The winners of the 2017 Kansas Association of Broadcasters annual awards were released Monday and Manhattan Broadcasting Company was well represented against other stations across the state in medium-market radio.
KMAN won first place for its website and Sunny 102.5FM was second in that category. KMAN also received first place for its daily morning newscast with Cathy Dawes and Dave Lewis.
“I could’t be more proud of the news staff at KMAN as well as the entire family here at Manhattan Broadcasting,” MBC General Manager Corey Reeves said. “To win 10 individual KAB awards, including the top spots in both Complete Newscast and Station Website for newsradiokman.com, just proves KMAN’s continued commitment to the community.
“Local radio shines when it is focused on the people and newsmakers of the area, and MBC is proud to continue a long legacy of award-winning broadcasting in Manhattan.”
KMAN was also awarded in categories including Public Service Announcement, Complete Sportscast, Sports Play-by-Play, Hard News Feature, Spot News, Editorial/Commentary and Complete Severe Weather Coverage.