Congratulations!
The ballots are in, and your votes have been counted! This year's competition was as tough as any, and the races were close, resulting in ties for 1st Place in two categories and 1st Runner-up in one category. "Ad Wizards" Jason Skaggs and Timothy Miles battled it out in Small Market Commercials virtually splitting all the awards in that category. Rob Frazier and Yaman Coskun had a similar battle in the Large Market Commercial category. Stewart Byars made RAP Awards history by being the first person to tie himself for first place in a category, netting himself two RAP Trophies for the Small Market Promo category. It doesn't get any sweeter than that!
Please join us in congratulating the winners, runners-up and finalists of the 15th Annual Radio And Production Awards!
Feature Productions – All Markets
WINNER: Parody Spots – WKQX/Emmis Communications, Chicago, Illinois. Producer – Ned Spindle; Copywriter – Ned Spindle; Voice Talent – Ned Spindle.
1st Runner-up: The Knob - KLSX/Infinity Broadcasting, Los Angeles, California. Producer – Rob Frazier; Copywriter – Rob Frazier; Voice Talent – Rob Frazier, Mary Wells, Various.
2nd Runner-up: I Have a Dream – Jammin' 98.3/Saga Communications, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Producer – Joe Meinecke; Copywriter – Joe Meinecke; Voice Talent – Various.
Finalist: Jordan's Song – CING-FM/Corus Entertainment, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Producer – Scott Clements; Copywriters – Bryan Williams, Scott Clements; Voice Talent – Stu Jeffries, Colleen Rusholme.
Finalist: Bobby Thicke's Grammy Spotlight – KLSX/Infinty/Viacom, Los Angeles, California. Producers – Rich Boerner, Ronn Lipkin; Copywriter – Rich Boerner; Voice Talent – Rich Boerner, Ronn Lipkin.
Finalist: The New BRMB's Summer of 100,000 Launch – Capital FM, London, United Kingdom. Producer – James Stodd. Copywriter – James Stodd. Voice Talent – Rob Brown, Hayley Long.
Finalist: Elvis Radio/Launch Package Montage – Elvis Radio/Sirius Satellite Radio, New York, NY. Producer – Rob Maurer; Copywriter – Scott Lindey; Voice Talent – Chuck Riley.
Small Market Commercials
WINNER (tie): Suzanne's Natural Foods/Wouldn't It Be Nice – Zimmer Radio Group/KXDG, Joplin, Missouri. Producer – Jason Skaggs; Copywriter – Jason Skaggs; Voice Talent – Jason Skaggs, Christie Ogle.
WINNER (tie): Weathershield Wood Care/My Husband and His Three Drunk Buddies – Zimmer Radio Group, Columbia, Missouri. Producer – Timothy Miles; Copywriter – Timothy Miles; Voice Talent – Cortney Coats, Deidre Miles, Jill Alstatt, Scott Cox, Jeff Studley, Matt Teague, Mike Robertson, Timothy Miles.
1st Runner-up: Alert One Pest Control – KXDG/Zimmer Radio Group, Joplin, Missouri. Producer – Jason Skaggs; Copywriter – Jason Skaggs; Voice Talent – Lori Skaggs, Jason Skaggs.
2nd Runner-up: Bentz G.M. Country/Magic – Zimmer Radio Group, Columbia, Missouri. Producer – Timothy Miles; Copywriter – Timothy Miles; Voice Talent – Bruce Welker.
Finalist: Dr. James Lofgren – KUPH/Ozark Radio Network, Mountain View, Missouri. Producer – Steve Stone; Copywriter – Steve Stone; Voice Talent – Steve Stone.
Finalist: Total Lending Center/Holidays – Zimmer Radio Group, Columbia, Missouri. Producer – Timothy Miles; Copywriters – Ryan Patrick, Timothy Miles; Voice Talent – Aric Bremer.
Medium Market Commercials
WINNER: Auld Lang Cough – Triple M 104.7, Adelaide, Australia. Producer – Jim Mortimer; Copywriter – Rob Hart; Voice Talent – Terry Webb, Ron Neate.
1st Runner-up: Al's Diner/Showtunes – CHUM Radio, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Producer – Barry Hayes; Copywriter – Clancy Hoy; Voice Talent – Keith Akow, Steve Gregory.
2nd Runner-up: Chicago Deep Dish Box Set – CJAY 92, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Producer – Richard Stroobant; Copywriter – Marv Timog; Voice Talent – Ben Jeffrey, Len Naemark.
Finalist: Children's Bereavement Center – KSMG-FM/Cox Radio, San Antonio, Texas. Producer – Tim D. McKee; Copywriter – Tim D. McKee. Voice Talent – Tim D. McKee & Children.
Finalist: Everglades University/Bob – WRMF/Palm Beach Broadcasting, West Palm Beach, Florida. Producer – John Taylor; Copywriter – John Taylor. Voice Talent – John Taylor, Steve Reines, Rich Stevens, Amy Navarro.
Large Market Commercials
WINNER: Tax Resolution Services/IRS Army – KLSX/Infinity Broadcasting, Los Angeles, California. Producer – Rob Frazier; Copywriter – Rob Frazier; Voice Talent – Rob Frazier, Michael Rosbruch, J. Salwin, J. Romero.
1st Runner-up: Wings-To-Go/Addiction – Clear Channel Radio, Washington, D.C. Producer – Yaman Coskun; Copywriter – Yaman Coskun; Voice Talent – Yaman Coskun, Bob Karson.
2nd Runner-up: Shipwreck '04 – KLSX/Infinity Broadcasting, Los Angeles, California. Producer – Rob Frazier; Copywriter – Rob Frazier; Voice Talent – Rob Frazier.
Finalist: Wings-To-Go/Help – Clear Channel Radio, Washington, D.C. Producer – Yaman Coskun; Copywriter – Yaman Coskun; Voice Talent – Yaman Coskun, Keith MacDonald, K.T. Harris, Jen Ungar.
Finalist: Bear's Best – WCNN/Dickey Broadcasting, Atlanta, Georgia. Producer – Steve Cook; Copywriter – Steve Cook. Voice Talent – Steve Cook.
Small Market Promos
WINNER (tie): B.S. Promo – WCMT/WCDZ/Thunderbolt Broadcasting, Martin, Tennessee. Producer – Stewart Byars; Copywriter – Stewart Byars; Voice Talent – Stewart Byars.
WINNER (tie): Out of Ideas – WCMT/WCDZ/Thunderbolt Broadcasting, Martin, Tennessee. Producer – Stewart Byars; Copywriter – Stewart Byars; Voice Talent – Stewart Byars.
1st Runner-up (tie): Live the Life/Vegas, Baby – SILK-FM, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Producer – Andrew Murdoch; Copywriter – Dorothy McInnis; Voice Talent – Ed Kelly, John Pleisse, Heather Adams.
1st Runner-up (tie): Natural Wallet Enhancement– WCMT/WCDZ/Thunderbolt Broadcasting, Martin, Tennessee. Producer – Stewart Byars; Copywriter – Stewart Byars; Voice Talent – Stewart Byars.
2nd Runner-up: Zimmer Golf Tournament/No Cheating – Zimmer Radio Group/KXDG, Joplin, Missouri. Producer – Jason Skaggs; Copywriter – Jason Skaggs; Voice Talent – Jason Skaggs.
Finalist: Meet Wendell – WCMT/WCDZ/Thunderbolt Broadcasting, Martin, Tennessee. Producer – Stewart Byars; Copywriter – Stewart Byars; Voice Talent – Stewart Byars, Lena Rogers.
Finalist: Captain T's/Winter Drop Off II – Verstandig Broadcasting, Harrisonburg, Virginia. Producer – Jim O'Brien; Copywriters – Jim O'Brien, Jeremy Lee. Voice Talent – Jim O'Brien.
Medium Market Promos
WINNER: Women Jumping Up and Down – CHEZ-FM, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Producer – Craig Jackman; Copywriter – Renaud Timson; Voice Talent – David Kaye.
1st Runner-up: Super "Bowl" – WKLH/Saga Communications, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Producer – Joe Meinecke; Copywriters – Bob Bellini, Joe Meinecke; Voice Talent – Jim Cutler.
2nd Runner-up: Italian Construction Crew – CHEZ-FM, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Producer – Craig Jackman; Copywriter – Renaud Timson; Voice Talent – Connie Bernardi, David Kaye.
Finalist: Suite 'TUE Blue Eyes – Clear Channel Communications, Dayton, Ohio. Producer – Jim Hausfeld; Copywriter – Jim Hausfeld; Voice Talent – Brian Christopher, Jim Hausfeld.
Finalist: Triple M Music Product Promo – 5MMM Austereo, Adelaide, Australia. Producer – Shane Rogers; Copywriter – Shane Rogers; Voice Talent – Kristy Stasiuk, Shane Rogers.
Large Market Promos
WINNER: BoneStar– KSAN, San Francisco, California. Producer – Jeff Schmidt; Copywriter – Jeff Schmidt; Voice Talent – Jeff Schmidt.
1st Runner-up: Contest Rules – KLSX/Infinity/Viacom, Los Angeles, California. Producer – Rich Boerner; Copywriter – Rich Boerner; Voice Talent – Rich Boerner.
2nd Runner-up: Cash Cow (Snapple Parody) – WIOQ/Q102, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Producer – Ed Bishop; Copywriter – Ed Bishop; Voice Talent – Ed Bishop, Chris Corley.
Finalist: Dead Air – Clear Channel Radio, Washington, DC. Producer – Yaman Coskun; Copywriter – Yaman Coskun; Voice Talent – Yaman Coskun, Dave Kampel.
Finalist: Topless Summer (Smokin' Dame) – WIOQ/Q102, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Producer – Ed Bishop; Copywriter – Ed Bishop; Voice Talent – Ed Bishop.
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