Missouri Broadcasters Association Presents Annual Awards

OSAGE BEACH, Mo., June 1, 2024 – The Missouri Broadcasters Association presented 264 MBA Awards, inducted six people into the MBA Hall of Fame and presented the Distinguished Broadcaster Award during its annual convention held May 30 and June 1 at Margaritaville Lake Resort. 

The Distinguished Broadcaster Award was presented to KSNF-TV General Manager John Hoffmann.

“John has spent 40 years in broadcasting—all in his hometown market. He has done so much for Joplin and the region,” MBA President/CEO Chad Mahoney said. “Serving the community is what local broadcasting is all about and John has certainly embraced that role. I’m very pleased that he was selected for this award.”

MBA Hall of Famer Art Holliday hosted the Hall of Fame Banquet during which the MBA inducted:

• Bryan Busby – Bryan started as an intern in 1978 at KTVI in St. Louis, but it was only a few weeks before he was on air doing weekend weather. He worked in St. Louis for eight years before joining KMBC in Kansas City where he is currently the station’s Chief Meteorologist.
• Mike Claiborne – Mike has covered St. Louis sports since 1981 when he joined KMOX to co-host “Sports Open Line.” He has served in various on-air roles covering SLU and UMSL basketball, the Blues, the Rams and the Cardinals. Mike joined the Cardinals Radio Network in 2006.
• Steve Grant – A native of the Ozarks, Steve celebrates 50 years at Springfield’s KY3 in 2024 where he is the station’s noon and 6 p.m. anchor. Steve started broadcasting at age 15 on KTXR-FM in Springfield. He later became a KY3 intern and quickly rose through the ranks.
• Bob Moore – A dedicated longtime broadcast engineer, Bob has impacted broadcasters far beyond his home base of Lebanon where he owns Broadcast Communications Engineering. Bob also serves as Missouri’s EAS committee chairman and the MBA’s engineering consultant.
• Anne Peterson – Anne was a fixture at Kansas City’s KCTV from 1979 until 2003. Reports at the time called her the youngest female anchor in the nation at age 22. She and her co-anchor Wendall Anschutz would go on to hold the record (22 years) for the longest-running anchor team in America.
• Wendy Wiese – Wendy has been a St. Louis broadcaster for more than 35 years—at KMOX, KTRS and KETC.  Wendy currently hosts the Jennifer and Wendy Show on KTRS with Jennifer Blome and is a panelist on the Donnybrook show on KETC.

“The MBA is proud to recognize these broadcasters and their legacy in our state and industry,” Mahoney said. “We were happy to see the ballroom filled with fellow broadcasters to honor these icons.”

The Station of the Year awards were among the awards presented during Saturday night’s annual MBA Awards Banquet hosted by KMBC-TV Anchor Kris Ketz and Odle Media Group Owner Chelley Odle.

 The radio stations of the year are KDBB-FM in Park Hills (small market), KESJ-AM in St. Joseph (medium market) and KCKC-FM in Kansas City (large market).

 The television stations of the year are WGEM in Hannibal/Quincy (small market), KOLR in Springfield (medium market) and KCTV in Kansas City (large market).

For a complete list of 2024 MBA Award winners, click here.

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