DETROIT – WDIV won six categories and earned three merit awards during the 2025 Michigan Association of Broadcasters awards.
Here are the categories in which WDIV was named “best.”
- News special, “Saving Our Sturgeon” -- Sarah Mayberry, Ben Bell and Paul Snyder.
- Photojournalist -- Jake Nagel.
- Digital Excellence, “Historic Trial Goes Cross-Platform” -- Erin Fleming, Christy McDonald, Cassidy Johncox, and Derick Hutchinson.
- Sports Feature or Series, "Visiting birthplace of Detroit Lions in Portsmouth" -- Jason Colthorp, Justin DePrekel.
- Meteorologist -- Brett Collar.
- Community Involvement, “Go 4 It.”
Here are the merit awards.
- Commercial, “Herman Moore Unlocked” -- Nathan McAlpine, Hans Ihlenfeldt.
- OTT content, “What’s In That Garage?” -- Christy McDonald, Ben Bell, Hans Ihlenfeldt.
- Breaking News Story, “Explosion in Clinton Township” -- Richard Wilson.