TRAILBLAZER & AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2025
April 17, 2025
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
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Austin PBS
6101 Highland Campus Dr Bldg 3000, LL,
Austin, TX 78752
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Celebrating 45 Years as an AWM Affiliate, the
Austin Alliance for Women in Media Announces:
Trailblazer & Awards of Excellence 2025
45th Anniversary Sapphire Gala
Thursday, April 17 2025 at Austin PBS
Once again, we will use all of our resources to celebrate our industry and colleagues while staying true to our longstanding initiative of awarding a $5,000 college student scholarship.
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All net proceeds benefit the Scholarship Fund.
By purchasing a raffle ticket you will be contributing to the development of the next generation of leaders in the media industry.
Special thanks to our Beverage Sponsors
The 2025 Signature Drink
THE BLUE-TIFUL BUZZ
Sponsored by
AFTER PARTY
Sponsored by
Music provided by DJ Rob with
CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS!
| CATEGORY** | WINNER |
| LOCAL AGENCY | Juice Consulting |
| LOCAL AGENCY BUYER/PLANNER | Heather King/Avalanche Media |
| LOCAL AGENCY MEDIA DIR/MANAGER | Katie Conder/The Long Center |
| LOCAL AGENCY ROOKIE | Lauren Miller/Avalanche Media Group |
| LOCAL AGENCY UNSUNG HERO | Todd Hogan/Motley Crew |
| DIGITAL SALES MANAGER | Brandon Chezbro/Waterloo Media |
| DIGITAL AE | Megan Vricella/Audacy |
| DIGITAL ROOKIE | Kayla Thompson/KLRU |
| DIGITAL UNSUNG HERO | Kerrah Henneke/KXAN |
| LOCAL JOURNALIST | Josh Hinkle/KXAN |
| OOH SALES MANAGER | Aimee Rivas/Atmosphere |
| OOH AE | Rick Hart/Reagan |
| OOH ROOKIE | Bill Gilbreath/Atmosphere |
| OOH UNSUNG HERO | Aimee Rivas/Atmosphere |
| PRINT SALES MANAGER | Cassidy Frazier/Austin Chronicle |
| PRINT AE | Gloria Williamson/Austin Chronicle |
| PRINT UNSUNG HERO | Zach Pearce/Austin Chronicle |
| RADIO SALES MANAGER | Tatjana Deegan/Audacy |
| RADIO ON-AIR PERSONALITY | Booker, Alex & Audrey/Audacy |
| RADIO AE | Susan McKinney/Sun Radio Network |
| RADIO ROOKIE | Rachel Power/Waterloo Media |
| RADIO UNSUNG | Nikki Nite/Audacy |
| TELEVISION SALES MANAGER | Christy Dedear/Univision |
| TELEVISION ON-AIR PERSONALITY | Trevor Scott/KEYE |
| TELEVISION AE | Kelly Mayorga/Univision |
| TELEVISION ROOKIE | Jenna King/FOX |
| TELEVISION UNSUNG HERO | Tracy L Harvan/Spectrum Reach |
| MARKETING & PROMOTIONS | Drew Murray/Atmosphere |
| PRODUCTION | Jeffrey Blair/KMFA |
| SUPPORT STAFF | Aly Kerr/FOX |
| TRAFFIC | Lisa Elston/KLRU |
| CREATIVE** | ||
| AUDIO- BEST COMMERCIAL | ABC HOME & COMMERCIAL SVC | SPARKLY TWINKLE LIGHTS |
| SOCIAL | SPILL THE TEA | ACL PREP |
| VLOG | KMFA CLASSICAL | OFFBEAT FRONTIERS EP3 |
| VIDEO-BEST COMMERCIAL | L RAHILL/CBS AUSTIN | UPSWING POKER |
| VIDEO-BEST PROMO COMMERCIAL | R RODRIGUEZ/UNIVISION | BASTROP FESTIVAL |
| VIDEO-PSA | P MULLEN/KXAN | TEXAS AGAINST FENTANYL |
**There needed to be at least two finalists to qualify for an award.
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Thank you to our Gala Sponsors
Thank you to our Contributing Partners
Tickets
$100.00 GRAND SAPPHIRE FIVE PACK OF RAFFLE TICKETS
$25.00 GRAND SAPPHIRE SINGLE RAFFLE TICKET
