The professional chapter of the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists presented KWGS with First Place Awards for radio News Broadcast and Talk Show/Interview program at its annual banquet Saturday evening in Stillwater.
Studio Tulsa with Richard Fisher, produced by Scott Gregory, was named the best interview program in the state. KWGS was also presented First Place honors for its local news cast during Morning Edition with John Durkee, Marshall Stewart and Matt Trotter.
KWGS was the only radio station in Tulsa to be honored by the SPJ at this year's event. Numerous citations went to State Impact-Oklahoma which is a collaboration between KWGS and the other NPR affiliated radio stations in Oklahoma.
Other winners from the Tulsa area included the Tulsa World, Tulsa People and the Tulsa Voice, KJRH-2, KTUL-8, OETA-11 and KOKI-23