Associated Press honors WTVR CBS 6 with 14 Associated Press Broadcasters Awards

RICHMOND, Va. -- The Associated Press honored WTVR CBS 6 in Richmond, Virginia, with 14 Associated Press Broadcasters Awards (VAPB) — including nine first-place wins for the 2024 coverage year. That is the most of any television station in Virginia.

Judges evaluated more than 600 entries from 34 news organizations in Virginia and West Virginia to determine the first and second-place winners in multiple categories. First-place winners were announced at the VAPB Awards Luncheon on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

The list below includes winners from WTVR CBS 6:

Best Light Feature:
First — Greg McQuade and Curtis Akers, "Nostalgia at Your Fingertips”

Second — Greg McQuade and Joe Valdez, “A Need for Speed”

Best Serious Feature:
Second — Mike Bergazzi, Curtis Akers and Jon Burkett, “A Miracle at Taco Bell”

Best Sports Feature:
First — Lane Casadonte and Curtis Akers, “Prince George Football: Changing the Culture”

Best MMJ/One-Person Band Reporter:
Second — AJ Nwoko

Best Daily News Report (Single Shift):
First — Elizabeth Holmes and Curtis Akers, “Anything Is Possible: HARP Program Helping People Get Sober”

Best Spot News Photography:
First — Will Hicks, “It’s a Total Loss”

Best Feature Photography:
First — Greg McQuade and Enza Marcy, “Sophie’s Linocut: Finding Old School Relief in Linoleum”

Second — Enza Marcy and Greg McQuade, “Jamestown in Jeopardy: Drowning America’s Birthplace.”

Best Website:
First — WTVR.com

Best Station Promo:
First: David Stotts and Rob Byrne, “Giving You a Voice”

Best Newscast:
Second — Sarah Mickle, Mike Bergazzi and Curtis Akers, “Election Day.”

Best Producer:
First — Mike Bergazzi, “Gaston at 20: The Unforgettable Flood” (Click here for more segments)

Best Old Dominion Heritage:
First — Greg McQuade and Cole Pearson, “The Lady’s Slipper: Breaking Barriers and Making Waves”

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