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Arizona Education Association School Bell Awards (state award) 1977 – 1980 – 1987 United Blood Services Community Services Awards (local) 1987 – 1988 Western Educational Society of Telecommunicators awards (regional) 1976 – 1977 – 1984 Corporation for Public Broadcasting (national) 1983 Radio Program Award, Honorable Mention 1988 1st Place, Local News, Spot News Coverage 1989 Silver Award, Local News (Henning) Arizona Press Club (state) 1993 3rd Place, Best Local Newscast 1993 2nd Place General News (Ramsey, Carlson, Shadley) 1993 3rd Place General News (Carlson) 1993 1st Place Investigative Reporting (Carlson) 1993 1st Place Feature (Ward) 1993 3rd Place Feature (Shadley) 1993 1st Place Sports (Shadley) 1993 2nd Place Sports (Ward) 1993 3rd Place Sports (Shadley) 1992 2nd Place Best Local Newscast, Short (Ward) 1992 2nd Place Best Local Newscast, Long (Ramsey/Carlson) 1992 2nd Place General News Coverage (Carlson) 1992 3rd Place General News Coverage (Carlson) 1992 2nd Place Investigative or Documentary (Carlson) 1992 3rd Place Investigative or Documentary (Ramsey) 1992 1st Place Feature Coverage (Shadley) 1992 3rd Place Feature Coverage (Carlson) 1992 3rd Place Sports Coverage (Ward) 1990 3rd Place Best Local Radio Newscast (Ramsey/Carlson) 1990 1st Place General News Coverage (Carlson) 1990 2nd Place General News Coverage (Carlson) 1990 1st Place Feature Coverage (Carlson) 1990 3rd Place Feature Coverage (Ramsey) 1990 1st Place Sports Coverage (Carlson) 1989 1st Place Radio Best Newscast (Ramsey) 1989 3rd Place Radio Best Newscast (Ward) 1989 1st Place Radio General News Coverage (Helm) 1989 2nd Place Radio Investigative or Documentary Coverage (Carlson) 1989 2nd Place Radio Feature (Carlson) 1988 1st Place Radio Feature Coverage (Rackham) 1988 2nd Place Radio Investigative or Documentary Coverage (Carlson) 1988 2nd Place Radio Sports Coverage (Carlson) 1987 1st Place Radio Feature Coverage, Short Form 1987 1st Place Radio Sports Coverage 1987 3rd Place Radio Spot News 1986 3rd Place Radio Investigative Reporting 1986 3rd Place Radio General News Coverage 1986 3rd Place Radio Sports Coverage 1985 1st Place Radio General News Coverage 1985 1st Place Radio Newswriting 1985 3rd Place Radio General News Coverage 1985 3rd Place Radio Sports Coverage 1984 1st Place Radio Newswriting 1984 1st Place Radio Short Feature 1984 2nd Place Radio Short Feature 1984 3rd Place Radio Sports Coverage 1983 1st Place Radio General News Coverage 1983 1st Place Radio Feature Coverage, Short Form 1983 1st Place Radio Feature Coverage, Long Form 1983 2nd Place Radio General News Coverage 1983 2nd Place Radio Investigative Reporting 1983 3rd Place Radio General News Coverage 1983 3rd Place Radio Feature Coverage, Long Form National Mental Health Association (national) 1988 1st Place Local Radio Programming United Press International 1985 Pacific Region 1st Place Outstanding Documentary 1985 National 1st Place Outstanding Documentary numerous state awards over several years Planned Parenthood Association 1988 1st Place Maggie Award for radio broadcast programs 1988 1st Place Maggie Award for radio broadcast programs (we tied with ourselves) Associated Press 1988 1st Place General News (Carlson) 2nd Place General News (Carlson) 3rd Place General News (all) 1st Place Investigative Reporting (Carlson) 2nd Place Investigative Reporting (Carlson) 1st Place Sports Reporting (Ramsey) 2nd Place Sports Reporting (Henning) 1st Place Long Feature (Ramsey) 3rd Place Long Feature (Carlson) 3rd Place Long Feature (Ramsey)(tie) 1st Place Documentary (Rackham) 1989 3rd Place Sports Reporting (Carlson) 1st Place Sports Reporting (Carlson) 2nd Place Enterprise (Carlson) 2nd Place General News (Carlson) 3rd Place General News (Ramsey) 2nd Place Serious Feature (Carlson) 3rd Place Serious Feature (Ramsey) 3rd Place Best Use of Sound (Ramsey) 1990 2nd Place General News (Carlson) 2nd Place General News (Carlson)(tied with herself) 1st Place General News (Helm, Carlson, Ramsey, Shadley) 3rd Place Serious Feature (Ward) 2nd Place Serious Feature (Ramsey) 1st Place Light Feature (Carlson) 1st Place Enterprise (Ramsey) 3rd Place Use of Sound (Ramsey) 1st Place Use of Sound (Carlson) 3rd Place Sports (Carlson) 1st Place Sports (Carlson) 1992 3rd Place Best Newscast (Ramsey, Powers, Force) 3rd Place General News (Carlson) 2nd Place General News (Carlson) 1st Place General News (Carlson) 1st Place Serious Feature (Carlson) 2nd Place Enterprise (Ramsey) 3rd Place Use of Sound (Carlson) 1st Place Use of Sound (Ramsey) 1st Place Public Service (Ward) 1993 1st Place Best Newscast (Ramsey/Shadley) 3rd Place General News (Ramsey/Carlson/Shadley) 1st Place Genera News (Carlson) 3rd Place Spot News (Shadley) 2nd Place Spot News (Carlson) 1st Place Spot News (Ward) 3rd Place Serious Feature (Carlson) 2nd Place Serious Feature (Ward) 1st Place Serious Feature (Ward) 2nd Place Light Feature (Urias) 1st Place Light Feature (Carlson) 3rd Place Enterprise (Shadley) 1st Place Enterprise (Ward) 3rd Place Sports Reporting (Ward) 2nd Place Sports Reporting (Shadley) 3rd Place Public Service (Urias) 2nd Place Public Service (Ward) 1st Place Public Service (Urias) (KJZZ won 18 of the 23 awards presented in our division) 1994 1st Place Best Newscast (Ward) 3rd Place General News (Ramsey) 2nd Place General News (Ramsey) 1st Place General News (Carlson) 3rd Place Serious Feature (Carlson) 2nd Place Serious Feature (Ward) 1st Place Serious Feature (Carlson) 3rd Place Light Feature (Ramsey) 2nd Place Light Feature (Carlson) 1st Place Light Feature (Shadley) 3rd Place Enterprise (Urias) 2nd Place Enterprise (Ramsey) 1st Place Enterprise (Carlson) 2nd Place Use of Sound (Shadley) 1st Place Use of Sound (Ramsey) 3rd Place Sports Reporting (Ramsey) 2nd Place Sports Reporting (Ward) 1st Place Sports Reporting (Carlson) 3rd Place Public Service (Urias) 2nd Place Public Service (Ramsey) 1st Place Public Service (Urias) 1995 2nd Place Public Service (Urias) 1st Place Public Service (Urias) 3rd Place Use of Sound (Ward) 3rd Place Enterprise (Ramsey) 2nd Place Enterprise (Carlson) 2nd Place Light Feature (Ward) 1st Place Light Feature (Urias) 1st Place Serious Feature (Ward) 3rd Place Sports (Ramsey) 2nd Place Sports (Ramsey) 1st Place Sports (Carlson) 2nd Place General News (Shadley) 1st Place General News (Carlson) 1st Place Serious Feature (Ward)(Div I) 1996 2nd Place Best Newscast (Ward)(II) 3rd Place Public Service (Urias)(II) 2nd Place Public Service (Urias)(II) 1st Place Public Service (Urias)(II)_ 3rd Place Sports Reporting (Ramsey)(II) 2nd Place Sports Reporting (Carlson)(II) 1st Place Sports Reporting (Ward)(II) 3rd Place Use of Sound (Carlson)(II) 1st Place Use of Sound (Ramsey(II)) 3rd Place Enterprise (Carlson)(II) 2nd Place Light Feature (Ward)(II) 1st Place Light Feature (Carlson)(II) 1st Place Serious Feature (Ramsey)(II) 3rd Place General News (Carlson)(II) 2nd Place General News (Ramsey)(II) 1st Place General News (Carlson)(II) 1st Place Newswriting (Ramsey)(I) 1st Place Enterprise (Carlson)(I) 3rd Place Light Feature (Ward)(I) 1997 (all Div I) 2nd Place Public Service (Ward) 1st Place Public Service (Ramsey) 2nd Place Newswriting (Candella) 3rd Place Sports Reporting (Ramsey) 2nd Place Use of Sound (Candella) 1st Place Use of Sound (Candella) 3rd Place Enterprise (Candella) 1st Place Enterprise (Carlson) 1st Place Light Feature (Candella) 2nd Place Serious Feature (Carlson) 1st Place Serious Feature (Ward) 3rd Place General News (Ramsey) 1st Place General News (Candella) 1998 Div I 1st Place Light Feature (Barr) 1st Place Sports Reporting (Lambert) 3rd Place Light Feature (Lambert) 3rd Place Team Coverage (Lambert, Ramsey, Carlson, Ward, Parets) 1st Place Serious Feature (Ward) 2nd Place Serious Feature (Ward) 2nd Place Use of Sound (Ward) 2nd Place Sports Reporting (Ramsey) 2nd Place Public Service (Ramsey) 3rd Place Public Service (Candella) 3rd Place Use of Sound (Atkinson) 1999 Div I 1st Place Use of Sound (Chesrown) 3rd Place Use of Sound (Carlson) 3rd Place Use of Sound (Ward) 1st Place Serious Feature (Moran) 2nd Place Serious Feature (Carlson) 3rd Place Serious Feature (Ward) 2nd Place Enterprise (Chesrown) 3rd Place Enterprise (Ramsey) 2nd Place Sports Reporting (Ramsey) 2nd Place Light Feature (Carlson) 2nd Place Light Feature (Chesrown) (tie) 2000 Div I 1st Place Best Newscast (station) 1st Place Public Service (Ward) 2nd Place Public Service (Ward) 1st Place Serious Feature (Moran) 2nd Place Serious Feature (Chesrown) 1st Place Sports Reporting (Parets) 2nd Place Enterprise (Candella, Cherown, Lambert, Ward, Ramsey, Kinkel) 2nd Place Series (Moran, Chesrown, Lambert, Ward, Ramsey) 3rd Place Series (Lambert) 2001 RTNDA Winner in Feature Reporting for Region 3 (AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY) (Moran) AP Awards Div I Runner-up, Reporter of the Year (Chesrown) 1st Place Sports Reporting (Moran) 2nd Place Sports Reporting (Goldstein) 1st Place Enterprise (Ramsey) 2nd Place Enterprise (Ward) 3rd Place Enterprise (Ward) 1st Place Light Feature (Parets) 2nd Place Light Feature (Chesrown) 3rd Place Light Feature (Ward) 1st Place Public Service (Chesrown) 1st Place Serious Feature (Ward) 2nd Place Serious Feature (Parets) 3rd Place Serious Feature (Goldstein) 1st Place Use of Sound (Moran) 2nd Place Use of Sound (Chesrown) 3rd Place Use of Sound (Chesrown) 1st Place Newswriting (Ramsey) 2002 AP Awards Div 1 1st Place Light Feature (Goldstein) 2nd Place Light Feature (Parets) 3rd Place Light Feature (Chesrown) 1st Place News Writing (Ramsey) 1st Place Public Service (Parets) 2nd Place Sports Reporting (Ramsey) 1st Place Use of Sound (Chesrown) 2nd Place Use of Sound (Ramsey) 2nd Place Enterprise (Parets) 2nd Place Series (Ward) 1st Place Serious Feature (Moran) 2nd Place Serious Feature (Ramsey) 3rd Place Serious Feature (Goldstein) Reporter of the Year (Ramsey) RTNDA Regional Murrow Award – Feature Reporting – Radio – Large Market (Moran) 2003 1st Place New Writing (Ramsey) 1st Place Enterprise (Ramsey) 1st Place Public Service (Beshkin) 2nd Place Public Service (Lambert) 1st Place Serious Feature (Moran) 2nd Place Serious Feature (Moran) 1st Place Use of Sound (Ramsey) 2nd Place Sports Reporting (Brodie/Goldstein) 3rd Place Series (Beshkin) RTNDA Regional Murrow Awards Sports Reporting (Moran) Use of Sound (Lambert/Beshkin)
