Excellence in Broadcasting.
If Wildcat 91.9 attempted to list all its awards for the last five years, we would run out of Internet. Instead, we offer this snapshot. Here are the winners of the 2023 IBS awards.
KAB (Kansas Association of Broadcasters) Awards 2023
:60 Second or less Commercial-PSA or non-com donor announcement (audio)
Blake Crawford – Chili Crawl Promotion
Best episodic entertainment program (audio)
Dawson Wagner – K-State Today Event
Adolfo Blanco – Dungeons and Dragons: The Nat 1 Podcast – Heads Go Rollin’
Best Feature (audio)
Hannah Whetstone – The Farm Report with Hannah Whetstone
Dawson Wagner – K-State Ukrainian Student shares his hopes for the future of his home
Best Feature (visual)
Kate Kennedy – Fighting Food Insecurity One Meal at a Time
Best General News Story (audio)
Dawson Wagner – Manhattan sees over $11 million in storm damage
Best General News Story (video)
Dawson Wagner – Aggieville Employee Parking Problem
Landon Reinhardt – New EMS Station to Cut Response Time
Best Newscast (audio)
Hannah Whetstone – Feel Good News from the Farm
Dawson Wagner – Voter Registration and Ukraine Newscast
Best Newscast (visual)
Eden Brockman, Dawson Wagner, Andrew Shaw, Landon Platter, Brianna Palmer, Blake Crawford – Channel 8 News Spring 2023 – February 23, 2023
(honorable mention) Lina Sattarin, Claiborn Schmidt, Landon Reinhardt, Kate Kennedy – Channel 8 News Spring 2022, March 9, 2022
Best Podcast (audio)
Dawson Wagner – The Sands of Time – Speech Therapy
Best Podcast (visual)
Kolby Van Camp – Kolby Van Camp Wildcat Podcast
Best Social Media (audio)
Kansas State University Audio – Wildcat 91.9 Social Media
Kansas State University Audio – The Big 12 Championship
(honorable mention) Hannah Whetstone – Hannah Whetstone on Social Media
Best Social Media (visual)
Dawson Wagner – K-State’s Snowy 160th Birthday
Best Special Programming (audio)
(honorable mention) Lanie Henry and Hailey Case – Lanie and Hailey highlight the Grammys
Best special programming (visual)
Jacob Hall, Dawson Wagner, Blake Crawford, Landon Platter, Aaron Magill, Ryan Zielsdorf – MHK All-Day: 2022 Sports Special
Best Sportscast (audio)
Kolby Van Camp and Anthony Georges - Oklahoma State vs K-State Football Pre-Game Show
Best Sportscast (visual)
(honorable mention) Blake Crawford – Sports Update Feb. 23, 2023
Complete Sports Feature (audio)
Brody Zwiebel – K-State Esports feature
Complete Sports Feature (visual)
Jacob Hall – Opera Play-by-Play
Landon Reinhardt – Rowing with the K-State Crew
(honorable mention) Dawson Wagner – How does the Big-12 Championship Happen?
On-Air Personality (audio)
Lanie Henry and Hailey Case – The Lanie & Hailey Show
Kolby Van Camp – Training Camp with Kolby Van Camp
Dawson Wagner and Max Lansdowne – The Daily Wave Morning Show
On-Air Personality (visual)
(honorable mention) Dawson Wagner – Dawson Wagner – Channel 8 News
Public Affairs/Talk Show Program (audio)
Kolby Van Camp – Training Camp with Kolby Van Camp
Anthony Georges - Ad Astra Sports special interview with Will Howard & Ty Zentner
(honorable mention) Blake Crawford and Jon Grove – The Shake N Blake Show
Public Affairs/Talk Show Program (visual)
Eden Brockman and Dawson Wagner – Political Polarization in Kansas: Channel 8 News Special Report
Sports Color Commentator or Sideline Reporter (audio)
(honorable mention) Anthony Gorges and Kolby Van Camp – Big 12 Championship Color Commentary
Sports Play-by-Play (audio only)
Anthony Gorges – Play-by-Play K-State Football vs Texas
(honorable mention) Kolby Van Camp – Overtime of KU vs K-State Basketball Game
Station Promotion Announcement (audio)
Dawson Wagner – Can we just play some new music please
Station Website (audio)
Dawson Wagner, Kolby Van Camp, Brody Zwiebel – Wildcat 91.9 Website
Station Website (visual)
Brody Zwiebel – Wildcat Electronic Media: Channel 8 News
Blake Crawford – Chili Crawl Promotion
Best episodic entertainment program (audio)
Dawson Wagner – K-State Today Event
Adolfo Blanco – Dungeons and Dragons: The Nat 1 Podcast – Heads Go Rollin’
Best Feature (audio)
Hannah Whetstone – The Farm Report with Hannah Whetstone
Dawson Wagner – K-State Ukrainian Student shares his hopes for the future of his home
Best Feature (visual)
Kate Kennedy – Fighting Food Insecurity One Meal at a Time
Best General News Story (audio)
Dawson Wagner – Manhattan sees over $11 million in storm damage
Best General News Story (video)
Dawson Wagner – Aggieville Employee Parking Problem
Landon Reinhardt – New EMS Station to Cut Response Time
Best Newscast (audio)
Hannah Whetstone – Feel Good News from the Farm
Dawson Wagner – Voter Registration and Ukraine Newscast
Best Newscast (visual)
Eden Brockman, Dawson Wagner, Andrew Shaw, Landon Platter, Brianna Palmer, Blake Crawford – Channel 8 News Spring 2023 – February 23, 2023
(honorable mention) Lina Sattarin, Claiborn Schmidt, Landon Reinhardt, Kate Kennedy – Channel 8 News Spring 2022, March 9, 2022
Best Podcast (audio)
Dawson Wagner – The Sands of Time – Speech Therapy
Best Podcast (visual)
Kolby Van Camp – Kolby Van Camp Wildcat Podcast
Best Social Media (audio)
Kansas State University Audio – Wildcat 91.9 Social Media
Kansas State University Audio – The Big 12 Championship
(honorable mention) Hannah Whetstone – Hannah Whetstone on Social Media
Best Social Media (visual)
Dawson Wagner – K-State’s Snowy 160th Birthday
Best Special Programming (audio)
(honorable mention) Lanie Henry and Hailey Case – Lanie and Hailey highlight the Grammys
Best special programming (visual)
Jacob Hall, Dawson Wagner, Blake Crawford, Landon Platter, Aaron Magill, Ryan Zielsdorf – MHK All-Day: 2022 Sports Special
Best Sportscast (audio)
Kolby Van Camp and Anthony Georges - Oklahoma State vs K-State Football Pre-Game Show
Best Sportscast (visual)
(honorable mention) Blake Crawford – Sports Update Feb. 23, 2023
Complete Sports Feature (audio)
Brody Zwiebel – K-State Esports feature
Complete Sports Feature (visual)
Jacob Hall – Opera Play-by-Play
Landon Reinhardt – Rowing with the K-State Crew
(honorable mention) Dawson Wagner – How does the Big-12 Championship Happen?
On-Air Personality (audio)
Lanie Henry and Hailey Case – The Lanie & Hailey Show
Kolby Van Camp – Training Camp with Kolby Van Camp
Dawson Wagner and Max Lansdowne – The Daily Wave Morning Show
On-Air Personality (visual)
(honorable mention) Dawson Wagner – Dawson Wagner – Channel 8 News
Public Affairs/Talk Show Program (audio)
Kolby Van Camp – Training Camp with Kolby Van Camp
Anthony Georges - Ad Astra Sports special interview with Will Howard & Ty Zentner
(honorable mention) Blake Crawford and Jon Grove – The Shake N Blake Show
Public Affairs/Talk Show Program (visual)
Eden Brockman and Dawson Wagner – Political Polarization in Kansas: Channel 8 News Special Report
Sports Color Commentator or Sideline Reporter (audio)
(honorable mention) Anthony Gorges and Kolby Van Camp – Big 12 Championship Color Commentary
Sports Play-by-Play (audio only)
Anthony Gorges – Play-by-Play K-State Football vs Texas
(honorable mention) Kolby Van Camp – Overtime of KU vs K-State Basketball Game
Station Promotion Announcement (audio)
Dawson Wagner – Can we just play some new music please
Station Website (audio)
Dawson Wagner, Kolby Van Camp, Brody Zwiebel – Wildcat 91.9 Website
Station Website (visual)
Brody Zwiebel – Wildcat Electronic Media: Channel 8 News
IBS Awards (Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards)
Best College/University Station (Over 10,000)
Abraham and Borst Award- Best Overall Station
Best Feature New Story - Dawson Wagner
IBS Management and Leadership Awards - Best Graduate Assistant- Kolby Van Camp
Abraham and Borst Award- Best Overall Station
Best Feature New Story - Dawson Wagner
IBS Management and Leadership Awards - Best Graduate Assistant- Kolby Van Camp