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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
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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)
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
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
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
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
Haynes & Boone
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 Group
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
2010
Dr. Ed Glick
University of North Texas
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
2019
Mac Aipperspach
Del Mar College
2022
Dr. Alan Albarran
University of North Texas
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
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
KNUE 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. *
Distinguished Service Award
2018
David Ostmo
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2022
Gil Garcia
iHeartMedia (retired)