The New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters held its annual Granite Mikes Annual Meeting and Awards event this October and by all accounts it was a great night. Celebrating 60 years as an organization the event took on a ‘50’s’ theme which included the invitations, décor, food and giveaways.
The cocktail portion of the event gives broadcasters an opportunity to catch up with current and former colleagues, competitors and others in the industry. This year many NHAB members were able to meet the new New Hampshire Army National Guard Marketing officer, Staff Sergeant Carolina Compton. Compton started her new position in the spring but had yet to meet many of the broadcasters responsible for playing the Guards NCSA recruitment messages.
The main event of the night was the Granite Mike Awards where 232 entries were submitted and 68 awards were distributed in 19 categories ranging from the year’s best news stories and commercials to top personalities and morning shows. Among the major award winners was WZID-FM taking home the Station of the Year honors for the second straight year and WMUR-TV which won Station of the Year for television.
Recognized for going the extra mile was Great Eastern Radio Chief Engineer Chris Verde who won the “Above and Beyond” award. Chris was nominated by several colleagues for his work in converting WHDQ to HD as well as building the HD2 signal broadcaster over a translator. Verde also drove from the Cape to the Upper Valley one snowy night to get WHDQ back on the air after a storm.
“This was hands down the most diverse group of winners in recent memory for Granite Mike Awards,” said NHAB Executive Director Jordan Walton.
Capping the night was the prestigious Broadcaster of the Year Award. This year the award was given to longtime radio broadcaster Peter St. James, currently with Great Eastern Radio’s 107.7 The Pulse, WTPL-FM. See the full Broadcaster of the Year video on YouTube and the full list of Granite Mikes winners below.
We hope to see everyone at next year’s Granite Mikes on Thursday, October 29, 2015. Save the date!
2014 Granite Mikes Winners
| Public Affairs/Talk | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| WUVR-AM | |
| Twin State Journal | |
| FIRST | |
| WTPL-FM | |
| New Hampshire Wake-Up Show | |
| Television | |
| MERIT | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| NH Chronicle: Table for Two with Greg Kretschmar | |
| FIRST | |
| New Hampshire Public Television | |
| Walking Off the War | |
| Spot News | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| WGIR-AM | |
| Donald Trump Talks Bush’s Immigration Comments | |
| FIRST | |
| WKBK-AM | |
| The Passing of Keene Mayor Mike Blastos | |
| Television | |
| MERIT | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| Lebanon Flooding | |
| FIRST | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| Brentwood Police Shooting & House Explosion | |
|
Documentary News |
|
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| New Hampshire Public Radio | |
| Common Core State Standards | |
| FIRST | |
| WGIR-AM | |
| VA Care | |
| Television | |
| MERIT | |
| New Hampshire Public Television | |
| A Hike Back to WWII | |
| FIRST | |
| New Hampshire Public Television | |
| Counting on Birds | |
| Feature Story | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| New Hampshire Public Radio | |
| Has New Hampshire Become A ‘Dumping Ground’ For Wolf Dogs? | |
| FIRST | |
| WOKQ-FM | |
| Lucy’s Love Bus | |
| Television | |
| MERIT | |
| New Hampshire Public Television | |
| Eye on Outdoors | |
| FIRST | |
| New Hampshire Public Television | |
| Quiet Waters | |
| Newscast | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| Binnie Media | |
| NH1 Morning News 8:30am May 22, 2014 | |
| FIRST | |
| Binnie Media | |
| NH1 Afternoon News-3pm June 3rd, 2014 | |
| Television | |
| MERIT | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| 6PM: Officer Arkell Funeral | |
| FIRST | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| 6PM: Brentwood Officer Shooting & Home Explosion | |
| Play-by-Play | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| WGAM-AM | |
| Central vs. Memorial Division 1 Semi-Finals | |
| FIRST | |
| WGIR-AM | |
| Manchester Monarchs v. Norfolk Admirals | |
| Television | |
| FIRST | |
| WBIN-TV | |
| UMass Lowell – Valentine’s Day Buzzer Beater | |
| Sports Feature | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| WEMJ-AM | |
| World Championship Sled Dog Derby | |
| FIRST | |
| WGAM-AM | |
| Safe Sport Network Social | |
| Television | |
| MERIT | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| NH Chronicle: Muji Karim | |
| FIRST | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| NH Chronicle: Monarchs Job Swap | |
| Air Personality | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| WZID-FM | |
| Heather Bishop | |
| FIRST | |
| New Hampshire Public Radio | |
| Rick Ganley, Morning Edition Host | |
| Television | |
| MERIT | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| Fritz Wetherbee | |
| FIRST | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| Sean McDonald | |
| Morning Show Team | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| WKNE-FM | |
| Steve and Teri in the Morning | |
| FIRST | |
| WBYY-FM | |
| Seacoast in the Morning with Dan Lunnie | |
| Station Promotional Announcement | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| WGXL-FM | |
| “I Love The 90’s” Weekend | |
| FIRST | |
| WOKQ-FM | |
| Morning Waking Crew “Bark Week” | |
| Television | |
| MERIT | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| Spring Weather Image 2014 | |
| FIRST | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| Live Streaming “Shoes” | |
| Individual Commercial | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| WFRD-FM | |
| Moe’s Southwest Grill Halloween | |
| FIRST | |
| WUVR-AM | |
| The Goose That Brewed The Perfect Ale | |
| Television | |
| MERIT | |
| WBIN-TV | |
| The Beach Plum – 78 Reasons to Smile | |
| FIRST | |
| WBIN-TV | |
| Woof Meow – In the Doghouse | |
| Commercial Campaign | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| WJYY-FM, WNHW-FM, WLNH-FM, WNNH-FM, WEMJ-AM, WFNQ-FM, WXLF-FM & WZLF-FM | |
| Grappone Automotive Group | |
| FIRST | |
| WXXK-FM, WGXL-FM, WWOD-FM, WHDQ-FM & WTSL-AM | |
| Lebanon Village Pizza – L-V-P Man | |
| Television | |
| MERIT | |
| WBIN-TV | |
| Giuseppe’s Italian Restaurant | |
| FIRST | |
| WNNE-TV | |
| New Hampshire Open MRI | |
| Best Use of Digital Media | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| WHEB-FM & WGIR-FM | |
| The Morning Buzz Gerber Dental Mouth Makeover | |
| FIRST | |
| WJYY-FM | |
| WJYY.COM | |
| Television | |
| FIRST | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| WMUR Everywhere 2014 | |
| Local Special Program/Event | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| WGIR-AM | |
| Honoring CC Vets on Veterans Day | |
| FIRST | |
| WHDQ-FM | |
| Upper Valley Humane Society Radiothon | |
| Television | |
| MERIT | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| WMUR: Sixty Years…and Counting | |
| FIRST | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| NH Chronicle: Christmas at the Rocking Horse Studio | |
| Best Station Promotion | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| New Hampshire Public Radio | |
| Word of Mouth Love Song | |
| FIRST | |
| WHDQ-FM | |
| Valentine’s Day Bailout | |
| Television | |
| MERIT | |
| WBIN-TV | |
| Cash for the Holidays | |
| FIRST | |
| New Hampshire Public Television | |
| Home-Katie Lessard | |
| Public Service Announcement | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| WGAM-AM | |
| Jordan’s Walk for Wishes | |
| FIRST | |
| WLNH-FM | |
| The Circle Program | |
| Television | |
| MERIT | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| An Evening Of Inspiration | |
| FIRST | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| Play Ball For CHaD | |
| Public Service Campaign of the Year | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| WOKQ-FM, WPKQ-FM, WSHK-FM & WSAK-FM | |
| Dover Youth to Youth | |
| FIRST | |
| WHEB-FM & WGIR-FM | |
| The Morning Buzz Lend A Helping Can 2013 | |
|
Television |
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| FIRST | |
| WMUR-TV | |
| New Hampshire Tackles Hunger | |
| “Above and Beyond” Award | |
| Chris Verdi | |
| Chief Engineer | |
| Great Eastern Radio | |
| Station of the Year | |
| Radio | |
| MERIT | |
| WHDQ-FM | |
| FIRST | |
| WZID-FM | |
| Television | |
| MERIT | |
| New Hampshire Public Television | |
| FIRST | |
| WMUR-TV | |