Broadcasters honored at 63rd Mark Twain Awards

ANAHEIM (AP) - The Associated Press Television-Radio Association honored broadcasters in 12 Western states during Saturday night's 63rd annual Mark Twain Awards gala in Anaheim.

Hall of Fame inductees and APTRA scholarship winners were also celebrated during the black-tie optional banquet at Disneyland's Paradise Pier Hotel.

APTRA's Station of the Year is Aberdeen, Wash., radio station KXRO, led by news director Ian Cope.

The prestigious Stan Chambers Extraordinary Achievement Award went to Jean Enerson of Seattle's KING-TV. Enerson has been reporting and anchoring the news in the Seattle area for more than 42 years.

Mark Twain Award competitive winners are selected from broadcaster entries from the 2009 calendar year in California, Nevada, Hawaii, Arizona, New Mexico, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska.

The complete winners list:

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

T-1 BILL STOUT MEMORIAL AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE

"Extreme Makeover Mustang Edition"

Terri Russell, Scott Walker, John Tyson, Dave Allan, Timm Rensel

KOLO Reno

T-2 BILL STOUT MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN STATION SPOT NEWS

"Oakland Police Shooting"

Ken Wayne, Ken Pritchett, David Stevenson, Anne Onate, Shannon Oliver, Brad Belstock, Jaime Bankson, Ellen Ellery

KTVU Oakland

CLASS 1 TELEVISION

T-4 BEST SPORTS SEGMENT

KGO San Francisco, "Capturing the Moment"

T-5 BEST WEATHERCAST SEGMENT

KIRO Seattle, Sam Argier

T-6 BEST LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS EVENT

KTVU Oakland, "BART Riots"

T-7 BEST SPOT NEWS STORY

KTVU Oakland, "OPD Officers Down"

T-8 BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

KNBC Burbank, "Tainted Water"

T-9 BEST COVERAGE OF AN ONGOING STORY

KTVU Oakland, "BART Shooting"

T-10 BEST SPECIAL PROGRAM

HNN (KGMB, KHNL, KFVE) Honolulu, "Father Damien: Hawaii's Saint"

T-11 BEST SERIOUS FEA TURE

KPIX San Francisco, "Tuna Test: 20 Cans in 20 Days"

T-12 BEST LIGHT FEATURE

KPIX San Francisco, "True Rider"

T-13 BEST SPORTS REPORTING

KTVU Oakland/San Francisco, "Coach Walker"

T-14 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF HARD NEWS

KTVU Oakland/San Francisco, "OPD Officers Down"

T-15 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF A NEWS FEATURE

KTVU Oakland, "Light Up A Life"

T-16 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF SPORTS

KGO San Francisco, "49ers Review"

T-17 BEST ANCHOR OR ANCHOR TEAM

KPIX San Francisco, anchor Julie Watts

T-19 BEST FEATURE EDITING

KOLD Tucson, Richard Beissel, "University of Arizona Football Season Recap"

T-20 DICK TERRY VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Dean C. Smith, KGO San Francisco

T-22 CHRIS HARRIS REPORTER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Anna Werner, KPIX San Francisco

T-23 BEST NEWS BROADCAST-30 MINUTES

KPIX San Francisco, "CBS5 Eyewitness News at 11"

T-24 BEST NEWS BROADCAST-60 MINUTES

KP IX San Francisco, "CBS 5 Eyewitness News at 6"

CLASS 2 TELEVISION

T-5 BEST WEATHERCAST SEGMENT

KGET Bakersfield, Alissa Carlson

T-8 BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

KBAK Bakersfield, "Illegal Off-Roading"

T-9 BEST COVERAGE OF AN ONGOING STORY

KGPE Fresno, "Manson Follower's Parole"

T-10 BEST SPECIAL PROGRAM

KBAK Bakersfield, "Dying for Help"

T-11 BEST SERIOUS FEATURE

KMIR Palm Desert, "Life Matters"

T-12 BEST LIGHT FEATURE

KHON Honolulu, "Joe Pacific"

T-13 BEST SPORTS REPORTING

KOLO Reno, "Mutton Busting"

T-14 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF HARD NEWS

KPSP Thousand Palms, "Coachella Standoff"

T-15 BEST VIDEOGRAPHY OF A NEWS FEATURE

KVOA Tucson, "Bike Give Away"

T-17 BEST ANCHOR, OR ANCHOR TEAM

KDTV San Francisco, anchor Maria Leticia Gomez

T-18 BEST HARD NEWS EDITING

KESQ Palm Desert, "Scientology vs Anonymous"

T-19 BEST FEATURE EDITING

KVOA Tu cson, Paul Hanke, "That Heebie Jeebie Feeling"

T-20 DICK TERRY VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Jon Martin, KBAK Bakersfield

T-21 BEST ASSIGNMENT TEAM/LIVE BREAKING NEWS

KGPE Fresno, "Macy's Lockdown"

T-22 CHRIS HARRIS REPORTER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Carissa Planalp, KSWT El Centro

T-23 BEST NEWS BROADCAST-30 MINUTES

KFSN Fresno, "Action News at 11"

T-24 BEST NEWS BROADCAST-60 MINUTES

KTUU Anchorage, "Channel 2 Newshour"

RADIO CATEGORIES

R-1 BILL STOUT AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE

KCBS San Francisco, Doug Sovern, "AIDS in Africa: Faces of Hope"

R-2 BILL STOUT AWARD FOR STATION SPOT NEWS

KNX Los Angeles News Team, "Station Fire"

CLASS 1 RADIO

R-5 BEST LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS EVENT

KGO San Francisco, Bret Burkhart, Rosie Allen, Laura Podolak, Claudia Lamb, "Underground Explosion"

R-6 BEST SPOT NEWS STORY

KGO San Francisco, Rosie Allen, Bret Burkhart, Laura Podolak, Claudia Lamb, " Underground Explosion"

R-7 BEST RADIO INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING (TIE)

KPCC Pasadena, Molly Peterson, Cheryl Devall, "Pumps Under Pressure"

KCBS San Francisco, Doug Sovern and the KCBS News Team, "Hard Times: California's Broken Parole System"

R-8 BEST SPECIAL PROGRAM

KCBS San Francisco, Doug Sovern, "AIDS in Africa: Faces of Hope"

R-9 BEST COVERAGE OF AN ONGOING STORY

KCBS San Francisco, KCBS News Team, "OPD Shooting"

R-10 BEST SERIOUS FEATURE

KFBK Sacramento, Debra Greene, "Mother's Journey from Drug Dependence to Recovery"

R-11 BEST RADIO LIGHT FEATURE

KGO San Francisco, Scott Lettieri, "Hamster Mania"

R-12 BEST SPORTS REPORTING

KGO San Francisco, Jenna Lane, "Disabled Sailors"

R-13 BEST ANCHOR OR ANCHOR TEAM

KCBS San Francisco, Stan Bunger, Susan Leigh Taylor, "KCBS Morning Anchor Team"

R-14 BEST USE OF SOUND-SERIOUS OR HARD NEWS

KGO San Francisco, Bret Burkhart, "Fowl on th e Flight Line"

R-15 BEST USE OF SOUND-FEATURE

KTAR Phoenix, Colton Shone, "AZ Scream Farm"

R-16 PAT DAVIS RADIO REPORTER OF THE YEAR

Bret Burkhart, KGO San Francisco

R-17 BEST NEWS BROADCAST (LESS THAN 15 MINUTES)

KTAR Phoenix, Jayme West and the KTAR News Department, "News/Talk 92.3 KTAR 4 p.m. News"

R-18 BEST NEWS BROADCAST (MORE THAN 15 MINUTES)

KCBS San Francisco, KCBS News Team, "KCBS 5PM News"

CLASS 2 RADIO

R-4 BEST SPORTS SEGMENT

KSAK Walnut, Karlo Sy Su, Jeff Bowe, Cason Smith, "KSAK Afternoon Sports"

R-5 BEST LIVE COVERAGE OF A NEWS EVENT

KCLU Ventura/Santa Barbara, John Palminteri, Jim Rondeau, Lance Orozco, "Jesusita Fire"

R-6 BEST SPOT NEWS STORY

KCLU Ventura/Santa Barbara, Lance Orozco, "Fillmore Brushfire"

R-8 BEST SPECIAL PROGRAM (TIE -- 2 WINNERS)

KCLU Thousand Oaks, John North, "Not in My Backyard"

KSAK Walnut, Cason Smith, "Sense on the Dollar: DTV Eve Party & DTV Hangover"

R-10 BEST RADIO SERIOUS FEATURE

KCSN Northridge, Matt Johnson, "Teacher Layoffs and Education Cuts"

R-11 BEST LIGHT FEATURE

KSRO Santa Rosa, Curtiss Kim, "North Bay Trail: Organ Grinder"

R-12 BEST SPORTS REPORTING

KCLU Ventura/Santa Barbara, Lance Orozco, "The Oldest Dodger"

R-15 BEST USE OF SOUND (FEATURE)

KVCR San Bernardino, Gina Diamante, Larry Ciecalone, "Fruit Tree Tour"

R-18 BEST NEWS BROADCAST (MORE THAN 15 MINUTES)

KCSN Northridge, KCSN News staff, "The Evening Update"

RACHEL AMBROSE WEB SITE HONORS

W-3 BEST USE OF A NEWS WEBSITE (Class 1 TV)

KPIX San Francisco, Jim Parker, Cariss Castaneda, Bill Disbrow, Tim Fang, Brittney Gilbert, Janice Mabry, Greg Rosenblum, Jim Irwin, "CBS5.com"

W-4 BEST USE OF A NEWS WEBSITE (Class 2 TV)

KMPH Fresno, Alex Murray, "KMPH.com

W-7 BEST VOD, POD OR WEBCAST--REGULARLY SCHEDULED (Class 1 TV)

KPIX San Francis co, Jim Parker, Brian Dinsmore, "Brian's Daily Briefing"

W-10 BEST VOD, POD OR WEBCAST NOT REGULARLY SCHEDULED (Class 2 Radio)

KCBS San Francisco, Stan Bunger and Steve Biter, "Sports Fans"

W-15 BEST USE OF THE WEB BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE (Class 1)

KPIX San Francisco, Jim Parker, KPIX Newsteam & CBS5.com staff, "Gay Marriage"

W-19 BEST BLOG SERIOUS (CLASS 1 TV)

KPIX San Francisco, Jim Parker, Brittney Gilbert, "Eye on Blogs"

NEWS PROMOS

NP-1 BEST NEWS PROMO (Class 1 Radio)

KGO San Francisco, Mike Amatori, "Loma Prieta: 20 Years Later"

NP-4 BEST NEWS PROMO (Class 2)

KESQ La Quinta, "Facebook Addiction"

Hall of Fame inductees:

Mark Howell: Mark Howell retired last year, after some two decades as news director at Bakersfield's KUZZ AM/FM, where he was the "Radio News Voice of Kern County." He's a former APTRA board member, and perhaps the most honored APTRA winner in the organization's history.

Gary Daigneault: Gary Daigneault has been news director, as well as co-owner of KCDZ-FM Twentynine Palms for two decades. He's been honored by APTRA and other organizations numerous times for his reporting. He's a two-time APTRA president, as well as a long time board member.

George Knapp: George Knapp is a Las Vegas institution, reporting and anchoring at KLAS-TV for nearly two decades. Knapp has won a Peabody Award, 14 Emmys and numerous other awards for his work. He's done multiple reports on Nevada's mysterious Area 51.

Rush Limbaugh III: Rush Limbaugh started his radio career at KFBK radio in Sacramento and the rest, as they say, is history. Since 1988, he's hosted "The Rush Limbaugh Show" syndicated nationwide by Premiere Radio Networks. It is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United States. Limbaugh has repeatedly won the National Association of Broadcasters' Marconi Radio Award and he was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.

Paul Mo yer: A Southern California broadcast legend, Paul Moyer anchored at KABC, and KNBC for four decades. A multiple Emmy and Golden Mike award winner for his investigative reporting and anchoring breaking news, Moyer retired last year.

Tad Dunbar: The most recognizable face in the Reno television market, Tad Dunbar spent an incredible 38 years anchoring at KOLO television before retiring. He then went to cross-town KRNV, where he continues to this day.

John Coleman: John Coleman has been doing weather for more than 50 years (since he was in college!) and, for seven years, was a weather reporter for "Good Morning America." He also was one of the original developers of "The Weather Channel," and he's still at it at San Diego's KUSI-TV.

Dave Niehaus: Dave Niehaus has been the voice of the Seattle Mariners since creation of the team in 1977, calling more than 5,000 games. Previously, he spent seven years as the voice of the then California Angels, teamed with Dick E nberg. He also served as one of the voices of the UCLA Bruins.

Dave Walker and Lois Hart: Sacramento's best known anchor team, Dave and Lois Hart began working as anchors in the early 1970's, and got married in 1979. They made television history as the first anchor team when CNN signed on in 1980. They made more television history in 1989, when they were the first anchor team on CNBC. Dave and Lois returned to Sacramento, where they started anchoring together in 1990, and remained a team at KCRA until their retirement in 2008.

Kent Dana: Kent Dana stepped down as anchor at KPHO in Phoenix last year after nearly 40 years in the business. He was at the anchor desk for some of the biggest state, and national stories since the 1970s and continued through last year. One of the most recognizable anchors in Phoenix, his legacy continues with his son, Joe, who is also a Phoenix anchor. He's a member of the Arizona Broadcasters Hall Of Fame.