DENVER – At the 2019 Colorado Broadcasters Association Awards in Denver this Friday night, KOAA-TV claimed top honors winning Station of the Year Award in Non-Metro Market for the 5th time in the past 6 years. Thank you to our staff for putting in the hard work year-after-year as we are Always Watching Out For You in Southern Colorado.
Here’s a full list of the awards won by KOAA in the year’s Awards of Excellence:
Station of the Year (Non-Metro) KOAA-TV/Colorado Springs
Rex Howell Broadcaster of the Year Award – Evan Pappas – KOAA-TV General Manager
Television Non-Metro Best Weathercaster – Mike Daniels Weather – KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast – News 5 at 5 – Monica Thaxton, Amy Smith – KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best Hard News, Spot News Report, within 24 hours – Micah Flick Death – Eric Ross – KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best Investigative Reporting – Squatters Take Over Dead Woman’s House – Eric Ross, Adam Knapik – KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best General Assignment Report, within 24 hours – Hero Grader – Zach Thaxton, Adam Knapik – KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best Specialty Reporter – Eric Ross: Exposing Problems & Finding Solutions – KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best Video Essay with no Narrative – Snow Sculptures – AJ Vega – KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best Single or Series Program or News Magazine – Olympic O Zone 2 – Grant Meech, Matt Prichard – KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best Feature News Report – Emma Crawford Coffin Races –Jon McMichael– KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best Use of New Media – Dillon Ice Castles – AJ Kievenaar – KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign – Weather Matters – Josh Robison, David Reeve, Travis Eckland – KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best Station Promo – Together – Justin Walton, Paul Sexton – KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best Community Service Campaign – Warrior Games – Justin Walton, AJ Kievenaar, Travis Eckland – KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best Public Service Announcement – Warrior Games Event PSA – Justin Walton, Travis Eckland – KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best Sales Campaign for an Advertiser – YMCA “Zero Enrollment” – Justin Walton – KOAA
Television Non-Metro Best Television Commercial for an Advertiser – Monumental Occupational Medicine “Special Something” – Justin Walton – KOAA
