OCEAN CITY, Md. - CoastTV News won eight Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards for 2024, including Outstanding News Operation.
The station was nominated for 17 awards this year, with submissions drawn from a wide range of stories aired in 2024. Below are the wins for the news station.
Outstanding News Operation – John Dearing, Madeleine Overturf and Torie Seagraves.
Outstanding News Series – John Dearing, Olivia Armstrong and Brandon Ferguson, "Medical Waste Mystery"
Best Enterprise Reporting – Mallory Metzner and Ted Corriero, "Property Assessment Problems"
Outstanding Light Feature – Mallory Metzner and Ted Corriero, "Military Plane Museum Takes Flight From Aerial Spraying Business"
Best Multimedia Journalist – Brandon Ferguson
Outstanding Website – Torie Seagraves and Zoe Stayman
- Best TV News Anchor – Charlie Sokaitis
Outstanding Morning Newscast – Alyssa Baker, Matt Pencek and Bob Trihy
This is the third year in a row CoastTV has won Outstanding News Operation, viewed by many as the highest honor the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association bestows in its award presentation.
Draper Media, CoastTV's parent company, won multiple awards throughout the evening in between CoastTV, WBOC-TV and Delmarva Sports Network.
CoastTV also took home several second-place finishes, including Best Producer, Best Photography, Best Specialty Reporting, Best Anchor and more.