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Alaska Broadcasters Goldies Announced

Here are the journalism-related winners from the Alaska Broadcasters Association Goldie Awards given out on Saturday. For a list of all winners, journalism and otherwise, click here.

Radio News Story Division 2

KBBI
“Caribou Hills Fire Update”
Mike Mason – News Director

Radio News Story Division 1

KBYR
“Governor Palin Appointments”
Kathy Phillips – News Director & Anchor

TV News Story Division 2

KXD
“The Alaska Gasline Inducement Act”
Giacomo Accardo – Reporter & Producer

TIE TV NEWS STORY DIVISION 1*****
TV News Story Division 1

KTUU
“FBI Raid”
Steve MacDonald – Reporter
Brad Hillwig – Photographer

TV News Story Division 1

KTVA
“MatMaid: Trytten Dairy Farm”
Grace Jang – Reporter
Ken Fankhauser – Photographer

Radio News Feature Single Division 2

KYUK
“Steam Heat – The Yupik Way”
Angela Denning-Barnes – News Director

Radio News Feature Single Division 1

KFQD
“KFQD Newscast”
John Owens – Newscaster
Joron Bourque – Reporter

TV News Feature Single Entry Division 2

KTVF
“Guitar Man”
Chelsey Schell – Reporter/Videographer/Editor

TV News Feature Single Entry Division 1

KTUU
“Bethel JROTC: The Right Stuff”
Rhonda McBride – Reporter
Scott Jensen – Photographer & Editor

Radio News Feature Series Division 2

KCAW
“Starring: An Alaskan Tradition”
Melissa Marconi Wentzel – Reporter

TV News Feature Series Division 1

KTUU
“Soldier Baby”
Jill Burke – Reporter
Kyle Stalder – Photographer & Editor

Radio Breaking News Story Division 2

KFMJ
“Prince Rupert, B.C. Flooding”
Stuart Whyte – Reporter
Anita Hales – News Director & Reporter

Radio Breaking News Story Division 1

KENI
“Condominium Fire”
Kurt Haider – Reporter
Doug McCullough – Producer

TV Breaking News Story Division 2

KXD
“Fire”
Tracy Gladden – Anchor & Reporter

TV Breaking News Story Division 1

KTUU
“Park Place Apartment Fire”
Megan Baldino -- Reporter
Daniel Hernandez – Photographer

Radio News Program Division 2

KMXT
“Alaska Fisheries Report: June 7, 2007”
Casey Kelly – Host & Producer

Radio News Program Division 1

KFQD
“Newsday AM”
Mike Pataky – Host
Billy Hackett – Co-Host/Producer

TV Evening Newscast Division 2

KTVF
“Fairbanks Evening News”
Billie Sundgren – News Anchor/News Director
Bob Miller – News Anchor
Darryl Lewis – Sports
Mike Shultz – Weather

TV Evening Newscast Division 1

KTUU
“KTUU – Late Edition”
Channel 2 News Team

Radio Public Affairs Program Division 2

KNOM
“Sounding Board – Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault”
KNOM News & Public Affairs Department

Radio Public Affairs Program Division 1

KNBA
KNBA Public Forum
“The In-migration of Rural Alaska”
Dixie Hutchinson – Host & Producer

TV Public Affairs Program Division 1

KTUU
“Ironwoman: The DeeDee Jonrowe Story”
John Tracy – Executive Producer
Scott Jensen – Producer/Photographer/Editor

Radio Sports News Story Division 2

KFMJ
“Laci Shoots – Announcers Go Wild!”
Bob Norton – Sportscaster
Clark Slanaker – Sportscaster
Bob Kern – Talent

Radio Sports News Story Division 1

KWHL
“Bob & Mark @ the Iditarod”
Bob Lester – Host
Mark Colavecchio – Host
Matthew “Alice” Collins – Producer
Jen Shevlin – Program Director

TV Sports News Story Division 2

KTVF
“Media Night Racing”
Darryl Lewis – Reporter & Editor
Ty Keltner – Videographer

TV Sports News Story Division 1

KTUU
“The Kusko 300: The Biggest Little Race”
Rhonda McBride – Reporter
Scott Jensen – Photographer/Editor

Radio Live Sports Event Division 2

KNOM
“ Iditarod Finish”
Paul Korchin – News Director & Announcer

Radio Live Sports Event Division 1

KFQD
“April 24: Aces vs. Condors”
Jack Michaels – Sportscaster
Chad Harrison – Producer

TV Live Sports Event Division 2

KFXF
Fox 7 Sports Presents College Hockey
“Notre Dame at Alaska”
Tanana Valley Television – Production
Carlson Center Video Production – Production
UA Department of Athletics – Executive Producer

TV Live Sports Event Division 1

KTUU
“Iditarod Start”
John Tracy – Executive Producer
Trent McNelly – Technical Producer
Tracy Sinclare – Producer
Shirley Enzor – Director

TV Best Use of Video Division 1

KTVA
“Fairview Park Revitalization”
Scott Favorite – Photojournalist

Radio Uniquely Alaskan Program Division 2

KVAK
“Valdez Fishing Report”
Laurie Prax – Interviewer
Sarah Brewer – Interviewer
Nelli Vanderburg – Interviewer
Yvette Morales – Interviewer

Radio Uniquely Alaskan Program Division 1

KNBA
“Listen to the Elders”
Phillip Blanchett -- Producer
Loren Dixon – Producer

TV Uniquely Alaskan Program Division 2

KXD
“Alaska Climate Change”
Giacomo Accardo – Reporter & Producer

TV Uniquely Alaskan Program Division 1

KTUU
“Iditarod Airforce”
Megan Baldino – Reporter
Scott Jensen – Photographer

Rhonda is staying on the Press Club board

Hi,
Rhonda is the Alaska Press Club's vice president and is organizing the 2008 conference. She will stay on the board through April, in case you were wondering.
She's been doing a great job thus far.