2023 Outstanding Achievement Awards Results

The 2023 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.

Best of Show was determined by number of awards and individual scores for each award.

Awards will be presented at our Outstanding Achievements Awards Banquet at 7:00pm on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa.

Television Division

Best of Show

KFOR, Oklahoma City

Afternoon/Evening NewscastKOCO5 News at 5pm
Morning NewsKJRH2News Oklahoma Today
WeathercastKOKIMorning Weather with FOX 23’s Laura Mock
SportscastKOCO5 Sports at 10pm
Investigative ReportingKOKHState Leaders’ Questionable Use of Signal App
Spot NewsKFORDire Situation at Lake Overholser
Spot WeatherKFOR4WARN Storm Team Alert: Cole and Shawnee Tornadoes
General NewsKOTVOfficer Zarkeshan’s Story of Survival
News Topicals & TSRsKFORGlynn Simmons, The Wrong Man
Feature—SeriesOETABlack Frontier Towns
Feature—SingleKOTVThe History Made Her Stay
Franchise ReportingKOCOGet the Facts: Money Matters
Feature PhotographyKWTVAfrica: Among the Wild
Spot PhotographyKWTVLogan County Wildfires
General Image PromotionKOTVThe Reign of Terror
News Image PromotionKFORGlynn Simmons Exoneration: Looking Out 4 Justice
Weather Image PromotionKWTVNight of Tornadoes
Long-Form Programming—GeneralKWTVAfrica: Among the Wild
Long-Form Programming—SportsKXIIMax Blitz
WebsiteKFORKFOR.com
Civil Discourse and Social ChangeKFORThe Wrong Man

Non-Metro Radio Division

Best of Show

KECO, Elk City

NewscastKCLILocal News
SportscastKECOSkinny On Sports Report
Play by PlayKREFNorman High Opens Playoff with Kick Return for TD
Commercial Announcement1st: KECOJust Add Water: Joe
2nd: KEOKBarrett Spinal Care: Radio Works
WebsiteKWONBartlesvilleRadio.com
Station Image PromotionKOFMFeeding Families
Feature StoryKWONChristmas in the Ville
Station Event PromotionKTFXGeorge Strait Day: #straittomuskogee
Long Form ProgrammingKPNCThe Real Life Night of the Twisters: The Tragic Blackwell Tornado
Video Streaming Sports*Tie*
KREFMoore Football Comeback vs Norman
KECOElk City vs Weatherford
Video Streaming GeneralKDOEAntlers Homecoming Parade
Personality of the YearKOFMMy Country Mornings with Clepper and Kaylee

Metro Radio Division

Best of Show

KRMG, Tulsa

Feature StoryKGOUTrans Oklahomans Find Community Through Music
Amid Heightened Anti-Queer Rhetoric
in Legislature
General NewsKTOKGovernor’s Cockfighting Message
WebsiteKRXOTheFranchiseOK.com
Station Image PromotionKRMGFather’s Day Storm Coverage
Personality of the YearKWENCait & Bradley, K95.5 Mornings

2023 Community Service Awards

Radio Division

KPGMBartlesville
KRIGBartlesville
KWONBartlesville
KYFMBartlesville
KNIDEnid
KOFMEnid
KREFNorman
KWFFOklahoma City
KZTHOklahoma City
KJTHPonca City
KLVVPonca City
KJSRTulsa
KRAVTulsa
KRMGTulsa
KWENTulsa

Television Division

KFOROklahoma City
KOCOOklahoma City
KOKHOklahoma City
KWTVOklahoma City
KJRHTulsa
KMYTTulsa
KOKITulsa
KOTVTulsa