2024 Granite Mikes

New Hampshire broadcasters from the White Mountains to the Monadnocks, and all points in between, gathered Wednesday October 23, 2024 at the Bank of New Hampshire Stage in Concord for the annual NHAB business meeting, election of board members and Granite Mikes Awards.  NHAB Executive Director Tracy Caruso served as hostess and there was live entertainment by comedian Juston McKinney of Newmarket.  There was special recognition of the NHAB’s 70th anniversary.

Here is the winner’s list:

1 Air Personality Radio Merit – Lakes Media (WLKZ – Zack Derby
2 Air Personality Radio First – Townsquare Media (WSHK – Sarah Sullivan)
3 Best Website Radio Merit – Townsquare Media (WSHK – Sarah Sullivan)
4 Best Website Radio First – Saga Communications (WKBK – Nicole Colson)
5 no winner
6 Commercial Campaign Radio Merit – Binnie Media (WNNH – Mike Haze)
7 Commercial Campaign Radio First – Great Eastern Radio (Stevens Blanchard)
8 Documentary News Radio Merit- Binnie Media (WTSN/WTPL/WEMJ – Mike Pomp)
9 Documentary News Radio First- Lakes Media (WCGY – Mark Ericson)
10 Feature Story Radio Merit- Lakes Media (WWLK – Heather Bishop)
11 Feature Story Radio First – New Hampshire Public Radio (Todd Bookman)
12 Individual Commercial Radio Merit- Lakes Media (WWLK/WLKZ/WCGY – Dirk Nadon)
13 Individual Commercial Radio First- Binnie Media (WJYY – Mike Haze)
14 Local Special Program/Event Radio Merit – Saga Communications (WKNE HD – Steve Hamel)
15 Local Special Program/Event Radio First – Northeast Communications (WFTN  FM – Fred Caruso)
16 Long Form Radio Program Radio Merit – Town of Bedford, NH (WBNH LP – Tiffany Gardynia Lewis, Harry Kozlowski)
17 Long Form Radio Program Radio First – Lakes Media (WWLK – Heather Bishop)
18 LP-FM Radio Merit – WNHN 94.7 FM (WNHN LP – Fred Richards)
19 LP-FM Radio First- Town of Bedford, NH (WBNH LP – Harry Kozlowski, Bill Jennings & staff)
20 Morning Show Team Radio Merit – Manchester Radio Group (WZID – Marga Bessette)
21 Morning Show Team Radio First – Townsquare Media (WOKQ – Ginny Brophey)
22 Newscast Radio Merit – Saga Communications (WKBK – Abbie Trombly)
23 Newscast Radio First – New Hampshire Family Radio (WKXL – Ken Cail)
24 Public Affairs/Talk Radio Merit – Lakes Media (WWLK – Heather Bishop)
25 Public Affairs/Talk Radio First- New Hampshire Public Radio (Mary McIntyre)
26 Public Service Campaign of the Year Radio Merit – Binnie Media (WXLF – Harrison Hinman)
27 Public Service Campaign of the Year Radio First – Binnie Media (WBYY – Daniel Knowles, Morgan Prue)
28 Station of the Year Radio Merit – Manchester Radio Group (WZID – Pat McKay)
29 Station of the Year Radio – Lakes Media (WLKZ – Zack Derby)
30 Warren Bailey Community Champion Award Radio – Manchester Radio Group (WZID’s Marga Bessette & Neal White)
31 Commercial Campaign TV Merit – New Hampshire Public Broadcasting (NHPBS – Daniel Sites)
32 Commercial Campaign TV First – WMUR-TV (Gary Reynolds, Derek Stokely)
33 Individual Commercial TV Merit – WPTZ/WNNE  Dave Fleming)
34 Individual Commercial TV First – WMUR-TV (Gary Reynolds, Derek Stokely, Alexander Fleming)
35 Broadcaster of the Year – WMUR TV Chief Meteorologist Mike Haddad