The Prestige Awards is sponsored annually by the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters to recognize outstanding achievements by Louisiana radio and television broadcasters. This competition was established to encourage the highest standards of reporting, community service and production creativity.

The 2023 Prestige Awards was held Friday, March 24th, 2023 at the Marriott in Baton Rouge, LA.

Entries closed Friday, January 27th, 2023. Registration to attend closed Friday, March 20th.

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Award Markets

Television	Large market	Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans/Metairie, Shreveport/Bossier City
	Small market	All others
Radio	Large market	Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans/Metairie, Shreveport/Bossier City
	Small market	All others

2023 Prestige Award Recipients

Hall of Fame Charles Chatelain, Delta Media Carencro, LA Irene Robinson, KWCL-FM Oak Grove, LA Maria Placer, KLFY-TV Lafayette, LA Paul Gates, WAFB-TV Baton Rouge, LA	Gerry May, KTBS-TV Shreveport, LA Kim Holden, WVUE-TV New Orleans, LA Mike Grimsley, Townsquare Media Lafayette, LA
Lifetime Achievement – Radio Larry Ryan, KLKL-FM Shreveport, LA	Lifetime Achievement – Television Heath Allen, WDSU-TV New Orleans, LA André Moreau, WLPB-TV Baton Rouge, LA
Young Professional of the Year-Radio Brittany Rose, WTGE-FM Baton Rouge, LA	Young Professional of the Year-TV Liz Koh, WAFB-TV Baton Rouge, LA
Broadcast Engineer of the Year – Radio Ben Bickham, Northshore Media Group Hammond, LA	Broadcast Engineer of the Year – TV Don Fontenot, KLFY-TV Lafayette, LA
Student Broadcaster of the Year – Radio Jaelynn Knox, KGRM-FM Grambling State University Grambling, LA	Student Broadcaster of the Year – Television Taylor Nettle, The Southeastern Channel Hammond, LA
Broadcaster of the Year Rocky Daboval, WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge, LA	Best Podcast – Radio WEMX-FM Baton Rouge, LA – Large market
Best Use of Digital Media –Television KTVE-TV, West Monroe, LA – Small market WGNO-TV, New Orleans, LA – Large market	Best Use of Digital Media – Radio WNXX-FM, Baton Rouge, LA – Large market WWOZ-FM, New Orleans, LA – Large market
Election Coverage – Television KPLC-TV, Lake Charles, LA – Small market WDSU-TV, New Orleans, LA – Large market	Election Coverage – Radio KSYL-FM, Alexandria, LA – Small market WBRP-FM, Baton Rouge, LA – Large market
Best Morning Show-Television KNOE-TV, Monroe, LA – Small market WAFB-TV, Baton Rouge, LA – Large market	Best Morning Show – Radio KRRV-FM, Alexandria, LA – Small market KRVE-FM, Baton Rouge, LA – Large market
Best Newscast – Television KTVE-TV, West Monroe, LA – Small market KPLC-TV, Lake Charles, LA – Small market WDSU-TV, New Orleans, LA – Large market	Best Interview – Radio KZMZ-FM, Alexandria, LA – Small market WNXX-FM, Baton Rouge, LA – Large market
Best Series or Documentary – Television KNOE-TV, Monroe, LA – Small market WAFB-TV, Baton Rouge, LA – Large market KTBS-TV, Shreveport, LA – Large market	Best Live On-Site Remote – Radio WTGE-FM, Baton Rouge, LA – Large market
Best Sports Show – Television KALB-TV, Alexandria, LA – Small market WDSU-TV, New Orleans, LA – Large market	Best Sports Show – Radio KMLB-FM, Monroe, LA – Small market WNXX-FM, Baton Rouge, LA – Large market
Best Weathercast – Television KARD-TV, West Monroe, LA – Small market WGNO-TV, New Orleans, LA – Large market	Best Personality/Team – Radio KRRV-FM, Alexandria, LA – Small market WDGL-FM, Baton Rouge, LA – Large market
Breaking News – Television KPLC-TV, Lake Charles, LA – Small market WWL-TV, New Orleans, LA – Large Market WDSU-TV,             New Orleans, LA – Large Market
Community Service – Radio KQID-FM, Alexandria, LA – Small market WYLD-FM, New Orleans, LA – Large market	Community Service – Television KTVE-TV, West Monroe, LA – Small market WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, LA – Large market KTAL-TV, Shreveport, LA – Large market
Promotion of the Year – Radio KRVE-FM, Baton Rouge, LA – Large market	Promotion of the Year-Television KPLC-TV, Lake Charles, LA – Small market WDSU-TV, New Orleans, LA – Large market KTAL-TV, Shreveport, LA – Large market
Investigative Report – Television KALB-TV, Alexandria, LA – Small market WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, LA – Large market	Multimedia Journalist of the Year – Television Jade Moreau, KPLC-TV, Lake Charles, LA – Small market Stacey Cameron, KSLA-TV, Shreveport, LA – Large market
Uniquely Louisiana – Radio KFXZ-FM, Carencro, LA – Large market	Uniquely Louisiana – Television KPLC-TV, Lake Charles, LA – Small market KLFY-TV, Lafayette, LA – Large market
Reporter of the Year – Television Andrea Robinson, KPLC-TV, Lake Charles, LA – Small market	Reporter of the Year – Television Lebron “LBJ” Joseph, WGNO-TV, New Orleans, LA – Large market
Station of the Year – Radio KVPI-AM, Ville Platte, LA – Small market WTGE-FM, Baton Rouge, LA – Large market	Station of the Year – Television KPLC-TV, Lake Charles, LA – Small market WAFB-TV, Baton Rouge, LA – Large market
LAB Broadcast Scholarship Recipients Birdie O’Connell Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA	Nicholas Martin University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA

2023 Categories and Criteria

View our Categories and Criteria booklet for complete details on eligibility, category details, entry instructions and more. Entries CLOSED Friday, January 27th, 2023.

Stations may only enter one entry per category with the exception of Student Broadcaster of the Year (schools may submit more than one entry/nominee). There is no entry fee and no limit to the number of categories a station can enter.

2023 Prestige Award Entry Guidelines

ENTRY DEADLINE

Entries must be submitted electronically through the RockOurAwards.com website no later than 5:00pm on Friday, January 27th, 2023.

ELIGIBILITY
The Prestige Awards is open to LAB member stations which have a primary audience in Louisiana.
Entries must have been produced and broadcasted during the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. Entries must be totally created and produced by the station. Material produced with outside advertising or production agency assistance is not eligible. Entries are limited to one per station in each of the categories EXCEPT Student Broadcaster of the Year. An entry can only be entered in one category.

LAB Member stations must be in good standing and have paid their 2022 dues.
All entries must have :30 second video with sound for the award presentation. If your submission doesn’t have this, your submission will be disqualified.

ENTRY FEE
There is no entry fee to participate in this contest.

LIABILITY
If it is determined an entry is not fully locally produced and/or is entered with false documentation, the station and ownership of that station will not be permitted to submit for that award for a period of two years.
As in any contest, conflicts may arise. Issues involving judging of entries will be resolved by the judges; their
decisions will be final. Issues involving interpretation of the rules and procedures of the LAB Prestige Awards will be settled by the Executive Staff of the LAB and, if deemed necessary by the Executive Staff, in consultation with the LAB Awards Committee. Their decisions will be final.

JUDGING
To insure objectivity, judging is conducted by a panel of broadcast experts from outside the state of Louisiana. They will evaluate all entries based on the criteria listed in the “Awards Categories” sections on the following pages. There will be one winner in each category. If the judges think an entry was submitted in the wrong category, they may move it to the proper category. The decision of the judges will be final.

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2022 Prestige Awards

The 2022 Prestige Awards took place on March 17th, 2022 at the Renaissance Hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Thank you to all who entered and congratulations to all of our winners, keep making Louisiana proud!

2022 Virtual Prestige Awards Presentation

The 2021 Prestige Awards premiered as a live virtual event on our YouTube Channel on March 18, 2021 at 12 p.m. CT.

You can watch the whole show in the video embedded below.