Outstanding Achievement Awards Results
The 2018 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 5, 2019, at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City. Registration information for the awards banquet and the upcoming OAB Convention will be mailed on February 8.
Best of Show was determined by number of awards and individual scores for each award.
2018 Achievement Awards: Television Division
| Evening Newscast | KOCO | KOCO 5 News at 6pm |
| Morning News | KOCO | KOCO 5 Morning News |
| Weathercast | KOCO | First Alert Forecast |
| Sportscast | KOKI | Sports with Nathan Thompson |
| Investigative Reporting | KWTV | 9 Investigates: University of Oklahoma Overspending |
| Spot News | KOTV | Branson Duck Boat Tragedy |
| Spot Weather | KOTV | Triple Tornadoes |
| General News | KFOR | Behind the Bandage |
| News Topicals & TSRs | KFOR | Sundown Towns |
| Feature—Series | KOKI | Billy's Angel |
| Feature—Single | KFOR | Oske's Fight |
| Franchise Reporting | KOTV | Food For Kids |
| Photography—Feature | KWTV | Oklahoma Wildfire Heroes |
| Photography—Spot | KWTV | Western Oklahoma Wildfires |
| General Image Promotion | KOKH | Malcolm Tubbs Is Everywhere |
| News Image Promotion | KOKH | Good Day OK: Personalities |
| Weather Image Promotion | KFOR | 70 Years of Weather |
| Sports Image Promotion | KWTV | Heisman Special |
| Long-Form Programming—General | OETA | Back In Time: Talking Leaves |
| Long-Form Programming—Sports | KOCO | Chronicle: 10 Years of Thunder |
| Website | KSWO | KSWO.com |
| Graphics | KOCO | Graphic Design 2018 |
2018 Achievement Awards: Non-Metro Radio Division
| Newscast | KWEY | 5PM News on Coyote Country |
| Sportscast | KECO | The Skinny on Sports Report |
| Play By Play | KSPI | See You In Collinsville |
| Spot Weather | KWON | November 30 Storms |
| Feature–Single | KGWA | My Nickle's Worth: The Shadow Knows |
Commercial Announcement | 1st: KTLQ 2nd: KKBS 3rd: KECO | Greg's Septic Pumping: Beverly Hillbillies Texas Inkslingers Tattoo: Red River Rivalry Penny News: Forrest Gump |
| Website | KPNC | PoncaCityNow.com |
| General Image Promotion | KICM | Turkey Hunt |
| News/Weather/Sports Image | KRIG | Dewey-Nowata Hooper Trophy: In Honor of Adam Hooper |
| Station Event Promotion | KWON | Green Country Christmas |
| Special Programming TIE | KOSB KECO | The High School Football Preview Show A Christmas Carol, Act III |
2018 Achievement Awards: Metro Radio Division
| Newscast | KRMG | Morning News at 7am |
| General News | KGOU | Norman City Council Checks Out Plastic Bag Fee |
| Feature–Single | KWGS | Cherokee Nation Agreement Creates First Tribal Conservation Area for Endangered Beetle |
| Feature–Series | KGOU | How Curious |
| Website | KRMG | KRMG.com |
| General Image Promotion | KVOO | Garth Live! |
| Station Event Promotion | KVOO | Jingle Jam 2018 |
Community Service Awards
Radio Division
| KICM | Ardmore |
| KWON | Bartlesville |
| KNID | Enid |
| KJYO | Oklahoma City |
| KOKC | Oklahoma City |
| KXXY | Oklahoma City |
| KJTH/KLVV | Ponca City/OKC |
| KJSR | Tulsa |
| KRAV | Tulsa |
| KRMG | Tulsa |
| KWEN | Tulsa |
Television Division
| KWTV | Oklahoma City |
| KOKH | Oklahoma City |
| KJRH | Tulsa |
| KOKI | Tulsa |
| KOTV | Tulsa |
A recognition trophy will be sent to the winning stations.