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Awards

2018 Awards

Radio Television Digital News Association

From the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters competition, Radio Division II:


2017 Awards

Radio Television Digital News Association

KETR's 2018 Edward R. Murrow award for Excellence in Sound
Credit Jerrod Knight
KETR's 2018 Edward R. Murrow award for Excellence in Sound

Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Sound, Small Market Radio, Region 6: Scott Morgan, for "Does Texas Have a Hog Problem?"

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters - Radio Division II

Use of Actuality-Production

  • First Place: George Hale and Jerrod Knight for "Buried"
  • Second Place: Scott Morgan for "Does Texas Have a Hog Problem?"

General Assignment

  • First Place: Mark Haslett for "Commerce Water: What do Those Postcards Mean?"
  • Second Place: Mark Haslett for "Norris Residents: Sidewalks, Ivory Moor Park Essential to Revitalization"

Digital

  • Second Place: Mark Haslett and Jerrod Knight for ketr.org

Feature (Serious)

  • First Place: Scott Morgan for "What Conservative Women Say (and Don't) About Sexual Harassment"

Feature (Light)

  • First Place: Scott Morgan for "Does Texas Have a Hog Problem?"

Investigative Report

  • First Place: George Hale for "Buried"

Sports Anchor or Team

  • First Place: Jared Taylor and BJ Laudermilk

Sports Play-by-Play

  • First Place: John Mark Dempsey and Kevin Jefferies

2016 Awards

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters - Radio Division II

Use of Actuality-Production

  • First Place: Mark Haslett for "Civil Rights Tour of Alabama Touches Minds, Hearts of A&M-Commerce Students

General Assignment

  • First Place: Mark Haslett for "Antipsychotic Use in Texas Nursing Homes Causes Concerns"

Continuing Coverage

  • Second Place: George Hale

Digital

  • First Place: Mark Haslett and Staff for ketr.org

Feature (Serious)

  • First Place: Mark Haslett for "Civil Rights Tour of Alabama Touches Minds, Hearts of A&M-Commerce Students
  • Second Place: George Hale for "Neiman Markcus Accused of Selling Mislabeled West Bank Imports"

Feature (Light)

  • First Place: Mark Haslett for "Guy Clark's 'LA Freeway,' 'Desperados' Among Many Gems"

Online/Special Content

  • First Place: John Mark Dempsey and BJ Laudermilk for "Hometown Roll Call"
  • Second Place: Mark Haslett for "Civil Rights Tour of Alabama Touches Minds, Hearts of A&M-Commerce Students"

Reporter

  • First Place: Mark Haslett

Special Series

  • First Place: Mark Haslett

Sports Anchor or Team

  • Second Place: KETR Staff

Sports Play-by-Play

  • Second Place: John Mark Dempsey, Kevin Jefferies, and Staff
  • Honorable Mention: Kevin Jefferies, Brian Ball, and Staff

Best Local Talk Show

  • Honorable Mention: John Mark Dempsey for "Blacklands Cafe"

2015 Awards

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters - Radio Division B

Feature (Serious)

  • First Place: Mark Haslett

Feature (Light)

  • First Place: Mark Haslett

Online/Special Content

  • First Place: Mark Haslett

Continuing Coverage

  • First Place: Kevin Jefferies

Local Talk Show

  • First Place: John Mark Dempsey for "Blacklands Cafe"

Sports Play-by-Play

  • First Place: Charlie Chitwood, Brock Callaway, and Staff

2014 Awards

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters - Radio Division B

Reporter

  • Second place: KETR News Director Mark Haslett

Documentary

Sports Play-by-play

Use of Actuality - Production

General Assignment

  • First and Second place for this storyabout the Keystone XL pipeline and this one about a proposed toll road, both by Mark Haslett.

Digital

  • First place for the ketr.org website and digital functionality.

Serious Feature

Light Feature

Online/Special Content

  • Second place for Jerrod Knight's live online coverage on the evening of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.

2013 Awards

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters - Radio Division Two

Serious Feature

  • First Place - Bob Aikin: In Memory - Jerrod Knight

Light Feature

  • First Place - The Lions Take New York - Jerrod Knight & Scott Harvey

Production - Actuality

  • First Place - The Grin-N-Bearit Show - Matt Meinke
  • Second Place - Football Highlights: Commerce vs. Farmersville - Matt Meinke

Sports Play-by-Play

  • Honorable Mention - John Mark Dempsey, Kevin Jefferies & Scott Harvey

Website

  • First Place - KETR.org - Jerrod Knight & Staff

2012 Awards

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters – Radio Division Two

Light Feature

  • 1st Place - National Group Leaves Positive Impact on Region – Scott Harvey
  • 2nd Place – Kids Camp in Commerce in Full Swing – Scott Harvey
  • Honorable Mention – Episcopal Church Gets New Home Following Closure – Scott Harvey

Website

  • 2nd Place – KETR.ORG – Jerrod Knight & KETR Staff

Continuing Coverage

  • 1st Place – Severe Weather, May 24, 2011 – Matt Meinke, Kevin Jefferies, Jerrod Knight

General Assignment

  • 2nd Place – On the Front Lines: Northeast Texas Storm Spotters – Scott Harvey
  • Honorable Mention – Protecting the Community, One Anonymous Call at a Time – Scott Harvey

Use of Actuality –Production

  • 1st Place – Commerce vs. Anna Football Highlights, Oct. 28, 2011 – Matt Meinke
  • Honorable Mention – Commerce vs. Kaufman Football Highlights, Sept. 23, 2011 – Matt Meinke

Sports Play-by-Play

  • 2nd Place – Commerce vs. Celina, Nov. 4, 2011 – Kevin Jefferies, Cooper Welch, Scott Harvey
  • Honorable Mention – A&M-Commerce vs. ENMU, Nov. 5, 2011 – JP Heath, Brock Callaway, & Adam Troxtell

2012 Hopkins County African American Leadership Conference

·      Jerrod Knight: MLK Media Award

2012 Hunt County African American Leadership Conference

·      KETR-FM: MLK Media Award


2011 Awards

Houston Press Club Lone Star Award

·      Matt Meinke’s feature, “Cicadas”: Second Place in Use of Sound category


2010 Awards

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters – Division Two

Best Special Series

·      1st Place – Sex Offender Lawsuit – Scott Harvey

Best Sports Play-by-Play

·      Honorable Mention – CHS vs. Van Alstyne – Kevin Jefferies & Adam Sparks

Best Website

·      Honorable Mention – www.ketr.org

Best Feature/Light

·      1st Place – “Pecans” – Matt Meinke

·      2nd Place – “Songwriters” – Scott Harvey

Best Interview

·      1st Place – “Notably Texan” – Matt Meinke