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2006 Syracuse Press Club

Special Mention Radio Human Interest Story -- Chris Villani for Larry Czonka Rescue - Judges' Comments:  "Great production, loved how the producer spliced both interviews together to tell both sides of the story."

Best Radio Sports Show -- Chris Villani for Countdown to Kickoff - Judges' Comments: "Very well-done, professional-sounding pregame show.  Nice elements throughout."

Special Mention Sports Show -- Jeff Tiberii, Nick Wright for SportsNight, The Gay Athlete. - Judges' Comments:  "Interesting subject, with some good voices to talk about the issue."

Best Radio Sports Story -- Chris Villani for 10-year Feature - Judges' Comments:  "Creative sports story using lots of voices and music.  Great production values, solid voice work and pleasant delivery."

2001 Syracuse Press Club

Best Radio Sports Story -- Andy Jones, "Glickman Remembrance;" WAER. - Judges comments: "Excellent blending of Glickman's athletic, broadcasting and teaching histories. A fascinating person. The sign-off by Glickman was perfect, leaving me wanting to hear more of him."

Special Mention Radio Sports Story -- Adam Levinson, "1988 Sugar Bowl Flashback;" WAER. -  Judges comments: "Good mixture of comments from both sides in the controversy, including the coaches."

Best Radio Sports Show -- Andy Jones, "Halftime Report;" WAER. - Judges comments: "You packed a lot into a halftime! Much more variety than heard on other networks."

1999 Syracuse Press Club

Best Radio Sports Story -- "Most Memorable Moments of the Year" by Damon Amendolara - Judges' comments: "Superb production and delivery. A great mix of game highlights and original text. Overall, a great piece of radio entertainment."

Best Radio Sports Show -- "Countdown to Kickoff: Orange Bowl '99" by Adam Schein and Robert Lee - Judges' comments: " This piece clearly took a lot of work to put together. It was very well produced with lots of information. This is a solid sports broadcast."

1998 Syracuse Press Club

Best Sports Show -- "Countdown to Kickoff: Syracuse vs. Tennessee pre-game show." - Jason Chandler, host, Sports Director, Robert Lee. - Judges' comments: "Excellent production. Entertaining and informative."

Special Mention Sports Story -- "What's in a Nickname" by Kevin Wells - Judges' comments: "Well edited and presented. Good use of sound."

1997 Syracuse Press Club

Best In Category: Sports Story -- "Boeheim's 500th Win" by Jim Lerch - Judges' comments: "Great use of elements, tape and information in providing the history of the story."

Best In Category: Sports Show -- "Countdown to Kickoff" WAER Sports Staff, Jamie Seh, Sports Director - Judges' comments: "Thorough show with great enthusiasm. Good pre-game background."

Special Mention: Sports Show -- "Syracuse/Maryland LAX Final Four" WAER Sports Staff, Jamie Seh, Sports Director - Judges' comments: "Nice array of sources to explain the process, the sport, and its impact.

1996 Syracuse Press Club

Best In Category: Sports Story -- "Big Budget Football" Jon Bloom - Judges' comments: "A very concise presentation of the issues. Well reported. Well done!"

Best In Category: Sports Show -- "Countdown to Kickoff" WAER Sports Staff, Jon Bloom, Sports Director - Judges' comments: "Well produced, informative sports programming."

1995 Syracuse Press Club

Special Mention: Sports Show -- "Orange Overtime" -- WAER Sports Staff

Special Mention: Sports Story -- "1995 Syracuse Lacrosse Senior Tribute" Seth Everett - Judges' comments: "Talk about a well produced piece. There's no doubt the reporter spent lots of time putting this thing together. The music was great. Also, the mix of play-by-play calls with interviews was just right."

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