ABAC recognizes exceptional members and agencies in the media, advertising, and broadcasting community throughout Atlanta. Each year, we try to shine a light on those we feel have gone above and beyond in their respective fields. Here are our past winners:
AGENCY
Agency of the Year
2008 PHD
2009 Initiative
2010 22squared
2011 GroupM
2012 22squared
2013 22squared
2016 22squared
2018 360i
Agency AE / Planner of the Year
2008 Patty Youngross
2009 Jeff Liipfert
2010 Susan Walters
2011 Matthew Edwards
2012 Jill Kosmal
2013 Kristen Liebmann – GroupM
2016 Ryan Friedman – US International
2018 Ryan Friedman- US International
Broadcast Supervisor of the Year
2008 Manny Rodriguez
2009 Joe Cerone
2010 Ilene Matz
2011 Denise Roberts
2012 Marcia Owens-Reder
2013 Stephanie Jolly – Zenith
2016 Jill Kosmal – 22squared
2018 Frank Hardy- 360i
Media Buyer of the Year
2008 Kristen Liebmann
2009 Sandi Spinks
2010 Krista Cooper
2011 Andrienna Coleman
2012 Stephanie Testa
2013 Jessica Flint – GroupM
2016 Kristen Jordet – Carat
2018 Christina Quiterio- Carat
Agency Assistant of the Year
2010 Whitney Ray
2011 Mary Beth Harden
2012 Asheton Atyeo
2013 Chelsea George- Carat
2015 Jennifer Fine- GroupM
2016 Nia Skeete- 22Squared
2018 Sarah Smith- 360i
RADIO
Local Radio Station of the Year
2008 Q-100
2009 V-103
2010 Q-100
2011 WSB News Talk 750
2012 Star 94
2013 WSB FM – Cox
2016 99.7 Q100
2018 99.7 Q100
National Radio Rep Firm of the Year
2008 CCRS
2009 CCRS
2010 Katz
2011 Katz
2012 Katz
2013 Katz Radio Group
2016 KATZ
2018 iHeart
Radio Manager of the Year
2008 Randy Gaeckler
2009 Mark Mayfield
2010 Lisa Padron
2011 Lisa Padron
2012 Joey Gangi
2013 Jennifer Mayfield (Clear Channel) and Lisa Padron (Katz Radio Group)
2016 Liza Padron – KATZ
2018 Randy Gaekler- iHeart
Radio Salesperson of the Year
2008 Melissa Honig
2009 Yoel Leinwand
2010 Michael Goodman
2011 Josh Sermons
2012 Michael Schulte
2013 Deb Elko – Katz Radio Group
2016 Michael Schulte – iHeartMedia
2018 Janey Nackley- iHeartMedia
Radio Assistant of the Year
2010 Chelsea George
2011 Jessica Bieber
2012 Amy Baker
2013 Jessica Bieber – Clear Channel
2016 Jessica Bieber – iHeartMedia
2018 Jessica Bieber- iHeart
TELEVISION
Local TV Station of the Year
2008 WAGA-TV
2009 WSB-TV
2010 WSB-TV
2011 WSB-TV
2012 WSB-TV
2013 WSB-TV
2016 WSB-TV
National TV Rep Firm of the Year
2008 Millennium
2009 Telerep
2010 NCC
2011 NCC
2012 NCC
2013 NCC
2016 NCC
2018 CoxReps
TV Rep Firm Manager of the Year
2008 Elaine Gaeckler
2009 Elaine Gaeckler
2010 Tim Bennett
2011 Tim Bennett
2012 Matt Doyle
2013 Chris Oberholtzer – Comcast Spotlight
2016 Rob Keith – NCC
2018 Rob Keith- NCC
TV Salesperson of the Year
2008 Katie Oblinger
2009 Tammi Blass
2010 Britt Jackson-Griffin
2011 Kathie Spell
2012 Amy Baldwin
2013 Kathie Spell – Katz Millennium
2016 Ken Brown – CBS
2018 Kelly Conner- Fox Sports South
TV Assistant of the Year
2010 Ryan Holloway
2011 Rachelle Pascale
2012 Chelsey Thornton
2013 Ryan Seickel – WXIA
2016 Mallory Arnold – CoxReps
2018 Sarah Levine- CoxReps
Rookie of the Year
2016 Ally Duncan – CoxReps
2018 Ema Smithson- Carat
