2020 Golden Press Card: Television

2020 GOLDEN PRESS CARD: Television | Newspapers | Radio | Digital | All Media | Golden Press Card

Here are the winners in the Television categories. The entries were judged by the Oklahoma SPJ Professional Chapter.

BEST ANCHOR (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Casey Wheeless, Anchor 2020
Entry Credit: Casey Wheeless
Link: https://youtu.be/mLCK1a_ikwg

Second Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Amanda Hara Anchor Composite
Entry Credit: Amanda Hara
Link: https://youtu.be/1VlXcGvKneE

BEST NEWSCAST (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WATE
Entry Title: WATE-TV 11pm News 3/6/20
Entry Credit: Connor Hester, Bo Williams, WATE Nightside Staff
Link: https://youtu.be/KwVZfMsLHJE

CONTINUING COVERAGE (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Super Tuesday Tornado
Entry Credit: WVLT Staff
Link: https://youtu.be/DM3tldp2GCU

DEADLINE/BREAKING NEWS REPORTING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Super Tuesday Tornado
Entry Credit: Amanda Hara, Robert Grant, WVLT Staff
Link: https://youtu.be/DM3tldp2GCU

DOCUMENTARY/PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Crisis In The Water
Entry Credit: Brittany Tarwater, Keith Smith
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo8OF_ImAN8

Second Place
Contestant Name: WATE
Entry Title: Project Grad Telethon 2020
Entry Credit: Lori Tucker, Shawn Davis, Dave Wignall
Link: https://youtu.be/wnhWVh-ffbk

FEATURE REPORTING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WBIR
Entry Title: Blind drum major leads Claiborne High School marching band
Entry Credit: Shannon Smith
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRatRfQH10c

Second Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Always Get Back In The Saddle
Entry Credit: Amanda Hara, Robert Grant
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7UKxeIJs7s&t=67s

GENERAL REPORTING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WATE
Entry Title: Walking Miracles
Entry Credit: Elizabeth Kuebel, Brian Engelstad
Link: https://youtu.be/aIyivZJ1zLQ

Second Place
Contestant Name: WATE
Entry Title: Flooded House Declared Uninhabitable
Entry Credit: Don Dare, Dave Wignall
Link: https://youtu.be/rI9xOS6qnZ8

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS REPORTING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WATE
Entry Title: The Hands That Build
Entry Credit: Summer Dashe, Shawn Davis, Eric Altenhof
Judge Comment: None
Link: https://youtu.be/OQfni0Q6nv8

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WBIR
Entry Title: 10Investigates: Pot, Porn and Punches in Youth Prison
Entry Credit: Cole Sullivan, John North
Links:
https://bncentryassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/1882/attachments/2024117583607eff1940c4a_0.pdf
https://bncentryassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/1882/attachments/1841011770607eff195b661_1.pdf
https://bncentryassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/1882/attachments/361860440607eff1970ab8_2.pdf
https://vimeo.com/539233975/9a0d8ee494
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/investigations/records-more-than-40-incidents-of-violence-unrest-at-mountain-view-since-2016/51-11ce8847-2108-47aa-bec9-46fc961a05f3
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/investigations/tobacco-weed-and-porn-at-dandridge-juvenile-center-the-inmates-called-the-shots-employees-say/51-cd74a433-f583-47c6-acb6-700ed0078dfe
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/investigations/video-shows-top-official-attacking-16-year-old-at-youth-prison/51-d3c520a5-0d1f-4995-9a7c-004ef38d3aad
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/investigations/new-operator-takes-over-troubled-jefferson-county-youth-prison/51-090ecd91-b267-4aaa-836b-e43b969d89de

SPORTS REPORTING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Always Get Back In The Saddle
Entry Credit: Amanda Hara, Robert Grant
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7UKxeIJs7s&t=67s

PANDEMIC REPORTING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WBIR
Entry Title: Smiles with Shannon
Entry Credit: Shannon Smith
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWG7wUYLyIg

Second Place
Contestant Name: WATE
Entry Title: Fighting Food Insecurity During the Pandemic
Entry Credit: Don Dare, Dave Wignall
Link: https://youtu.be/s_ZFcoZU3_A

SERIES/PACKAGE/PROJECT WRITING (Television)

First Place
Contestant Name: WBIR
Entry Title: You Are Not Alone
Entry Credit: Shannon Smith, Elizabeth Sims, Jenna Garza
Links:
https://bncentryassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/1882/attachments/314480541607e550ec170f_0.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV4aqpR-jkg
https://www.wbir.com/article/life/people/you-are-not-alone/51-b07d9a25-070a-43a8-8ec7-d61feb0af996

Second Place
Contestant Name: WVLT
Entry Title: Crisis In The Water
Entry Credit: Brittany Tarwater, Keith Smith
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo8OF_ImAN8