Thank you Michigan Association of Broadcasters!
News/Talk 760 WJR has been named the Michigan Association of Broadcasters’ 2018 Commercial Station of the Year. That makes 15 Station of the Year honors for WJR since the year 2000, and many before that too. Ten category 1st place wins and 7 Merit awards combined to give WJR the top prize.
News/Talk 760 WJR Received:
Best Awards:
- Breaking News Story – $15 Protest
- Investigative News Story – Unsolved Murders Revisited
- Feature/Use of Medium – The Resurrection of St. Joseph (WJR News)
- Commercial – Labatt Blue Fall Best Season Ever
- Community Involvement – WJR Community Involvement
- Use of New Media – WJR Use of New Media
- Morning Show Broadcast – The Frank Beckmann Show
- Weekday Broadcast, Personality or Team – The Mitch Albom Show
- Play-By-Play Sports – Detroit Lions Play-By-Play
- Regularly Scheduled Weekend Broadcast, Personality or Team – Food For Thought
Merit Awards:
- Newscast – WJR News 8-16-2018
- Investigative News Story – Court of Last Resort
- Commercial – Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry
- Weekday Broadcast, Personality or Team – The Guy Gordon Show
- Weekend Broadcast, Personality or Team – Warren Pierce
- Sports – NFL Notebook (Lions Pregame)
- Marketing Materials and Promos – WJR Thanksgiving Morning Lineup