News 12 brings home honors from Georgia Association of Broadcasters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – At an awards ceremony Saturday, News 12 received several 2024 GABBY Awards from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters in multiple categories.

The awards honor broadcasters across the Peach State in both large and small markets.

All of the station’s GABBY awards this year were first-place honors.

News 12 came home with awards in these categories:

• Best Online Breaking News Coverage, Small Market Digital: WRDW News Team
• Best Investigative Reporting Series, Small Market TV: Meredith Anderson, Saint Julian Cox III and Joi Daniels
• Best Breaking News Coverage, Small Market TV: WRDW News Team
• Best Newscast, Small Market TV: WRDW News Team
• Best Reporter, Small Market TV: Meredith Anderson
• Best Sports Anchor, Small Market TV: Alyssa Lyons
• Best Videographer, Small Market TV: Saint Julian Cox III
• Rising Star: Will Rioux

The GABBY honors come on the heels of a national honor for News 12.

The station recently earned the Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence among small market TV stations.

The Murrow Awards are bestowed each year by the Radio Television Digital News Association, the world’s largest professional organization devoted exclusively to broadcast and digital journalism.

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