Denver, CO - For the tenth year in a row, 9NEWS has been honored as the best metro market television station by the Colorado Broadcasters Association. KUSA received a total of 23 awards during the CBA's 60th annual banquet at the Marriott Denver Tech Center on Saturday night.
During the ceremony, KUSA sportscaster, Drew Soicher won his second consecutive Best Sportscaster award. 9Wants to Know reporter Deborah Sherman also won Best Specialty Reporter for her second award in two years. Significantly, two 9NEWS documentaries, Bazi Kanani's "Reaching Rwanda" and Thanh Truong's "Vietnam: Journeys in Time" were honored by the CBA with first and second place awards, respectively. A complete list of winners appears below.
"This is quite an accomplishment and I am very proud," said 9NEWS President and General Manager Mark Cornetta. "When you consider the many challenges we have faced and those that lie ahead, this is something to savor."
Best Public Service Announcement
2nd Place: Race for the Cure
Best Community Service Project or Campaign
1st Place: DTV Education
2nd Place: College in Colorado
Best Single Public Affairs Program
2nd Place: 9 Kids Who Care
Best Promotional Campaign for a Station
1st Place: Rockies Excuse Booth
2nd Place: Traffic Line
Best Single Spot for a Station
1st Place: Your Money
2nd Place: Mouses in Houses
Best Single Sports Program or Play-by-Play Outside a Newscast
1st Place: Olympic Zone
Best Documentary Outside a Regular Newscast
1st Place: Reaching Rwanda
2nd Place: Vietnam: Journeys in Time
Best Commercial Advertising Spot for an Advertiser
2nd Place: Safeway/Breast Cancer
Best News Feature
1st Place: Ft. Lupton Noise
Best General, Hard News or In-Depth Coverage
2nd Place: Ft. Carson Widows
Best Breaking News Spot or News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure
2nd Place: Windsor Tornado
Best Photo Essay with No Reporter Narrative
1st Place: Colfax
2nd Place: President's Day
Best Regularly Scheduled Full Newscast
2nd Place: 9News at 10 p.m.
Best News Anchor or Team
2nd Place: Mark Koebrich
Best Sportscaster
1st Place: Drew Soicher
Best Specialty Reporter
1st Place: Deborah Sherman
Best Website
2nd Place: 9NEWS.com
Metro Market Station of the Year
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