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.
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View Past Recipients Below:
2024 Rising Star in Sales
Spencer Lieberman
Vox AM/FM/Digital
2024 Rising Star in News Anchoring
Lauren Granada
WPTZ-TV
2024 Rising Star in Investigative Reporting
Ike Bendavid
WCAX-TV
2024 Rising Star in Meteorology
Haley Bouley
WFFF-TV & WVNY-TV
2023 Rising Star Award Winner
Jess Langlois
Meteorologist
WCAX-TV
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
2020/2021 Rising Star Award Winner
Noah Villamarin-Cutter
Digital Services
Vermont Public
2020/2021 Rising Star Award Winner
Liz Strzepa
Reporter/Anchor
WPTZ-TV
2019 Rising Star Award Winner
Jon Francois
On-Air Radio Personality
WGMT-FM
Vermont Association of Broadcasters








