2014 Crystal Award Winners Announced

4-7-14

Ten radio stations received 2014 Crystal Awards from the National Association of Broadcasters today in Las Vegas. The NAB's Crystal Radio Awards recognize stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service. WLEN-FM in Adrian, MI, was awarded a Crystal today, making it the fifth Crystal Award the station has won. Here is a listing of all 10 winning stations...

KCVM-FM Cedar Falls, IA
KYNT-AM Yankton, SD 
KHHT-FM Los Angeles, CA 
WDHR-FM Pikeville, KY 
KSTP-FM St. Paul, MN
WLEN-FM Adrian, MI 
KTAR-FM Phoenix, AZ  
WWJ-AM Detriot, MI 
KXKT-FM Omaha, NE
WZUS-FM Decatur, IL

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NAB Announces Crystal Award Winners

4-9-13

Ten stations from across the country have been recognized for outstanding community service by the National Association of Broadcasters. Stations from Seattle to Pensacola were recognized. And, of course, winning a Crystal was  Hubbard's WTOP-FM in Washington, DC, a station that needs a separate building to house all its awards. A special Crystal Heritage Award was given to KNOM-AM/FM in Nome, Alaska, for taking home its 5th Crystal. Here are all the winners

KIRO-FM Seattle, WA
WKDZ-FM Cadiz, KY
KSFI-FM Salt Lake City, UT
WPEG-FM Charlotte, NC
KUZZ-FM Bakersfield, CA
WQHT-FM New York, NY
WCVQ-FM Clarksville, TN
WTOP-FM Washington, DC
WHUR-FM Washington, DC
WYCT-FM Pensacola, FL

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KYW/Philly, WKRQ/Cincinnati Among Crystal Radio Winners

April 17, 2012

The NAB named the 10 winners of its annual Crystal Radio Awards for community service during the Radio Luncheon at the NAB Show, taking place this week in Las Vegas. The luncheon was keynoted by Donny Osmond Show host Donny Osmond, and also featured the induction of baseball announcer Bob Uecker into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

The Crystal Award winners, chosen from among 50 finalists:

CBS Radio's News/Talk KYW-AM/Philadelphia
Hubbard Radio's Top 40 WKRQ-FM/Cincinnati
Hubbard Radio's Classic Hits WREW-FM/Cincinnati
Hubbard Radio's Talk KTMY-FM/Minneapolis
Butte Broadcasting's Country KBOW-AM/Butte, MT
Fife Communications' Hot AC KCVM-FM/Cedar Rapids, IA
Bryan Broadcasting's Top 40 KNDE-FM/College Station, TX
KNOM Radio Mission's Religious KNOM-AM/Nome, AK
Emporia's Radio Stations Inc.'s AC KVOE-AM/Emporia, KS
Neuhoff's News/Talk WSOY-AM/Decatur, IL

Buck Owens Production Co.'s Country KUZZ-FM/Bakersfield became only the third station to be honored with the Crystal Heritage Award, presented to stations that have won five Crystal Radio Awards for their ongoing commitment to community service.

The stations provided descriptions of their community-service efforts to the NAB; WKRQ noted that it has raised $4.4 million for charities, and its Jeff & Jenn's morning show outreach included events for the Heart Association and a breast cancer fundraiser. Clustermate WREW cited its involvement in raising money for victims of the Missouri and Alabama tornadoes last year, and its Tour de Cure, raising $132,000 to fight diabetes.

KYW, meanwhile, noted that it celebrated 90 years on the air in 2011, and its programming includes  community series like the Regional Affairs Council, Community Affairs Reporting, and Positively Philadelphia. KYW also offers a Newstudies Student Reporter program for local high school students.

KNOM-AM, meanwhile, pointed to its successful charity appeals in one of the nation's poorest communities, and said in its description of its 2011 activities, "KNOM staff donated over 8,000 hours to community outreach including radio community service, EMT/ambulance duties, food bank and e-waste collections and volunteering at a variety of community events. Overcoming violent weather and extreme conditions, KNOM is devoted to serving the people of Western Alaska."

More on the winning stations can be found here.

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NAB Announces Crystal Award Finalists

3-5-2012

The National Association of Broadcasters announced the 50 finalists for the 25th Annual Crystal Radio Awards. Since 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards have recognized radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service. Winners will be announced and the finalists will be honored at the NAB Radio Luncheon April 17th in las Vegas. 

In recognition of the Crystals' Silver Anniversary, NAB and Operation Interdependence will be working with the 50 finalists to send care packages to military units abroad. More than two million U.S. troops serving abroad have received care packages through Operation Interdependence since its inception in 2001.

Crystal finalists are invited to write letters to the troops and to help pack boxes during the NAB Show at the Operation Interdependence booth on Monday, April 16th between 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. "Operation Interdependence is honored to work together with the Crystals Award finalists in service to America's military at NAB Show this April," said Karon Carley, president of Operation Interdependence. "We commend these stations for their service to communities and appreciate their assistance in supporting the men and women who bravely serve our nation. We look forward to sending many care packages to our troops overseas this spring."

This year's finalists are:

KBOW-AM Butte, MT WBKR-FM Owensboro, KY
KCLR-FM Columbia, MO WBT-AM Charlotte, NC
KCVM-FM Cedar Falls, IA WCDK-FM Weirton, WV
KEEZ-FM North Mankato, MN WDEL-AM Wilmington, DE
KIRO-FM Seattle, WA WDHR-FM Pikesville, KY
KLBJ-AM Austin, TX WDSN-FM DuBois, PA
KLRC-FM Siloam Springs, AR WGHT-AM Pompton Lakes, NJ
KMOK-FM Lewiston, ID WIBC-FM Indianapolis, IN
KNDE-FM College Station, TX WIL-FM St. Louis, MO
KNOM-AM Nome, AK WKRQ-FM Cincinnati, OH
KOZT-FM Fort Bragg, CA WNSN-FM South Bend, IN
KPKX-FM Phoenix, AZ WPVQ-FM Greenfield, MA
KRSN-AM Los Alamos, NM WQQL-FM Springfield, IL
KRSP-FM Salt Lake City, UT WREW-FM Cincinnati, OH
KSL-AM Salt Lake City, UT WSB-AM Atlanta, GA
KSTP-AM St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN WSNY- FM Columbus, OH
KSTP-FM St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN WSOY-AM Decatur, IL
KTMY-FM St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN WTAW-AM College Station, TX
KTTS-FM Springfield, MO WTMJ-AM Milwaukee, WI
KUGR-AM Green River, WY WTOP-FM Washington, DC
KVOE-AM Emporia, KS WTUZ-FM New Philadelphia, OH
KYW-FM Philadelphia, PA WUBE-FM Cincinnati, OH
KZRG-AM Joplin, MO WVLG-AM The Villages, FL
WAFL-FM Milford, DE WYCT-FM Pensacola, FL
WARH-FM St. Louis, MO WZRV-FM Front Royal, VA

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KUZZ to Receive NAB Crystal Heritage Award

2-10-2012

KUZZ-FM in Bakersfield, CA will be the third station in history to receive the NAB Crystal Heritage Award, recognizing a radio station's long-term commitment to community service. The award will be presented during the NAB Show Radio Luncheon on April 17th in Vegas. The Heritage Award honors those stations that have won a total of five Crystal Radio Awards, which recognize radio stations' year-round community service efforts. KUZZ-FM earned its first Crystal Radio Award in 1998.

"It's difficult to underscore the importance of the Crystal Radio Award unless you understand the process it takes to become a finalist," said Sylvia Cariker of KUZZ-FM. "Then being chosen as one of only ten honorees, that's when the eyebrows go up. When I tell people KUZZ has won five Crystals, that's when I hear the whistle that says 'Wow'!"

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Prestigious Crystal Award Nominations Now Open

1-12-2012

There is no doubt the panel responsible for choosing the NAB Crystal Award winners have a monumental task. We've seen - and reported on - many radio stations who've been doing great work in their local communities. The NAB Crystal Radio Awards were established 25 years ago to recognize stations for their year-round commitment to community service. But you will not win if you do not submit your story. And you only have 3 weeks, entries are due by January 31st.

Pete Booker, president and CEO Delmarva Broadcasting whose station, WSTW-FM, was a 2011 Crystal Award recipient, said "national recognition for outstanding community service initiatives is a wonderful shot in the arm for a station's staff, its advertisers and audience" that inspires more creativity and new initiatives.

Crystal Radio Awards finalists and winners are chosen by judges with broadcast and community service backgrounds. Entry information is available on NAB's website or by calling Melek Demir at 202-775-3511. The Crystal Radio Awards finalists will be revealed on March 12. Winners will be announced and the finalists will be honored at the NAB Radio Luncheon. The Luncheon, sponsored by ASCAP, will be held Tuesday, April 17 during the 2012 NAB Show in Las Vegas.

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