News Awards

WRVO has received scores of awards over the years in recognition of high achievement in news reporting and public affairs programming.  In 2011 WRVO received the prestigious Steve Flanders Award from the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association.  The Flanders award recognizes one station among all commercial and public radio stations in New York State for excellence as reflected in the number of first place awards received overall in competition with other stations.
WRVO has also received numerous awards from the Syracuse Press Club and the Associated Press Broadcasters Association of New York (see related story by Jeff Rea, SUNY Oswego Office of Public Affairs).

New York State Broadcasters Association Awards, 2011

Outstanding Public Affairs Program: 
WRVO Community Forum: The Science of Hydrofracking

Outstanding Feature Story: 
Health Risks of Eating Too Many Fish

New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards, 2011


WRVO's nine first-place awards earned the Steve Flanders Award, given to the radio station with the most top finishes in the competition for news stories aired during the previous calendar year.

Best News Special/Documentary:

WRVO’s Community Forum – Helping Veterans — WRVO Staff

WRVO’s Election Coverage — News Staff

Best News Series:
Global to Local: Immigration and Diaspora — Mark Lavonier, Jessica Hester
The Innovation Trail — Ryan Morden

Best Interview:
Conversation With a Rape Survivor — Jasmyn Belcher

Best Spot News Coverage:
Palmero Tornado –Dave Bullard
Rest stop closure–Joyce Gramza

Best Continuing News Coverage:
Fort Ontario Stays Quiet–Dave Bullard
To be a Muslim in Central New York–Michael Benjamin

Best Enterprise Reporting:
Customers Question Energy Supplier’s Marketing Tactics–Jasmyn Belcher

Best Feature:
Living with Alzheimer’s disease–Jasmyn Belcher
New York’s Last Pheasant Farm–Joyce Gramza

Best Sports Coverage:
Fighting New York’s Mixed Martial Arts Ban–Jasmyn Belcher
Health Risks of Eating Too Many Local Fish–Jasmyn Belcher

General excellence in Use of Medium:
Fighting NY’s Mixed Martial Arts Ban –Jasmyn Belcher
New York’s Last Pheasant Farm–Joyce Gramza

Syracuse Press Club awards

Spot News:

Iroquois Nations Hold Historic Unity Meeting - Dave Bullard

Palermo Tornado - Dave Bullard

Investigative Reporting:

Customers Question Energy Supplier's Marketing Tactics - Jasmyn Belcher

Questions Raised Over Urgent Care - Michael Benjamin

News Feature:

New York's Last Pheasant Farm - Joyce Gramza

Sports Story:

Fighting New York's Mixed Martial Arts Ban - Jasmyn Belcher

Newscast:

The 6:30AM Report - Jason Smith, Joyce Gramza, Dave Bullard, Michael Benjamin, Ryan Morden

Public Affairs Program:

WRVO's Community Forum - WRVO Staff

Special Program:

A Central New York Musical Christmas - Dave Bullard

The Midterm Elections: A WRVO Special - WRVO Staff