DAYTON, Ohio -- WHIO-TV was awarded 3 regional Emmy awards and 7 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists of Ohio. The awards include an Emmy for News Center 7 anchor James Brown and a 1st Place SPJ Award for Best Website in Ohio.

“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.