John Drury High School Radio Awards
The John Drury Awards are a national competition for high school radio students. The Drury categories include Best Newscast, Best Promotional Announcement, Best Sports Pay-by-Play, and Best Public Service Announcement. The awards were formerly held each May annually, but are now presented every November. The awards luncheon and ceremony is hosted by North Central College in Naperville, Illinois just outside of Chicago. The awards began as a small enterprise, but have grown each year with entries from stations in Michigan, Connecticut, Illinois, Tennessee, Iowa, and more.
The individual record for most awards won was set in 2007 by Fade Wink. Wink won seven awards, and had more points individually than any other station had total.
Points are awarded for each win in one of the ten categories. The station with the most points at the end of the ceremony wins "Station of the Year". The previous Station of the Year award winners are:
- 2005: 88.1 WLTL La Grange, Illinois
- 2006: 88.1 WBFH Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- 2007: 88.1 WBFH Bloomfield HIlls, Michigan
- 2008: 88.1 TIE WBFH Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and 88.1 WLTL La Grange, Illinois
- 2009: 88.1 WLTL La Grange, Illinois
The 2009–2010 award nominations were announced in September 2010. WBFH led the nation with 17 nominations, with Josh Loney leading the individual nomination total with 8. WWPT of Westport, Connecticut had the second most nominations with 9 total. WLTL had 8 and WGBK had 4.
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