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2021 M.A.B. AWARDS\"MAB2019\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Place\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Spot News \u201cJanuary 6 th Capitol Riots\u201d \u2013 Sonnie Shepherd
\nSecond Place\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Digital Award \u2013 \u201cBest Use of Social Media \u2013 News Focus\u201d
\nWNSX Facebook \u2013 Local News \u2013 Natalie Knox, Sonnie Shepherd
\nSecond Place\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Election Night Reporting \u2013 Election Coverage 1 \u2013 Stu
\nMarckoon, Sonnie Shepherd
\nThird Place\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Feature \u2013 \u201cAuthor\u201d \u2013 Sonnie Shepherd
\nThird Place\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Enterprise \u2013 \u201cAcadia Yurts\u201d Sonnie Shepherd
\nThird Place\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Election Night Reporting \u2013 Election Coverage 2 \u2013 Stu Marckoon,
\nSonnie Shepherd<\/p>\n

2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Programming\/Production<\/b><\/p>\n

Second Place MAB \u2013 Best Campaign \u201cDragonFire Pizza \u2013 Slay One For Yourself.\u201d
\nSecond Place MAB \u2013 Public Service \u201cTrunk or Treat.\u201d
\nThird Place MAB \u2013 Self Promotion \u201cBest On-Air Personality\u201d Paul and Stu.<\/p>\n

News<\/b><\/p>\n

First Place MAB \u2013 Best Newscast \u2013 Vanessa Corey, Stu Marckoon.
\nFirst Place MAB \u2013 Best Use of Social Media with Entertainment focus.
\nSecond Place MAB \u2013 Spot News \u201cGouldsboro Chase.\u201d
\nThird Place MAB \u2013 Spot News \u201cOak Street Fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

Third Place MAB- Election Coverage.
\nThird Place MAB \u2013 Enterprise \u201cAcadia East Campground\u201d \u2013 Vanessa Corey.<\/p>\n

2018
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2018 Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year \u2013 Natalie Knox (Co-Owner)<\/p>\n

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News<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Place MAB \u2013 Best Newscast \u2013 Vanessa Corey, Stu Marckoon.
\nThird Place MAB \u2013 Continuing News Coverage \u201cBar Harbor Fire.\u201d \u2013 Vanessa Corey
\nThird Place MAB \u2013 Enterprise \u201cPublic Safety Building\u201d \u2013 Vanessa Corey
\nThird Place MAB \u2013 Best Use of Social Media with a news focus.<\/p>\n

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Programming\/Production<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Second Place MAB \u2013 Best Spot \u201cDEF\u201d YMCA \u2013 Summer Camp.\u201d
\nSecond Place MAB \u2013 Best Campaign \u201cTrenton Flooring and Furniture \u2013 Mark Downs.\u201d
\nSecond Place MAB \u2013\u00a0 Self Promotion \u201cTrunk or Treat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Public Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

Second Place MAB -Public Service, Unsponsored \u2013\u00a0 \u201cHancock County Food Drive.\u201d
\nSecond Place MAB -Public Service, Sponsored\u00a0 \u2013 \u201cThe Grand \u2013 Dress Rehearsal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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2017<\/b><\/p>\n

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News<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Place MAB \u2013 Enterprise \u201cProject Hope\u201d \u2013 Vanessa Corey
\nFirst Place MAB \u2013 Spot News \u201cManhunt Suspect Break-in\u201d \u2013 Vanessa Corey
\nFirst Place MAB \u2013 Feature \u201cTopless Bar Harbor\u201d \u2013 Stu Marckoon
\nSecond Place MAB \u2013 Best Newscast \u2013 Vanessa Corey, Stu Marckoon
\nThird Place MAB \u2013 Public Affairs \u201cAutism Awareness\u201d \u2013 Vanessa Corey
\nThird Place MAB \u2013 Feature \u201cGrubs and Beetles\u201d \u2013 Vanessa Corey
\nThird Place MAB \u2013 Enterprise \u201cTideway Market Murals\u201d \u2013 Vanessa Corey<\/p>\n

Programming\/Production<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Place MAB \u2013 Self Promorion \u201cStar Treatment\u201d \u2013 Paul Dupuis
\nThird Place MAB \u2013 Self Promotion \u201cMike and Stu, and Steve too!\u201d \u2013 Mike Hale, Steve McKay, Bill DaButler<\/p>\n

Public Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

MAB\u2019s Commitment to Community Award \u2013 Special Children\u2019s Friends
\nMAB Unsponsored Public Service \u2013 Special Children\u2019s Friends \u2013 Natalie Knox
\nMAB Sponsored Public Service\u2013 Re-Gift-Athon \u2013 Mark Osborne, Mike Hale, Bill DaButler<\/p>\n

2016<\/strong>\"\"<\/p>\n

First Place MAB- On Air Personality, Michael W. Hale and Stu Marckoon
\nFirst Place MAB- Spot News \u201cAugusta Bomb Threat\u201d, Vanessa Corey
\nThird Place MAB- Social Media with an entertainment focus
\nThird Place MAB- Best Newscast Vanessa Corey
\nThird Place MAB- Public Service (Unsponsored) \u201cBig Heart \u2013 Wrestling\u201d, Bill DaButler<\/p>\n

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2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Place MAB- Election Coverage, Radio First Place MAB- Enterprise News Ellsworth Police discuss body cameras\u201d
\nSecond Place MAB- Self Promotion \u201cNews Promo\u201d
\nSecond Place MAB- Continuing News Coverage \u201cTrenton Murder Trial\u201d,
\nSecond Place MAB- Best Newscast
\nSecond Place MAB- Best Use of Social Media with a news focus, Radio and TV
\nThird Place MAB- Best Website, Radio and TV<\/p>\n

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2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Place- MAB Public Service \u201cEllsworth 250 Time Capsules\u201d,
\nFirst Place MAB- On Air Personality, Michael W. Hale and Stu Marckoon
\nSecond Place MAB \u2013 Social Media with an entertainment focus
\nThird Place MAB- Continuing Coverage \u201cIce Storm\u201d<\/p>\n

2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Place MAB- Spot News \u201cTilden Shooting\u201d
\nFirst Place MAB-Best Spot \u201cOli\u2019s Trolley\u201d
\nSecond Place MAB- Election Night Coverage
\nThird Place MAB- Feature News \u201cHen\u2019s Hats\u201d
\nThird Place MAB- Continuing Coverage \u201cSearsport Tank\u201d
\nThird Place MAB- Best Newscast<\/p>\n

\"\"2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Place MAB- Spot News \u201cBar Harbor Bank and Trust Powder\u201d
\nThird Place MAB- Best Campaign \u201cBlue Hill Fair-Summer\u2019s Best Show\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cExtra Mile\u201d Real Hero \u2013 American Red Cross<\/p>\n

2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Place MAB- Spot News \u201cEllsworth Chase\u201d
\nSecond Place MAB- Best Campaign \u201cOld Creamery\u201d
\nThird Place MAB- Continuing Coverage \u201cThe Last Sardine Plant\u201d<\/p>\n

2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tommy Dean Humanitarian Award \u2013 Bill DaButler
\nService to God and Country recognition (Christmas for Families) \u2013 American Legion Post 207 \u2013 Bill DaButler<\/p>\n

2008<\/strong><\/p>\n


\n<\/strong>Third Place MAB- Spot News \u201cLobster Boat Mystery\u201d,
\nThird Place MAB- Best Spot \u201cThe Blueberry Swan-Elves\u201d Radio
\nTommy Dean Humanitarian Award \u2013 Bill DaButler<\/p>\n

2007<\/strong><\/p>\n


\n<\/strong>Third Place MAB- Best Newscast, \u201cStu Marckoon\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2021 M.A.B. AWARDS First Place\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Spot News \u201cJanuary 6 th Capitol Riots\u201d \u2013 Sonnie Shepherd Second Place\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Digital Award \u2013 \u201cBest Use of Social Media \u2013 News Focus\u201d WNSX Facebook \u2013 Local News \u2013 Natalie Knox, Sonnie Shepherd Second Place\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Election Night Reporting \u2013 Election Coverage 1 \u2013 Stu Marckoon, Sonnie Shepherd Third Place\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Feature […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":111,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-240","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/240\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}