Lyons Township High School’s student-run radio station, WLTL 88.1 FM, recently received national recognition at two awards ceremonies. At the 11th Annual John Drury High School Radio Awards held May 3 at North Central College in Naperville, WLTL received second place in the Best High School Radio Station in the Nation and individual top finishes in eight categories. WLTL was also honored at the Communicator Awards competition with two Awards of Distinction.
The Drury Awards are fiercely competed for by high school radio programs across the country. WLTL was nominated for 17 awards in eight of the ten different categories. Congratulations to the following WLTL staffers:
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1st Place
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Best News Feature: Nikia Lenef ’14 of LaGrange Park
Best Sports Play-By-Play: Jonathan Janas ’14 of LaGrange Park and Mike Maicke ’13 of Western Springs
2nd Place
Newscast: Nikia Lenef ’14 of LaGrange Park
Public Affairs Program: Adrian Petterson ’14 of LaGrange
Public Service Announcement: Collin Thomas ’13 of Western Springs, Lisa Jonas ’13 of Western Springs, and Joey Rocco ’13 of LaGrange Park
3rd Place
Newscast: Brendan Dzwierzynski ’13 of LaGrange Park
Sports Talk Program: Jonathan Janas ’14 of LaGrange Park, Dan Devine ’15 of LaGrange, Mike Maicke ’13 of Western Springs, and Matt Gertsmeier ’14 of LaGrange
Sports Update: Mike Maicke ’13 of Western Springs
In the category of Best High School Radio Station in the Nation, WLTL finished in second place out of nearly 200 eligible stations.
At the Communicator Awards, WLTL earned recognition in the Public Service Announcement and Promotion categories. The Award of Distinction is only given out to those entries that rank in the top 15% of all entries received.
Award winners include Christine Pond ’13, of LaGrange Highlands for a 3-2-1 Promo and Conor Wiegmann ’15 of Western Springs along with Tommy Baker ’15 of Western Springs for a Sportsmanship PSA.
With thousands of entries received from across the U.S. and around the world, the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring the creative excellence for communications professionals. Founded about two decades ago, the program receives over 6,000 entries annually. The competition is open to all broadcasters, including high school, college and professional stations and production houses both nationally and internationally. The Communicator Awards are judged and overseen by the International Academy of the Visual Arts.
