WDIV-TV Local 4 has once again received the honor of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters’ Station of the Year.
In its seventh consecutive year of earning the proud title, the station won for broadcasting excellence in 17 categories from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters: 14 best and 12 merit awards for Market 1.
“The people of WDIV-Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit produce powerful content in news, community affairs, digital, and marketing," said Vice President and General Manager Marla Drutz. "I couldn’t be prouder to work alongside this team, especially in this challenging year when local news has been so important to our community.”
Best
- Newscast: Local 4 News at 11 p.m.
- News Anchor: Kimberly Gill
- News Reporter: Shawn Ley
- Photojournalist: Alex Atwell
- Community Involvement: WDIV community involvement
- Feature/Use of Medium: COVID Families
- Marketing Materials & Promos: Change Makers
- Mini Doc/Series: Unsolved Mystery: JoAnn Mahtouk Romain
- News Special: Education 4 All News Special
- Special Interest Programming: Fulfilling the Dream
- Breaking News Story: Racial Injustice Protest
- Continuing Coverage: Continuing coverage of Detroit protests
- Investigative Story: River Contamination
- Sports: Local 4 Sports
Merit
- Newscast: Local 4 News at 5 p.m.
- News Anchor: Devin Scillian
- News Reporter: Nick Monacelli
- Photojournalist: Ferlon Webster
- Marketing Materials & Promos: Decision 2020 Beliefs
- Use of New Media (All-Encompassing): WDIV ClickOnDetroit
- News Special: Covid-19 Townhall
- Special Interest Programming: Defending the Environment
- Breaking News Story: Devastating Floods
- Investigative Story: Toxic Freeway Ooze
- Sports: Big 10 Football is Back
- Weather: Thunderstorm Threat
The Broadcast Excellence Awards recognize outstanding achievement in broadcasting by Michigan radio and television stations each year. The 2020 awards were announced online this week by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.