The Prestige Awards is sponsored annually by the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters to recognize outstanding achievements by Louisiana radio and television broadcasters.This competition was established to encourage the highest standards of reporting, community service and production creativity.
2020 Prestige Awards will be held on Tuesday, March 10th at the L'Auberge Hotel and Casino in Baton Rouge, LA.
Be on the lookout for new awards this year!
Hall of Fame (Click here to review specifics for nominee)
Young Professional of the Year
Best Podcast
2020 PRESTIGE AWARDS CATEGORY BOOKLET
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2020 Award Entry Guidelines
ELIGIBILITY
The Prestige Awards is open to LAB member stations which have a primary audience in Louisiana.
Entries must have been produced and broadcast during the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. Entries must be totally created and produced by the station. Material produced with outside advertising or production agency assistance is not eligible. Entries are limited to one per station in each of the categories. An entry can only be entered in one category.
LAB Member stations must be in good standing and have paid their 2020 dues.
All entries must have :30 second video with sound for the award presentation. If your submission doesn’t have this, your submission will be disqualified.
ENTRY FEE
There is no entry fee to participate in this contest.
LIABILITY
If it is determined an entry is not fully locally produced and/or is entered with false documentation, the station and ownership of that station will not be permitted to submit for that award for a period of two years.
As in any contest, conflicts may arise. Issues involving judging of entries will be resolved by the judges; their
decisions will be final. Issues involving interpretation of the rules and procedures of the LAB Prestige Awards will be settled by the Executive Staff of the LAB and, if deemed necessary by the Executive Staff, in consultation with the LAB Awards Committee. Their decisions will be final.
JUDGING
To insure objectivity, judging is conducted by a panel of broadcast experts from outside the state of Louisiana. They will evaluate all entries based on the criteria listed in the “Awards Categories” sections on the following pages. There will be one winner in each category. If the judges think an entry was submitted in the wrong category, they may move it to the proper category. The decision of the judges will be final.
AWARDS MARKETS
TELEVISION Large Market Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans/Metairie,
Shreveport/Bossier City
Small Market All others
RADIO Large Market Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans/Metairie,
Shreveport/Bossier City
Small Market All others
HOW TO ENTER
Below are directions for preparing and submitting entries. Because of the new categories, you will need to register again this year and create new login information. If you have questions, please contact the LAB office at (225) 267-4522 or via email to Laura Smith at laura@broadcasters.org
CONTENT GUIDELINES
A.) Go to http://www.rockourawards.com/
Create your account in seconds.
B.) Click “Submit Entry” from your station page and fill in the blanks.
C.) Acceptable file types for entries include:
.mp3, .mp4, .avi, .mov, .wmv, .doc, .pdf, .png, and .jpg
D.) Video entries must use a link from YouTube, Vimeo or other video hosting sites.
Audio: Upload to RockOurAwards.com
Video: www.vimeo.com
www.youtube.com or other hosting site
Important: Check URL’s to make sure they are correct, and they work. If password protected, you must provide username/password in the Comments section of your entry. Judges may disqualify your entry if work samples are inaccessible.
ENTRY DEADLINES
Entries must be submitted electronically through the RockOurAwards.com website no later than 5:00 pm on Monday, February 3, 2020.
To check out the 2019 Prestige Awards Photos, click here!
2019 PRESTIGE AWARD RECIPIENTS
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Best Use of Social Media –Radio
WYNK-FM Baton Rouge, La.
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Best Use of Social Media - Television
WWL-TV New Orleans, LA
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Community Service – Radio
KHXT-FM Lafayette, La.
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Community Service – Television
KSLA-TV Shreveport, La.
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Uniquely Louisiana – Radio
KOGM-FM Carencro, La.
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Uniquely Louisiana – Television
WYES-TV New Orleans, La.
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Election Coverage – Radio
WBRP-FM Baton Rouge, La.
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Election Coverage – Television
WDSU-TV New Orleans, La.
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Best Sports Show – Radio
KLWB-FM Carencro, La.
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Best Sports Show – Television
KNOE-TV Monroe, La.
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Best Live On-Site Remote - Radio
WWOZ-FM New Orleans, La.
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Best Weathercast - Television
KTBS-TV Shreveport, La
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Best Morning Show - Radio
KRVE-FM Baton Rouge, La.
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Best Morning Show-Television
KLFY-TV Lafayette, La.
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Best Interview - Radio
WZRH-FM New Orleans, La.
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Investigative Reporting - Television
WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge, La.
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Best Personality/Team - Radio
KQID-FM Alexandria, La.
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Breaking News – Television
WVUE-TV New Orleans, La.
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Promotion of the Year – Radio
WXOK-AM Baton Rouge, La.
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Promotion of the Year – Television
KADN-TV Lafayette, La.
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Station of the Year – Small Market Radio
KVPI-FM Ville Platte, LA
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Reporter of the Year – Television
Kiran Chawla, WAFB-TV
Baton Rouge, La.
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Station of the Year – Medium Market Radio
KXKZ-FM Ruston, LA
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Best Series or Documentary – Television
WDSU-TV New Orleans, La.
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Station of the Year – Large Market Radio
KRRV-FM Alexandria, La..
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Photojournalist of the Year – Television
Rick Rowe, KTBS-TV
Shreveport, La.
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Station of the Year – Major Market Radio
WDGL-FM Baton Rouge, La.
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Station of the Year – Small Market Television
KALB-TV Alexandria, La.
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Best Newscast – Television
WAFB-TV Baton Rouge, La.
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Station of the Year – Large Market Television
WAFB-TV Baton Rouge, La.
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LAB Scholarship
Chloe Warren, Louisiana College
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LAB Scholarship
Jamarcus Fitzpatrick, Louisiana College
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Student Broadcaster of the Year – Radio
Maurice Tandy-Patton, Grambling State University
Grambling, La.
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Student Broadcaster of the Year –Television
Madison Kaufman, Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, La.
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Broadcast Engineer of the Year
Clyde Pierce, WBRZ-TV
Baton Rouge, La.
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Lifetime Achievement – Radio
Carol Ross, KPEL-FM
Lafayette, La.
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Broadcaster of the Year
Flynn Foster, Guaranty Media
Baton Rouge, La.
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Lifetime Achievement – Television
Steve Schneider, WAFB-TV
Baton Rouge, La.
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Louisiana Hall of Fame Inductees & Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
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