Benne Media Wins Ten Awards At 2025 Missouri Broadcasters Association Event

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — Benne Media proudly brought home ten awards at the 2025 Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards, held Saturday, May 31 at the Margaritaville Resort at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Stations across the Benne Media network were recognized for excellence in news, weather, sports, commercial production, and community engagement.

KS95.1 (KTKS FM) was named Runner-Up for Small Market Radio Station of the Year and claimed multiple top honors:

 1st Place – Best Air Talent: Colton Taylor

 1st Place – Best Breaking Weather Coverage: Colton Taylor for coverage of the

April 24 tornado outbreak

 2nd Place – Best Sports Report: Colton Taylor for his interview with WNBA

Phoenix Mercury star Sophie Cunningham

 1st Place – Best News Reporting: Coverage of Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe’s visit to Versailles

 1st Place – Best Station Sponsored Community Event: Sonic Summer Nights

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 2nd Place – Best Public Service Announcement or Campaign: Partnership with

Morgan County Health Center

Mix 92.7 (KLOZ FM) earned:

 1st Place – Best Commercial Announcement Series: Sandra Andes for Michelob

Ultra – Real Men of the Lake

 2nd Place – Best Commercial Announcement Series: Chris “Boom Boom”

Cannon for Central Ozarks Medical Center

Power 97.7 (KPOW FM – Sedalia) won:

 1st Place – Best Commercial Announcement Single Entry: Chris “Boom Boom”

Cannon for Mules National Golf Course – The Golf Ball

98.9 The Mix (KFLW FM – Fort Leonard Wood) received:

 2nd Place – Best Hard News Reporting: Jamie Turner for Mid Missouri

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Denny Benne, Owner/General Manager Said, “I’m extremely proud of the staff and their commitment to making great radio. It’s gratifying to see their efforts and passion for the business rewarded by their peers.”