Maine Association of Broadcasters Spotlights Hall of Fame Inductees & 2023 Award Winners
October 17, 2023radionewsfeedsUSComments Off on Maine Association of Broadcasters Spotlights Hall of Fame Inductees & 2023 Award Winners
A half dozen broadcasters were inducted into the Maine Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame on Saturday at the MAB Annual Meeting and Awards Gala at the Sable Oaks Sheraton in South Portland.
Over 250 people were in attendance, many also receiving awards for News, Programming and Community service.
“Due to the pandemic, we were unable to have our annual get-together, the last one being in 2019”, said Tim Moore, President/CEO of the MAB, adding “there was a lot of pent-up demand to see our colleagues and celebrate our profession!”
The honorees included 2021 inductees, unable to be honored before their peers:
Cindy Williams- former News Anchor at WCSH-TV/Portland
“Mighty” John Marshall- A disc jockey for many decades in Maine, most notably working for Stephen King’s stations in Bangor
“Altitude” Lou McNally- long-time meteorologist and radio and television personality—recipient of the “Suzanne Goucher Broadcast Achievement Award” —which carries automatic induction into the MAB Hall of Fame
The 2023 honorees are:
Suzanne Goucher- President/CEO of the MAB for 28 years, who suddenly passed away in 2022 who was inducted posthumously
Dale Arnold- Well-known New England sportscaster, who started hie career in Maine and is the only broadcaster who did play-by-play for all five Boston professional sports teams
Jon Shannon- 2023 Recipient of the “Suzanne Goucher Broadcast Achievement Award, Jon has decades of experience in radio and is currently the Morning Personality at WPOR-FM/Portland
Dale Arnold
In addition to the Hall of Fame, the following stations were winners at the MAB News & Creative Awards:
STATION OF THE YEAR
RADIO: WBLM-FM/Portland
TV: WVII-TV/Bangor
COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY
RADIO: WKSQ-FM/Bangor “Christmas Is For Kids”
TV: WGME-TV/Portland “Make A Wish” Telethon
BEST NEWSCAST
RADIO: WGAN-AM/FM/Portland
TV: WMTW-TV/Portland
