(WXYZ) — The Michigan Association of Broadcasters announced the winners and finalists for the 2025 Broadcast Excellence Awards on Monday.
WXYZ-TV was honored with more than 20 awards, including Continuing Coverage and Investigative Story. The station was also named a finalist in five additional categories.
The MAB Broadcast Excellence Awards Gala will be held on April 5 at the MotorCity Casino in Detroit. For more information on MAB and for the full list of winners, click here.
Commercial
- Best: WXYZ-TV - Kitch Law, Light Up The Season (Alissa Lincoln, Andrzej Milosz)
Continuing Coverage
- Merit: WXYZ-TV - Crumbley Parents on Trial (WXYZ News Team)
- Best: WXYZ-TV - 2024 NFL Draft (WXYZ News Team)
Feature Story
- Merit: WXYZ-TV - Caroline House (Sarah Michals, Johnny Sartin Jr., Mike Glover)
- Best: WXYZ-TV - Family continues to heal after splash pad shooting (Simon Shaykhet, Mike Glover)
Investigative Story
- Merit: WXYZ-TV - Shielded: How Troubled Cops Keep Their Badges (Ross Jones, Randy Lundquist, Johnny Sartin Jr., Ronnie Love)
- Best: WXYZ-TV - Against Their Will: For-Profit Psych Wards (Heather Catallo, Johnny Sartin Jr., Randy Lundquist)
Marketing Materials & Promos
- Merit: WXYZ-TV - Splash Pad Shooting Survivors Speak Out (Phil Wrobel, Katie Chupailo, Jeff Blevins, Joe Orban)
- Best: WXYZ-TV - 7 News Detroit - Where Your Voice Matters (Phil Wrobel, Katie Chupailo, Jeff Blevins, Joe Orban)
Meteorologist
- Merit: WXYZ-TV - Mike Taylor
News Anchor
- Merit: WXYZ-TV - Carolyn Clifford
- Best: WXYZ-TV - Mike Duffy
News Reporter
- Merit: WXYZ-TV - Sarah Michals
- Best: WXYZ-TV - Heather Catallo
News Series
- Merit: WXYZ-TV - Problems in Probate: Guardianship Reform Bills (Heather Catallo, Johnny Sartin Jr., Randy Lundquist)
- Best: WXYZ-TV - Law and Disorder: Inside the Wayne County Sheriff's Office (Ross Jones, Randy Lundquist, Johnny Sartin, Jr., Ronnie Love)
News Special
- Merit: WXYZ-TV - Detroit on the Clock: A WXYZ NFL Draft Special (Brad Galli, Marie Gould, Matt Bellehumeur, Carolyn Clifford)
OTT Content
- Best: WXYZ-TV - Against Their Will (Heather Catallo, Johnny Sartin Jr., Randy Lundquist)
Photojournalist
- Merit: WXYZ-TV - Mike Glover
Special Interest Programming
- Merit: WXYZ-TV - Countdown to the Draft: A WXYZ NFL Draft Special (Marie-Terese Gould, Brad Galli, Andrzej Milosz, Pravin Sitaraman)
- Best: WXYZ-TV - Woodward Dream Cruise (Marie-Terese Gould, Matt Bellehumeur, Andrzej Milosz, Pravin Sitaraman)
Sports Feature or Series
- Merit: WXYZ-TV - Brad Galli one-on-one with J.J. McCarthy (Brad Galli, Chad Britton)
Sportscast
- Merit: WXYZ-TV - Aug 9, 2024 Sportscast Taylor Decker Make a Wish (Brad Galli)
- Best: WXYZ-TV - January 10, 2024 Michigan Wins the National Championship (Brad Galli)
Breaking News Story
- Finalist: WXYZ-TV - Jennifer Crumbley Verdict (WXYZ News Team)
Digital Excellence
- Finalist: WXYZ-TV - 2024 WXYZ Digital Execution
Weathercast
- Finalist: WXYZ-TV - Dave Rexroth August 27, 2024 (Dave Rexroth)
- Finalist: WXYZ-TV - Mike Taylor February 28, 2024 (Mike Taylor)
Newscast
- Finalist: WXYZ-TV - Clinton Twp. Business Explosions (Rosemary Wlodarczyk, Jarrod Stoddard, Glenda Lewis, Mike Duffy)
- Finalist: WXYZ-TV - NFL Draft Round 1 (Tony Chiudioni, Mike Clous, Carolyn Clifford, Mike Duffy)
Community Involvement
- Finalist: WXYZ-TV - WXYZ (Mike Murri)
