Media Friend Award Winners

This award honors local media professionals who have been friends to PRSA and to the clients of PR professionals in the Dayton area.

Past Media Friend of the Year Winners

2026 Cheryl McHenry, WHIO-TV

2024 Hannah Poturalski, Dayton Business Journal

2023 Lynn Hulsey, Dayton Daily News

2022 Tej Joshi, Good Day Dayton

2021 Brooke Moore, WTDN

2020 Wayne Baker

2019 Elyse Coulter, ABC22/FOX45

2018 Kaitlin Schroeder, Dayton Daily News

2017 Tristan Navera, Dayton Business Journal

2016 Mark Allan, WDTN
2015 Jackie Couture, ABC22/FOX45

2014 James Brown, WHIO-TV

2013 Jill Krause, ABC 22/FOX45

2012 Caleb Stephens, Dayton Business Journal

2011 Teresa Weaver, WDTN TV 2

2010 Gabrielle Enright, WHIO-TV

2009 Mix 107.7 FM Morning Team: Jeff Stevens, Kristi Leigh, and Dave Alexander

2008 Jim Bucher, WDTN Channel 2