wrst AWARDS

Awards Listed: 2022-2025

Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards

2025

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Boyd Huppert Excellence in Radio Writing Award
Award: First Place
Title: Fashion and Lingo Fads 
Credits: Emelia Roberts

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Boyd Hupper Excellence in Radio Writing Award
Award: Third Place
Title: Warm Winter Weather 
Credits: Emelia Roberts

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Newscast
Award: First Place
Title: Week in Review Nov. 8, 2024
Credits: Jacob Link

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: General News Story
Award: First Place
Title: Fentanyl
Credits: Devin Michalak

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: General News Story
Award: Second Place
Title: Model a UWO Restructure
Credits: Dylan Eckhart

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: General News Story
Award: Third Place
Title: UWO Academic Restructure
Credits: Dylan Eckhart

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Sports Show
Award: First Place
Title: The Sports Page, Dec. 2, 2024
Credits: Dylan Eckhart, Jacob Link, Aedan Applegate and Ben Colombe

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Sports Show
Award: Second Place
Title: The Sports Page, Oct. 21, 2024
Credits: Dylan Eckhart, Jacob Link and Aedan Applegate

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Sports Play-by-Play
Award: First Place
Title: UW-Oshkosh Football vs UW-River Falls
Credits: Dylan Eckhart Matthew Steffan

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Air Check
Award: Third Place
Title: KDB Radio
Credits: Keith Bivian

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Long Form Audio Storytelling
Award: Second Place
Title: Mother’s Memoire
Credits: Taycee Zach

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Podcast (Radio)
Award: Third Place
Title: Louder Than Words
Credits: Thomas Heisel

2024

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Sports Play-By-Play
Award: First Place
Title: “University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh vs. Illinois Tech Nov. 8, 2023” 
Credits: Deven Michalak and Jacob Link

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Newscast
Award: First Place
Title: 8 p.m. Newscast Oct. 30, 2023 
Credits: Andrew Bott

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Newscast
Award: Third Place
Title: 8 p.m. Newscast Nov. 9, 2023
Credits: James Tishler

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: General News Story
Award: Second Place
Title: Students Weigh in on Budget Cuts
Credits: Dylan Eckhart

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: General News Story
Award: Third Place
Title: Chancellor Interview
Credits: Dylan Eckhart

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Sports Programming Non Play-by-Play (Radio)
Award: First Place
Title: UW-Oshkosh vs UW-Platteville Pregame Nov. 4, 2023
Credits: Devin Michalak and Dylan Eckhart

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Sports Programming Non Play-by-Play (Radio)
Award: Second Place
Title: UW-Oshkosh vs UW-Stevens Point Oct. 28, 2023
Credits: Dylan Eckhart and Brandon Clark

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Sports Programming Non Play-by-Play (Radio)
Award: Third Place
Title: Peter Jennings Interview
Credits: Devin Michalak

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Air Check (Radio)
Award: Second Place
Title: BX3
Credits: Taycee Zach

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Air Check (Radio)
Award: Third Place
Title: The Shuffle 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Credits: Gabe Graski

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Station Imaging
Award: Second Place
Title: WRST Promo
Credits: Dylan Eckhart

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Podcast (Radio)
Award: Second Place
Title: Smokepoint Podcast “Boef Bourguignon” Episode
Credits: Dominic Lee, Travis Duhamel, and Hunter Roussel

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Podcast (Radio)
Award: Third Place
Title: Songs From the Past Podcast “AC/DC” Episode
Credits: Dylan Eckhart and Brandon Clark

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Live Special (Radio)
Award: First Place
Title: 2023 Chancellor’s Late Night Breakfast Broadcast
Credits: Deven Michalak and Dylan Eckhart

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Episodic Entertainment Program (Radio)
Award: First Place
Title: Soundstrip
Credits: Taycee Zach and Becky Schmidt

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Website (TV and Radio)
Award: First Place
Title: wrst.org
Credits: Brianna Hone

2023

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Sports Play-By-Play
Award: First Place
Title: “University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh vs. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Feb. 16, 2022” 
Credits: Calvin Leverenz and Brady Meyer

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Air Check
Award: First Place
Title: Flashback Fridays 
Credits: Chandler Brindley

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Website
Award: First Place
Title: Flashback Fridays 
Credits: Miles Schmidt & Teagan Tolley

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Long Form Production
Award: Second Place
Title: WRCO’s Rockin’ Saturday Nights 
Credits: Chandler Brindley

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Air Check
Award: Third Place
Title: The Shuffle 
Credits: Becca Hawbaker

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Social Media
Award: Third Place
Title: 90.3 WRST-FM Social Media
Credits: Teagan Tolley

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Long Form Production
Award: Third Place
Title: Collegiate Wrestler
Credits: Cory Sparks

College Broadcasters Inc. Awards

2022

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Best Sports Play-By-Play
Award: First Place
Title: “University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh vs. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Feb. 16, 2022” 
Credits: Calvin Leverenz and Brady Meyer

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Best Student Media Website
Award: Second Place
Title: “wrst.org”
Credits: Miles Schmidt

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Best Station Imagine
Award: Second Place
Title: ”The Jazz Wire Imaging Package”
Credits: Andrew Hansen

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Award: Fourth Place
Title: “The Shuffle”
Credits: Bryce Holtman

Milwaukee PRess Club Awards

2024

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Best News Story Single or Ongoing
Award: Gold
Title: Fentanyl
Credits: Deven Michalak

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Best News Story Single or Ongoing
Award: Bronze
Title: Financial Issues, Force Changes at UWO
Credits: Dylan Eckhart and Jacob Link

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Best Feature Story in Audio
Award: Gold
Title: Warm Winter Weather
Credits: Brandon Clark

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Best Feature Story in Audio
Award: Bronze
Title: Aurora
Credits: James Tishler

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Best Website Design
Award: Silver
Title: wrst.org
Credits: Brianna Hone

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Best Original Podcast
Award: Bronze
Title: The Waveform
Credits: Tyler Niedzialkowski

2022

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Best Sports Story in Audio
Award: Gold
Title: Coaching a Winning Mindset
Credits: Cory Sparks

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Best Feature Story in Audio
Award: Gold
Title: Collegiate Wrestler
Credits: Cory Sparks

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Best Feature Story in Audio
Award: Silver
Title: WRST-FM, WRCO’s Rockin’ Saturday Nights
Credits: Chandler Brindley

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Best Website Design
Award: Silver
Title: wrst.org
Credits: Teagan Tolley

broadcast education association

2024

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Educational Program
Award: First Place
Title: Week in Review, Nov. 8, 2024
Credits: Jacob Link

School: WRST (UW-Oshkosh)
Category: Radio Feature
Award: Second Place
Title: Mother’s Memoire
Credits: Taycee Zach