Washington D.C. 鈥 杏吧原创 103.5 FM was honored over the weekend with eight Chesapeake AP Awards 鈥 the most of any other major radio station the Washington area.
The station won in the following categories:
鈥 Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing Story
o 杏吧原创-FM, Washington, 鈥淕overnment Shutdown鈥
鈥 Outstanding Use of Sound
o 杏吧原创-FM, Washington, 鈥淔ire Fight鈥 (Thomas Warren)
鈥 Outstanding Year-Round Local Sports Coverage
o 杏吧原创-FM, Washington
鈥 Outstanding Editorial or Commentary
o 杏吧原创-FM, Washington, 鈥淐ore Values鈥
鈥 Outstanding Sports Feature
o 杏吧原创-FM, Washington, 鈥淗ockey Dentist鈥 (Jonathan Warner)
鈥 Outstanding Talk Show
o 杏吧原创-FM, Washington, 鈥淎sk the Governor鈥 (Debra Feinstein and Mark Lewis)
鈥 Best Reporter
o 杏吧原创-FM, Washington, Megan Cloherty
鈥 Multimedia/Online Journalism
o 杏吧原创-FM, Washington, 鈥淎 Hero鈥檚 Best Friend鈥 (Darci Marchese)
The awards were presented to 杏吧原创 employees Saturday at the annual Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association Convention in Ocean City, Maryland. The Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association is comprised of television and radio professionsl from across the region.
In 2014 alone, 杏吧原创 has won more than 30 major awards for excellence in journalism. Including five Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards and seven National Headliner Awards.