Awards Gala

Thurs., August 8  •  7-9:30 PM
Location: Gray Television Ballroom
Emcee: Nischelle Turner, Co-Host of Entertainment Tonight

Join friends. colleagues and Entertainment Tonight’s Nischelle Turner for a great evening featuring presentation of Texas broadcasting’s most prestigious awards.

Turner is an award-winning journalist, having won seven Emmy Awards with ET, and often lends her voice to entertainment and political news shows, along with joining their coverage on the Grammys, Golden Globes and Oscars.

Individual Leadership Awards:

• Lifetime Achievement Award – John Barger, KAHL Radio San Antonio
• Pioneer Broadcaster of the Year – Mark Masepohl, TelevisionUnivision
• Radio Broadcaster of the Year – Coreena Hazelett, Ranch Radio Group Kerrville
• TV Broadcaster of the Year – Dan Morgan, KAMR-TV Amarillo (Nexstar)
• George Marti Award for Engineering Excellence – Phil Brooks, KRIS-TV Corpus Christi (Scripps)
• Jason Hightower Award for Broadcast Excellence – Britt Milstead, KFDX-TV Wichita Falls (Nexstar); Josh Hinkle, KXAN-TV Austin (Nexstar)
• Associate of the Year – Jim Colley, RCS
• Educator of the Year – Sherry Williford, Stephen F. Austin State University (retired)

Station of the Year:

• TV: KFDX TV 3 & Texoma’s FOX Wichita Falls
• Radio: JAM Broadcasting Texas Hill Country
• Read more about each winning entry…

Bonner McLane Public Service Awards:

• Small TV: KTXS/Sinclair Abilene
• Medium TV: KVIA-TV El Paso
• Small Radio: KABW Abilene
• Medium Radio: KURV/Radio United Rio Grande Valley
• Large Radio: KCYY/Cox San Antonio
• Read more about each winning entry…