CHARLOTTE -- Curtis Media Group’s news operations received eight honors from the Radio and Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas and the Associated Press on Saturday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Club. CMG swept all three AP categories and this marks the second consecutive year than Newsradio 680 WPTF was honored as Associated Press Outstanding Radio News Operation of the Year (North Carolina).

The specific honors are listed below.

AP Awards

Outstanding News Operation (North Carolina)
First Place: News Radio 680 WPTF

Best Newscast (North Carolina)
First Place: North Carolina News Network — NCN News Feb. 17, 2015 — Mike Raley

Public Service (North Carolina)
First Place: News Radio 680 WPTF — The Innovate United Challenge — Josh Zach

RTDNAC Awards

Radio News Block
First Place: News Radio 680 WPTF — North Carolina's Morning News — Brian Freeman, Patrick Johnson, Mike Raley, Dave Alexander, Kerri Davis

News Documentary
First Place: North Carolina News Network — Remembering Dean Smith — Gayle Hurd, Scott Briggaman, Bruce Ferrell, Mike Raley, Patrick Johnson,

Light Feature
Second Place: News Radio 680 WPTF — Veteran's Day at St. David's — Annette Newell

Political
First Place: North Carolina News Network — Election Night 2014 — Donna Martinez, Rick Henderson, Cash Michaels, Bruce Ferrell, Gayle Hurd

Radio Reporter of the Year

Second Place: Josh Zach, News Radio 680 WPTF