Each spring, news departments across the state are honored for the work they've done in the past year. This year, WRVO entered news stories in several awards competitions across the state and country. The lists that follow indicates which awards the WRVO News team and supporting staff took home for work completed during 2013.
We would like to thank all of our reporters, past and present, for their hard work and continued success.
Spot News
- First Place: WRVO, Joanna Richards, "North Country scraping its way out of blanket of ice"
- Second Place: WRVO, Ryan Delaney and Ellen Abbott, "Drone crashes into Lake Ontario; military finds pieces"
Investigative Story
- First Place: WRVO, Ryan Delaney, "'Totalitarian' culture and pay questions at Upstate Hopsital"
- Second Place: WRVO, Ryan Delaney, "Remington Arms in a post-SAFE Act New York"
News Feature
- Second Place: WRVO, Joanna Richards, "A behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of a Fort Drum soldier"
Sports Story
- Second Place: WRVO, Gino Geruntino, "Cortland finds economic partner in Jets"
Regularly Scheduled Local Newscast
- Second Place: WRVO, WRVO News Department and Jason Smith
Documentary
- First Place: WRVO, Garrick Ultey, Sidsel Overgaard, Catherine Loper and Mark Lavonier, "New York in the World"
- Second Place: WRVO, Catherine Loper and Mark Lavonier, "Government funding of health care in upstate New York"
Public Affairs Program
- First Place: WRVO, Lorraine Rapp, Linda Lowen, Catherine Loper and Leah Landry, "Take Care: I-STOP -- the pros and cons of New York state's new law regulation prescription drug abuse"
Steve Flanders Award
- Given to the radio station with the most first-place awards in the competition for news stories aired during the previous calendar year. This year WRVO tied with WBFO.
Best Regularly Scheduled News Program
- First Place: WRVO, Morning Edition Regional Newscast, WRVO News Department and Jason Smith
Best News Special/Documentary
- First Place: WRVO, "New York in the World," Garrick Utley, Sidsel Overgaard, Catherine Loper and Mark Lavonier
- Special Mention: WRVO, "Take Care: I-STOP, the pros and cons of New York State's New Law Regulating Prescription Drug Abuse," Lorriane Rapp, Linda Lowen, Catherine Loper and Leah Landry
Best News Series
- First Place: WRVO, "New York in the World," Garrick Utley, Sidsel Overgaard, Catherine Loper and Mark Lavonier
- Special Mention: WRVO, "How Syracuse Post-Standard Changes Impact Readers and Community," Ellen Abbott
Best Interview
- First Place: WRVO, "Take Care: Doctor shortage," Lorraine Rapp, Linda Lowen, Catherine Loper and Leah Landry
- Special Mention: WRVO, "Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle Says Goodbye to Congress," Catherine Loper
Best Spot News Coverage
- First Place: WRVO, "Herkimer Shooting," Ellen Abbott and Ryan Delaney
- Special Mention: WRVO, "Drone Crashes Into Lake Ontario; Military Finds Pieces," Ellen Abbott and Ryan Delaney
Best Continuing News Coverage
- Special Mention: WRVO, "The Debate Over What to Do with I-81 Through Syracuse," Ryan Delaney
Best Enterprise Reporting
- Special Mention: WRVO, "Once the Dominant Grower, New York is Rediscovering Hops," Ryan Delaney
Best Feature
- Special Mention: WRVO, "Women Learn Art of Wood Splitting at Hands-On Workshop," Joanna Richards
Best Sports Coverage
- Special Mention: WRVO, "Amid Washington Redskins Debate, Two Schools Look Back on Own Mascot Changes," Gino Geruntino
General Excellence in Use of Medium
- First Place: WRVO, "New York in the World," Garrick Utley, Sidsel Overgaard, Catherine Loper and Mark Lavonier
Best Website
- First Place: WRVO, Leah Landry and WRVO News Department