Convention & Trade Show
TAB Award Winners
- Pioneer Broadcaster of the Year
- Broadcaster of the Year
- Associate of the Year
- Educator of the Year
- Steve Pieringer Award
*Deceased
| Pioneer Broadcaster of the Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Harold Hough * | WBAP Fort Worth |
| 1966 | Clyde W. Rembert * | KRLD AM-FM-TV Dallas |
| 1967 | Gene Cagle * | KRIO McAllen |
| 1968 | R. E. Lee Glasgow * | WACO Waco |
| 1969 | Stan Wilson * | KFJZ Fort Worth |
| 1970 | David Morris * | K-NUZ/K-QUE Houston |
| 1971 | J.C. Kellam * | KTBC AM-FM-TV Austin |
| 1972 | Earle Fletcher * | KCLE Cleburne |
| 1973 | Vann M. Kennedy * | KSIX/KZTV Corpus Christi |
| 1974 | W.A. “Bill” Roberts * | KRLD Dallas |
| 1975 | Boyd Kelley | KDWT Stamford, Kelley Associates |
| 1976 | Ray F. Herndon * | KMID-TV Midland |
| 1977 | Karl O.Wyler * | KTSM AM-FM-TV El Paso |
| 1978 | Wendell Mayes, Jr. | KNOW Austin |
| 1979 | Clint Formby | KPAN Hereford |
| 1980 | E.J. “Jay” Harpole * | KVOU Uvalde |
| 1981 | Wayne Kearl | Harte-Hanks Communications |
| 1982 | Nathan Safir | KCOR San Antonio |
| 1983 | David A. Wommack, Sr.* | KALT/KPYN Atlanta |
| 1984 | Stan McKenzie | KWED Seguin |
| 1985 | Bonner McLane* | TAB, Austin |
| 1986 | Bev E. Brown | KGAS Carthage |
| 1987 | Tom S. Whitehead, Jr.* | KTTX/KWHI Brenham |
| 1988 | Jack Bell | KDET/KLCR Center |
| 1989 | Bob Hicks | KWEL/KBAT Midland |
| 1990 | Dudley Waller | KEBE/KOOI Jacksonville-Tyler |
| 1991 | George Marti | Marti Electronics |
| 1992 | William Bradford | KSST Sulphur Springs |
| 1993 | McHenry Tichenor | Tichenor Media System |
| 1994 | Cactus Pryor | KLBJ Austin |
| 1995 | Allan Howard | KHOU-TV Houston |
| 1996 | Buddy Bostick | KWTX Broadcasting Co |
| 1997 | John Barger | KONO/KRIO San Antonio |
| 1998 | Ray Miller | KPRC-TV Houston (retired) |
| 1999 | Jack McGrew * | KPRC-TV Houston (retired) |
| 2000 | Ward Huey | Belo |
| 2001 | Larry Beaulieu | KFDM-TV Beaumont |
| 2002 | Ray Alexander | KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley |
| 2003 | Ron Rogers | KVET/KASE Austin (retired) |
| 2004 | Joe M. Leonard, Jr. | KGAF Gainesville (retired) |
| 2005 | Jim R. Phillips | El Paso |
| 2006 | David Lykes | Univision Radio (retired) |
| 2007 | Lady Bird Johnson * | |
| 2008 | Rusty Reynolds | Reynolds Radio |
| Broadcaster of the Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Don Chaney | KNUE Tyler |
| 1988 | Ray Alexander | KRGV-TV Weslaco |
| 1989 | Jim Phillips | KHEY El Paso |
| 1990 | J.R. Curtis, Jr.* | KFRO/KLSQ Longview |
| 1991 | Ron Rogers | KVET/KASE Austin |
| 1992 | David Morris * | K-NUZ/K-QUE Houston |
| 1993 | Lowry Mays | Clear Channel Communications |
| 1994 | Clint Formby | KPAN Hereford |
| 1995 | Vesta Brandt | K-NUZ/K-QUE Houston |
| 1996 | Steve Hicks | Capstar Broadcasting |
| 1997 | Carole Kneeland * | KVUE-TV Austin |
| 1998 | Jane Wallace | KXAN-TV Austin |
| 1999 | Mike Lout | KJAS Jasper |
| 2000 | Stan Webb | Clear Channel Communications |
| 2001 | Mac Tichenor | Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation |
| 2002 | Jerry Hanszen | KGAS Carthage |
| 2003 | Jerry Bobo | KRLD/TSN Dallas-Fort Worth |
| 2004 | Patti C. Smith | KVUE-TV Austin |
| 2005 | Don Perry | Clear Channel Television |
| 2006 | Perry Sook | Nexstar Broadcasting Group |
| 2007 | Meredith Beal | Lasting Value Broadcasting Group |
| 2008 | Caroline Devine | Cox Radio (retired) |
| Associate of the Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Robert F. "Bob" McGarvey | SESAC |
| 1991 | Steve Schott | Continental Electronics |
| 1992 | John Furr | John Furr & Associates |
| 1993 | Merle Arnold | Sony |
| 1994 | Bernie Giesler | Giesler Broadcasting Supply |
| 1995 | Dolores & Ernie Ankele | Autogram Corp. |
| 1996 | Dana Duggan | Nielsen Media Research |
| 1997 | Charles L. "Chip" Babcock | Jackson Walker L.L.P. |
| 1998 | Dan Bell | Texas State Networks |
| 2000 | Don Adams | Adams & Zottarelli |
| 2001 | Norman Fischer * | Norman Fischer & Associates |
| 2002 | Richard Golden | Paramount Television |
| 2003 | Paul Watler | Jenkens & Gilchrist |
| 2004 | Wayne Blackwelder | Broadcast Works (retired) |
| 2005 | Paul Weyland | Paul Weyland Training Seminars |
| 2006 | Don Jones | RF Specialties Group |
| Educator of the Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Dr. Robert Eubanks | Sam Houston State University |
| 2006 | Dr. Robert Musburger | University of Houston |
| 2007 | Dr. Augie Grant | University of South Carolina |
| 2008 | Dr. Gerald Haskins | Texas A&M University-Commerce |
| Steve Pieringer Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Steve Pieringer * | KRLD Dallas |
| 1970 | David Day | KFJZ Fort Worth |
| 1972 | Bruce Hughes | KLIF Dallas |
| Robert Brandon | KPRC-TV Houston | |
| 1974 | Johnny Gilbert * | KULF Houston |
| 1975 | Jeff Gaston | KSFA Nacogdoches |
| 1976 | Johnny Dollar | KHEY El Paso |
| 1978 | Carl Cramer | WBAP Fort Worth |
| Jack Cato, Phil Archer | KPRC-TV Houston | |
| 1979 | Ronnie Smith, Joe Flores, Margo Spitz, Gary DeLaune |
KENS-TV San Antonio |
| 1980 | Glen Ivey | KLUE Longview |
| 1982 | Richard Tillery | KENS-TV San Antonio |
| 1983 | Mike Wiggins, Brett Shipp, Donna McCoolum, Tom Church, Richard McKinney, Tracey Vail |
KTRE-TV Lufkin-Nacogdoches |
| 1990 | Brian Karem | KMOL-TV San Antonio |
| 2000 | Josh Stephen, Wrey Hinds | KXAN-TV Austin |
| 2005 | Dr. Mona Khanna, Billy Sexton |
KTVT-TV Dallas-Fort Worth |
| 2008 | Will Ripley | KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley |