2025 Silver Dome Awards Finalists
*Finalists are listed in alphabetical order.
Best Station Promotion
WBBM - "For the Love of Chicago"
WCIU - "IHSA Promotion"
WSNS - "Telemundo Chicago"
Best Use of Graphic Design
WCIU - "On The Block"
WMAQ - "NBC 5 Chicago"
Best Light Feature
WBBM - "Kayake Commute"
WCIU - "On The Block: Chicago Docents"
WMAQ - "Only in Chicago"
Best Program, Series, or Documentary
WCIU - "Queens of the Court"
WCIU - "On The Block: Selfie Reports"
WMAQ - "Super Mayor"
Best Investigative Report
WBBM - "Sonya Massey Investigation"
WLS - "Drug Lab Scandal"
WMAQ - "NBC 5 Investigates: Dismissed"
Best News Hard Story
WBBM - "Hidden Horrors At Heights Crematory"
WBBM - "Justice for Abandoned Baby"
WMAQ - "Phantom Labs"
Best Newcast
WGBO - "Notices Univision Chicago"
WLS - "DNC Finale"
WSNS - "Noticiero Telemundo Chicago"
Best Community Service Activity
WBBM - "Best Community Service Activity"
WSNS - "26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade"
Best Multicultural Reach
WCIU - ""On The Block: Go Olympian"
WCIU - "On The Block: The Real McCoy"
WGBO - "Latinos en las artes"
Best Use of Interactive Media
WLS - "2024 Democratic National Convention
WSNS - "Telemundo Chicago"
Best Continuing Coverage
WLS - "DNC in Chicago"
WMAQ - "2024 Democratic National Convention"
Best Short Form Digital
WGBO - "Crees vs Es"
WMAQ - "The Brief"
Best Video Editing
WCIU - ""Queens of the Court"
WCIU - "Ronnie Fields"
WMAQ - "Digging Deeper, Artificial Intelligence"
Best Reporter
WGBO - Jorge Muñoz
WMAQ - PJ Randhawa
WSNS - Iris BerrÃos
Best Anchor
WGBO - Enrique Rodriguez
WMAQ - Allison Rosati
WSNS - Alfonso Gutiérrez
Best Weathercaster
WGBO - Ligia Granados
WMAQ - Brant Miller
WSNS - Maricela Vázquez
Station of the Year
WBBM
WGBO
WLS
Best Station Promotion
WEEK - "Mission Space"
WEEK - "Prep Rally 2024"
WIFR - "Focus"
Best Light Feature
WAND - "A Halloween To Remember"
WCIA - "Meet Milo"
WEEK - "Crew 309"
Best Program, Series, or Documentary
KFVS - "Echoes of the Storm"
WEEK - "St. Jude Telethon"
WQAD - "Once in a Lifetime Chance"
Best Investigative Report
KFVS - "Road Work Ahead"
WGEM - "County Deputy DUI Dismissal"
WMBD - "Roosevelt Myles"
Best News Hard Story
KFVS - "Family Speaks Out After Fatal Fire"
WAND - "Sentenced To Wait"
WMBD - "Caught in the System"
Best Newcast
WGEM - "News at 10"
WQAD - "News 8 at 10"
WQAD - "GMQC at 11"
Best Multicultural Reach
WCIA - "Courtney Carson's Story"
WEEK - "Central Illinois Diversity"
WMBD - "Honoring Black History"
Best Continuing Coverage
WCIA - "Suspect in Crash Used Fake ID"
WIFR - "Vets Roll 2025"
WQAD - "The Death of Jackson Kradle"
Best Reporter
KFVS - Jeffrey Bullard
WEEK - Madison Porter
WCIA - Amanda Brennan
Best Sportscaster
WEEK - Jim Mattson
WGEM - Brendan Reidy
WMBD - Patrick Cunningham
Best Weathercaster
WEEK - Balint Szalavari
WEEK - Brian Walder
WCIA - Jacob Dickey
Best Videographer
WEEK - Kyle Vincent
WCIA - Tony Krohn
WMBD - Sara Allen
Station of the Year
WEEK
WGEM
WMBD
Best Commercial
WKQX - "Kamen Landscaping"
WRME - "Vito Invite"
WRME - "Vito Sunshine"
Best Station Promotion
WRME - "All American Weekend"
WRME - Brian Wilson"
WRME - "Longest Day"
Best Feature
WBBM - "Memory Choir"
WGN - "Chicago Teachers Told to Pass Migrant Students"
WVON - "Chicago's Road to Reparations"
Best Morning Show
WGN - "Bob Sirott Show"
WKSC - "The Fred Show"
WSCR - "Mully & Haugh"
Best Use of Non-Broadcast Media
WBBM - "In the Words of George Halas"
WDRV - "Behind The Song Podcast"
WVON - "The Amir Locke Story"
Best Continuing Coverage
WBBM - "DNC in Chicago"
WGN - "Trial of Michael Madigan"
WVON - "Chicago DNC 2024"
Best Station Imaging
WRME - "Prospecting - Amazed"
WRME - "Timmy"
WSCR - "2024 Bears Season Hype Promo"
Best News Reporter
WBBM - Nancy Harty
WLS - Scott Childers
WVON - Annette Flournoy
Best Radio Personality
WGN - John Williams
WLS - Ray Stevens
WVON - Matt McGill
Station of the Year
WBBM
WTMX
WSCR
Best Commercial
WFMB - "Steak N' Shake"
WPBG - "Adam Merrick Ski Jump"
WSPY - "Homemade With Love"
Best Station Promotion
WCIL - "49 Years of CIL-FM Listeners"
WOOZ - "Logo Your Lawn Promo"
WOOZ - "Quit Thrombin' Around"
Best Feature
WHMS - "LOCALS 2025"
WSPY - "Memorial for K9 Hudson"
WSPY - "Surviving the Storm"
Best Morning Show
WLFZ - "Dina & DJ Blake Mornings"
WPBG - "Morning Drive w/ John & Nancy"
WSWT - "Janine & Scott"
Best Use of Non-Broadcast Media
WFMB - "217 Tales"
WFMB - "Eating Around the 217"
WFMB - "IL State Fair Mullet Championship"
Best Station Imaging
WCIL
WUEZ
WYMG
Best News Reporter
WDWS - Mary-Lynn Foster
WSPY - Ethan Kruger
WTAX - Dave Dahl
Best Radio Personality
WDBR - Sarah Smerz
WFMB -Josh Roberts
WYMG - JJ Gerard
Best General Manager
WEFT - Eric Bohlen
WTAX - Chris Bullock
Station of the Year
WEFT
WFMB
WOOZ
Best Commercial
WALS - "Deer Season"
WDAN - "Dave's Double Barrel BBQ"
WMIX - "Woodlawn Haunted Woods"
Best Station Promotion
WALS - "Mutt Madness"
WMIX - "Teddy Bear Toss"
WMIX - "Letters of Thanksgiving"
Best Feature
WDAN - "Danville's Aquatic Center"
WRMJ - "Sherrard Basketball"
WYOT - "Lost Nation Shooting"
Best Morning Show
WAJK - "Brad & Jaimie in the Morning"
WLPO - "Rod & Tom in the Morning"
WYOT - "Coyote Morning Show"
Best Use of Non-Broadcast Media
WAJK - "Friday First Bites"
WCSJ - "Superfan Meets Staff"
WCSJ - "Trying Different Sodas"
Best Continuing Coverage
WDAN - "United Way Radiothon"
WDAN - "Operation Honor Guard"
WYOT - "Election Special 2024"
Best Station Imaging
WALS - "WALS Crew Online"
WLPO - "Starved Rock News"
WSTQ - "Teacher of the Year"
Best Humorous News Story
WCSJ - "Turbo the Tortoise"
WJVO - "Raising Stink"
Best News Reporter
WCSJ - Justin Ritz
WRMJ - Ty Taylor
WYOT - Charles Van Horn
Best Sportscaster
WALS - Zane Trumann
WDAN - RJ Crace
WRMJ - Ty Taylor
Best Radio Personality
WDAN - Tom Barnes
WMIX - RJ Price
WYOT - Kris Wexell
Station of the Year
WDNL
WMIX
WYOT
The Downstate Silver Dome Awards will be awarded at IBA2025 on October 27th at the DoubleTree Abraham Lincoln Hotel in Springfield.
The Chicago Silver Dome Awards will be awarded at the IBA Hall of Fame and Chicago Silver Dome Awards Gala on the evening of November 6th at the InterContinental Hotel in Chicago.
