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WJER News Awards THE 128 AWARDS

     For over a quarter century, since 1983, the WJER News and Sports Team has been recognized for excellence 128 times by the Associated Press of Ohio in the medium market category. We would like to share these awards with you.

  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, FIRST PLACE 2008

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWS, SECOND PLACE 2008

  • BEST REPORTER, FIRST PLACE, JAMIE HAMBACH

  • BEST USE OF SOUND, FIRST PLACE, JAMIE HAMBACH, "TUSCARAWAS COUNTY FAIR"

  • BEST USE OF SOUND, SECOND PLACE, JAMIE HAMBACH, "REVOLUTION ON THE TUSCARAWAS"

  • BEST FEATURE REPORTING, FIRST PLACE, JAMIE HAMBACH, "REVOLUTION ON THE TUSCARAWAS"

  • BEST SPOT NEWS, FIRST PLACE, JENNIFER CLARK, "THE DOWNING FIRE"

  • BEST SPOT NEWS, SECOND PLACE, JENNIFER CLARK, "THE CARPIO CRASH"

  • EXTRAORDINARY COVERAGE OF A SCHEDULED EVENT, FIRST PLACE, "THE NOVEMBER ELECTION"

  • EXTRAORDINARY COVERAGE OF A SCHEDULED EVENT, SECOND PLACE, "THE MARSHA MILLS TRIAL"

  • BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE, SECOND PLACE, "COUNTYWIDE LAND FILL"

  • BEST ENTERPRISE REPORTING, FIRST PLACE, "A PROPER PLACE FOR PRAYER"

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY R SERIES, SECOND PLACE, "A PROPER PLACE FOR PRAYER"

  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, FIRST PLACE 2007

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY OR SERIES,  FIRST PLACE (AMANDA ROBBINS, DETOXING THE VALLEY)

  • BEST FEATURE REPORTING (AMANDA ROBBINS, BIG HEARTS, LITTLE PROBLEMS, FIRST PLACE

  • EXTRAORDINARY COVERAGE OF A SPECIAL EVENT, BARNARD SENTENCING, FIRST PLACE

  • BEST ENTERPRISING REPORTING, FIRST PLACE (AMANDA ROBBINS, DETOXING THE VALLEY)

  • BEST ENTERPRISING REPORTING, SECOND PLACE (JAMIE HAMBACH,  CROSSING BARRIERS)

  • BEST REPORTER, FIRST PLACE, AMANDA ROBBINS

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWS, 2007

  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 2006

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWS, 2006

  • BEST REPORTER (AMANDA ROBBINS), 2006

  • BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE (AMANDA ROBBINS, THREE WISHES), 2006

  • BEST FEATURE REPORTING (AMANDA ROBBINS, HALLOWEEN STORIES), 2006

  • BEST ENTERPRISE REPORTING (JENNIFER CLARK, MRDD - 50 YEARS), 2006

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY (JENNIFER CLARK, MRDD – 50 YEARS), 2006
     
  • BEST SPOT NEWS (NOVEMBER TORNADO), 2004

  • EXTRAORDINARY COVERAGE OF A SCHEDULED EVENT (ELECTION NIGHT), 2004

  • BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING (THE BUSINESS OF FIRE FIGHTING), 2004

  • BEST USE OF SOUND (CHRIS KEPPLER, YOUTH ACADEMY), 2004

  • BEST ENTERPRISE REPORTING (THE BUSINESS OF FIRE FIGHTING), 2004
     
  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 2003

  • OUTSTANDING SPORTS OPERATION, 2003

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWS, 2003

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED SPORTS, 2003

  • BEST ENTERPRISE REPORTING (PAULA WILCOXON, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE), 2003

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY, (PAULA WILCOXON, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE), 2003

  • BEST WEBSITE, 2003
     
  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 2002

  • OUTSTANDING SPORTS OPERATION, 2002

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  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 2001

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED SPORTS, THE 4 O'CLOCK REPORT, 2001

  • BEST ENTERPRISE REPORTING, PAULA WILCOXON, "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", 2001

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWS, THE NOON REPORT, 2001

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY, PAULA WILCOXON, "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", 2001

  • OUTSTANDING SPORTS OPERATION, 2001

  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 2000

  • BEST REPORTER, JENNIFER CLARK, 2000

  • EXTRAORDINARY COVERAGE OF A SCHEDULED EVENT, (VACA SENTENCING), 2000

  • BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE, (MATT VACA), 2000

  • BEST ENTERPRISE REPORTING, (CHRIS KEPPLER, RAPE SERIES), 2000

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY, (CHRIS KEPPLER, RAPE SERIES), 2000

  • BEST FEATURE REPORTING,(CHRIS KEPPLER, EYE SURGERY), 2000

  • BEST USE OF SOUND, (CHRIS KEPPLER, DRUG RAID), 2000

  • OUTSTANDING SPORTS OPERATION, 1999

  • OHIO NEWS NETWORK'S "OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE & EXCELLENCE IN BROADCASTING", ASSOCIATED PRESS AWARD OF MERIT - (TOP 10 CONTRIBUTOR), 1999

  • BEST SPOT NEWS (I-77 PILE-UP), 1999

  • CONTINUING COVERAGE (HARRIS TRIAL), 1999

  • ENTERPRISE REPORTING (JENNIFER CLARK,  CHILD SUPPORT SERIES), 1999

  • EXTRAORDINARY COVERAGE OF A SCHEDULED EVENT (THE HARRIS VERDICT), 1999

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWS, 1999

  • BEST REPORTER (CHRIS KEPPLER), 1999

  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 1998

  • BEST REPORTER (CHRIS KEPPLER) , 1998

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY (M.R.D.D. TURMOIL), 1998

  • BEST SPOT NEWS COVERAGE (THE SEARCH), 1998

  • BEST CONTINUING NEWS COVERAGE (TWIN CITIES FLOOD), 1998

  • BEST SPOT NEWS COVERAGE (JAYCEE VILLAGE FIRE), 1997

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST, 1997

  • BEST ENTERPRISE REPORTING (RACE RELATIONS), 1997

  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 1996

  • BEST ENTERPRISE, (MUNY COURT), 1996

  • BEST FEATURE STORY, (BREATHING), 1996

  • OUTSTANDING SPORTS OPERATION, 1996

  • JUDGES AWARD, (TEEN DRIVING), 1996

  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 1995

  • SPOT NEWS COVERAGE (GRIBBEN FIRE), 1995

  • CONTINUING COVERAGE (GRIBBEN FIRE), 1995

  • FEATURE STORY (THE ZONE), 1995

  • INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING (TIM AND JANET), 1995

  • JUDGE'S AWARD (KENT STATE), 1995

  • BEST REPORTER (SCOTT ROBINSON), 1995

  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 1994

  • BEST NEWSCAST, 1994

  • BEST SPORTSCAST, 1994

  • BEST ENTERPRISE (TEEN PREGNANCY SERIES), 1994

  • BEST FEATURE STORY (D-DAY), 1994

  • BEST WRITING (PORT WASHINGTON REACTION, LOADER STORY), 1994

  • CONTINUING COVERAGE (LOADER DISAPPEARANCE), 1994

  • OUTSTANDING SPORTS OPERATION, 1993

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED SPORTS, 1993

  • BEST FEATURE STORY (THE COACH), 1993

  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 1992

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED SPORTS, 1992

  • BEST SPOT NEWS COVERAGE (THE SWISS HAT FIRE), 1992

  • BEST SPOT NEWS COVERAGE (OIL WELL EXPLOSION), 1991

  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 1990

  • BEST SPOT NEWS COVERAGE (NEW PHILADELPHIA H.S. FIRE), 1990

  • BEST CONTINUING NEWS COVERAGE (N.P.H.S. FIRE AFTERMATH) 1990

  • BEST ENTERPRISE (BORN TO RUN SERIES), 1990

  • BEST NEWS WRITING (SMOKING SERIES), 1990

  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 1989

  • OUTSTANDING SPORTS OPERATION, 1989

  • BEST NEWSCAST (LIVE REPORT SERIES), 1989

  • BEST SPOT NEWS COVERAGE (DOVER CITY GARAGE), 1989

  • BEST ENTERPRISE (VIETNAM), 1989

  • BEST SPORTSCAST, 1989

  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 1988

  • BEST NEWSCAST, 1988

  • BEST ENTERPRISE STORY (PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE), 1988

  • BEST ENTERPRISE SERIES (SUBSTANDARD HOUSING), 1988

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY (THE DROUGHT), 1988

  • BEST FEATURE (COUNTY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT), 1988

  • OUTSTANDING SPORTS OPERATION, 1988

  • JUDGES AWARD, 1988

  • BEST SPOT NEWS AWARD (PACEMAKER PLASTICS FIRE), 1987

  • CONTINUING COVERAGE (DOWNTOWN NEW PHILADELPHIA), 1987

  • BEST ENTERPRISE STORY (SPEED LIMIT), 1987

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED SPORTS, 1987

  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 1986

  • OUTSTANDING SPORTS OPERATION, 1986

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWS, 1986

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED SPORTS, 1986

  • BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE (MALL WARS), 1986

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY (THE EFFECTS OF THE NEW MALL), 1986

  • BEST FEATURE (SCHOOL NICKNAMES), 1986

  • OUTSTANDING NEWS OPERATION, 1985

  • JUDGE'S AWARD (TEEN SUICIDE), 1985

  • BEST FEATURE STORY (DRAFT HORSES), 1985

  • BEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED SPORTS, 1985

  • OUTSTANDING SPORTS OPERATION, 1984

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY (COMING HOME AGAIN), 1983

  • OUTSTANDING SPORTS OPERATION, 1983

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