Outstanding Achievement Awards
The 2017 Outstanding Achievement Awards have been judged, and the results are here. Congratulations to this year's winners, and THANK YOU to everyone who entered. Oklahoma broadcasters continue to set high standards for our industry.
Awards will be presented at the annual Awards Banquet on Friday, April 20, at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa. Registration information for the awards banquet and the upcoming OAB Convention will be mailed on February 16.
Best of Show was determined by number of awards and individual scores for each award.
2017 OAA: Television Division
| Evening Newscast | KWTV | News 9 at 5pm |
| Morning News | KOCO | KOCO 5 Morning News |
| Weathercast | KOCO | First Alert Forecast |
| Sportscast | KOKI | Sports with Nathan Thompson |
| Investigative Reporting | KOKH | Wyrick Supreme Court Investigation |
| Spot News | KOTV | Betty Shelby Trial Verdict |
| Spot Weather | KWTV | Severe Winds Flip Trucks, Damages Metro Homes |
| General News | KFOR | Diagnosis: Deception |
| News Topicals & TSRs | KTUL | Backyard Chickens |
| Feature—Series | KFOR | The Girl Scout Murders: 40 Years Later |
| Feature—Single | OETA | Paul Moore—Monument Man |
| Franchise Reporting | KFOR | Pay It Forward: Making a Difference in the Community |
| Photography—Feature | KOCO | Community Cemetery Project |
| Photography—Spot | KWTV | Deadly Tornado Hits Elk City |
| General Image Promotion | KRSU | Cherokee Artists |
| News Image Promotion | KWTV | On the Scene, On the Story |
| Weather Image Promotion | KWTV | Can’t Fake It |
| Sports Image Promotion | KWTV | Sports Betting |
| Long-Form Programming—General | KWTV | Oklahoma At Work: Economic Uncertainty |
| Long-Form Programming—Sports | KOKI | FOX23’s Countdown to Kickoff: Big 12 Championship Pregame Show |
| Website | KFOR | KFOR.com |
| Graphics | KFOR | KFOR News Animations |
2017 OAA: Non-metro Radio Division
| Newscast | KICM | November 20 Newscast |
| Sportscast | KECO | Sportscast |
| Play By Play | KXLS | Kremlin-Hillsdale Upsets Lomega For Class B Gold Ball |
| Spot Weather | KWOX | Ice Storm Coverage |
| Feature | KNED | Rainbow Temple |
| Commercial Announcement | 1st: KTFX 2nd: KICM 3rd: KOSB | Mr. Glass: The Shower Fitz U Designs: Movie Trailer Vance Auto: 'Twas The Day Before Bedlam |
| Website | KWON/KYFM/ KRIG/KPGM | Bartlesvilleradio.com |
| General Image Promotion | KEOK | Social Media Promo |
| News/Weather/Sports Image | KYKC | Streaming |
| Station Event Promotion | KOFM | Make A Wish Fundraiser 2017 |
| Special Programming | KOSB | Interview With Witness of Las Vegas Mass Shooting |
2017 OAA: Metro Radio Division
| Newscast | KRMG | Morning News with Dan Potter |
| General News | KGOU | As Cities Remove Confederate Monuments, Cherokees Grapple With Civil War Past |
| Feature–Single | KGOU | For Families Who Have Kids with Special Needs, Interactions With Law Enforcement |
| Feature–Series | KWGS | The State of Journalism |
| Website | KRMG | KRMG.com |
| General Image Promotion | KFAQ/KHTT/ KBEZ/KVOO/KXBL | Talk Radio 1170 Makes Your Smart Speaker Smarter |
| Station Event Promotion | KJYO | Darci Lynne Homecoming Show |
| Special Programming | KWGS | Race Relations and Policing in Tulsa: Where Should We Go From Here? |
Community Service Awards
Radio Division
| KICM | Ardmore |
| KWON | Bartlesville |
| KWCO | Chickasha |
| KOFM | Enid |
| KNID | Enid |
| KJYO | Oklahoma City |
| KXXY | Oklahoma City |
| KZTH/KJTH/KLVV | Ponca City/OKC |
| KJSR | Tulsa |
| KRAV | Tulsa |
| KRMG | Tulsa |
| KWEN | Tulsa |
| KWOX | Woodward |
Television Division
| KWTV | Oklahoma City |
| KJRH | Tulsa |
| KOKI/KMYT | Tulsa |
| KOTV | Tulsa |
A recognition trophy will be sent to the winning stations.