Detroit, MI – For the 10th consecutive year, 103.9fm WLEN has won the 2023 Michigan Association of Broadcasters Station of the Year Award for Market 3. The announcement was made during the MAB Broadcasters Excellence Awards event at the Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit on Saturday night. MAB member stations across the state submit entries for several categories that were judged by others in the industry across the country. Here is the list of ‘Best’ and ‘Merit’ awards won by WLEN:
Commercial Radio Market 3 Category Winners
BREAKING NEWS STORY
BEST
WLEN-FM
K&B CRASH AND VIGIL
CREDITS: IAN WENDT
MERIT
WLEN-FM
ADDISON SCHOOL RESIGNATION
CREDITS: IAN WENDT
FEATURE PROGRAMMING
BEST
WLEN-FM
PHONE CALLS TO SANTA
CREDITS: PETER STEWART, JOE JOHNS, STEVE BARKWAY
MERIT
WLEN-FM
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION – JILLIAN MOLNAR
CREDITS: DALE GAERTNER
FEATURE/USE OF MEDIUM
BEST
WLEN-FM
FALLEN OFFICERS MEMORIAL
CREDITS: IAN WENDT
MERIT
WLEN-FM
‘MAYOR OF CLAYTON’ MOVES TO ADRIAN
CREDITS: IAN WENDT
INVESTIGATIVE STORY
BEST
WLEN-FM
ADRIAN GAS SMELL
CREDITS: IAN WENDT
MERIT
WLEN-FM
PROMEDICA ER WAIT TIMES
CREDITS: IAN WENDT
MARKETING MATERIALS & PROMOS
BEST
WLEN-FM
HARD BOILED HOLIDAY
CREDITS: WLEN CREW, JOE JOHNS
MERIT
WLEN-FM
THANK A VET 2023
CREDITS: WLEN CREW
MINI-DOCUMENTARY OR SERIES
MERIT
WLEN-FM
WHISTLEBLOWER SERIES
CREDITS: STEVE BARKWAY
MORNING SHOW BROADCAST PERSONALITY OR TEAM
BEST
WLEN-HD2
THE CAVE DWELLERS – INSIDE THE CAVE
CREDITS: IAN WENDT, JOHN KOEHN, JOHN ROBERTS, JEFF BOWMAN
MERIT
WLEN-FM
MORNINGS WITH DALE & TIM
CREDITS: DALE GAERTNER, TIM AMBROSE
PLAY-BY-PLAY SPORTS
BEST
WLEN-FM
IAN WENDT & CALVIN KEYES PLAY-BY-PLAY
CREDITS: IAN WENDT, CALVIN KEYES
MERIT
WLEN-FM
JOHN KOEHN PLAY-BY-PLAY
CREDITS: JOHN KOEHN
SPECIAL SHOW BROADCAST PERSONALITY OR TEAM
BEST
WLEN-FM
PHONE CALLS TO SANTA
CREDITS: PETER STEWART, JOE JOHNS, STEVE BARKWAY
MERIT
WLEN-FM
WAGGING WEDNESDAY
CREDITS: JOE JOHNS, SASHA WILKERSON
SPORTS
BEST
WLEN-FM
JOHN KOEHN – 50 YEARS OF ADRIAN MAPLES FOOTBALL
CREDITS: JOHN KOEHN, IAN WENDT
MERIT
WLEN-FM
STEVE ON THE STREET 2023
CREDITS: STEVE BARKWAY
USE OF NEW MEDIA (ALL ENCOMPASSING)
BEST
WLEN-FM
WLEN USE OF NEW MEDIA 2023
CREDITS: WLEN CREW
USE OF NEW MEDIA (SINGLE PROJECT)
BEST
WLEN-FM
CLASSROOM MAKEOVER
CREDITS: WLEN CREW
MERIT
WLEN-FM
ADRIAN HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING
CREDITS: IAN WENDT
COMMERCIAL
MERIT
WLEN-FM
TILTON & SONS – FAMILY
CREDITS: JOE JOHNS
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
BEST
WLEN-FM
WLEN REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 2023
CREDITS: WLEN CREW
CONTINUING COVERAGE
BEST
WLEN-FM
DEE WARNER
CREDITS: IAN WENDT
MERIT
WLEN-FM
CHRISTOPHER DICKERSON TRIAL
CREDITS: IAN WENDT
NEWSCAST
BEST
WLEN-FM
PETER STEWART – 6PM NEWS
CREDITS: PETER STEWART
MERIT
WLEN-FM
DALE GAERTNER – 8AM NEWS
CREDITS: DALE GAERTNER
REGULARLY SCHEDULED BROADCAST PERSONALITY OR TEAM
MERIT
WLEN-FM
JOE JOHNS WLEN MID-DAY HOST
CREDITS: JOE JOHNS
The ‘Best’ award by 96.5fm WLEN-HD2 The Cave was the first for the Lenawee County based sports station. Here are the communities that are considered Market 3 in Michigan: Adrian, Cadillac, Jackson, Port Huron, & Traverse City.
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