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WISN 12 MILWAUKEE
- 2018: Wisconsin Broadcasters Association: 1st Place, Best Website: WISN.com
- 2018: Wisconsin Broadcasters Association: Best Use of Social Media Live Streaming
- 2017: Wisconsin Broadcasters Association: Social and Digital Media Station of the Year
- 2017: Wisconsin Broadcasters Association: 1st Place, Best Use of User-generated Content
- 2017: Wisconsin Broadcasters Association: Best Use of Social Media Live Streaming
- 2016: Wisconsin Broadcasters Association: Social and Digital Media Station of the Year
- 2016: Wisconsin Broadcasters Association: 1st Place, Best Website: WISN.com
- 2016: Wisconsin Broadcasters Association: 1st Place, Best Use of User-generated Content: Teacher’s aide lured into attack
- 2016: Wisconsin Broadcasters Association: 3rd Place, Best Breaking News Coverage: Violence erupts in Milwaukee after deadly officer-involved shooting
NBC CHICAGO
- 2015: Illinois Broadcasters Association: 2nd Place, Best Website: NBCChicago.com
- 2014: Illinois Broadcasters Association: Best Website: NBCChicago.com
- May 2014: Produced most-trafficked web story of division’s 11-site, five-year history (Coating on Willis Tower Skydeck’s Ledge Cracks Under Tourists)
- 2013: Illinois Broadcasters Association: Best Website: NBCChicago.com
- 2013: Illinois Broadcasters Association: Best Use of Interactive Media
- 2012: Emmy recipient, Outstanding Achievement in Interactivity
- 2012: Illinois Broadcasters Association: Best Website: NBCChicago.com
- 2012: Illinois Broadcasters Association: Best Station Use of New Media
- 2011: Online News Association: Best Online Topical Reporting/Blogging: Ward Room
- 2011: Emmy nominee, Outstanding Achievement in Interactivity
- 2010: Illinois Broadcasters Association: Best Website: NBCChicago.com
- 2009: Illinois Broadcasters Association: Best Website: NBCChicago.com
- 2008: Illinois Broadcasters Association: Best Website: NBCChicago.com
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UW-MILWAUKEE
- 2006: WBA Student Awards For Excellence: 2nd Place, Best Website
- 2005: WBA Student Awards For Excellence: 2nd Place, Radio News/Sports Story
- 2005: WBA Student Awards For Excellence: 3rd Place, Radio News/Sports Story
- 2005: WBA Student Awards For Excellence: 3rd Place, Best Website
- 2005: WBA Student Awards For Excellence: 2nd Place, TV Talk Show/Series/Documentary
- 2004: Milwaukee Press Club: 2nd Place, Best Radio Feature Story
“I CAN PROMISE YOU IT’S NOT A FLUKE. ALL OF THIS SUCCESS IS TIED TO BJ’S RELENTLESS DRIVE TO DO THE BEST.”
— FORMER WISN 12 NEWS DIRECTOR BEN HART
“BJ DID A FANTASTIC JOB AS DIGITAL DIRECTOR AT WISN-TV. HE WORKED TIRELESSLY WITH A SHORT STAFF TO MAKE SURE OUR DIGITAL PLATFORM WAS SECOND TO NONE. … HE WAS A JOY TO WORK WITH AND I WISH HE WAS STILL HERE.”
— WISN 12 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST MARK BADEN
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