RTNDA Awards Dinner 2008

Entire WATD News Dept	WATD Sports Dept
WATD Web Dept

WATD named Tower Site of the Week on FYBUSH.com!

National Awards

Since 1991 WATD has earned eleven national Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television News Directors Association (RTNDA).

Writing - Ed Perry Compilation 2004
Feature Reporting - The $10 Million Dollar Yard Sale 2004
Breaking News - Escaped Prisoner in Duxbury 2003
News Writing - 2003
Overall Excellence-2002
News Feature - The Possible Dreams Auction 2001
News Writing- 2000
Sports Feature - An Evening at the Fleet Center 2000
News Writing- 1999
Overall Excellence- 1999
Continuing Coverage - The Search for Melissa Benoit 1991

Regional RTNDA Awards

During the past decade, WATD has been honored with forty five awards in the RTNDA District 10 (New England) regional competition. These RTNDA awards include:

Overall Excellence - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Best Newscast - 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Spot News Coverage - 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
Sports Reporting - 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Continuing Coverage - 1991, 2000, 2002, 2004
Best Documentary - 1993, 1998
News Feature - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
News Writing - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Use of Sound - 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007
News Series - 2001
Best Station Website - 2002, 2004, 2007
Feature Reporting - 2005, 2006
Investigative Reporting - 2005

2006 RTNDA Awards

* Overall Excelence
* Spot News
* Newscast: The Mid-day report with Christine James

2007 RTNDA Awards

* Best Newscast: The WATD Midday Report with Christine James
* Spot News Coverage: The Search For Sam
* Hard News Feature: The Great Plymouth Mail Robbery
* Sports Reporting: The Monster Shark Tournament
* Use of Sound: July 4th in Duxbury
* Best Website: 959watd.com
* AND…Overall Excellence

Massachusetts/Rhode Island Associated Press Awards

2008

* Best Website: www.959WATD.com
* Documentary: Railroads By The Sea: The Greenbush Line
* Sports Program: Boston Marathon Spotlight
* Sports Play-By-Play: High School Superbowl
* Newscast: Mid-Day Report With Christine James

2007

2006

* News Station of the Year
* Public Affairs
* Sports Program
* Feature Reporting

2005
News Station of the Year - WATD
Enterprise Reporting - $250,000 Secret Settlement
Breaking News - A Hole in the Ice
Special Events - Democratic National Convention
Feature Reporting - Las Vegas Surprise
Newscast - WATD Mid-Day Report with Christine James
Sports Play-by-Play - Thanksgiving Football
Sports Program - Red Sox Finally Win It!
Use of Sound - The Troops Come Home

2004
Associated Press News Station of the Year
Continuing Coverage 1st Place - The Silverlake Graduation Ban
Best Newscast - The Midday Report with Christine James
Sports Play By Play - Duxbury Football Playoffs
Sports Program- The Monster Shark Tournment
Use of Sound- The Plymouth Parade
Breaking News-1st place - The Toxic Train

2003
Associated Press News Station of the Year
Sports Play-by-Play -Thanksgiving Football
Sports Program- 1st place Baseball Strike
Use of Sound- 1st place Dog Day on Duxbury Beach, The Plymouth Parade
Radio Long Format Newscast-1st place
Enterprise Reporting- 1st place President's Week Series
Breaking News-1st place Escaped Prisoner

2002
Associated Press News Station of the Year
Continuing Coverage - South Shore Serial Murders
Special Events - September 11th Coverage
Feature Reporting - St. Patrick's Day in Scituate
Best Newscast - Christine James
Sports Play-by-Play - The Whitman Hanson Superbowl Game

WATD's 2002 News Team Accepts the Award for
News Station of the Year

WATD's Sports Crew Accepts the Award for Best Play-by-Play! Bill Wilhelm, Arthur Boyle, Don Gibson & Bill Rossi

Best News Website in New England for Small Market Radio-2002 Webmasters' Mariel Reed and Pam Snell and GM Ed Perry hold the RTNDA award

2001
Spot News Coverage - The Hanover Shooting
Best Newscast - Christine James
News Feature - The Song of the Sewer
Use of Sound - Thanksgiving Parade in Plymouth
Sports Program - Bull Riding Competition

2000
Associated Press News Station of the Year
Continuing Coverage - The Search for Melissa
News Feature - Hilliary Clinton at Wellesley
Use of Sound - The Geese
Sports Program - Father's Day
Sports Play-by-Play - Rockland High School Basketball

Other AP Awards

From 1990 to 1999 WATD was named Associated Press News Station of the Year nine times. During that period WATD also received more than 40 other first place awards from the Associated Press.

Boston Air Awards

Spot News Coverage - Hanover Shooting 2001
Spot News Coverage - Tragedy in Pembroke 1999
Best Newscaster - Christine James 1999
Best Afternoon Drive- Cathy Dee 1998