Awards
2018 Awards
Radio Television Digital News Association
- National Edward R. Murrow Award, Small Market Radio News Documentary, for this piece by Scott Morgan.
From the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters competition, Radio Division II:
- First Place: "Commentary-Editorial" awarded for this story by Mark Haslett.
- First Place: "Use of Actuality-Production" awarded for this piece by George Hale and Jerrod Knight.
- Second Place: "General Assignment" awarded for this story by Scott Morgan.
- Second Place: "Continuing Coverage" awarded for this series by Mark Haslett and Scott Morgan.
- First Place: "Digital" awarded for the ketr.org website (edited by Mark Haslett and maintained by Jerrod Knight,) which judges said was, "easy to navigate, read, access staff and other resources. Podcasts of niche interests broadened the scope of the demographic. Excellent."
- First Place: "Feature (Serious)" awarded for this story by Scott Morgan.
- First Place: "Feature (Light)" awarded for this story by Mark Haslett about ballpark nachos.
- First Place: "Online/Special Content" awarded for this episode of the podcast Buried from KETR.
- Second Place: "Online/Special Content" awarded for the Blacklands Café series by John Mark Dempsey.
- First Place: "Investigative Report" awarded to George Hale for his work on KETR's Buried podcast series.
- First Place: "Documentary" awarded for this story by Scott Morgan, a story which also led to KETR's second Regional Murrow award in as many years.
- Second Place: "Documentary" awarded to George Hale and Jerrod Knight for the Buried podcast series.
- First Place: "Series" for a series of stories about veterans' issues by Scott Morgan.
- First Place: "Sports Anchor or Anchor Team" for KETR's Big Friday Night Scoreboard Program, hosted by Jared Taylor and BJ Laudermilk. Judges said, "[This is] the way high school football should be covered."
- Second Place: "Sports Play-by-Play" awarded to Charlie Chitwood and Brock Callaway for their call of Lions Football on KETR.
2017 Awards
Radio Television Digital News Association
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
- First place for this football season retrospective by Mark Haslett.
Sports Play-by-play
- Honorable mention for the Commerce vs. Pleasant Grove varsity football game, featuring Kevin Jefferies and Brian Ball, produced by Jerrod Knight.
Use of Actuality - Production
- First place for Matt Meinke's production of this Grin-N-Bearit episode.
General Assignment
- First and Second place for this story about 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
- First place for Mark Haslett's piece on Kris Kristofferson, and honorable mention for a story about a local Methodist group that repairs homes, also by Haslett.
Light Feature
- Second place for Matt Meinke's production of this episode of Mary Clark, Traveler.
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