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 2020 Prestige Awards was held at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10th at the L’Auberge Hotel and Casino in Baton Rouge, LA.
2020 Award Entry Guidelines
ELIGIBILITY
The Prestige Awards is open to LAB member stations which have a primary audience in Louisiana.
Entries must have been produced and broadcast during the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. 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. An entry can only be entered in one category.
LAB Member stations must be in good standing and have paid their 2020 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.
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 |
Take a look at the 2020 Annual Prestige Awards below
2020 Prestige Award Recipients
| Hall of Fame – Television Donna Britt, WAFB-TVNancy Parker Boyd, WVUE-TV | Hall of Fame – Radio George Foster, Jr. Guaranty MediaIvy Robinson, KWCL-FM |
| Student Broadcaster of the Year –Television Chris Rosato, The Southeastern Channel Hammond, La. | Lifetime Achievement – Radio Greg Vigne “Papa Smurf”, KMEZ-FM New Orleans, La. |
| Lifetime Achievement – Television Jay Grymes, WAFB-TVBaton Rouge, La. | Broadcaster of the Year Beth Courtney, WLPB-TV Baton Rouge, La. |
| Young Professional of the Year – Radio Matt Moscona, WNXX-FM Baton Rouge | Best Podcast – Radio WNXX-FM Baton Rouge, La-lg mkt |
| Young Professional of the Year –Television Lauren Westbrook, WAFB-TV Baton Rouge | Best Use of Digital Media –Television KPLC-TV Lake Charles, La.-small mktWDSU-TV New Orleans, La.-lg mkt |
| Broadcast Engineer of the Year Sidney Folse, WAFB-TVBaton Rouge, La. | Best Use of Digital Media – Radio KPEL-FM Lafayette, La.-lg mkt |
| Student Broadcaster of the Year – Radio Louis Prejean, KLWB-FM Carencro, La. | Election Coverage – Television KTVE/KARD-TV Monroe, La.-small mktWVLA-TV Baton Rouge, La.-lg mkt |
| Election Coverage – Radio WBRP-FM Baton Rouge, La.-lg mkt | Best Morning Show – Television KALB-TV Alexandria, La-small mktWVUE-TV New Orleans, La.- lg mkt |
| Community Service – Radio KPCH-FM Ruston, La.-small mkt KQXL-FM Baton Rouge, La.- lg mkt | Best Morning Show – Radio KRVE-FM Baton Rouge, La.-lg mkt |
| Community Service – Television KPLC-TV Lake Charles, La.-small mktWBRZ-TV Baton Rouge, LA-lg mkt | Best Newscast – Television KTVE-TV West Monroe, La.-small mktWDSU-TV New Orleans, La- lg mkt |
| Promotion of the Year – Radio KYMK-FM Carencro, La-lg mkt | Best Interview – Radio KPCH-FM Ruston, La.-small mktWRQQ-FM Baton Rouge, La.-lg mkt |
| Promotion of the Year – Television KADN-TV-Lafayette, LA- lg mkt | Best Series or Documentary – Television KPLC-TV Lake Charles, La.-small mkt KATC-TV Lafayette, La.-lg mkt |
| Investigative Report – Television KALB-TV Alexandria, La.-small mktKATC-TV Lafayette, La.-lg mkt | Best Live On-Site Remote – Radio WWOZ-FM New Orleans, La.-lg mkt |
| Multimedia Journalist of the Year – Television Faith King, KALB-TV Shreveport, La.-small mktKendria LaFleur, KATC-TV Lafayette, La-lg mkt | Best Live On-Site Remote – Radio WWOZ-FM New Orleans, La.-lg mkt |
| Uniquely Louisiana – Radio KVPI-FM Ville Platte, La-small mktWWOZ-FM New Orleans, La.-lg mkt | Best Sports Show – Television KNOE-TV Monroe, La.-small mktWBRZ-TV Baton Rouge, La.- lg mkt |
| Uniquely Louisiana – Television KPLC-TV-TV Lake Charles, La.-small mktWLPB-TV Baton Rouge, La.-lg mkt | Best Sports Show – Radio WNXX-FM Baton Rouge, La- small mkt |
| Best Weathercast – Television KALB-TV Alexandria, La.-small mktWAFB-TV Baton Rouge, La.-lg mkt | Reporter of the Year – Television KALB-TV Alexandria, La-small mktKSLA-TV Shreveport, La-lg mkt |
| Best Personality/Team – Radio KRRV-FM Alexandria, La.-small mktWDGL-FM Baton Rouge,La.- lg mkt | Station of the Year – Radio KXKZ-FM Ruston, La-small mkt KPEL-FM Lafayette, La.-lg mkt |
| Breaking News – Television KNOE-TV Monroe, La-small mkt KTBS-TV Shreveport,La.-lg mkt | Station of the Year – Television KPLC-TV Lake Charles, La. -small mktWAFB-TV Baton Rouge, La.-lg mkt |