2023 aUdio WINNERS
​OVERALL AUDIO EXCELLENCE AWARD: KWAR, WARTBURG COLLEGE

Best Air Personality
1st Place- Buena Vista University- KBVU, Joshua Woolcott
2nd Place- Wartburg College, KWAR, Best of Broadway, Lauren Ulveling
3rd Place- Wartburg College, KWAR, Waking up with Wartburg, Ben Revier
Hon. Mention- Buena Vista University- KBVU, Isaac Stone

Best Promo
1st Place- Wartburg College- KWAR, Barnburners promo, Andrew Stille
2nd Place- Buena Vista University- KBVU, Anyone can be on the radio, Joshua Woolcott, Joel Sikora
3rd Place- Wartburg College- KWAR, Classical Composers, Alyson Hasner
Hon. Mention- Wartburg College- KWAR, Oh and Three, Jax Caddell

Best PSA
1st Place- Buena Vista University- KBVU, The Tractor Apocalypse, Joshua Tigges
2nd Place- Wartburg College- KWAR, Wartburg Choirs, Alyson Hasner
3rd Place- Wartburg College- KWAR, Knight Vision News, Jax Caddell
Hon. Mention- Wartburg College- KWAR, Knight Vision Streaming, Caleb Kammerer

Best Newscast
1st Place- Buena Vista University- KBVU, KBVU News, Colin Imhoff
2nd Place- Wartburg College- KWAR, KWAR News Update, Reagan Brooks
3rd Place- Wartburg College- KWAR, KWAR News Update, Matthew Tudor
Hon. Mention- Wartburg College- KWAR, KWAR News Update, Caleb Kammerer

Best News Programming
1st Place- Buena Vista University- KBVU, Yik Yak: The Wild West of Social Media, Carter Soyer
2nd Place- Wartburg College- KWAR, Meals to Go, Matthew Tudor
3rd Place- Wartburg College- KWAR, Wartburg sports media concentration, Christopher Guerrero
Hon. Mention- Buena Vista University- KBVU, The Covid Class, Maureen Murphy
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Best Show (entertainment)
1st Place- Buena Vista University- KBVU, Nascar at Night, Joshua Tigges, Evan Brincks
2nd Place- Wartburg College- KWAR, Not that Late Knights, Ben Revier, Andrew Stille, Joey Goetz
3rd Place- Buena Vista University- KBVU, Stone's Shenanigans, Isaac Stone
Hon. Mention- Buena Vista University- KBVU, Soyer Saturdays, Carter Soyer

Best Sports Broadcast
1st Place- University of Northern Iowa - The Northern Iowan, UNI Women's Basketball, March 2, 2023, David Warrington
2nd Place- Buena Vista University- KBVU, BVU at Coe Conference Volleyball Championship, Joshua Tigges, Austin West
3rd Place- Wartburg College- KWAR, Wartburg softball, Henry Powers, Zach Hiney
Hon. Mention- Wartburg College- KWAR, Wartburg vs St. Norbert volleyball, Caleb Kammerer, Jax Caddell

Best Sports Program
1st Place- Grand View University- Viewfinder Media, A Broadcaster's Perspective, Blake Walker
2nd Place- Grand View University- Viewfinder Media, The Xfinity Roundup, Rob Luke
3rd Place- Buena Vista University- KBVU, Travel Day, Jaxon Van Pelt, Nolan Faber
Hon. Mention- Wartburg College- KWAR, Barnburner, Andrew Stille

Best Audio Feature Package
1st Place- Wartburg College- KWAR, Athletic Trainer's Journey, Zach Hiney
2nd Place- Wartburg College- KWAR, Rosenchor, Alyson Hasner
3rd Place- Grand View University- Viewfinder Media, Shift: Working to Change Our World, Rebecca Gilseth
Hon. Mention- Grand View University- Viewfinder Media, The CreyCast, Crey Abbas

Best Long-form Audio Package
1st Place- Buena Vista University- KBVU, Supreme Court Under Public Review, Colin Imhoff
2nd Place- Wartburg College- KWAR, Wartburg Recycling, Caleb Kammerer
3rd Place- Grand View University- Viewfinder Media, April of '93, Caleb Grizzle
Hon. Mention- Grand View University- Viewfinder Media, Music to Your Ears, Brandon Nakaoka

Best Podcast Series
1st Place- ​Wartburg College- KWAR, Tales from the Gyrmwald, Ben Revier
2nd Place- Wartburg College- KWAR, Cask of Amontillado, Ben Revier, Alyson Hasner, James Mossman, Marina Fredregill
3rd Place- Drake University- Urban Plains, Cuisine Crossover, Lauren Igbanugo, Nora Felder
Hon. Mention- Buena Vista University- KBVU, Murders at Camp Willow Creek, Carter Soyer