WHNT-TV brings home 3 awards from 2024 ABBY awards!
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WHNT) – On Saturday, April 6, several members of the News 19 team attended the annual Alabama’s Best in Broadcasting, or ABBY, awards.
Over 300 radio and television broadcasters gathered as colleagues (and competitors) to represent stations from across Alabama.
Sports Director Olivia Whitmire accepts 2024 Best in Broadcasting award for “Football Friday Overtime” (photo: Alabama Broadcasters Association) Anchors Emileigh Forrester and Greg Screws accept 2024 Best in Broadcasting Award for “Pain & Suffering: The Opioid Story” (photo: Alabama Broadcasters Association) Anchors Emileigh Forrester and Greg Screws accept 2024 Best in Broadcasting Award for “Pain & Suffering: The Opioid Story” (photo: Alabama Broadcasters Association) New Evening Anchor Tamika Alexander accepts an award for a special project from former station, WVUA (photo: Alabama Broadcasters Association) Investigative Reporters Brian Lawson and Dallas Parker accept 2024 Best in Broadcasting award for “Sinking Settlement Hopes” (photo: Alabama Broadcasters Association) The WHNT-TV team with their awards (photo: Alabama Broadcasters Association)
The awards WHNT-TV brought home were:
Local Sports Program – 2024 Judges’ Award of Merit “Football Friday Overtime” – Olivia Whitmire and Claudia Chakamian
Public Affairs – 2024 Best in Broadcasting “Pain and Suffering: The Opioid Story” – Emileigh Forrester and Greg Screws
Investigative Reporting – 2024 Best in Broadcasting “Sinking Settlement Hopes” – News 19 Investigative Team Brian Lawson and Dallas Parker
Join us in wishing a big congratulations to all the talented people here at News 19 who made these shows and specials possible!!
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