6-10-13
WTOP was honored with eight Chesapeake AP Awards over the weekend. WTOP Program Director Laurie Cantillo said, ?WTOP?s mission is to provide quality information wherever people in the Washington area get their news, so it?s especially exciting to be recognized for broadcast, online, and multi-platform reporting. We?re especially grateful to our listeners and digital consumers for making WTOP the region?s most trusted news source.?
The station won in the following categories:
? Outstanding Website for wtop.com
? Outstanding Spot News: WTOP staff for coverage of Hurricane Sandy
? Outstanding Newscast: WTOP staff
? Outstanding Year Round Local Sports: WTOP Staff
? Outstanding Multimedia Online Journalism: Darci Marchese for ?Back behind the wheel, triple amputee takes on the Beltway?
? Best Reporter: Kristi King
? Outstanding Editorial or Commentary: Chris Core?s ?Core Values?
? Outstanding Sports Feature: Brennan Haselton for ?Foosball Tourney?
The awards were presented to WTOP employees Saturday at the annual Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association annual convention in Ocean City, Maryland.
