“We are committed to our viewers and are delighted to receive these awards and recognition for our efforts in serving them,” said Harry Delaney, WHIO-TV Vice President and General Manager.

Emmy Awards Anchor James Brown Composite

Crime Reporting Male Prostitution in Dayton Caryn Golden, Byron Stirsman

News Special Surviving The Miami Valley Money Crunch, Eric Frisbee

SPJ Awards Best Website, 1st Place whiotv.com

Best Videographer, 1st Place Byron Stirsman, Composite

Best Crime Reporting, 1st Place Jill Del Greco, Homeless Sex Offenders

Best Healthcare Reporting, 1st Place Danielle Elias, Jeff Guerini Obesity: A Woman’s Story

Best News Operation, 2nd Place David Bennallack

Best Newscast, 2nd Place Pat Enright

Best Consumer Reporting, 2nd Place Kathryn Burcham, Byron Stirsman Jewelry Investigation

The full 2009 Emmy and SPJ award recipient lists are also attached and included with this release. For more information, contact Tony Getts at 937-259-2090 or by email at tony.getts@whiotv.com.

WHIO-TV Channel 7 is a Cox Media Group station and CBS Affiliate. Cox Media Group includes 15 television stations, 86 radio stations, and 17 daily newspapers. Cox Media Group is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., based in Atlanta.