47 ABC takes home nine awards from Chesapeake AP Awards Show

SALISBURY, Md. – On Saturday, the 47 ABC news crew took home nine awards from the 2020 Virtual Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards Show. 22 stations in Washington, Maryland, and Delaware submitted 284 entries in the contest, which featured news and sports stories from 2019. This year, the awards show was online due to the coronavirus pandemic. 47 ABC accepted nine awards for Outstanding Spot News Reporting, Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing Story, Outstanding Specialty Reporting, Outstanding Documentary/In-Depth Reporting, Outstanding Enterprise Reporting, Outstanding Sports Feature, Outstanding Light Feature, Best Reporter, and Outstanding Year-Round Local Sports.

Below are the winners for each category:

Outstanding Spot News Reporting – Julian Sadur and Mike Lawrence, “Whitehaven Missing Boater”.

Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing Story – Kyleigh Panetta, Julian Sadur, and Deana Harley, “Salisbury School Violence”.

Outstanding Specialty Reporting – Camila Fernandez, “Dual-Language Education”.

Outstanding Documentary/In-Depth Reporting – Brooke Butler, Kolby Redden and Michael Lawrence, “Crooked Cambridge Chef”.

Outstanding Enterprise Reporting – Trevor Taylor and Ryan Eldredge, “Church’s Nightmare Project”.

Outstanding Sports Feature – Brandon Bossert, “After the Whistle”.

Outstanding Light Feature – Brooke Butler and Colin Riley, “Faces of Hope”

Best Reporter – Julian Sadur

Outstanding Year-Round Local Sports – 47 ABC.