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Peace 107 recently took part in a Drive Thru Difference. It is so much fun when Peace 107 does this and it brightens YOUR day to do a random act of kindness for someone else. Try it anytime! Go to your favorite fast food drive-thru and pay for the car behind you. It’s that simple. We made s few letters to give to the cashier to give to the car behind you that tells them why you just paid for their order. You could change someone’s whole day by just this simple act.
As the sun set on June 4th Candy 95 broke into new territory as the first event of the 2015 X Games began in front of the Texas State Capitol in Downtown Austin. Candy 95 made the biggest tournament in extreme sports in the world visible through social media as well as brought live broadcast updates during from the Circuit of the Americas where the X Games has been hosted for the past two years. Besides skateboarding, BMX, and rally cars Candy 95 also gave listeners and social media followers the opportunity to live vicariously as we saw water skiing squirrels, slack line acrobats and musical artists such as Nicki Minaj, Pennywise and Deltron 3030.
B/CS is a tight-knit community that always comes together to help others in need. Recently the Dixie Chicken hosted an event to help raise funds for College Station police officer. Maverick 100.9 was excited to join forces with the Chicken for such a good cause.
Detective Gatlin Kling was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer. Kling, a Bryan native, graduated from Texas A&M in 2005 with a degree in agricultural communications and journalism. He joined the College Station Police Department in 2010, and began as a patrol officer on the streets, including Northgate. He was promoted to detective earlier this year.
“It hit really close to home and we wanted to do something positive for our first responders,” said Maverick Program Director, Adam Drake. “The event was a success and there were people at the Chicken the entire day and throughout the evening.”
The proceeds from the silent auction, food, drinks, and the 42 tournament went to help the Kling family with medical bill expenses.
For the seventh year, Bryan Broadcasting’s community service to Bryan College Station has been recognized with the Texas Association of Broadcasters Bonner McLane award. The Texas Association of Broadcasters created the Bonner McLane Public Service Awards to recognize six television and radio stations’ outstanding contributions and service to their local communities.
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ryan Broadcasting was given the service award for the “Empty Bowls Jr.” fundraiser. Together, The Arts Council of the Brazos Valley and Bryan Broadcasting joined forces to make the event a success. The money raised went to the A&M Consolidated Food Bank which provides food to students in need at Consol.
Candy 95, Maverick 100.9, and Peace 107.7 raised more than $5,000 (doubling the amount of money raised in its first year of association with Bryan Broadcasting) to aid in the fight against hunger in the Brazos Valley. The event which was hosted at the Bryan Broadcasting Studios at The Crystal Park Plaza allowed listeners to buy hand crafted bowls made by art students and teachers with Bryan ISD, College Station ISD, Richards ISD, and Allen Academy.
News/Talk 1620 WTAW has been recognized by the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters (TAPB) with 24 awards for news and sports coverage and online content during 2014. WTAW competed in TAPB Radio Division B, which covers the state except for the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin markets. WTAW received nine first place, nine second place, and six honorable mention (HM) awards.
Sportscast
1. Kevin O’Connor
2. Zach Taylor
Anchor or Anchor Team
HM: Bill Oliver
Reporter
1. Bill Oliver
HM: Chelsea Reber
Specialty or Beat Reporting
1. Bill Oliver-Bryan City Council
2. Bill Oliver-College Station City Council
HM: Bill Oliver-Texas A&M University
Sports Play-by-Play
1. Mike Wright & Mark Green-A&M Consolidated High School Football
2. Zach Taylor & Mark Green-A&M Consolidated High School Football
Spot News by A Reporter
1. Bill Oliver-Bryan Power Plant Fire
Use of Actuality-Production
1. Bill Oliver-Kyle Field Implosion
2. Bill Oliver-Vietnam War Memorial
General Assignment
2. Bill Oliver-Dentist Plea Agreement
Sports Story or Sports Series
1. Zach Taylor-Texas A&M Football at SEC Media Day
2. Kevin O’Connor-College Station High School Wins State Baseball Championship
HM: Bill Oliver-Kyle Field Update
Continuing Coverage
HM: WTAW Staff-Bryan School Bond
Digital
2. wtaw.com website, Facebook News Talk 1620 WTAW, Twitter @WTAW1620, and Radio Aggieland app.
Serious Feature
2. Katy Dempsey-Bravo Brazos Valley “Books in a Blanket”
HM: Bill Oliver-Vietnam War Memorial
Light Feature
1. Kevin O’Connor Kommentary “Definition of a Kicker”
2. Bill Oliver-Brazos Boot Returns to Bryan
For the seventh consecutive year, News/Talk 1620 WTAW has received the Texas AP Broadcasters (TAPB) Radio Excellence Award. It’s an honor that includes all radio markets regardless of population.
That was one of two additional awards WTAW received at the annual awards banquet of the TAPB and Headliners Foundation of Texas. WTAW’s Patrick Zeinert, who anchors newscasts on The Infomaniacs, received the TAPB’s Best Newscast award among Texas radio stations outside of the state’s major markets (Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin).
Two of our TAPB awards also received recognition from the Headliners Foundation of Texas, for Best Radio Reporter and Best Radio Online/Special Content.