Birmingham, Alabama – WKRG, the Media General-owned television station in Mobile, Alabama has been recognized for excellence in journalism. In the first combined single-day awards ceremonies for the Alabama Associated Press Broadcasters Association and the Alabama Broadcasters Association, WKRG received nine first place news awards.
Alabama Associated Press Broadcasters Association
• Best Large Market Documentary: Mobile's Makeover; Tiffany Craig, Jennifer Dale, Jud Hulon, Ed Smith
• Best Large Market Investigative Reporting: Phony Fish (Grouper DNA Testing); Tiffany Craig, Arnell Hamilton
• Best Large Market Specialized Reporter: Jere Hough
• Best Large Market Reporter: Kimberly Curth
• Best Large Market Anchor: Jennifer Abney
Alabama Broadcasters Association
• Best Alabama Television Website: wkrg.com
• Best Alabama Television Local Programming: Mobile's Makeover; Tiffany Craig, Jennifer Dale, Jud Hulon, Ed Smith
• Best Alabama Television Feature or Franchise: County Road 5/Blind Artist; Jere Hough, Gary Arnold
• Best Alabama Television Spot News: Perret Murder; Tiffany Craig, Arnell Hamilton, Gary Arnold, Melvin Todd
In the Alabama Associated Press Broadcasters Association, WKRG competes against television stations in Birmingham and Mobile in the Large Market category. WKRG is the only Mobile station to win Alabama AP Awards this year. In the Alabama Broadcasters Associations award competition, all statewide television stations compete against each other.
About Media General
Media General is a multimedia company operating leading newspapers, television stations and online enterprises primarily in the Southeastern United States. The company’s publishing assets include three metropolitan newspapers, The Tampa Tribune, Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Winston-Salem Journal; 22 daily community newspapers in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama and South Carolina; and more than 150 weekly newspapers and other publications. The company’s broadcasting assets include 23 network-affiliated television stations that reach more than 32 percent of the television households in the Southeast and nearly 9.5 percent of those in the United States. The company’s interactive media assets include more than 75 online enterprises that are associated with its newspapers and television stations.
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