(WBEN) The Buffalo Broadcasters Association announced the finalists for the Buffalo Excellence in Media Awards (BEMAs) with WBEN's Tom Puckett receiving a nomination as Radio Personality of the Year, and  Entercom Buffalo's WGR Sports Radio 550 leading the way with more nominations than any other radio station

WIVB-TV Channel Four received the most television nominations, suggested by the public and screened by an independent panel of Industry  professionals primarily from outside Western New York.

The judging panel included: Tom Calderone, President/VH1;Tom Langmyer, Former Vice President & General Manager/WGN‐AM/Chicago and Mike Toppo, Director of video production/CNN/Atlanta among others.

In addition to Puckett's selection as a possible Radio Personality of the Year winner, Entercom Buffalo also received nominations for:

• WGR Sportsradio 550  and WKSE-FM/Kiss 98.5 as Radio Station of the Year

• Rob Lucas/STAR 102.5 and Janet Snyder/WKSE‐FM are both nominated for the Pinnacle Award given to an outstanding broadcaster with a long history on the Buffalo airwaves.

• Rob Lucas/STAR 102.5, Joe Buscaglia/WGR Sports Radio 550  and Jeremy White/WGR Sports Radio 550 were all nominated for the Best Use of Social Media

• Entercom's Sue Sullivan is nominated as Sales Executive of the Year

“The inaugural BEMAs last year were a huge success,” Heidi Raphael, the event chairperson said in a prepared statement.

 “We know this year’s will be even better because of the incredible increase in  the number of entries we had for each category, " Raphael added

This year’s BEMAs will be awarded Friday, April 26th at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens.

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From the Buffalo Broadcasters- Here's the announcement of the nominees.