KMVT wins 19 awards at Idaho Press Club annual banquet

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — KMVT, your Hometown Station, won 19 awards at the Idaho Press Club’s Best of 2023 Annual Awards banquet Saturday night at the Boise Centre.

Of the 19 awards, nine were for first-place accolades.

Rookie of the Year

• 1. Dereka Kay – KMVT
• 2. Brevin Monroe – KMVT
• 3. Kole Emplit – KMVT

General Excellence – TV

Division B

• 1. Brittany Cooper, Joe Martin – KMVT – Your Hometown Station

Best Morning News Program- TV

Division B

• 1. Layne Rabe, Elizabeth Hadley, Heatherann Wagner, Justin Mattson – KMVT – Rise and Shine

Best Evening News Program – TV

Division B

• 1. Brittany Cooper, Eric Brill, Kole Emplit – KMVT – KMVT / KSVT Newscast, November 19, 2023

Weathercast – TV

Division B

• 1. Eric Brill, Shane Mormon, AJ Gupton – KMVT – 10 PM Main Weather on March 31st 2023

General News Report – TV

Division B

• 1. Dereka Kay – KMVT – Twin Falls Bomb Squad Shares Protocols in Wake of Bomb Threat at Local Grocery Store
• 3. Elizabeth Hadley – KMVT – Community Officials Reflect on Wednesday’s Canyon Ridge Incident

Education Report - TV

Division B

• 1. Dereka Kay – KMVT – Twin Falls High School Advocates for Mental Health Through Sources of Strength Program
• 2. Heatherann Wagner – KMVT – Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction kicks off first back-to-school term in office

Government / Political – TV

Division B

• 1. Heatherann Wagner – KMVT – Governor Brad Little Reflects on Where Idaho’s Been and Where We’re Going in Education

Light Feature Report – TV

Division B

• 1. Elizabeth Hadley – KMVT – Medical Student at St. Luke’s Jerome Focusing on Mental Health in the Latino Community
• 2. Layne Rabe – KMVT – History Comes to Life
• 3. Elizabeth Hadley – KMVT – Farm Fresh Eggs, Filer Boy Turns His Passion into a Business

Serious Feature Report – TV

Division B

• 2. Dereka Kay – KMVT – Survivor of Abuse Speaks on the Blessings of Voices against Violence Advocacy
• 3. Brevin Monroe – KMVT – TFHS Senior Hosts Pickleball Tournament for Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Awareness

Crime / TV

Division B

• 3. Dereka Kay – KMVT – 28-year-old Cold Case Now Closed: Wilma Mobley’s Killer Found

Videography – TV – Segment

• 3. Maitane Orue – KMVT – Christmas City, USA Starts Their Christmas Celebrations

For a full list of the awards, click here.

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