ENTERCOM RECEIVES 10 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEVISION AND RADIO ASSOCIATION AWARDS � KCBS All News in San Francisco Recognized with Top Honors in Eight Categorie
PHILADELPHIA, PA � May 6, 2020 � Entercom, a leading media and entertainment company and one of the two largest radio broadcasters in the U.S., is the proud recipient of 10 2019 Associated Press Television and Radio Association Awards (APTRA). The organization honors outstanding journalism across thirteen western states. KCBS All News (KCBS-AM / KFRC-FM), The Bay Area’s News Leader, received first place in eight categories, including top honor “Outstanding News Operation,” and second place in two categories, topping last year’s number of first place wins. The station won two awards for its local “I’m Listening” programming, an extension of Entercom’s annual, yearlong “I’m Listening” mental health awareness initiative.
Full list of KCBS All News award wins below. Audio from winning submissions can be found here.
Outstanding News Operation
First Place
KCBS All News (KCBS-AM)
San Francisco, CA
Best Evening Newscast
First Place
KCBS All News (KCBS-AM)
San Francisco, CA
“4pm News, 9/15/19”
Best Documentary
First Place
KCBS All News (KCBS-AM)
San Francisco, CA
“I’m Listening”
Keith Menconi
Best Special Programming
First Place
KCBS All News (KCBS-AM)
San Francisco, CA
“I’m Listening”
Keith Menconi
Best Public Service
First Place
KCBS All News (KCBS-AM)
San Francisco, CA
“Broken Systems”
Stan Bunger
Best Spot News Coverage
First Place
KCBS All News (KCBS-AM)
San Francisco, CA
“Days of Wind and Fire”
Best Reporter
First Place
KCBS All News (KCBS-AM)
San Francisco, CA
Holly Quan
Second Place
KCBS All News (KCBS-AM)
San Francisco, CA
Doug Sovern
Best Enterprise Reporting
First Place
KCBS All News (KCBS-AM)
San Francisco, CA
Doug Sovern
“A Desperate Frontier: Death And Dreams In El Salvador”
Best Weather Reporting
Second Place
KCBS All News (KCBS-AM)
San Francisco, CA
“2019 Flood”
A full list of 2019 Associated Press Television and Radio Association contest winners can be found here.