INBA Crystal Mic Award Winners Announced

The INBA is thrilled to release the winners of our second annual INBA Crystal Mic Awards. The awards will be presented at our Fall Convention in Bloomington on Saturday, Oct. 8. To register, head to our Eventbrite link. You can also book a room at the Parke Regency Hotel and Conference Center at our group rate through Sept. 16. To book now, click here.
Small Market Radio
Best Station
1st place WCBU-FM, Peoria
2nd place WNIJ-FM, DeKalb
Best Newscast
1st place WGLT-FM, Normal
2nd place WLBK, DeKalb
Best Reporter
1st place Joe Deacon, WCBU-FM, Peoria
2nd place Lyndsay Jones, WGLT-FM, Normal
Breaking News
1st place WMBD, Peoria, “BioUrja Ongoing Disaster”
2nd place WILL, Urbana, “Rare December Tornado Hits Coles County”
Best Digital Presence
1st place WVIK-FM, Quad-Cities
2nd place WNIJ.org/Hola, DeKalb
Investigative Report
1st place WNIJ-FM, DeKalb, Peter Medlin, “Water Woes”
2nd place WIUM-FM, Macomb, Jane Carlson, “A One Hospital Town”
Sports Report
1st place WILL, Urbana, “Women’s Basketball Hires Shauna Green As Head Coach”
2nd place WIUM-FM, Macomb, Jane Carlson, “A National Champion”
Use of Sound
1st place WTAX, Springfield, “Fair Fare”
2nd place WVIK-FM, Quad Cities, “Do You Want To Work On The Railroad?”
Best Writing
1st place WTAX, Springfield, Dave Dahl
2nd place WNIJ-FM, DeKalb, Yvonne Boose
Large Market Radio
Best Station
1st place WBBM-Chicago
Best Newscast
1st place WBBM-Chicago
2nd place WLS-Chicago
Best Reporter
1st place Lisa Fielding, WBBM, Chicago
2nd place Eric Schmid, KWMU, St. Louis
Investigative Report
1st place KWMU, St. Louis, “Lack Of Tornado Safe Rooms For Metro East Warehouses”
Sports Report
1st place WBBM, Chicago, “Sports Report with Jeff Joniak”
Use of Sound
1st place KWMU, St. Louis, “This app lets you see what Cahokia Mounds looked like 1,000 years ago”
2nd place WBBM, Chicago, Lisa Fielding
Small Market TV
Best Station
1st place WREX-TV, Rockford
2nd place WCIA-TV, Champaign
Paul Davis Best Newscast
1st place WREX-TV, Rockford
2nd place WGEM-TV, Quincy
Best Reporter
1st place Mike Miletich, WGEM-TV, Quincy
2nd place Shelby Kluver, WQAD-TV, Moline
Breaking News
1st place WGEM-TV, Quincy, “Firefighters Battle Fire And Ice”
2nd place WIFR-TV, Rockford, “Jury Finds Floyd Brown Guilty Of Second Degree Murder”
Best Digital Presence
1st place WREX-TV, Rockford
2nd place WMBD-TV, Peoria
Investigative Report
1st place WEEK-TV, Peoria, Kyle Beachy, “Panhandling in Peoria: How A Pandemic Has Fueled A Problem”
2nd place WAND-TV, Decatur, Deron Molen/Eric Ahola, “Transferring Trauma”
Sports Report
1st place WQAD-TV, Moline, “La Panterita”
2nd place WEEK-TV, Peoria, “All-American Hometown Hero”
Use of Video
1st place WQAD-TV, Moline, “John Deere Strike”
2nd place WMBD-TV, Peoria, “Destination Illinois: Bob & Tom Excellent Adventures”
Best Writing
1st place WIFR-TV, Rockford, Mike Garrigan
2nd place WQAD-TV, Moline, Josh Lamberty
Best Weather Operation
1st place WGEM-TV, Quincy
2nd place WREX-TV, Rockford
Large Market TV
Best Station
1st place KSDK, St. Louis
2nd place WLS-TV, Chicago
Paul Davis Best Newscast
1st place KSDK, St. Louis
2nd place WLS-TV, Chicago
Best Reporter
1st place PJ Randhawa, KSDK, St. Louis
2nd place Emily Manley, KTVI, St. Louis
Breaking News
1st place WGN, Chicago, “Oak Brook Mall Shooting”
Best Digital Presence
1st place WLS-TV, Chicago
2nd place KSDK, St. Louis
Sports Report
1st place KSDK, St. Louis, “Justin Hardy Story”
2nd place WGN, Chicago, “Ukrainian Boxers”
Use of Video
1st place KSDK, St. Louis, “Stone Carver”
Best Writing
1st place KSDK, St. Louis, Mike Bush
Best Weather Operation
1st place WLS, Chicago