The GABBY Awards Finalists Announced Ahead of GABCON 2017
The final list for the The Georgia Association of Broadcasters 55th annual GABBY Awards finalists has been announced.

Narrowing down a list from over 500 entries, the entries came from radio and television stations from all throughout Georgia. The GABBY Awards will take place during the summer conference GABCON, and will be held on August 4th-6th at the Jekyll Island Convention Center.
See below for the list of finalists, all of whom will either receive a GABBY or Merit award for broadcasting excellence in their respective categories:
Georgia Public Broadcasting (Atlanta)
Bill Nigut
Jenny Ament
Emily Jones
Bradley George
Grant Blankenship
GPB News Staff
WATC-TV (Atlanta)
Greg West
Patricia Mathis
Paul Johnson
WAFS-AM (Atlanta)
Adam Wattenbarger
Tiana Bogino
WCLK-FM (Atlanta)
Wendy Williams
Morris Baxter
Marquis Lofton
Shed Jackson
Tammy Nobles
Rob Maynard
WCFO (Atlanta)
Jeff Davis
Don Nicholson
Marshall Parker
Raj Verma
Steve Cole
WGCL-TV (Atlanta)
Sally Sears
Eric Carlton
Fred Kalil
Nick Morgan
Adam Murphy
WMLB (Atlanta)
Stephen Key
WPBA-TV (Atlanta)
Jason Evans
Jack Walsh
Gordon Ray
WSB-AM (Atlanta)
News Team
Sabrina Cupit
WSB-TV (Atlanta)
Mike Dreaden
Brad Stone
Josh Wade
Lori Geary
Kimberly Page
Sharleta Stamps
James Reed
Sheila Schutt
Glenn Burns
Adrianne Klabik
Corey Tatum
Del Koushyar
Craig Lucie
Lisa Spivack
Jovita Moore
WSB Staff
WVEE-FM (Atlanta)
Chris DiTuri
WXIA-TV (Atlanta)
Jennifer Rigby
Brendan Keefe
Jaye Watson
Jon Samuels
Laura Headlee
Kristine Johnson
Jeremy Campbell
Erin Gutierrez
Matt Livingston
Jeff Hullinger
Kim Smith
Thomas Goodhew
Chris Holcomb
Jamie King
Ben Dongarra
Lea Anne Jackson
WXIA Staff
WYAY-FM (Atlanta)
Scott Kimbler
WZGC-FM (Atlanta)
Steve Holman
Mike Conti
WALB-TV (Albany)
Jim Wilcox
Jim Bernhardt
Catherine Patterson
Wes Keaton
Mike Fussell
WUGA-FM (Athens)
Martin Matheny
Alexia Ridley
Michael Cardin
WJBF-TV (Augusta)
Bill Stewart
Scott Elledge
Brad Means
Marlena Wilson
WRJY-FM (Brunswick)
Bill Young
Nick Diakun
Joe Willie Sousa
Daniel Kent
WBHF-AM (Cartersville)
Matt Santini
Lee Burger
Earnestine Jones
Kevin Pate
WCHM (Clarkesville)
Lori Duke Jones
Kyle Franks
Jay Stephens
Laurence London
WJRB (Clarkesville)
Jeff Batten
Steven Phillips
WCGQ-FM (Columbus)
Morgan Taylor
WDAK-AM (Columbus)
Wes Caroll
Scott Miller
Joey Williams
Rob Carter
WLTZ-TV (Columbus)
Cullen Bryant
Holly Sutherland
Drew Rhodes
WRBL-TV (Columbus)
Bob Jeswald
Carmen Rose
Cody Nickel
Arthur Shipp
WTVM-TV (Columbus)
Jason Dennis
Aaron Lee
Shawn Reynolds
Brian Correll
Mike Scott
News Staff
WSGC (Elberton)
Scott Smith
Steven Bentley
WDUN (Gainesville)
Joel Williams
Mitch Clarke
Joe Kelly
B.J Williams
Access WDUN News Team
WDUN News Team
WGGA (Gainesville)
Brian Stewart
Gene Anderson
Caleb Hutchins
WLHR-FM (Lavonia)
Andrew Hornick
WGXA-TV (Macon)
Eric Mock
WMAZ-TV (Macon)
Suzanne Lawler
Lorra Lynch Jones
Ciara Campbell
Chris Collinsworth
Brian Garcia
Frank Malloy
Jeff Vinton
Ben Jones
Matt Daniel
Sport Team
News Team
WQIL-FM (Macon)
Kyle Jones
MBC-TV4 (Milledgeville)
Stacey Lumley
Chris Brown
Brittiny Johnson
WRDW-TV (North Augusta)
Meredith Anderson
Estelle Parsley
Dylan Smith
Laura Warren
Lauren Hoar
Joey Gill
News Team
WRBF (Rome)
Leeanne Foster
Howard Toole
Julie Steele
WRGA-AM (Rome)
Kim Jarrett
Randy Quick
Howard Toole
David Crowder
Tony McIntosh
WFXH-FM (Savannah)
Ryan Koch
WTOC-TV (Savannah)
Elizabeth Rawlins
Craig Harney
Clinton Hinely
Nic Bell
Tedi Rountree
News Staff
WUBB-FM (Savannah)
Tim Leary
Karen "Red" Daiss
Claire Beverly
WXXY-FM (Savannah)
Mark Ediss
Mia Amini
WTCQ-FM (Vidalia)
Zack Fowler
WVOP-FM (Vidalia)
Zack Fowler
Farm Bureau (Statewide)
Ray D' Alessio
Michael Edmondson
Kenny Burgamy
Andy Lucas
Georgia News Network (Statewide)
John Clark
John Wetherbee