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2008 AP Award

WGRC Honored for News Coverage!

(Pictured left to right: PM Anchor John Callahan, AM Anchor Jim Diehl)

WGRC, for the thirteenth year in a row, received the Outstanding Membership Cooperation award from the Associated Press for news coverage provided in 2007.

WGRC's news department has again been honored by the Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Association. The annual banquet was held April 5, 2008 in Pittsburgh, PA.

WGRC was recognized with 1st place honors in two categories:

Spot News Coverage - "Hummels Wharf Business Fire": Don Casteline and Jim Diehl team up to provide reports from a burning dental

business in Snyder County.

Sports Play-By-Play - "WGRC Friday Night Game of the Week": Don Casteline, Play-By-Play; Glenn Smith, Color Announcer; Terry

Burke, Field Reporter; Jim Diehl, Producer team up to bring the action of two teams bound for the playoffs battle on the final week of the season. This wildly entertaining seesaw matchup featuring the Jersey Shore Bulldogs and Mifflinburg Wildcats goes down to the final possession.

WGRC earned 2nd place honors for:

News Feature (“Rotary Hot Air Balloon Ride” story by Jim Diehl)

Radio Sound (contained in Jim Diehl’s feature titled, “New Berlin Rope Swing Retirement”)

WGRC garnered 3rd place awards in the categories of:

Regularly Scheduled Newscast (Anchor - John Callahan, Reporter - Jim Diehl)

Public Affairs (for a talk program titled “Drug Abuse: There Is Hope”. The program was hosted by Larry Weidman and produced by David Nelson)