WLEN Radio Wins 9th Consecutive Michigan Association of Broadcasters Station of the Year for Market 3

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Adrian, MI – 103.9fm WLEN has been named the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Station of the Year in Market 3 for 2022.

This is the ninth consecutive year that WLEN has been named the station of the year.

The winners of the 2022 Michigan Association of Broadcasters Stations of the Year for Radio and Television

General Manager Julie Koehn has led the station to numerous nominations as the Michigan Station of the Year. She also has notched multiple wins as the National Station of the Year, being selected by the National Association of Broadcasters.

Left to right: Ian Wendt (WLEN News Director), Brandi Johns, Joe Johns (WLEN Production Director and on-air host of the Jo-Jo Show), and Steve Barkway (retired WLEN Morning Show Co-host and Sports Director)

WLEN has taken home the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Station of the Year award for Market 3 fifteen total times since 2002. The Lenawee County station based in Adrian, Michigan has taken home the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Station of the Year award in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and now 2022. Market 3 includes Michigan radio stations in Adrian, Jackson, Cadillac, Port Huron, Hillsdale, and Traverse City.

WLEN Radio brought home 12 ‘Best’ Awards and 10 ‘Merit’ Awards for 2022. The following categories received a ‘Best’ Award: Breaking News, Feature Program, Feature/Use of Medium, Investigative Story, Marketing Materials/Promotions, Mini-Documentary, Sports Play-by-Play, Special Show, Sports Cast, New Media-Single Use, Newscast, and Community Involvement.

The following categories received ‘Merit’ awards: Feature Program, Feature/Use of Medium, Investigative Story, Mini-Documentary, Morning Show, Sports Cast, New Media-Single Use, New Media-All Encompassing, Continuing Coverage, and Newscast.

To view each submission for the categories listed above, click here: https://www.michiganmedia.com/broadcast-excellence-awards/

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