Detroit, MI – 103.9fm WLEN has won the 2024 Michigan Association of Broadcasters Station of the Year Award for Market 3 for the 11th consecutive year. 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 a list of ‘Best’ and ‘Merit’ Awards won by 103.9fm WLEN:
Breaking News Story
Merit: Officer Involved Shooting (Ian Wendt, Laura Rutkowski)
Best: Crash At Sutton & M-52 (Ian Wendt, Laura Rutkowski)
Continuing Coverage
Merit: Faster Horses (Ian Wendt)
Feature Programming
Merit: Phone Calls to Santa 2024 (Joe Johns, David Lupone)
Feature Story
Merit: Evans Street Corridor (Ian Wendt)
Best: Administrator Murphy Evaluation (Ian Wendt)
Investigative Story
Merit: Adrian Police – Flock Cameras (Ian Wendt)
Best: Adrian Water (Ian Wendt)
Mini-Documentary or Series
Merit: Sam Beauford (Ian Wendt)
Best: Maurice Spear Renovation (Ian Wendt)
OTT Content
Merit: NAACP Candidate Forum (Ian Wendt)
Best: Gregg Hardy Press Conference (Ian Wendt)
Play-By-Play Sports
Best: Adrian College Football (Ian Wendt)
Podcast Series
Best: Community Conversation (Dale Gaertner)
Special Show Broadcast Personality or Team
Merit: Phone Calls to Santa 2024 (Joe Johns, David Lupone)
Sports Feature or Series
Merit: Athlete Of The Week – Cassidy Hawken (Ian Wendt, Mark Comstock)
Best: Friday Night Scoreboard (Laura Rutkowski)
Sportscast
Merit: WLEN Sports 12-13-24 – Larry Hall
Best: WLEN Sports 11-6-24 – Dale Gaertner
Station Promos
Best: Thank-A-Vet 2024 Promo (Joe Johns)
Commercial
Merit: 2024 Digital Excellence (WLEN Crew)
Newscast
Best: Dale Gaertner 1-12-24 8AM Newscast
Merit: Ian Wendt 8-23-24 Noon Newscast
Community Involvement
Best: WLEN Report to the Community 2024 (WLEN Crew)