Washington D.C. – Ƶapp 103.5 FM was honored over the weekend with eight Chesapeake AP Awards – the most of any other major radio station the Washington area.
The station won in the following categories:
• Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing Story
o Ƶapp-FM, Washington, “Government Shutdown”
• Outstanding Use of Sound
o Ƶapp-FM, Washington, “Fire Fight” (Thomas Warren)
• Outstanding Year-Round Local Sports Coverage
o Ƶapp-FM, Washington
• Outstanding Editorial or Commentary
o Ƶapp-FM, Washington, “Core Values”
• Outstanding Sports Feature
o Ƶapp-FM, Washington, “Hockey Dentist” (Jonathan Warner)
• Outstanding Talk Show
o Ƶapp-FM, Washington, “Ask the Governor” (Debra Feinstein and Mark Lewis)
• Best Reporter
o Ƶapp-FM, Washington, Megan Cloherty
• Multimedia/Online Journalism
o Ƶapp-FM, Washington, “A Hero’s Best Friend” (Darci Marchese)
The awards were presented to Ƶapp employees Saturday at the annual Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association Convention in Ocean City, Maryland. The Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association is comprised of television and radio professionsl from across the region.
In 2014 alone, Ƶapp has won more than 30 major awards for excellence in journalism. Including five Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards and seven National Headliner Awards.