WDVX won Bluegrass Radio Station of the Year and morning personality Freddy Smith received the Bluegrass DJ of the Year award at the 34th Annual Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) Bluegrass Awards held Sunday, February 3, 2008, during their National Convention in Nashville.

Full press release follows...

Local broadcast media racked up several awards at the Tennessee Associated Press Broadcasters awards banquet last Saturday.

First place winners include:

• Best TV Newscast:
6 News Team, WATE-TV, 6 News @ 5:00

• Best Public Affairs:
Don Dare and Dave Wignall, WATE-TV, Scam Alert

• Best Photography:
Jason Tighe, WVLT-TV

• Best Spot News:
News Team, WNOX, The Houstons

• Best Enterprise:
Christine Jessel, WNOX, Garbage Bears

• Best Hard News Story:
Matt Shafer Powell, WUOT, Public Notice

• Best Radio Talk Show:
Matt Shafer Powell and Ann Lloyd, WUOT, Dialogue

• Best Radio Newscaster:
Catherine Howell, WNOX

WUOT and WNOX also had numerous honorable mentions. Congratulations to everyone.