Awards

2014 Awards

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters - Radio Division B

Reporter

Second place: KETR News Director Mark Haslett

Documentary

First place for this football season retrospective by Mark Haslett.

Sports Play-by-play

Honorable mention for the Commerce vs. Pleasant Grove varsity football game, featuring Kevin Jefferies and Brian Ball, produced by Jerrod Knight.

Use of Actuality - Production

First place for Matt Meinke's production of this Grin-N-Bearit episode.

General Assignment

First and Second place for this story about the Keystone XL pipeline and this one about a proposed toll road, both by Mark Haslett.

Digital

First place for the ketr.org website and digital functionality.

Serious Feature

First place for Mark Haslett's piece on Kris Kristofferson, and honorable mention for a story about a local Methodist group that repairs homes, also by Haslett.

Light Feature

Second place for Matt Meinke's production of this episode of Mary Clark, Traveler.

Online/Special Content

Second place for Jerrod Knight's live online coverage on the evening of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.

2013 Awards

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters - Radio Division Two

Serious Feature

First Place - Bob Aikin: In Memory - Jerrod Knight

Light Feature

First Place - The Lions Take New York - Jerrod Knight & Scott Harvey

Production - Actuality

First Place - The Grin-N-Bearit Show - Matt Meinke
Second Place - Football Highlights: Commerce vs. Farmersville - Matt Meinke

Sports Play-by-Play

Honorable Mention - John Mark Dempsey, Kevin Jefferies & Scott Harvey

Website

First Place - KETR.org - Jerrod Knight & Staff

2012 Awards

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters – Radio Division Two

Light Feature

1^st Place - National Group Leaves Positive Impact on Region – Scott Harvey
2^nd Place – Kids Camp in Commerce in Full Swing – Scott Harvey
Honorable Mention – Episcopal Church Gets New Home Following Closure – Scott Harvey

Website

2^nd Place – KETR.ORG – Jerrod Knight & KETR Staff

Continuing Coverage

1^st Place – Severe Weather, May 24, 2011 – Matt Meinke, Kevin Jefferies, Jerrod Knight

General Assignment

2^nd Place – On the Front Lines: Northeast Texas Storm Spotters – Scott Harvey
Honorable Mention – Protecting the Community, One Anonymous Call at a Time – Scott Harvey

Use of Actuality –Production

1^st Place – Commerce vs. Anna Football Highlights, Oct. 28, 2011 – Matt Meinke
Honorable Mention – Commerce vs. Kaufman Football Highlights, Sept. 23, 2011 – Matt Meinke

Sports Play-by-Play

2^nd Place – Commerce vs. Celina, Nov. 4, 2011 – Kevin Jefferies, Cooper Welch, Scott Harvey
Honorable Mention – A&M-Commerce vs. ENMU, Nov. 5, 2011 – JP Heath, Brock Callaway, & Adam Troxtell

2012 Hopkins County African American Leadership Conference

· Jerrod Knight: MLK Media Award

2012 Hunt County African American Leadership Conference

· KETR-FM: MLK Media Award

2011 Awards

Houston Press Club Lone Star Award

· Matt Meinke’s feature, “Cicadas”: Second Place in Use of Sound category

2010 Awards

Texas Associated Press Broadcasters – Division Two

Best Special Series

· 1^st Place – Sex Offender Lawsuit – Scott Harvey

Best Sports Play-by-Play