Prestige Awards

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


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!

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You can watch a recording of the 2022 Prestige Awards courtesy of KARD/KTVE-TV below


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.