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Texas Broadcast News Awards

The Texas Association of Broadcasters introduced its inaugural Texas Broadcast News Awards program in 2022.

The program recognizes outstanding broadcast journalism produced by member Radio and TV stations serving local communities throughout the state and takes the place of the Texas Associated Press Broadcast Awards - which have been discontinued.

Important Dates

  • Entries: must have been aired/posted/published in 2024
  • Submission Window: December 1, 2024-January 27, 2025 (CLOSED FOR 2025)
  • Judging Window: Feb. 1-19, 2025
  • Winners Announced: March 3, 3025

Awards Celebration

  • Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025
  • Time: 5:30-9:30 PM
  • Location: Westin Austin at the Domain
  • Event Registration Open: March 3-April 6, 2025 (No refunds after March 31)
  • Tickets: $96/person (includes networking reception as well as three course dinner)
    • Ticket sales open until 10:45 PM on Saturday, April 5 (or until sold out)
    • No refunds after March 31; substitutions can be made on a case-by-case basis
    • No on-site ticket sales
    • One plaque/category will be given to the winning individual or station; additional plaques may be
      purchased post-event at the entrant’s expense. Contest winners will be responsible for shipping costs
      for their awards if they are unable to attend the Awards Celebration on April 12

Station Groups

  • Radio-Large: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio Austin
  • Radio-Other: All other Texas Markets
     
  • TV-Large: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Austin
  • TV-Medium: Waco-Temple-Bryan, Rio Grande Valley, Texarkana-Shreveport, El Paso-Las Cruces, Tyler-Longview-Lufkin Nacogdoches, Corpus Christi, Amarillo, Lubbock
  • TV-Small: Beaumont-Port Arthur, Odessa-Midland, Wichita Falls-Lawton, Sherman-Ada, Abilene-Sweetwater, Laredo, San Angelo, Victoria

Entry Categories, Criteria & Fees

2024 Winners

View 2024 Winning Entries

2024 Celebration Photos


View 2023 Winners

2023 Celebration Photos

2022 Celebration Photos

Questions? Contact TAB's Beth Bobbitt or Jennifer Isenberg.