AWARDS OF DISTINCTION

Since South Carolina is served by so many talented and dedicated broadcasters and by individuals in related fields who work tirelessly to support the industry, SCBA has, over the years, created three awards to recognize those distinguished leaders—Hall of Fame, Honorary Life Membership Award and the Masters Award. Known as the Awards of Distinction, these awards honor those professionals who have set the bar for excellence in South Carolina broadcasting.

Traditionally, these awards are presented each year at a ceremony held in conjunction with the SCBA Winter Convention. The recipients are selected by the SCBA Board of Governors which is comprised of Hall of Fame inductees and SCBA Board members.  Nominations are accepted each year in late summer/early fall.  (See award descriptions and criteria below.)  An award is not necessarily presented in each category every year.  

 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2020 AWARDS OF DISTINCTION HONOREES

On January 30, 2020, Dave Aiken received the SCBA Masters Award which is bestowed on an individual who has lifetime achievements as an on-air broadcaster for radio and/or television and who has made significant contributions to broadcasting in South Carolina.

 

Tommy Suggs Honorary Life Membership Award

Tommy Suggs received the SCBA Honorary Life Membership Award which is bestowed on individuals who have served broadcasting by making significant contributions to the industry either in South Carolina or outside the state.   A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR AWARDS OF DISTINCTION DINNER SPONSORS:

 

NOMINEE CRITERIA

First consideration will be given to those who’ve contributed to the state’s broadcast industry. An individual may be nominated for more than one award if that person meets the criteria for the award but the Board of Governors strongly encourages you to carefully consider the nominee's broadcast background and nominate the candidate for the award that best suits his/her achievements.  Depending on the materials submitted, the Board of Governors has complete discretion to move nominees from one category to another.

Hall of Fame: Nominations may come from any field of the broadcasting industry and may be a posthumous recognition. Criteria for consideration include both broadcast and non-broadcast employment history, awards and honors and community service activities.  Special consideration will be given to those who've contributed to the state's broadcast industry and to the broadcast association. 

Honorary Life Membership Award: Nominee must be living and criteria for consideration include both broadcast and non-broadcast employment history, awards and honors and community service activities.

Masters Award: Nominee must be living and criteria for consideration include on-air broadcast employment history, awards and honors and community service activities. A sampling of the nominee’s on-air work will be requested.

NOMINATOR CRITERIA

Nominations may be made by any full-time employee of an SCBA station or associate member firm, any member of the SCBA Board of Directors, SCBA Past President, SCBA Hall of Fame Inductee, Masters Award Recipient or Honorary Life Member.

HALL OF FAME

First presented in 1973, the Association’s most prestigious award was created to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the growth and development of the broadcast industry in South Carolina or South Carolinians who have made such contributions to broadcasting outside the state. Inductees have reached the highest levels of achievement and success in broadcasting on a local and/or national level. Busts and plaques recognizing their many accomplishments are on display at the SCBA Hall of Fame housed at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC.

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

 

1973 G. Richard Shafto*           WIS Radio & TV, Columbia	1995 Dr. Richard Uray*           SCBA & USC, Columbia
1974 John M. Rivers*           WCSC Radio & TV, Charleston	1996 William L. McElveen           Citadel Broadcasting, Columbia
1975 Walter Brown*           WSPA Radio & TV, Spartanburg	1997 Diane Bagwell           WIS-TV, Columbia
1976 Cleatus O. Brazzell*           WELP-AM/FM, Easley	2000 James F. Coggins*           WKDK-AM, Newberry
1977 Wilson C. Wearn*           WFBC Radio & TV, Greenville	2001 Harold T. Miller, Jr.           Miller Communications, Sumter
1979 Henry J. Cauthen           SCETV, Columbia	2003 Barry Brown           Next Media, Myrtle Beach
1980 W. Frank Harden*           WIS Radio & TV, Columbia	2004 James Keelor           Cosmos/Liberty Broadcasting,            Greenville
1981 Charles A. Batson*           WIS Radio & TV, Columbia	2005 Dave McAtee           WYFF-TV, Greenville
1983 John Y. Davenport*           WESC-AM/FM, Greenville	2006 Alex Snipe           Glory Communications, Columbia
1985 Beverly Whitmire*           WFBC Radio & TV, Greenville	2007 Jim Whitaker*           WCSC-AM&FM/WEZL-FM, Charleston
1985 Robert A. Jolley*           WFBC Radio & TV, Greenville	2008 Doug Smith           WFBC-TV/WYFF-TV, Greenville
1988 Joseph B. Wilder*           WBAW-AM/FM, Barnwell	2009 Allan M. Miller           WRHI-AM/FM & WRHM-FM, Rock Hill
1989 Dixon Lovvorn*           WIS Radio & TV, Columbia	2010 Tad Fogel           Winyah Bay Broadcasting, Georgetown           Fogel Advertising Services, Brevard,NC
1990 Wally Mullinax*           WESC-AM/FM, Greenville &               WMTY-AM/FM, Greenwood	2011 Jim Yager           Barrington Broadcasting Group           Hoffman Estates, IL
1991 H. Moody McElveen*           WNOK Radio &TV, Columbia	2012 George H. Buck, Jr.*           WCOS-AM/FM, Columbia, SC
1992 Betty Roper*           WHLZ-FM, Manning	2013 Jane Pigg           WCRE-AM/FM
1993 William Saunders           WPAL-AM/FM, Charleston	2018 Rich O'Dell           WLTX-TV, Columbia
1994 Richard Laughridge           WLTX-TV, Columbia

 

*Deceased

 

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP AWARD
The Honorary Life Membership Award salutes those who have served broadcasting by making significant contributions to the industry either in South Carolina or outside the state.  Special consideration is given to South Carolina broadcasters. This special category may include broadcast educators, legislators, owners and managers, on-air talent, broadcast technical specialists, legal and regulatory experts or a South Carolinian representing broadcasting on a national level.

 

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS

 

1978 Frank Blair*           NBC Network, Hilton Head	2003 Jim Sefert*           Cosmos/Liberty Broadcasting,           Greenville
1978 Moody McElveen*           WNOK Radio & TV, Columbia	2004 Bill Benton & Gene McKay*           WSCQ-FM & WISW-AM, Columbia
1979 Frank Best           WDIX-AM, Orangeburg	2005 Dave Aiken           WOLO-TV, Columbia
1980 Randy Davidson           WAKN-AM, Aiken	2006 Betty Black           WMTY-AM/FM, Greenwood
1982 Dr. & Ms. Marshall (Lillian) Brown*           Presbyterian College, Clinton	2007 Arthur Smith*           WOLS-AM, Florence           WSPA-AM, Spartanburg
1982 Doug Youngblood*           WFIG-AM, Sumter	2008 Mel Stebbins*           WIS-TV, Columbia
1984 Glen & Mary Ramsey*           SESAC, Florida	2009 James Thompson*           WGGS-TV, Greenville
1984 Dorsey Owings*           BMI, Florida	2010 Jerry Peterson*           WRHI-AM/FM & WRHM-FM, Rock Hill
1986 Dr. Albert T. Scroggins*           USC, Columbia	2011 Haney Howell           Winthrop University, Rock Hill
1988 Palmer Greer*           Consulting Engineer, Greenville	2012  Rich O'Dell           WLTX-TV, Columbia
1989 Angelo Ditty*           FCC, Atlanta	2013 John George           Broadtech Services
1990 Norvin Duncan*           WFBC Radio & TV, Greenville	2014 Don Sornson          SC Army National Guard
1993 Edward LB Osborne*           WBCU-AM, Union	2015 Lee Brown           WYFF 4, Greenville
1997 Jim Dunbar*           Berry, Dunbar & Woods, Columbia	2016 Shani White           SCBA, Columbia
1998 Ron Loewen           WIS-TV, Columbia	2016  John Spratt            US House of Representatives
2000 Jack West*           WSPA Radio & TV, Spartanburg	2017 Charles Bierbauer, Dean           University of South Carolina           School of Journalism and Mass           Communications
2001 Joe Pinner           WIS-TV, Columbia	2018 Jay Bender           Baker, Ravenel & Bender           Attorneys at Law
2002 Bob Hooper           WESC-AM/FM, Greenville	2019 Ed Piotrowski           WPDE-TV, Myrtle Beach

*Deceased

 

MASTERS AWARD
The Masters Award acknowledges lifetime achievements of on-air broadcasters who have made significant contributions to broadcasting in South Carolina and who personify high broadcast industry standards within their communities.

MASTERS RECIPIENTS

 

1989	Mackie Quave* WIS & WOLO-TV, Columbia
1990	Bob Fulton* USC Radio Network, Columbia
1992	Jim Phillips* Clemson Radio Network, Clemson
1993	Joe Pinner WIS-TV, Columbia
1994	Charles Hall* WCSC-TV, Charleston
1996	Tom Kinard WJMX-FM, Florence
2000	Susan Aude WIS-TV, Columbia
2001	Rudy Mancke SCETV, Columbia
2002	Monty Du Puy* WFBC Radio & TV, Greenville
2003	Dan Moon WTMA-AM, Charleston
2004	Jim Gandy WLTX-TV, Columbia
2005	David Stanton WIS-TV, Columbia
2006	Doug Williams* WOLS-AM & WBTW-TV, Florence
2007	Carol Goldsmith WYFF-TV, Greenville
2008	Cecil Chandler WBTW-TV, Florence/Myrtle Beach
2009	Ethel Taylor* WOIC-AM & WFMV-FM, Columbia
2010	Woody Windham WOMG-FM, Columbia
2011	Grady Brown Miller Communications, Sumter
2012	Brent Johnson WTCB-FM, Columbia
2013	Pete Yanity WSPA-TV, Spartanburg
2014	Dale Gilbert WYFF 4, Greenville
2014	Manning Kimmel OTS Media Group, Rock Hill
2015	Beryl Dakers SC ETV, Columbia
2015	Jack Kuenzie WIS-TV, Columbia
2016	Bill Terrell SC ETV, Columbia
2017	Debi Chard WCSC-TV, Charleston
2017	Bill Sharpe WCSC-TV, Charleston
2017	Gary Griffin WEZL-FM, Charleston
2018	John Cessarich WYFF 4, Greenville
2019	Michael Cogdill WYFF 4, Greenville
2019	Jonathon Rush WCOS-FM, Colubmbia

 

       *Deceased