2025-2026 John Drury High School Radio Awards (Canceled)

Event Description:

The John Drury High School Radio Awards recognize and celebrate excellence in high school radio from around the country. These awards were named in honor of award-winning ABC-Chicago news anchor, John Drury. The reception and awards ceremony will take place on October 24, 2026 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. High school broadcasters, their parents, and faculty advisors, will get a guided tour of the campus, as well as WONC. Afterwards, a luncheon and awards ceremony will recognize winners in the categories of: Best Newscast Best News Feature Story Best Sportscast Best Sports Talk Show Best Sports Play-By-Play Best Public Affairs Program Best Promo Best PSA Best Radio Drama Best Website Best Use of Social Media Best Use of Video Best Specialty Music Show Best Talk Show Best Podcast Broadcaster of the Year Student Leadership Award Best Radio Station Advisor Best High School Radio Station The John Drury Awards are an excellent way to identify high school students from around the country who may be interested in a career in broadcasting, and to show them WONC’s unique facility that rivals any other college radio station. It’s also a great chance for their parents to see the campus, and to see how their child would have the opportunity to get involved in many things at North Central, other than just the radio station. It also gives high school radio advisors a way to learn about North Central and WONC, and helps us to build a pipeline of students coming to North Central from these schools.