Rich Luzenski)
Newscast:
Finalist ~ WJR-AM – ‘JR Morning Five Things First Thing Day After Election (Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, Jamie Edmonds, Nick Roddy)
Community Involvement:
Finalist ~ WJR-AM – WJR Community Involvement (Mark Blackwell, Ron Smerigan, WJR Staff)
Market One Station of The Year ~ 760 WJR
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