JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) - At the 2024 Mississippi Association of Broadcasters (MAB) awards Saturday night in Jackson, WLOX took home 24 Excellence in Broadcasting awards, 13 of those being first place.
The event is an important night every year for Mississippi journalists, as MAB announces the best-of-the-best across the state.
Categories ranged from those like on-air weather, breaking news and sports coverage to social media and multimedia projects.
Here’s what WLOX won in each category:
1st place - News Anchor: Hugh Keeton
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1st place - TV Reporter: Noah Noble
2nd place - TV Reporter: Lauren Martinez
1st place - News Videographer: Hugh Keeton
1st place - Television Rookie of the Year: Parker Boyd
1st place - Weather Anchor: Wesley Williams
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3rd place - Weather Anchor: Eric Jeansonne
1st place - Investigative Reporting: South Mississippi Cold Cases (Jennifer Lott)
1st place - Breaking News: Black Spring Break Shooting (Noah Noble)
2nd place - Achievement: Moss Point Tornado: Road to Recovery
3rd place - Newscast: WLOX Newscast
3rd place - General News: Amish Group Helps Rebuild After Tornado (Parker Boyd)
1st place - Feature Story: 98-year-old Ship Island Volunteer (Hugh Keeton)
2nd place - Feature Story: Coast Life: Shark Diving (Hugh Keeton)
1st place - Sports Story: Mississippi Sea Wolves Practice (Matt DeGregorio)
2nd place - Sports Story: Continued Success on the Racetrack (Blake Brannon)
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3rd place - High School Football Program: Friday Night Football Showdown
1st place - Social Media: WLOX Instagram
1st place - Multimedia: Hidden History: Mississippi’s Nazi Prisoners of War (Flora Dedeaux and Noah Noble)
1st place - Documentary or Series of Stories: Coast Life: Showcasing South Mississippi (Hugh Keeton)
2nd place - Documentary or Series of Stories: Black History Month (Stephanie Poole)
1st place - Commercial Announcement (over :30 seconds): Taranto’s
2nd place - Commercial Announcement (:30 seconds or less): Insecteco Bugs
3rd Place - Commercial Campaign: Coast Coca Cola Refreshing the Coast
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