2014 Nebraska Broadcasters Association Pinnacle Awards
Sponsored by Nebraska Army National Guard & Pinnacle Bank
RADIO
1. SERVICE TO COMMUNITY
Gold Eagle Radio, Alliance “Knight Museum Campaign”
Silver KNEB, Scottsbluff “Nebraska State Patrol- Barricades”
Bronze KSYZ, Grand Island “The Big Grape”
2. SERVICE TO CHILDREN
Gold KUSO, Norfolk “St. Jude Radiothon”
Silver KLIN, Lincoln “Team Jack Radiothon”
Bronze KFOR, Lincoln “Curt Bright Star Wars”
3. SERVICE TO BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT OR EDUCATION
Gold NET Radio, Lincoln “Putting Unused Retail Space to Work”
Silver KFOR, Lincoln “Downtown Lincoln”
Bronze NET Radio, Lincoln “Companies Increasingly Look Beyond Profit Margins”
4. SERVICE TO AGRICULTURE
Gold KUSO/KNEN, Norfolk “Pierce Elevator Shutdown”
Silver KTIC, West Point “More Meat Monday”
Bronze WJAG/KEXL, Norfolk “Cowboy Concert”
5. BEST SPOT NEWS REPORTING
Gold KFAB, Omaha “Explosion Report”
Silver KUSO/KNEN, Norfolk “Wayne Tornado Aftermath”
Bronze WJAG/KEXL, Norfolk “Dunning Returns to WSC”
6. BEST IN-DEPTH OR INVESTIGATIVE STORY OR SERIES
Gold NET Radio, Lincoln “Marijuana Crossroads”
Silver (tie) KHAS, Hastings “Boston Bombing”
Silver (tie WJAG/KEXL, Norfolk “Suicide in Northeast Nebraska”
Bronze KFOR, Lincoln “Teachers with Guns”
7. BEST NEWSCAST
Gold KSID, Sidney “KSID News with Dave Collins”
Silver KHAS, Hastings “KHAS Noon News”
Bronze KRVN, Lexington “KRVN 6:30 a.m. News
8. BEST PLAY BY PLAY/ON THE SCENE SPORTS REPORTING
Gold KNEN, Norfolk “Lutheran High vs. Wisner-Pilger”
Silver KHAS, Hastings “Northwestern Stuns Broncos”
Bronze KNTK, Lincoln “John Gaskin Hoops-Boys State”
9. BEST IN-DEPTH SPORTS STORY OR SERIES
Gold KLIN, Lincoln “Playing For the Nation”
Silver NET Radio, Lincoln “Arrested for Playing Baseball”
Bronze KNTK, Lincoln “Eric Lueshen”
10. BEST SPORTSCAST
Gold KRVN, Lexington “5:20 p.m. KRVN Sports”
Silver KFOR, Lincoln “KRVN Sportscast”
Bronze KNEB, Scottsbluff “KNEB Sports at Noon”
11. BEST COMMERCIAL
Gold NRG, Omaha “Downtown Hound”
Silver Eagle Radio, Alliance “Kloch’s Liquor Traffic Report”
Bronze KFAB, Omaha “Dundee Dell Construction Man”
12. BEST PROMOTIONAL SPOT ANNOUNCEMENT OR CAMPAIGN
Gold KHAS, Hastings “High School Football Coverage”
Silver KNEB, Scottsbluff “KNEB Website Million Promo”
Bronze KSYZ, Grand Island “Ride for JDRF”
13. BEST STATION WEBSITE
Gold KVNO, Omaha “KVNOnews.com”
Silver KRVN, Lexington “KRVN.com”
Bronze KLNC, Lincoln “1053WOW.com”
STUDENT RADIO
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
KRNU, Lincoln “Love Library PSA”
BEST PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
KVNO, Omaha “Haunted Heartland Promo”
NEWS STORY
KVNO, Omaha “Same Sex Marriage”
NEWS FEATURE
KRNU, Lincoln “Binge Drinker”
SPORTS STORY
KRNU, Lincoln “Jake Cotton Profile”
LIVE SPORTS EVENT
KVNO, Omaha “Omaha vs. Lincoln Baseball”
2014 Nebraska Broadcasters Association Pinnacle Awards
Sponsored by Nebraska Army National Guard & Pinnacle Bank
TELEVISION
1. SERVICE TO COMMUNITY
Gold NET Television, Lincoln “Keeping It Grand”
Silver NET Television, Lincoln “Dementia Types & Diagnosis”
Bronze KGHI/KFXL, Kearney-Lincoln “Deaf Dog”
2. SERVICE TO CHILDREN
Gold KNPL, North Platte “Helping His Mentor”
Silver KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln-Grand Island “Survivor Story”
Bronze KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln-Grand Island “Power of Jack and Tyson”
3. SERVICE TO BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT OR EDUCATION
Gold KLKN, Lincoln “Poem”
Silver NET Television, Lincoln “Miracle On the Prairie”
Bronze KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln-Grand Island “Our Town York”
4. SERVICE TO AGRICULTURE
Gold NET Television, Lincoln “Changing Lands, Changing Hands”
Silver KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln-Grand Island “Benedict Beef”
Bronze KOLNKGIN, Lincoln-Grand Island “Farm Road Safety”
5. BEST SPOT NEWS REPORTING
Gold KETV, Omaha “Child Killed in Shooting”
Silver WOWT, Omaha “First Into the Fire”
Bronze KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln-Grand Island “Man Pulled From Burning Truck ”
6. BEST IN-DEPTH OR INVESTIGATIVE STORY OR SERIES
Gold KHGI/KFYL, Kearney-Lincoln “Wild Nebraska”
Silver KETV, Omaha “Children in Crisis”
Bronze KNPL, North Platte “HUD Investigation”
7. BEST NEWSCAST
Gold KETV, Omaha “KETV NewsWatch 7 at 6:00”
Silver KMTV, Omaha “KMTV Action 3 News at Ten”
Bronze WOWT, Omaha “ Newscast”
8. BEST ON THE SCENE SPORTS REPORTING
Gold KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln-Grand Island “May 16 Sports”
Silver KETV, Omaha “Nebraska-Iowa Pregame”
Bronze KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln-Grand Island “High School Basketball Lives”
9. BEST IN DEPTH SPORTS STORY OR SERIES
Gold NET Television, Lincoln “Big Red Wrap Up-Team Jack”
Silver KLKN, Lincoln “She’s Just BRI”
Bronze KLKN, Lincoln “1943 Deschler Dragrons”
10. BEST SPORTSCAST
Gold KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln-Grand Island “KOLN 6pmSports”
Silver KETV, Omaha “KETV NewsWatch 7 Sports”
Bronze WOWT, Omaha “Ross Jernstrom Sportscast”
11. BEST COMMERCIAL
Gold KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln-Grand Island “Brock Law”
Silver KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln-Grand Island “Bike Rack”
Bronze KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln-Grand Island “Strategic Air and Space Museum ”
12. BEST PROMOTIONAL SPOT ANNOUNCEMENT OR CAMPAIGN
Gold KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln-Grand Island “Weather Runner”
Silver WOWT, Omaha “Building Collapse”
Bronze KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln-Grand Island “I’m No Hero”
13. BEST STATION WEBSITE
Gold KETV, Omaha “ketv.com”
Silver NET Television, Lincoln “netnebraska.org”
Bronze KDUH, Scottsbluff “kotanow.com”