By Hannah Osborne GABCON 2023 was an event to remember. For the first time since 2017, the annual convention once again took place at the beautiful Jekyll Island. The Georgia Association of Broadcasters welcomed hundreds of broadcasters to the Jekyll Island Convention Center for a weekend of learning, connecting, and celebrating Georgia broadcasting! Festivities began on…
ATLANTA, Ga– The 2023 GABBY Awards were presented during the GAB’s annual convention, GABCON on Saturday, September 16th. All the awards focus on content produced in the 2022 calendar year. Merit Awards recognize those entries that the judges felt deserve special recognition. The GABBY Awards are awarded to entries that stand above all in their…
By Hannah Osborne The Georgia Association of Broadcasters has announced “Black Radio United for the Vote” as their collective 2023 Broadcasters of the Year. This decision is reflective of the impactful work of 13 Atlanta stations that worked together to mobilize members of Atlanta communities to the voting booths. The collective efforts of these stations to…
By Asya McDonald In the heart of Jekyll Island, an extraordinary event awaits to enlighten any broadcaster wanting to continue enriching their career development. This annual event is known as GABCON. GABCON is an event that brings together intellectuals, innovators and thought leaders from all around Georgia to recognize the best broadcasters in the field of…
Congratulations to our 2022 GABBY and Merit Award winners! To order your award duplicates, click here. Best Feature Story Small Market Radio WBHF Cartersville Ashley Peterson WLBB Carrollton Colin Worthington and Joel Brock Large Market Radio WUGA Athens Chris Shupe and Martin Matheny WUGA Athens Alexia Ridley, Megan Wahn, and Martin Matheny Small Market…
Best Newscast David Crowder- WRGA The WSB News Team- WSB Kelsey Hanson, Tracye Hutchins, Rick Folbaum, Jordan Lee, Jasmina Alston, Adam Murphy, & Josh Depaz- WGCL The 13 WMAZ News Team- WMAZ Suzanne Nadell- WSB-TV Best General Assignment Reporting The WLJA News Team- WLJA Earnestine Jones- WBHF Robyn Walensky- WSB Kayla Solomon- WMAZ Adam…
Atlanta, Ga– The Georgia Association of Broadcasters is pleased to announce the individual finalists for the 2021 GABBY Awards. This year’s awards will be presented on Saturday, October 23rd. The finalists listed below will either receive a GABBY or Merit award for broadcasting excellence in various categories. Finalists are listed alphabetically by station. Farm Monitor-TV…
The full list of winners for the 2020 Georgia Association of Broadcasters GABBY Awards.
Atlanta, Ga– The Georgia Association of Broadcasters is pleased to announce the individual finalists for the 2020 GABBY Awards. This year’s awards will be presented virtually on Saturday, October 24th at 7:00 p.m. More information about the live stream will be announced soon. The finalists listed below will either receive a GABBY or Merit award…
ATLANTA, Ga– The Georgia Association of Broadcasters has made the difficult decision to cancel all in-person events surrounding the 2020 convention, GABCON, and the GABBY Awards. A virtual GABBY Awards ceremony will take the place of an in-person event on October 24th at 7:00 p.m. EST. The GAB board of directors, staff, and…