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The Golden Viddy Award honors members of the working media and their accomplishments. It is recognition for outstanding performance from stations and staff of all sizes who will work daily to contribute to their communities.

We have now successfully completed our Third Annual Golden Viddy Awards, and are extremely proud of all the recipients and entrants who have shared our center stage.

Winners of the Third Annual Golden Viddy Awards follow this Category Listing.................................


Categories

Best Newscast.

Best Female News Anchor.

Best Male News Anchor.

Excellence in Coverage of Breaking News.

Excellence in Videography.

Excelence in Videography-Spot News.

Best Documentary/Special

Excellence in Morning Program.

Excellence in Investigative Reporting.

Excellence in Feature Story Reporting.

Excellence in Public Affairs Reporting.

Excellence in Sports Reporting.

Excellence in Sports Feature Reporting.

Excellence in Editing.

Excellence in Children's Programming.

Best Meteorologist

Excellence in Weather Related Feature

Excellence in Public Service Announcement

Excellence in Commercial

The National Academy of Television Journalists is proud to announce the winners of the Third annual Golden Viddy Award. This award went to those listed below for excellence in their fields.

Best Newscast...Joyce Reed, KWTV, Oklahoma City,OK

Best Newscast...Angela Robbins, WJBF-TV, Agusta, GA

Best Newscast...James Smith, KPLC-TV, Lake Charles,LA

Best Female News Anchor... Melissa Hendrix, KWES-TV, Midland,TX

Best Female News Anchor...Heather Childers, WFXL-TV Albany,GA

Best Male News Anchor...Kelly Ogle, KWTV, Oklahoma City, OK

Excellence in Breaking News Story...KWTV Staff, KWTV, Oklahoma City,OK

Excellence in Videography...Robert Carrillo, KWES-TV, Midland, TX

Best Special...KWTV Videographers,KWTV, Oklahoma City, OK

Best Documentary...Karen Hensel, WANE-TV, Fort Wayne,IN

Best Documentary...Jeff Coyle, WFXL-TV, Albany, GA

Excellence in Investigative Reporting...Chris Halsne, KWTV, Oklahoma City, OK

Excellence in Feature Story Reporting...Rod Starns,WMC-TV, Memphis,TN

Excellence in Feature Story Reporting...Andrea Cambern, WBNS-TV, Columbus,OH

Excellence in Feature Story Reporting...Paul Folger, WCTI-TV,New Bern, NC

Excellence in Public Affairs Reporting...Bruce Anderson,KOVR-TV, Sacramento,CA

Excellence in Public Affairs Reporting...Doug Spero, WCTI-TV, Nern Bern, NC

Excellence in Public Affairs Reporting...Ben Roberts, WVLT-TV, Knoxville,TN

Excellence in Public Affairs Reporting...Laurie Lehosky, WWCP-TV, Johnstown, PA

Excellence in Sports Feature Reporting...Rod Starns, WMC-TV, Memphis, TN

Excellence in Editing...Mark Dawson, KWTV, Oklahoma City, OK

Excellence in Childrens Programing...Dave Fisher, WBNS-TV, Columbus,OH

Excellence in Childrens Programing...Shelley Barker, KWES-TV, Midland, TX

Excellence in Weather Related Feature...Gary England, KWTV, Oklahoma City, OK

Network Award Winner

Best Newscast...NBC

Best Male News Anchor...Dan Rather...CBS

Best Female News Anchor...Jane Pauley...NBC

Best News Magazine Show...Dateline-NBC

Best Morning Show...Today Show-NBC

Best Male Talk Show Host...Montel Williams

Best Female Talk Show Host...Rosie O'Donnell

Best Late Night Talk Show Host...Bill Maher ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* The National Academy of Television Journalists is proud to announce the winners of the second annual Golden Viddy Award. This award went to those listed below for excellence in their field.

Best Newcast-- WICZ, Vestal, NY

Best Newcast-- KWTV, Oklahoma City, OK

Breaking News-- Ben Roberts, WALB-TV, Albany, GA

Inv. Reporting-- Dawn Hobby & Rick Williams, WALB-TV, Albany, GA

Inv. Reporting-- Liz Lane & Kurt Ludlow, WBNS, Columbus, OH

Feature Story-- Gary Blankenship, Jonathon Epstein, Rod Starns, WMC, Memphis, TN

Feature Story-- Paul Folger, WHSV, Harrisonburg, VA

Feature Story-- Deaiddra Griffin, WJBF, Augusta, GA

Public Affairs-- Robert Boisvert, WHSV, Harrisonburg, VA

Public Affairs-- Michael Golden, KSEE, Fresno, CA

Public Affairs-- John Kosich, WNEP, Moosic, PA

Documentary-- Mark Farrell, KPLC, Lake Charles, LA

Documentary-- Theresa Green, KSTW, Tacoma, WA

Documentary-- Barry Himes, WWCP, Johnstown, PA

Documentary-- Matt Parcell, WBNS, Columbus, OH

Female Anchor-- Andrea Cambern, WBNS, Columbus, OH

Female Anchor-- Dawn Hobby, WALB-TV, Albany, GA

Male Anchor-- Jay Hendricks, KWES, Midland, TX

Male Anchor-- Kave Kaylor, WBNS, Columbus, OH

Videography-- Ben Hernandez, KWES, Midland, TX

Videography-- Dave Tamaz, KWTV, Oklahoma City, OK

Video-Spot-- Scot Lawrence, WAGA, Atlanta, GA

Editing-- Mark Dawson, KWTV, Oklahoma City, OK

Child Program-- Bruce Anderson, KOVR, Broderick, CA

Child Program-- Shelley Barker, Bob Eaton, M. Gayle Hill, KWES, Midland, TX

Sports Reporting-- Mike Adkins, KWES, Midland, TX

Sports-Feature-- Brian North, WHSV, Harrisonburg, VA


This years Golden Viddy Awards are dedicated to ABC Producer Jack O'Hara, and his family who perished in the crash of TWA flight 800.

The Golden Viddy Awards were established in honor of the hundreds of members of the working media who have given their lives in the performance of their duties domestically and throughout the world.

The Golden Viddy Award honors members of the working media and their accomplishments. It is recognition for outstanding performance from stations and staff of all sizes who work daily to contribute to their communities.

The Golden Viddy Awards ceremony was held on April 26th 1997 at the National Press Club in Washington D.C.

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