RICHMOND, Va. -- WTVR CBS 6 was honored with the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) medium market Station of the Year award for journalism produced in 2023.
It was the tenth year in a row that WTVR was named station of the year or runner-up in that category.
"To receive this award, we submitted a reel of our work throughout the year, and it must include 50% of the photography staff," WTVR chief photographer Curtis Akers said. "This is a great team accomplishment going against the best in the country in small and medium-sized markets."
Former chief photographer Brad Wilson won Third Place in the News Feature – Hard – Video Photojournalist category for "Sam’s Purpose," a story he and CBS 6 anchor GeNienne Samuels produced.
![](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d2e4fc0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcf.cdn.uplynk.com%2Fause%2Fslices%2Fbe3%2Fab537de11df9456cb23cbc1d7e732de9%2Fbe39299242eb4bc09982ecb540701363%2Fposter_1495e216b45b44b1a6cef681e5f8a76a.jpg)
Local News
The many ways he says thank you to the strangers who saved his life
Wilson won Honorable Mention in the Long-Form Feature Edit category for the same story.
![WTVR-TV Richmond](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c567e7d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1918x1440+0+0/resize/1280x961!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmediaassets.wtvr.com%2Ftribune-network%2Ftribwtvr-files-wordpress%2F2017%2F12%2Fwtvr-tv.jpg)
Local News