WBFH State and National Awards

WBFH is proud of its state and national broadcast awards:

John Drury High School Radio Awards

2009: 2nd Place, Best High School Radio Station

2008: 1st Place (tie), Best High School Radio Station

2007: 1st Place, Best High School Radio Station

2006: 1st Place, Best High School Radio Station

2005: 3rd Place, Best High School Radio Station

Michigan Association of Broadcasters

2010: High School Station of the Year

2008: High School Station of the Year

2007: 1st in the State: More awards than any other school in Michigan

2006: High School Station of the Year

2005: High School Station of the Year

2004: High School Station of the Year (tie)

2003: High School Station of the Year

Michigan Association of Educational Broadcasters

2006: Carl V. Jacobson Educational Broadcasting Achievement Award

2003: High School Station of the Year

1995: High School Station of the Year

1990: High School Station of the Year

BHSD Radio Students Win Eight Awards in Nationwide High School Radio Competition

WBFH Ties for Best High School Radio Station in the Nation for 3rd Year in a Row

Naperville , Illinois— Bloomfield Hills School District radio broadcasting students won a total of eight awards in eight categories at the Sixth Annual John Drury High School Radio Awards ceremony held April 26, 2008 on the campus of North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Based on the number of award winners, WBFH tied for 1 st Place, Best High School Station with WLTL located in LaGrange, Illinois. It was the third year in a row that WBFH had won or tied for Best High School Station.

The John Drury High School Radio Awards were created to recognize excellence in high school radio broadcasting. These awards were named in honor of award-winning ABC-Chicago news anchor, John Drury. The awards were presented by North Central College and their student radio station WONC-FM.

Ten WBFH students were nominated for 14 awards, the most of any high school entering this national competition. WBFH students won three 1 st Place awards; one 2 nd Place award and four 3 rd Place awards:

Best Newscast, 1 st Place: Jaclyn Talon, Andover senior

Best Promo, 1 st Place: Corey Berkowitz, Andover senior

Best Public Service Announcement, 1 st Place: Evan Schuster, Andover senior

Best Public Affairs Program, 2 nd Place: Corey Berkowitz, Andover senior

Best News Feature Story, 3 rd Place: Corey Berkowitz, Andover senior

Best Public Service Announcement, 3 rd Place: Andrew Blumberg, Andover senior

Best Sportstalk Program, 3 rd Place: Evan Schuster/Nick Shlain/Lloyd Praedel, Andover seniors

Best Radio Drama- Original, 3 rd Place: Evan Schuster/Nick Shlain/Lloyd Praedel, Andover seniors and Eric Bowers, Lahser senior

Also nominated for a Drury Award were: Amy Muskovitz, Andover senior; Ridwan Alam, Andover junior; and Billy Whiting, Andover junior. The Best High School Radio Station award was presented to the WBFH management team consisting of Station Manager Pete Bowers and Remote Supervisor Ron Wittebols. WGBK of Glenview, Illinois took 3rd Place in the station competition.

“I congratulate all the winners and nominees,” said Bowers. “I’m very proud of our students who won and for WBFH picking up another Best High School Radio Station award.”

Andover seniors Corey Berkowitz and Evan Schuster each won a total of three awards. Berkowitz had won six awards last year as a junior. Berkowitz, Schuster, Praedel and Shlain made the trip to Naperville to accept their awards. “It was an honor to win these national awards and it was a perfect way to end my high school career”, said Schuster.

First place award winners were also given a $1,000 scholarship to attend North Central College.

WBFH Radio Students Win Eight State Broadcasting Awards from Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB)

WBFH Named 2008 MAB High School Station of the Year

Bloomfield Hills School District radio broadcasting students won two first place awards, four second place awards and two third place awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB) at their annual conference held Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the DeVos Place in Grand Rapids.

The MAB received 431 entries from 33 schools for their annual High School and College Broadcasting Awards competition. WBFH students won eight of the 22 awards given out in the high school radio division. Due to the number of awards won by WBFH students, WBFH was named the 2008 MAB High School Station of the Year and received a gold record award from BMI. This was the fifth year out of the last six years that WBFH won or tied for MAB Station of the Year.

Andover senior Evan Schuster won three awards: 2 nd Place, MHSAA Sports PSA; 2 nd Place (tie), Promotional Announcement; 3 rd Place, Public Service Announcement.

Andover senior Corey Berkowitz won two first place awards: 1 st Place, Talk Show; 1 st Place, Promotional Announcement.

Andover senior Nick Shlain won two awards: 2 nd Place, MHSAA Sports PSA; 2 nd Place (tie), Promotional Announcement.

Andover senior Andrew Blumberg won one award: 2 nd Place, Station Activities Report.

Andover junior Billy Whiting won one award: 2 nd Place, Sports Play-by-Play.

Lahser senior Jonathan Miller won one award: 3 rd Place, Promotional Announcement.

Andover senior Lloyd Praedel won one award: 2 nd Place (tie), Promotional Announcement.

The WBFH management team of Station Manager Pete Bowers, Assistant Manager/Chief Engineer Randy Carr and Remote Supervisor Ron Wittebols accepted the Station of the Year Award on behalf of theiraward–winning students.

Berkowitz also won a first and third place award last year: “It’s great to be recognized for our work and I congratulate all the other winners from our station and from other schools in the state.”

School Board Recognizes BHSD Radio Students Who Won 27 Total State Broadcasting Awards from Two State Broadcasting Associations

Biff Broadcasters Top All High School Broadcasters in Michigan for the Fifth Year in a Row

Bloomfield Hills School District radio broadcasting students won more state broadcasting awards from two different state broadcasting associations than any other school in Michigan. The students broadcast on the district’s FM radio station WBFH, also known as “The Biff”.

The first competition was sponsored by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB). WBFH students won three first place awards, one second place award and four third place awards at their annual conference held March 14, 2007 at the Lansing Center.

The MAB received 525 entries from 30 schools for their annual High School and College Broadcast Awards competition. WBFH students won nine of the 20 awards given out in the high school radio division, the most by any high school in the state for the fifth year in a row.

The second competition was sponsored by the Michigan Association of Educational Broadcasters (MAEB), a group of high school and college broadcasters from around the state. Fourteen Biff students won a total of 19 awards, again the most by any high school in Michigan. Those awards were presented at MAEB’s Honors Night held at Novi High School April 25, 2007.

The following is a list of WBFH students who won state broadcasting awards this year:

Andover senior Kevin Qian won four awards: 3 rd Place, Promotional Announcement (MAB); Gold, Production (with Mike Tully) (MAEB); Silver, DJ Aircheck (with Mike Tully) (MAEB); Bronze, Interview (MAEB).

Andover senior Wade Fink won four awards: 2 nd Place, Talk Show (MAB); 3 rd Place, Sports Play-by-Play (MAB); Gold, Sports Play-by-Play (MAEB); Silver, Newscast (MAEB).

Andover junior Corey Berkowitz won six awards: 1 st Place, DJ Aircheck (MAB); 3 rd Place, Talk Show (with Evan Schuster) (MAB); Gold, DJ Aircheck (MAEB); Gold, Interview (MAEB); Gold, Production (MAEB); Gold, Newscast (MAEB).

Andover junior Andrew Blumberg won four awards: 1 st Place, Public Service Announcement (with Jaclyn Talon) (MAB); 1 st Place, Newscast (MAB); Silver, Production (MAEB); Bronze, Newscast (MAEB).

Lahser junior Mike Tully won three awards: 3 rd Place, Promotional Announcement (with Kevin Qian) (MAB); Gold, Production (with Kevin Qian) (MAEB); Silver, DJ Aircheck (with Kevin Qian) (MAEB).

Andover junior Jaclyn Talon won three awards: 1 st Place, Newscast (MAB); 1 st Place, Public Service Announcement (with Andrew Blumberg) (MAB); Silver, Production (with Keifer Wells) (MAEB).

Andover junior Evan Schuster won three awards: 3 rd Place, Talk Show (with Corey Berkowitz) (MAB); 3 rd Place, MHSAA Sports PSA (MAB); Gold, Interview (MAEB).

Andover junior Henry Edelman won two awards: Silver, Newscast (MAEB); Silver, Production (MAEB).

Andover junior Greg Seraydarian won one award: Silver, Play-by-Play (MAEB).

Andover junior Keifer Wells won one award: Silver, Production (with Jaclyn Talon) (MAEB).

Lahser senior J.D. Gurganus won one award: Bronze, Interview (MAEB).

Lahser junior Eric Bowers won one award: Bronze, Production (with Jon Miller) (MAEB).

Lahser junior Jon Miller won one award: Bronze, Production (with Eric Bowers) (MAEB).

Andover sophomore Billy Whiting won one award: Bronze, Play-by-Play (MAEB).

It’s been a very good year for Biff broadcasters. In March, WBFH students won 17 awards in a national competition and won 1 st Place, Best High School Station in the John Drury High School Radio Awards. Station Manager Pete Bowers, Assistant Manager/Chief Engineer Randy Carr, Remote Supervisor Ron Wittebols and Corey Berkowitz accepted the top award at the ceremony held March 3, 2007 at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.

Fink is graduating having won nine national and 11 state awards for a career total of 20 awards, second most in Biff history. His nine national awards are the most ever won by a WBFH radio student. Qian was WBFH’s Operations Manager this year and won a career total of seven state broadcasting awards.

Qian was pleased with the performance of the Biff students this year in national and state competitions: “It

was great to finish off my senior year being number one in the nation and number one in the state”.

Award-winning radio students were recognized by the Board of Education at their regular meeting June 7, 2007.

Lansing, Michigan-Bloomfield Hills School District radio broadcasting students won six first place awards, five second place awards and five third place awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB) at their annual conference held Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at the Lansing Center.
The MAB received 527 entries from 34 schools for their annual High School and College Broadcast Awards competition. WBFH students won 16 of the 25 awards given out in the high school radio division, including first place in six of the eight categories.
Andover senior Ryan Fishman won three individual awards: 1st Place, Public Service Announcement; 1st Place, Promotional Announcement; 3rd Place (tie), Sportscast/Play by Play.
Andover senior Erin Kashawlic won three awards: 1st Place, Sports Public Service Announcement; 2nd Place, Radio Air Check; 2nd Place, Public Service Announcement.
Andover senior George Tunis won two awards: 2nd Place (tie), Sports Public Service Announcement; 2nd Place, Talk Show with Andover senior P.J. Wascher.
Andover junior Wade Fink won two awards: 2nd Place Sportscast/Play by Play; 3rd Place, Promotional Announcement.
Lahser senior Rachel Fishman won 1st Place, Newscast.<
Andover senior Jake Neher, Andover senior Nick Gallick, and Andover junior Kevin Qian won 1st Place, Talk Show.
Lahser senior Valenta Bedford won 3rd Place (tie), Sports Public Service Announcement.
Andover senior Lauren Edelman won 3rd Place, Public Service Announcement.
Six WBFH students won 1st Place in the Large Group category: Ryan Fishman, Rachel Fishman, Tunis, Kashawlic, Fink and Edelman.
Four WBFH students won 3rd Place in the Large Group category: Neher, Qian, Wascher, and Andover senior Marco Myerson.
Due to the number of awards won by WBFH students, WBFH was named the 2006 MAB High School Station of the Year and received a gold record award from BMI. This was the fourth year in a row that WBFH won or tied for MAB Station of the Year. Station Manager Pete Bowers and Assistant Manager/Chief Engineer Randy Carr accepted the Station of the Year Award on behalf of their award-winning students.
WBFH Operations Manager Ryan Fishman was pleased with the performance of the Biff students this year compared to last year: "We won three more total awards and one more 1st Place this year which is impressive."
Motivational speaker Ron Bachman gave the keynote address at the awards luncheon.

BHSD Radio Students Win Nine John Drury High School Radio Awards WBFH Wins First Place, Best High School Station Pete Bowers Wins First Place, Best Radio Station Advisor

Naperville, Illinois-Bloomfield Hills School District radio broadcasting students and staff won a total of eleven awards in seven categories at the Fourth Annual John Drury High School Radio Awards ceremony held October 8, 2005 on the campus of North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. The John Drury High School Radio Awards were created to recognize excellence in high school radio broadcasting. These awards were named in honor of award-winning ABC-Chicago news anchor, John Drury. The awards were presented by North Central College and their student radio station WONC-FM. WBFH students were nominated for fourteen awards, the most of any high school entering this national competition. WBFH students won three 1st Place awards, two 2nd Place awards and four 3rd Place awards: Best Newscast, 1st Place: Wade Fink, Andover junior Best Public Service Announcement, 1st Place: Ryan Fishman, Andover senior Best Promotional Announcement, 1st Place: Ryan Fishman, Andover senior Best Newscast, 2nd Place: Ryan Fishman, Andover senior Best Newscast, 3rd Place: Rachel Fishman, Lahser senior Best News Feature Story, 3rd Place: Ryan Fishman, Andover senior Best Sportscast, 2nd Place: Ryan Fishman, Andover senior Best Sportscast, 3rd Place: Wade Fink, Andover junior Best Public Service Announcement, 3rd Place: Lauren Edelman, Andover senior, Rachel Fishman, Lahser senior, and Erin Kashawlic, Andover senior WBFH Station Manager Pete Bowers was nominated for Best Radio Station Advisor and won 1st Place. The award was based on a 500-word essay and three supporting letters. The Best High School Radio Station award was based on the number of awards won by students from high school radio stations in the United States. WBFH won 1st Place this year after taking 3rd Place last year. WGBK of Glenview, Illinois took 2nd Place. "This was the second year we sent entries to the John Drury Awards," said Bowers. "I'm very proud of the students who won and for WBFH finishing first for Best High School Radio Station." Andover senior and WBFH Operations Manager Ryan Fishman won a total of five Drury awards and made the trip to Naperville to accept his awards. "It was definitely worth the trip", said Fishman.

ELEVEN WBFH STUDENTS WIN 21 STATE BROADCASTING AWARDS FROM THE MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS Bloomfield Hills-Eleven radio broadcasting students from WBFH won 21 individual state broadcasting awards from the Michigan Association of Educational Broadcasters (M.A.E.B.) at their annual Honors Ceremony held April 7, 2004 at Canton High School in Canton, Michigan. WBFH, also known as "the Biff", is licensed to the Bloomfield Hills School District and is operated by students from Andover and Lahser High Schools. The M.A.E.B. is an organization made up of high school and college radio stations from around the state and one vocational broadcasting school. They presented 81 individual awards to student broadcasters from member schools. The guest speaker was Mike Stern, the program director for Q101 in Chicago. Stern started his broadcasting career in high school at WOVI, Novi High School. He went on to work at Michigan State University's WDBM. Stern is known for pioneering the hard rock format and has programmed stations in Milwaukee, Denver, Detroit, and Las Vegas WBFH students won more awards than any other M.A.E.B. member school. The following is a list of WBFH students who won individual awards at the Honors Ceremony. The awards are given to the student's level of performance: Gold Microphone, Silver Microphone, and Bronze Microphone. Robyn Berkowitz, Andover senior: Newscast-Gold, DJ Aircheck-Gold, Production-Gold Marissa Boyajian, Lahser senior: Production-Bronze, Newscast-Bronze Matt Dlugokinski, Andover sophomore: Production-Bronze Josh Hirschland, Andover senior: Interview-Bronze Stephanie Krawiec, Lahser senior: DJ Aircheck-Gold, Production-Bronze, Newscast-Silver Marcellus Long, Lahser senior: DJ Aircheck-Silver, Production-Silver Brad Lutz, Andover senior: Sports Play-by-Play-Silver Daniel Muskovitz, Andover senior: DJ Aircheck-Gold, Interview-Gold, Production-Bronze Ben Raphelson, Lahser senior: Newscast-Gold, Sports Play-by-Play-Silver Alex Rusciano, Andover senior: Production-Gold, Newscast-Silver Kristin Sparschu, Lahser junior: Newscast-Bronze