PRPD ACE Award Winners

Live, or nearly live from the Public Radio Program Director’s Conference, a first look at the winners of the 2008 ACE Awards (the Award for Creative Excellence in public radio), presented this morning by Kai Ryssdal of APM’s Marketplace:

Promotions
Michigan Radio, Ann Arbor
runner-ups: Oregon Public Broadcasting and WUNC, Chapel Hill

Classical Programming
Classical Minnesota Public Radio (for the third year in a row)
runner-up: WSHU, Fairfield CT

Jazz Programming
KXJZ, Sacramento
runner-up: WNYC, New York

Triple A Programming
KUT, Austin

News/Information Programming
KNAU, Flagstaff AZ
runner-up: North Country Public Radio

On-Air Fundraising
KCRW, Santa Monica AND WGLT, Bloomington/Normal IL
runner-up: WSHU, Fairfield CT

PRPD had a record number of entrants this year, and you’ll be able to hear all the entries on the PRPD web site in the coming days. (I also published this to the PRPD blog)