TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s WVUA-TV recently won a number of awards for its programming in 2011, including coverage of the April 27 tornado and Tuscaloosa’s recovery.
The station learned its “Faces of the Storm” documentary is a Silver ADDY winner for the American Ad Federation’s District 7. The station will now be eligible to compete for a national ADDY award.
“We are especially happy about winning the Silver ADDY because we were up against the pros in Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, Memphis and other major markets in the South,” said station manager Roy Clem. “I am very proud of the WVUA-TV team.”
The documentary also won the Judge’s Award of Merit for “Faces of the Storm” from the Alabama Broadcasters Association’s ABBY Awards.
Additionally, the station was named Outstanding News Operation and won 13 additional awards from the Alabama Associated Press Broadcasters Association, announced March 24:
- Best Reporter: WVUA-TV, Lynn Brooks
- Best Documentary: WVUA-TV, WVUA-TV Staff Photographers, “Faces of the Storm”
- Best Spot News Story: WVUA-TV, Lynn Brooks, John Huddleston, “Tornado Aftermath”
- Best Sports Story: WVUA-TV, Gary Harris, John Huddleston, Todd Hoyer, Rodney Orr, Jonathon Newman, “The Sports World Takes A Back Seat”
- Best Sports Feature: WVUA-TV, John Huddleston, Todd Hoyer, Victoria Sheehan, “Coach Huddleston”
- Best Sports Program: WVUA-TV, John Huddleston, Gary Harris, Jennifer Hamner, Ron Hamner, Steve Sikes, Todd Hoyer, Scott Spence, Jonathon Newman, Tawauna Cole, Bradley Whittington, Lynn Brooks, Daniel Sparkman, Candace Inghram, “Crimson Tide Kickoff”
- Best Extraordinary Coverage of a Planned Event: WVUA-TV, WVUA-TV Staff, “UA Homecoming Parade”
- Victor Irving Best Staff Photography: WVUA-TV, Jerome Davis, Lynn Brooks, John Huddleston, Todd Hoyer
- Stan Tarilton Best Photographer: WVUA-TV, Jerome Davis
- Best News Anchor: WVUA-TV, Terri Brewer
- Best Weather Anchor: WVUA-TV, Richard Scott
- Best Sports Anchor: WVUA-TV, John Huddleston
- Best Web Journalism: WVUA-TV, WVUA-TV Staff, WVUA-TV News – wvuatv.com
WVUA is a commercial television station operated by The University of Alabama in the College of Communication and Information Sciences.
Contact
Misty Mathews, communication specialist, mmathews@ua.edu, 205/348-6416
Source
Roy Clem, WVUA-TV station manager, rclem@wvuatv.com