Congrats to the 2023 Texas Broadcast News Award Winners & Finalists
posted on 3.01.2023- Nearly 600 Entries from Radio and Television Stations
The Texas Broadcast News Awards recognize outstanding local journalism produced by TAB Member Radio and TV stations serving local communities throughout the state.
TAB salutes all the participants!!
View a list of winners and finalists below (in no specific order).
Where finalists are noted, the winners will be announced on-site when broadcasters come together on Saturday, April 15 at the Westin Austin at the Domain.
View photos from the 2022 event
Carole Kneeland Award: KXAN-TV Austin
| Category | Station | Entry Title |
|---|---|---|
| Best Local Talk Show | KUT Austin | Texas Standard: Schools and COVID |
| Documentary | KUHF Houston | Below the Water Lines |
| Feature (Light) | KUT Austin | Searching for Sam Houston's Graveside Visitor |
| Feature (Serious) | KERA Dallas-Fort Worth | Trans Youth in North Texas |
| Use of Actuality-Production | KSTX Texas Public Radio | Día de los Muertos...Uvalde |
| General Assignment | KSTX Texas Public Radio | Report: Texas Railroad Commission |
| News Anchor / Anchor Team | KTSA San Antonio | Don Morgan |
| Continuing Coverage | KERA Dallas-Fort Worth | Aaron Dean Trial |
| Public Affairs | KSTX Texas Public Radio | Texas Matters: Diagnosis Diabetes |
| Specialty / Beat Reporting | KERA Dallas-Fort Worth | A Pandemic of Debt Series |
| Sports Story / Series | KUT Austin | Austin FC Fans Get Ready for Second Season |
| Sports Talk Show | KTFM San Antonio | Halftime |
| Sportscast | WBAP Dallas-Fort Worth | Mike Traina Sportscast - Nov. 25, 2022 |
| Category | Station | Entry Title |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia / Digital Storytelling | KUT Austin | The Disconnect: The Toll |
| KUT Austin | What's the Most Valuable Thing...Museum | |
| KUHF Houston | Election Day in Harris County | |
| Politics / Election Coverage | KSTX Texas Public Radio | TPR's David Martin Davies |
| KUHF Houston | Harris County 2022 Elections | |
| KUT Austin | Texas Standard: Election Day | |
| Breaking News | KERA Dallas-Fort Worth | Roe v. Wade: Friends Discover Different Views |
| KSTX Texas Public Radio | Migrants Trapped in Trailer in San Antonio | |
| KSTX Texas Public Radio | Uvalde School Shooting | |
| Newscast | WBAP Dallas-Fort Worth | Mike Traina Newscast Dec. 31, 2022 |
| KRLD Dallas-Fort Worth | KRLD Afternoon News - Feb. 3, 2022 (5 PM) | |
| KTSA San Antonio | Texas News Radio - Jan. 28, 2022 | |
| Reporter | KUT Austin | Audrey McGlinchy, KUT News |
| KTSA San Antonio | Dennis Foley | |
| KUT Austin | Michael Marks, Texas Standard | |
| Investigative Report | KSTX Texas Public Radio | Justice Ignored |
| KUT Austin | The Cutoff | |
| KERA Dallas-Fort Worth | Vulnerable in Vickery | |
| Overall Texas Broadcast Excellence | KRLD Dallas-Fort Worth | |
| KUT Austin | ||
| KSTX Texas Public Radio |
| Category | Station | Entry Title |
|---|---|---|
| Best Local Talk Show | Bryan Broadcasting | The Infomaniacs |
| Documentary | KVLU Beaumont | Bayoulands: Karankawa Heritage |
| Feature (Light) | No Winner | |
| Feature (Serious) | No Winner | |
| Use of Actuality-Production | Bryan Broadcasting | Kiss and Make Up |
| General Assignment | Bryan Broadcasting | Coach Beats Cancer |
| Continuing Coverage | KETR Commerce | Northeast Texas November Tornadoes |
| Public Affairs | Bryan Broadcasting | The Infomaniacs |
| Specialty / Beat Reporting | Bryan Broadcasting | College Station City Council |
| Sports Story / Series | Bryan Broadcasting | Texas A&M Football Player Won't be Prosecuted |
| Sports Talk Show | KETR Commerce | The Big Friday Night Scoreboard Program |
| Sports Play-by-Play | KETR Commerce | A&M Commerce vs. Univ. of Texas Basketball |
| Sportscast | No Winner | |
| Breaking News | KGAF Gainesville | Gainesville Tornado |
| Category | Station | Entry Title |
|---|---|---|
| Politics / Election Coverage | KGAF Gainesville | Election Coverage |
| Bryan Broadcasting | Nov. General Election | |
| Newscast | Bryan Broadcasting | Dec. 30, 2022 (12 PM) |
| Bryan Broadcasting | Nov. 25, 2022 (6 AM) | |
| KGAF Gainesville | KGAF News with Melanie Brown | |
| Reporter |
Bryan Broadcasting | Chelsea Reber |
| KGAF Gainesville | The Holly Case Report with John Eberhart | |
| Bryan Broadcasting | Bill Oliver | |
| Investigative Report |
KGAF Gainesville | The Quiet Zone |
| Bryan Broadcasting | Bryan Firefighters Association | |
| Overall Texas Broadcast Excellence | KGAF Gainesville | |
| Bryan Broadcasting |
| Category | Station | Entry Title |
|---|---|---|
| Commentary Editorial | KVUE-TV Austin | The Last Word with Ashley Goudeau |
| Documentary / TV Special | KENS-TV San Antonio | Together We Rise |
| Feature (Light) | KEYE-TV Austin | From Round Rock to the Moulin Rouge... |
| Feature (Serious) | KENS-TV San Antonio | They Didn't Think It Through |
| Deadline Editing / General News | KUVN-TV Dallas-Fort Worth | The Mexican Consulate |
| Feature Editing / General News | KENS-TV San Antonio | Grocery Jams |
| General Assignment | KUVN-TV Dallas-Fort Worth | Frozen Live Report |
| News Anchor / Anchor Team | KUVN-TV Dallas-Fort Worth | I'm On Your Side |
| Continuing Coverage | KVUE-TV Austin | Accountability After Uvalde |
| Public Affairs | KXAN-TV Austin | State of Texas: Stop Mass Shootings |
| Specialty / Beat Reporting | KENS-TV San Antonio | Kids Who Make San Antonio Great |
| Sports Story | KVUE-TV Austin | Benji |
| Sports Special | KEYE-TV Austin | Texas Turning the Tide |
| Sports Anchor / Anchor Team | KDFW-TV Dallas-Fort Worth | Jeff Kolb |
| Sportscast | No Winner | |
| Sports Reporter | No Winner | |
| Weather Anchor | KXAN-TV Austin | First Warning Weather |
| Weathercast / Best Weather Coverage | KEYE-TV Austin | Extreme Cold and the Power Grid |
| Multimedia Journalist | No Winner | |
| Individual Photojournalism | KVUE-TV Austin | Pennies, Tornadoes and Body Slams |
| Station Photojournalism | KENS-TV San Antonio | What's the Tale, Nightingale? |
| Category | Station | Entry Title |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia / Digital Storytelling | KVUE-TV Austin | Uvalde Shooting Video Release |
| KXAN-TV Austin | Stop Mass Shootings | |
| KXAN-TV Austin | Medical Debt Lawsuits | |
| Politics / Election Coverage | KLRN-TV San Antonio | County Judge Candidate Forum |
| KXAN-TV Austin | 2022 City of Austin Elections | |
| KXAN-TV Austin | State of Texas Gubernatorial Debate | |
| Breaking News | KPRC-TV Houston | Uvalde School Massacre |
| KENS-TV San Antonio | Tragedy at Robb Elementary | |
| KVUE-TV Austin | Round Rock Tornado | |
| Morning / Mid-Day Newscast | KVUE-TV Austin | News Daybreak 5 AM |
| KVUE-TV Austin | News Daybreak 5:30 AM | |
| KEYE-TV Austin | CBS Austin This Morning | |
| Evening Newscast | KVUE-TV Austin | KVUE News at 5 PM |
| KENS-TV San Antonio | News at 10 PM: Terror in Uvalde | |
| KPRC-TV Houston | 10 PM Uvalde School Shooting | |
| Reporter | KVUE-TV Austin | Tony Plohetski: Reporting from Uvalde and Beyond |
| KXAN-TV Austin | Nabil Remadna: Stories of Central Texas | |
| KENS-TV San Antonio | Matt Houston | |
| Investigative Report | KVUE-TV Austin | The Uvalde "Hero" Narrative |
| KXAN-TV Austin | Held Up: Crime Victims Waiting for State Money | |
| KXAN-TV Austin | Still Practicing: Tracking Problem Doctors | |
| Overall Texas Broadcast Excellence | KPRC-TV Houston | |
| KVUE-TV Austin | ||
| KXAN-TV Austin |
| Category | Station | Entry Title |
|---|---|---|
| Documentary / TV Special | KRIS-TV Corpus Christi | Summer of '42: The Coastal Bend Goes to War |
| Feature (Light) | KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley | Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge |
| Feature (Serious) | KAUZ-TV Wichita Falls | The Mental Health of Farmers in Texoma |
| Deadline Editing / General News | KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley | Catalytic Converters Stolen |
| Feature Editing / General News | Noticias RGV | Huyendo de la Guerra |
| General Assignment | KTSM-TV El Paso | A Morning Along the Border |
| News Anchor / Anchor Team | KBTX-TV Bryan-College Station | Karla Castillo |
| Continuing Coverage | KCBD-TV Lubbock | Juvenile Justice System Crisis |
| Public Affairs | Noticias RGV | Rompiendo Estigmas |
| Specialty / Beat Reporting | KOSA-TV Odessa-Midland | Abandoned Wells and Ground Water in West Texas |
| Sports Story | KOSA-TV Odessa-Midland | Permian vs. Odessa High Hype |
| Sports Special | KWTX-TV Waco | 2022 XTRA Point Preview Show |
| Sports Anchor / Anchor Team | KWTX-TV Waco | Darby Brown |
| Sportscast | KOSA-TV Odessa-Midland | Odessa High Spring Football Game |
| Sports Reporter | KBTX-TV Bryan-College Station | Morgan Weaver |
| Weather Anchor | KBTX-TV Bryan-College Station | Shel Winkley |
| Weathercast / Best Weather Coverage | KAMR-TV Amarillo | Local4News Weathercast (10 PM) |
| Multimedia Journalist | KOSA-TV Odessa-Midland | Joshua Skinner |
| Individual Photojournalism | KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley | Israel Almeida |
| Station Photojournalism | KCBD-TV Lubbock | 2022 Photojournalism Staff |
| Category | Station | Entry Title |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia / Digital Storytelling | KTAL-TV Shreveport | Taylor Parker Trial Coverage |
| KAMR-TV Amarillo | Water and Drought on the High Plains | |
| KLTV-TV Tyler-Longview | Poland in Focus | |
| Politics / Election Coverage | KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley | Channel5 News at 10 PM: Nov. Elections |
| KAMR-TV Amarillo | Texas Governor's Debate: Focus Group | |
| KBMT-TV Beaumont | 12News: Election Night in Southeast Texas | |
| Breaking News | KOSA-TV Odessa-Midland | USW Golf Team Band Crash |
| KFDA-TV Amarillo | Tri-State Fair Shooting | |
| KWTX-TV Waco | Belton High School Fatal Stabbing | |
| Morning / Mid-Day Newscast | KBTX-TV Bryan-College Station | Brazos Valley This Morning |
| KIII-TV Corpus Christi | 3News First Edition: Back to School | |
| KBMT-TV Beaumont | 12News Daybreak: Officer Involved Shooting | |
| Evening Newscast | KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley | Hechos Valle a las 5: Border Closure |
| KIII-TV Corpus Christi | 3News at 6 PM: Wrong Way Driving | |
| KTSM-TV El Paso | State of Emergency: Migrants in El Paso | |
| Reporter | KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley | Christian Von Preysing |
| KOSA-TV Odessa-Midland | Joshua Skinner Reports | |
| KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley | Crystal Martinez | |
| Investigative Report | KCBD-TV Lubbock | Sex Offenders in Lamesa |
| KOSA-TV Odessa-Midland | What Lies Beneath | |
| KRIS-TV Corpus Christi | Death and Deception | |
| Overall Texas Broadcast Excellence | KLTV-TV Tyler-Longview | |
| KTSM-TV El Paso | ||
| KWTX-TV Waco | ||
| KBTX-TV Bryan-College Station | ||
| KCBD-TV Lubbock | ||
| KOSA-TV Odessa-Midland |
Questions?
Contact TAB’s Beth Bobbitt or Jennifer Isenberg.
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