Past Winners

Pioneer Broadcaster of the Year
Broadcaster of the Year
George Marti Award for Engineering Excellence
Associate of the Year
Educator of the Year
Jason Hightower Awards for Broadcast Excellence
Steve Pieringer Award for Outstanding Valor in News Coverage
Lifetime Achievement Award
Distinguished Service Award

* Deceased

Pioneer Broadcaster of the Year

1965	Harold Hough *	WBAP Fort Worth
1966	Clyde W. Rembert *	KRLD AM-FM-TV Dallas
1967	Gene Cagle *	KRIO McAllen
1968	R. E. Lee Glasgow *	WACO Waco
1969	Stan Wilson *	KFJZ Fort Worth
1970	David Morris *	K-NUZ/K-QUE Houston
1971	J.C. Kellam *	KTBC AM-FM-TV Austin
1972	Earle Fletcher *	KCLE Cleburne
1973	Vann M. Kennedy *	KSIX/KZTV Corpus Christi
1974	W.A. “Bill” Roberts *	KRLD Dallas
1975	Boyd Kelley *	KDWT Stamford, Kelley Associates
1976	Ray F. Herndon *	KMID-TV Midland
1977	Karl O.Wyler *	KTSM AM-FM-TV El Paso
1978	Wendell Mayes, Jr. *	KNOW Austin
1979	Clint Formby *	KPAN Hereford
1980	E.J. “Jay” Harpole *	KVOU Uvalde
1981	Wayne Kearl *	KENS-TV San Antonio
1982	Nathan Safir *	KCOR San Antonio
1983	David A. Wommack, Sr.*	KALT/KPYN Atlanta
1984	Stan McKenzie *	KWED Sequin
1985	Bonner McLane *	TAB Austin
1986	Bev E. Brown *	KGAS Carthage
1987	Tom S. Whitehead, Jr.*	KTTX/KWHI Brenham
1988	Jack Bell *	KDET/KLCR Center
1989	Bob Hicks *	KWEL/KBAT Midland
1990	Dudley Waller *	KEBE/KOOI Jacksonville-Tyler
1991	George Marti *	Marti Electronics
1992	William Bradford *	KSST Sulphur Springs
1993	McHenry Tichenor *	Tichenor Media System
1994	Cactus Pryor *	KLBJ Austin
1995	Allan Howard	KHOU-TV Houston
1996	Buddy Bostick *	KWTX Broadcasting Co
1997	John Barger	KONO/KRIO San Antonio
1998	Ray Miller *	KPRC-TV Houston (retired)
1999	Jack McGrew *	KPRC-TV Houston (retired)
2000	Ward Huey	Belo
2001	Larry Beaulieu	KFDM-TV Beaumont
2002	Ray Alexander	KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley
2003	Ron Rogers	KVET/KASE Austin (retired)
2004	Joe M. Leonard, Jr. *	KGAF Gainesville (retired)
2005	Jim R. Phillips *	El Paso
2006	David Lykes	Univision Radio (retired)
2007	Lady Bird Johnson *
2008	Rusty Reynolds *	Reynolds Radio
2009	Dick Oppenheimer *	KLGO Austin
2010	William J. “Bill” Carter *	Sage Broadcasting (retired)
2011	Mike Wenglar	KVUE-TV Austin
2012	William G. Moll	KLRN-TV San Antonio
2013	Tom Perryman *	KKUS-FM Tyler-Longview
2014	Larry Safir	Entravision Rio Grande Valley (retired)
2015	Becky Muñoz-Diaz *	Univision Communications (retired)
2016	Bill Buchanan	KSHN-FM Liberty
2017	Bob White	Corpus Christi
2018	Brad Streit	Raycom Media
2019	Jackie Rutledge	Jackie Rutledge (retired)
2021	Mark Grubbs	Radio Ranch Group Kerrville
2022	Kathy Saunders	KDFW/KDFI-TV Dallas-Fort Worth
2023	D’Artagnan Bebel	KRIV/KTXH-TV Houston
2024	Mark Masepohl	TelevisaUnivision
2025	Bob Phillips	Texas Country Reporter & “On the Road” with Bob and Kelli

Broadcaster of the Year

1986	Don Chaney *	KNUE Tyler
1988	Ray Alexander	KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley
1989	Jim R. Phillips *	KHEY El Paso
1990	J.R. Curtis, Jr. *	KFRO/KLSQ Longview
1991	Ron Rogers	KVET/KASE Austin
1992	David Morris *	K-NUZ/K-QUE Houston
1993	Lowry Mays *	Clear Channel Communications
1994	Clint Formby *	KPAN Hereford
1995	Vesta Brandt	K-NUZ/K-QUE Houston
1996	R. Steven Hicks	Capstar Broadcasting
1997	Carole Kneeland *	KVUE-TV Austin
1998	Jane Wallace	KXAN-TV Austin
1999	Mike Lout	KJAS Jasper
2000	Stan Webb	Clear Channel Communications
2001	Mac Tichenor	Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation
2002	Jerry Hanszen	KGAS Carthage
2003	Jerry Bobo	KRLD/TSN Dallas-Fort Worth
2004	Patti C. Smith	KVUE-TV Austin
2005	Don Perry	Clear Channel Television
2006	Perry Sook	Nexstar Broadcasting Group
2007	Meredith Beal	Lasting Value Broadcasting Group
2008	Caroline Devine	Cox Radio (retired)
2009	Jason Hightower *	KMOO Mineola
2010	Ben Downs	Bryan Broadcasting
2011	Terry London	London Broadcasting Company
2012	John Barger	Victoria RadioWorks LLC
2013	Mike Wright	KBTX-TV Bryan-College Station
2014	Tom Ehlmann	KXAS-TV Dallas-Fort Worth
2015	Phil Hurley	Gannett (TEGNA)
2016	John Kittleman	KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley
2017	Brian Purdy	CBS Radio Dallas-Fort Worth
2018	Susan McEldoon	KHOU-TV Houston
2019	Eric Lassberg	KXAN-TV Austin
2019	Tania Moody	KLVT-AM Levelland
2021	Marty Wind	KLUX-FM Corpus Christi
2022	Sarah Frazier	Audacy Houston
2024	Dan Morgan	KAMR-TV Amarillo (Nexstar)
2024	Coreena Hazelett	Ranch Radio Group Kerrville
2025	Steve Eberhart	KGAF Gainesville
2025	Walt Maciborski	CBS Austin

George Marti Award for Engineering Excellence

2014	Jack Sellmeyer *	Sellmeyer Engineering
2015	Harry Thielemann, Jr.	Entravision Rio Grande Valley (retired)
2016	Mike Wenglar	KULP-AM El Campo
2017	Errol Coker *	KHCB Radio Network
2018	Erik Disen	Entercom Dallas-Fort Worth
2019	David Stewart *	Moving Tarket Consulting/KPET Lamesa
2021	Norm Philips	Townsquare Media (retired)
2022	Sonny Cavazos	Entravision Rio Grande Valley
2023	Tim Winn	Gray Television Amarillo
2024	Phil Brooks	KRIS-TV Corpus Christi (Scripps)
2025	Paul Easter	Fort Bend Broadcast Services

Associate of the Year

1990	Robert F. “Bob” McGarvey *	SESAC
1991	Steve Schott *	Continental Electronics
1992	John Furr *	John Furr & Associates
1993	Merle Arnold *	Sony Electronics
1994	Bernie Giesler *	Giesler Broadcasting Supply
1995	DeLores & Ernie Ankele *	Autogram Corp.
1996	Dana Duggan	Nielsen Media Research
1997	Charles L. “Chip” Babcock	Jackson Walker
1998	Dan Bell	Texas State Networks
2000	Don Adams	Adams & Zottarelli
2001	Norman Fischer *	Norman Fischer & Associates
2002	Richard Golden	Paramount Television
2003	Paul Watler	Jenkens & Gilchrist
2004	Wayne Blackwelder	Broadcast Works
2005	Paul Weyland	Paul Weyland Training Seminars
2006	Don Jones	RF Specialties Group
2009	Laura Lee Prather	Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold LLP
2010	Dirk Johnston	NBC-Universal Television Distribution
2011	David Oxenford	Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
2013	Dick Pickens *	Microcom Systems Inc.
2016	Dan Giesler	Giesler Broadcasting Supply
2017	Dan Sessler *	RF Specialties of Texas
2024	Jim Colley	RCS
2025	John Lackness	RADIO GEARHEADS

Educator of the Year

2002	Dr. Robert Eubanks *	Sam Houston State University
2006	Dr. Robert Musburger	University of Houston
2007	Dr. Augie Grant	University of South Carolina
2008	Dr. Gerald Haskins	Texas A&M University Commerce (retired)
2010	Dr. Ed Glick	University of North Texas (retired)
2012	Dr. Dennis Harp	Texas Tech University
2014	Dr. Sam Sauls	University of North Texas
2016	Dr. Joe Oliver	Stephen F. Austin State University
2018	Danita McAnally	Amarillo College \| Navarro College (retired)
2019	Mac Aipperspach	Del Mar College
2022	Dr. Alan Albarran	University of North Texas (retired)
2024	Sherry Williford	Stephen F. Austin State University (retired)
2025	Al Greule	Stephen F. Austin State University (retired)

Jason Hightower Award for Broadcast Excellence

2021	Melissa Rivera	Townsquare Media Victoria
2021	Joe Ellis	KVUE-TV Austin
2021	Josh Gorbutt	KBTX-TV Bryan-College Station
2022	Chelsea Reber	Bryan Broadcasting
2022	Amy Anderson	KXAN-TV Austin
2023	Chip Arledge	KDPM Marshall
2024	Britt Milstead	KFDX-TV Wichita Falls (Nexstar)
2024	Josh Hinkle	KXAN-TV Austin (Nexstar)
2025	Ashli Dansby	KMHT Marshall

Steve Pieringer Award for Outstanding Valor in News Coverage

1968	Steve Pieringer *	KRLD Dallas-Fort Worth
1970	David Day	KFJZ Dallas-Fort Worth
1972	Bruce Hughes, Robert Brandon	KLIF Dallas-Fort Worth \| KPRC-TV Houston
1974	Johnny Gilbert *	KULF Houston
1975	Jeff Gaston	KSFA Nacogdoches
1976	Johnny Dollar	KHEY El Paso
1979	Ronnie Smith, Joe Flores, Margo Spitz, Gary DeLaune	KENS-TV San Antonio
1980	Glen Ivey	KLUE Longview
1982	Richard Tillery	KENS-TV San Antonio
1983	Mike Wiggins, Brett Shipp, Donna McCoolum, Tom Church *, Richard McKinney, Tracey Vail	KTRE-TV Lufkin-Nacogdoches
1990	Brian Karem	KMOL-TV San Antonio
2005	Dr. Mona Khanna, Billy Sexton	KTVT-TV Dallas-Fort Worth
2008	Will Ripley	KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley

Lifetime Achievement Award

2007	Ann Arnold *	Texas Association of Broadcasters
2010	George Marti *	Marti Enterprises
2017	Wendell Mayes, Jr. *
2024	John Barger	KAHL Radio San Antonio
2025	Jerry & Wanda Hanszen	Hanszen Broadcasting

Distinguished Service Award

2018	David Ostmo	Sinclair Broadcast Group
2022	Gil Garcia	iHeartMedia (retired)
2025	Stacy Allen	Jackson Walker LLP