Rising Star Award

This award will go to someone under the age of 30 who is new to broadcasting but shows an extraordinary amount of passion and potential and will likely have a long and successful career in the industry! Open to any person working in any department of radio or television for between approximately 2-5 years. Nominees for this award should be:

  • Demonstrating tremendous growth and development within a relatively short period of time.
  • Engaged and eager to learn.
  • Passionate about their field and have a desire to excel in it and make it a long-term career.
  • Enthusiastic about the broadcast industry and excited about innovations that will shape its future.

Click Here to Submit a Rising Star Award Nomination

View Past Recipients Below:

Spencer Lieberman2024 Rising Star in Sales

Spencer Lieberman
Vox AM/FM/Digital

Lauren Granada

2024 Rising Star in News Anchoring

Lauren Granada
WPTZ-TV

Ike Bendavid2024 Rising Star in Investigative Reporting

Ike Bendavid
WCAX-TV

Haley Bouley2024 Rising Star in Meteorology

Haley Bouley
WFFF-TV & WVNY-TV

Jess Langlois lowres

2023 Rising Star Award Winner

Jess Langlois
Meteorologist
WCAX-TV

Molly_Ormsbee

2023 Rising Star Award Winner

Molly Ormsbee
Executive Producer
WPTZ-TV/WNNE-TV

2022 Rising Star Award Winner

Kaylee Mumford
Producer/Director
Vermont Public

2022 Rising Star Award Winner

Dom Amato
News Anchor
WCAX-TV

Noah Villamarin-Cutter

2020/2021 Rising Star Award Winner

Noah Villamarin-Cutter
Digital Services
Vermont Public

Liz Strzepa

2020/2021 Rising Star Award Winner

Liz Strzepa
Reporter/Anchor
WPTZ-TV

Jon Francois cropped more

2019 Rising Star Award Winner

Jon Francois
On-Air Radio Personality
WGMT-FM