AP broadcasting honors announced> WMTW-TV, Maine Public Radio named stations of the year in Maine contest

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PORTLAND — Maine Public Radio and WMTW-TV of Auburn won top honors at the annual Maine Associated Press Broadcasters Association contest.

Maine Public Radio won first place in five categories. And WMTW-TV won first place in six categories to take station of the year honors in their respective divisions. Awards were presented Saturday night.

WGME-TV of Portland won first place for television newscast, and Maine Public Radio won best radio newscast.

Maine Public Radio also won for spot news for its coverage of the permanent shutdown of Maine Yankee nuclear power plant, along with feature, public affairs and sports special categories.

WMTW-TV took first-place honors for breaking news of a fatal fire in Lewiston. It also won in other categories including writing, videography, sports videography, sports play-by-play, and sports special.

Among other first-place finishers, WCSH-TV of Portland won for a feature on the Maine National Guard in Bosnia, along with sportscast and public affairs. WGME-TV won for election coverage and continuing coverage of Maine Yankee’s problems.

In the radio division, WGAN of Portland won first place for election coverage, continuing coverage and enterprise, and WZON of Bangor won for sports play-by-play and sportscast.

AP Broadcasters Association contest winners

TELEVISION Station of the Year

WMTW-TV

Sports special

1. WMTW-TV

2. WCSH-TV

3. WVII-TV

Sports play-by-play

1. WMTW-TV

2. WCSH-TV

3. No winner.

Sports videography

1. WMTW-TV

2. WGME-TV

3. WCSH-TV

Best sportscast

1. WCSH-TV

2. WMTW-TV

3. WGME-TV

Enterprise

1. WABI-TV

2. WVII-TV

3. WABI-TV

Feature

1. WCSH-TV

2. WGME-TV

3. WVII-TV

Public affairs

1. WCSH-TV

2. WGME-TV

3. WMTW-TV

Honorable mention, WGME-TV

Videography

1. WMTW-TV

2. WGME-TV

3. WLBZ-TV

Honorable mention, WGME-TV

Election coverage

1. WGME-TV

2. WCSH-TV/WLBZ-TV

3. No winner

Spot news

1. WMTW-TV

2. WGME-TV

3. WABI-TV

Honorable mention, WVII

Continuing coverage

1. WGME-TV

2. WMTW-TV

3. WCSH-TV

Best newscast

1. WGME-TV

2. WMTW-TV

3. WCSH-TV

Honorable mention, WVII-TV

RADIO

Station of the year

Maine Public Radio

Sports special

1. Maine Public Radio

2. WZON

3. Maine Public Radio

Sports play-by-play

1. WZON

2. WMDI

3. WZON

Honorable mention, WZON

Best sportscast

1. WZON

2. No winner

3. No winner

Enterprise

1. WGAN

2. Maine Public Radio

3. No winner

Features

1. Maine Public Radio

2. Maine Public Radio

3. WQCB

Public affairs

1. Maine Public Radio

2. Maine Public Radio

3. Maine Public Radio

Election coverage

1. WGAN

2. No winner

3. No winner

Spot news

1. Maine Public Radio

2. WGAN

3. WGAN

Honorable mention, WQCB

Continuing coverage

1. WGAN

2. Maine Public Radio

3. WGAN

Honorable mention, Maine Public Radio

Best newscast

1. Maine Public Radio

2. WGAN

3. WQCB

TELEVISION and RADIO

Writing

1. WMTW-TV

2. Maine Public Radio

3. WCSH-TV