AWM Trailblazer & Awards of Excellence 2020
April 30, 2020
5:00 PM to 11:00 PM
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Westin at the Domain
11301 Domain Dr
Austin, TX 78758
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The Virtual Show Will Go On!
Due to the recent mandates regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19), AWM agrees that everyone’s health and well-being is the
utmost priority right now. At the same time, we believe strongly
in recognizing all of those within our media community who have
been nominated for this year’s Excellence in Media Awards.
The good news is instead of canceling or postponing this year’s event, technology will allow us to still be able to showcase our winners while doing our part to “flatten the curve”. Beginning Monday April 20th, please join our hosts 101X’s CJ Morgan and Mix 94.7’s Alex Franco for daily Facebook Videos at AWMFACEBOOK.
We will kick off our virtual event by awarding $5,000 to our
Scholarship recipient. Each weekday at 2pm CJ and Alex
will announce nominees and the winners of each category.
We will conclude on Monday April 30th with our
2020 Trailblazer, Agnes Fuccello.
While it’s not how we planned, we are pleased to offer this platform to honor all of these individuals. All current sponsorships and ticket sales will be honored for the Trailblazer & Excellence in Media Awards Gala 2021.
Thank you all for your understanding.
Please take care and reach out with any questions.
| Category | Finalist |
| Local Agency | Frank Erwin Center |
| KSM South | |
| One Voice Communications | |
| The Davis Group | |
| Local Agency Marketing & Promotions Employee | Kaitlin Bouzek-Austin City Limits/3TEN ACL Live |
| Melissa Bagan- Danny Reed Advertising | |
| Sara Bryant- Studio | |
| Taylor Rogers - KSM South | |
| Local Agency Buyer/Planner | Lonnie Summers-One Voice Communicatoins |
| Melissa Bagan- Danny Reed Advertising | |
| AshLee Bilbo - KSM South | |
| Elyssa Garza- Frank Erwin Center | |
| Local Agency Media Director/Manager | Anna Wong- Frank Erwin Center |
| Caleb Pinkerton - KSM South | |
| Landon Sims- Danny Reed Advertising | |
| Sarah Figueroa- The Davis Group | |
| Lora Funderburk | |
| Local Agency Support Staff | Dennis Coleman- Danny Reed Advertising |
| Tara Williams- KSM South | |
| Madison Green- Frank Erwin Center | |
| Liz Rubio- Studio | |
| Local Agency Production Staff | Melissa Taylor- Frank Erwin Center |
| Landon Sims- Danny Reed Advertising | |
| Steve Puig - One Voice Communications | |
| Kelly Grant- GSDM | |
| Local Agency Rookie * | Amy Moore - One Voice Communications |
| Beatriz Castillo- Avalanche Media Group | |
| Karley White/KSM South | |
| Kendall Heath- GSDM | |
| Local Agency Unsung Hero | Adriene Tanamachi- Frank Erwin Center |
| Kate Reed- Danny Reed Advertising | |
| Kaleigh Gutierrez - KSM South | |
| Jennifer Cooper- Studio | |
| Digital Sales Manager | Andrea Vick- Statesman/LOCALiQ |
| Casey Young- iHeartMedia | |
| Cassidy Frazier - Austin Chronicle | |
| Daniel Sahl- Waterloo Media | |
| Eastan Croson- Spectrum Reach | |
| Digital AE | Kaleigh Gutierrez - KSM South |
| Christy Dedear- Waterloo Media | |
| Monica Ceniceros-CBS & Telemundo Austin | |
| Catherine Clark- Univision | |
| Kyle Speckman- Pandora | |
| Digital Rookie* | Emily Burns, Austin Chronicle |
| Eric Guerrero- Waterloo Media | |
| Heather Lonsdale- Spectrum Reach | |
| Morgan Wright- Statesman/LOCALiQ | |
| Digital Support Staff | Daniel Karpin- Waterloo Media |
| Kristine Tofte- KXAN | |
| Erin Brantley- iHeartMedia | |
| Jordan Pordash- Spectrum Reach | |
| Donny Wong- Fox7 | |
| Digital Production Staff | Ariana Quiroz- Waterloo Media |
| Viviana Castaneda- Waterloo Media | |
| Veronica Fonseca- Univision | |
| Erin Brantley- iHeartMedia | |
| Digital Unsung Hero | Dylan Childs- Waterloo Media |
| Lindsey Hollander- Spectrum Reach | |
| Lauren Cooley- iHeartMedia | |
| Veronica Fonseca- Univision | |
| Kristine Tofte- KXAN | |
| Television Marketing & Promotions Employee | Mario Portillo- Spectrum Reach |
| Bryant Alvarez- KVUE | |
| Miriam Ortega-CBS & Telemundo Austin | |
| Daisy Yeates- KVUE | |
| Television Sales Manager | Bryan Hastings- KXAN |
| Byron Wilkinson- KVUE | |
| Sean Lervaag- Spectrum Reach | |
| Karla Barreto- Univision | |
| Television On-Air Personality | Albert Ramon- KVUE |
| Jim Spencer- KXAN | |
| David Yeomans- KXAN | |
| Burton Fitsimmons- Spectrum Reach | |
| Lorena Placencia-CBS & Telemundo Austin | |
| Television AE | Melanie Cottier- KVUE |
| Kelly Mayorga- Univision | |
| Katie Bourgeois- Spectrum Reach | |
| Christie Humphries- Fox7 | |
| Television Rookie* | Diana Garcia- Univision |
| Keith Grandolph- Univision | |
| Lauren Indian Hinojosa- KVUE | |
| Shirley Smith- Spectrum Reach | |
| Television Traffic Dept Employee | Tanya Clemmons- KVUE |
| Brett Erickson- Spectrum Reach | |
| Bianca Angoori-CBS & Telemundo Austin | |
| Pam Moore- Fox7 | |
| Television Support Staff | Morgan Cockrell- KVUE |
| Brian Diseker- Spectrum Reach | |
| Aimee Rivas- KVUE | |
| Melanie Pena-CBS & Telemundo Austin | |
| Television Production Staff | Budro Partida-CBS & Telemundo Austin |
| Sergio Acosta-CBS & Telemundo Austin | |
| Rob Chamness- KVUE | |
| Bryant Alvarez- KVUE | |
| Dax Dobbs - KXAN | |
| Television Unsung Hero | Dianna Durham- Spectrum Reach |
| Jennifer Serrano- KVUE | |
| Jim Spencer - KXAN | |
| Bonnie Buckley- KXAN | |
| Anne Nicholson-CBS & Telemundo Austin | |
| Radio Marketing & Promotions Employee | Abby Haynie- iHeartMedia |
| Melissa Alvarez- Waterloo Media | |
| Kristin Caldwell- iHeartMedia | |
| Horacio Mata Zuniga- Univision | |
| Kristina Killingsworth- ARN | |
| Radio Sales Manager | Brooke Gallagher- Waterloo Media |
| Steve Sherrill- iHeartMedia | |
| Brian Benschoter, KUT/X | |
| Karla Barreto- Univision | |
| Bob Woche-Entercom | |
| Radio On-Air Personality | Jason & Deb- KROX/Waterloo Media |
| Booker, Alex and Sara - Entercom/Mix 94.7 | |
| Anne Hudson- iHeartMedia | |
| Amy Edwards- Austin360Radio | |
| Clauda Talamantez- Univision | |
| Todd & Donn- NewsRadio KLBJ/ Waterloo Media | |
| Radio AE | Dave Sonefeld- iHeartMedia |
| Alison Thiemer- Waterloo Media | |
| Brandon Chezbro- Waterloo Media | |
| Amber Rebold- Austin360Radio | |
| Julianne Phillipp- Texas Student Media | |
| Radio Rookie* | Sara Huerta- Waterloo Media |
| Amber Rebold- Austin360Radio | |
| Diana Garcia- Univision | |
| "Gossip" Greg Hill- iHeartMedia | |
| Taylor Simental- iHeartMedia | |
| RadioTraffic Dept Employee | Regina Massie- Waterloo Media |
| Suzanne Munoz- iHeartMedia | |
| Brandi Vineyard - KUT/X | |
| Andrea Stecher- Univision | |
| Holly Walsh- iHeartMedia | |
| Jere Hammel- Entercom | |
| Radio Support Staff | Areli Ibarra- Waterloo Media |
| Leah Woodard- iHeartMedia | |
| Ronda Jones- iHeartMedia | |
| Chandler Hoefle- Austin360Radio | |
| Deena Blake- ARN | |
| Radio Production Staff | Brian Vitellaro- iHeartMedia |
| Candace Andrews- Waterloo Media | |
| Agustin Alvarado- Waterloo Media | |
| Chandler Hoefle- Austin360Radio | |
| Casey Cheek - KUT | |
| Mac McClennaham- CRISTA Media | |
| Radio Unsung Hero | Rosa Soto- Waterloo Media |
| Debi McMichael- iHeartMedia | |
| Blanca Gaytan- Univision | |
| Chandler Hoefle- Austin360Radio | |
| Kristina Killingsworth- ARN | |
| Local Instagrammer | CJ Morgan- Waterloo Media |
| Trevor Harper-CBS & Telemundo Austin | |
| Rebecca Flores- KVUE | |
| Billy the Kidd- iHeartMedia | |
| Emily Giangreco- KVUE | |
| Local YouTuber | CJ Morgan- Waterloo Media |
| Granger Smith | |
| Morgan Cockrell/Nick Dyar: Cube Talks | |
| Local Podcast | Rodney Reed - KVUE Texas Crime Files |
| I love you so much- Austin360 | |
| Jason & Deb- Waterloo Media | |
| Dudley & Bob w/Matt - Waterloo Media | |
| Local Vlogger | CJ Morgan- Waterloo Media |
| Emily Giangreco- KVUE | |
| Granger Smith- iHeartMedia | |
| Amy Edwards- Austin360 | |
| Local Influencer | CJ Morgan- Waterloo Media |
| Kristie Gonzales - KVUE | |
| Taylor Ellison-CBS & Telemundo Austin | |
| Bobby Bones- iHeartMedia | |
| Print Marketing & Promotions Employee | Emily Burns, Austin Chronicle |
| Jessica White- Community Impact | |
| Tillie Policastro- Texas Student Media | |
| Sara Bryant- Statesman Media | |
| Print Sales Manager | Emily Cohen- Texas Student Media |
| Andrea Vick- Statesman/LOCALiQ | |
| Cassidy Frazier, Austin Chronicle | |
| Deeda Lovett- Community Impact | |
| Print AE | Gloria Williamson, Austin Chronicle |
| Diane Byram- Texas Student Media | |
| Marisa Mirabal, Austin Chronicle | |
| Dylan Sherrod- Statesman/LOCALiQ | |
| Print Rookie * | Chaney Barton- Community Impact |
| Emily Burns, Austin Chronicle | |
| Emma Rice-Tanner- Statesman/LOCALiQ | |
| Morgan Wright- Statesman/LOCALiQ | |
| Print Support Staff | Janie Castillo-Flores- Texas Student Media |
| Jessica White- Community Impact | |
| Sean Foster- Statesman/LOCALiQ | |
| Trace Thurman, Austin Chronicle | |
| Print Production Staff | Michael Gammon- Texas Student Media |
| Ruben Castillo- Statesman/LOCALiQ | |
| Wendy Udave- Statesman/LOCALiQ | |
| Zeke Barbaro, Austin Chronicle | |
| Print Unsung Hero | Carrie Young, Austin Chronicle |
| Jill Ackerman- Statesman/LOCALiQ | |
| Michael Obershan- Statesman/LOCALiQ | |
| Peter Chen- Texas Student Media | |
| Local Journalist | Tony Plohetski- Statesman/LOCALiQ |
| Addie Broyles- Statesman/LOCALiQ | |
| Melanie Torre-CBS & Telemundo Austin | |
| David Brown, KUT | |
| Spencer Buckner- The Daily Texan | |
| OOH Sales Manager | Cathy Hentschel - Lamar Advertising |
| Karen Goumakous - Reagan Outdoor | |
| OOH AE | Brennan Ryan - Reagan Outdoor Adv |
| Christian Craft - Reagan Outdoor Adv | |
| Gregg Speichinger - Reagan Outdoor Adv | |
| Rick Hart - Reagan Outdoor Adv | |
| OOH Rookie | Christopher Granja - Reagan Outdoor Adv |
| Matthew Noblitt - Reagan Outdoor Adv | |
| Marylee Rudisill - Reagan Outdoor Adv | |
| OOH Support Staff | Amanda Quangvan - Reagan Outdoor Adv |
| Emily Nero - Reagain Outdoor Adv | |
| Jessica Evans - Reagan Outdoor Adv | |
| OOH Production Staff | Morgan Kemper - Reagan Outdoor Adv |
| Brandie Sutton -Â Lamar Advertising | |
| OOH Unsung Hero | Amanda Quangvan - Reagan Oudoor Adv |
| Morgan Kemper - Reagan Outdoor Adv | |
| Sarah Teeter - Reagan Outdoor Adv |
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