RTDNA Awards (2011)

Radio Television Digital News Association
Category Length Title Contributors
Overall Excellence (57:55) 95.9 WATD FM, Marshfield WATD News Team
Breaking News Coverage (7:56) Marshfield Home Invasion Christine James, Ed Perry, Steven Dodrill, Katherine Perry
Continuing Coverage (12:46) Boater Goes Missing Off Marshfield Coast Steven Dodrill, Larry Nelson, Katherine Perry
Continuing Coverage (26:16) Tropical Storm Irene batters the South Shore Garo Hagopian, Steven Dodrill, Ed Perry, WATD News Team
Investigative Reporting   The story of con-man Arthur Roberts Ed Perry
Sports Reporting 1:58 Duxbury High School wins 2011 High School Superbowl – 12/5/11 Steven Dodrill
Feature Reporting (4:16) Ghosts at the Daniel Webster House Christine James, Rob Hakala
Feature Reporting (4:18) Vineyard Visit for Obama Ed Perry
Feature Reporting   Balladeers at Beal House Katherine Perry
Hard News (3:47) A Battle with Drug Addiction Steven Dodrill
Hard News (4:33) Burials at sea Katherine Perry
Use of Sound (6:16) News Reporter wins smash and crash Demolition Derby Steven Dodrill, Larry Nelson
Use of Sound (9:27) Fourth of July Parades – July 4, 2011 Ed Perry, Steven Dodrill
Best Newscast (17:56) November 11th – WATD Mid-day Report Christine James, WATD News Team
Investigative Reporting (6:14) 100 Year Old Norwell Murder Christine James, Rob Hakala, Lisa Azizian
News Series (15:38) Remarkable Residents of Plymouth County Dave Skill, Rob Hakala
Writing   Ed and Katherine Perry Compilation Ed Perry, Katherine Perry Compilation

About WATD-FM, Marshfield

Steven Dodrill is a member of the WATD news team as a full-time news reporter and weekend anchor while assuming the duties of Manager of Web and News Services. The 25 year-old Franklin Pierce University graduate adds a blend of new media to the traditional news for WATD listeners over the airwaves, and for the readers on the web. Dodrill has a vast amount of experience in on-air and online platforms. "Follow" him on Twitter At Franklin Pierce, Steven worked to introduce new forms of media like YouTube, and Twitter to the Franklin Pierce community.  Steven graduated Cum Laude and with honors in Mass Communication from Franklin Pierce University in May of 2009. Steven focused his education and experience in New Hampshire around sports broadcasting, digital media, broadcast journalism, news, media production, and political reporting. "Like" him on Facebook Dodrill also interned with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League during the summer of 2007, and most recently in the spring of 2009 he completed an internship in the newsroom at WMUR-TV in Manchester, NH.