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Published on Friday, 22 June 2012 10:32
On the evening June 20th, at the IBA2012 Conference held at the Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Normal, IL, the Illinois Broadcasters Association (IBA) announced the winners of their annual Silver Dome Awards. The awards are meant to honor broadcasting quality & excellence by Illinois radio and television stations, as well as their staffers, each year.
The IBA Silver Dome Awards considerations are based only for the entries the IBA receives, not for all work produced by all stations statewide. Entries are judged by out-of-state broadcasters. The finalists themselves entered their work to be judged, along with a fee. The competition was only open to IBA member stations. All of entries must have been produced and broadcast by stations between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011 only. Entries had to be received by the IBA by February 14th, 2012. The fee ($40 per entry for the Chicago market) goes to benefit the IBA's College Endowment and Minority Internship Programs.
The Silver Dome Awards are broken down between Radio and Television and then each are broken down between Large Market (Chicago market only), Medium Market (Bloomington-Normal, Champaign-Urbana, Decatur, Joliet, Marion-Carbondale, Peoria, Quad Cities, Quincy, Rockford, and Springfield), and Small Market (every other area in IL).
Repeating as the IBA's Stations of the Year (Large Market) were once again WGN-AM (fifth year in a row for the radio station) and WMAQ-TV (second year in a row for the television station).
Here are the Chicago winners of 2012 IBA Silver Dome awards for the Chicago/Large Market, as announced this week. (1st Place winners only. Listed alphabetically by winning station call letters.)
CHICAGO MARKET - RADIO
Best Radio Local Program
WBBM-AM
Entry: Mitchell's
Credit: Felicia Middlebrooks
Best Radio Local Broadcast Team
WBBM-AM
Entry: Felicia and Pat in the Morning
Credit: Felicia Middlebrooks
Best News Reporter
WBBM-AM
Lisa Fielding
Credit: Lisa Fielding
Best Sportscaster
WBBM-AM
Josh Liss
Credit: Josh Liss
Best Radio Feature Programming
WDRV-FM
Entry: The Drive's History of Rock and Roll
Credit: Matt Bisbee, Producer
IBA 2012 Radio Station of the Year - Chicago Market
WGN-AM
Best Radio Non-Humorous Commercial
WGN-AM
Entry: Madball - The Bartman Play
Credit: Jason Skaggs
Best Radio Humorous Commercial
WGN-AM
Entry: Oak Park Natural Pet and Fish
Credit: Jason Skaggs
Best Radio Station Self-Promotion
WGN-AM
Entry: Snowmageddon
Credit: Chris Duffy
Best Radio Sports Story
WGN-AM
Entry: John Wiedeman and Troy Murray / Chicago Blackhawks Hockey
Credit: John Wiedeman
Best Local Radio Newscast
WGN-AM
Entry: Andrea Darlas
Credit: Andrea Darlas
Best Station Local Website
WGN-AM
Entry: WGNRadio.com
Credit: Dave Marzullo
Best Station Live Coverage of an Event
WIQI-FM
Entry: A Governor's Fate
Credit: The FM News Chicago Team
Best Station Community Service
WTMX-FM
Entry: The 12th Annual Eric and Kathy 36 Radiothon
Credit: Eric Ferguson
Best Station Use of New Media
WTMX-FM
Entry: Eric All Access
Credit: Eric Ferguson
Best Radio Personality
WTMX-FM
Entry: Cara Carriveau - Middays 101.9 WTMX, The Mix
Credit: Cara Carriveau
CHICAGO MARKET - TELEVISION
Best TV Single Commercial
WCIU-TV
Entry: Panda Express Free Day
Credit: Chris Cangilla
Best TV Anchor
WGN-TV
Larry Potash
Credit: Larry Potash
Best TV Weathercaster
WGN-TV
Tom Skilling
Credit: Tom Skilling
Best TV Use of Graphic Design
WLS-TV
Entry: ABC 7 Design Composite
Credit: ABC 7 Design Department
Best Locally Produced TV Program or Series
WLS-TV
Entry: Chicago's Mayor - The Daley Years
Best Public Affairs Program
WLS-TV
Entry: Heart & Soul
Credit: Karen Jordan, Host
Best Newscast
WLS-TV
Entry: Blagojevich Verdict - June 27, 2011
Credit: ABC7 Staff
IBA 2012 TV Station of the Year - Chicago Market
WMAQ-TV
Best TV Station Self-Promotion
WMAQ-TV
Entry: WMAQ - Green Week
Credit: Jay Wadhwa
Best TV Hard News Story
WMAQ-TV
Entry: Keyless Ignition Eyed In Three Deaths
Credit: Lisa Parker, Reporter
Best Station Community Service
WMAQ-TV
Entry: Running for Charity on NBC 5 Chicago
Credit: Matt Piacente, Carol Cooling, Geoff Glick, and the entire NBC5 and Chicago Marathon teams
Best Station Produced PSA
WMAQ-TV
Entry: Black History Month 2011
Credit: Jay Wadhwa
Best Station Local Website
WMAQ-TV
Entry: NBCChicago.com
Credit: Andrew Greiner
Best Station Use of New Media
WMAQ-TV
Entry: Chicago Marathon Social Livestream
Credit: Andrew Greiner
To see a complete list of statewide winners, visit this link
HERE.
