This session honors the winners of the Faculty and Student Festival of Media Arts News Competitions. Selected works of this year’s award recipients will be exhibited.
Faculty News Chair: Trina Creighton, University of Nebraska @ Lincoln
Student Radio Chair: Brent Foster, California State University, Fullerton
Student Television Feature News Chair: Sara Magee, Loyola University Maryland
Student Television Hard News Chair: Diane Guerrazzi, San Jose State University
Student Television Talent Chair: G. Stuart Smith, Hofstra University
Student Television Newscast Chair (airing 3 days or less): Rick Sykes, Central Michigan University
Student Television Newscast Chair (airing 4 days or more): Rick Ricioppo, Stony Brook University
Faculty News Competition
Television Feature News Reporting
Award of Excellence: John M. Morris, University of Southern Indiana; Joplin Tornado Recovery
Radio Feature News Reporting
Award of Excellence: Terry Likes, Tennessee State University; Violence, Vulgarity and the V-chip
Student News Competition
Radio Feature Reporting
1st Place: Reema Khrais, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Tweet more, Eat less
2nd Place: Isaac Easley, Arizona State University ; Golden Grannies
3rd Place: Stephen Tanner, Brigham Young University; Kavanjo
Honorable Mention: Logan Layden, University of Oklahoma; Illegal Immigration Debate Breeds Confusion
Radio Hard News Reporting
1st Place: Emily Nohr, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; Keystone Pipeline: Sandhills dilemma
2nd Place: Alletta E. Cooper, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Students protest for guns on campus
3rd Place: Brian Grimmett, Brigham Young University; Hunting for Poachers
Honorable Mention: Lydia Camarillo, Arizona State University; Occupy Phoenix- Lydia Camarillo
Radio Newscast
1st Place: WMUL-FM, Marshall University; Newscenter 88 at 5: 4/1/11
Honorable Mention: Matt Czizek, University of North Texas; The Late Edition
Television Feature Reporting
1st Place: Dan Neligh, Arizona State University; Phoenix Symphony Conductor
2nd Place: Tina Phan, Texas State University; Professor's Musical Talent Unhindered By Disability
3rd Place: Jenne Anderson, Brigham Young University; Mock Disaster Make-up
Honorable Mentions:
Chinh Doan, University of Oklahoma; OU Mom
Ashley Larson, San Francisco State University; Tough Choices
Sara Tourigny, Brigham Young University; Amano Chocolate
Kerri McCune, University of Maryland; Record Reading Day
Don Granese, Elon University; Occupy Greensboro
Kassy Scarcia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; NC Wine
Anna Hayes, Brigham Young University; Digging Dreams
Paul King, West Virginia University; How Sweet It Is
Taryn Hale, Arizona State University; For Rancher Life
Gardenia M. Coleman, Arizona State University; FROM DOPE TO HOPE
Sean McCalley, University of Maryland, College Park; Remembering Steve Jobs
Nathan O'Neal, Arizona State University; Underground Hotel
Andrew Ellison, Arizona State University; Land Preserves
Philomena Bubaris, Stony Brook University; The Well Turned Bowl
Krystal Klei, Arizona State University; Homeless Sleeping Mats
Television Hard News Reporting
1st Place: Preston Jones, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Tuition Increase Protesters
2nd (tie): Lindsay Nadrich, Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School ; Obama Supports Ramp Up
2nd (tie): Lauren Cioffi, Stony Brook University; The Social Host Project
Honorable Mentions:
Dan Yesenosky, The Pennsylvania State University; THON Money
Erica Mokay, West Virginia University ; Escape
Matthew Trotter, Arizona State University; Superstition Mountains crash raises concern over FAA flight rule
Philomena Bubaris, Stony Brook University; Prader-Willi Syndrome
Patrick T. Wright, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Predatory Towing Investigation
Andrea Hubbell, St. Cloud State University; No snow lengthens MN construction season
Steve Roth, Elon University; Prescription Drug Abuse on Campus
Matthew Torres, University of North Texas; Occupy Dallas
Television News Anchor
1st Place: Erica Mokay, West Virginia University
2nd Place: Allison Harris, University of Oklahoma
3rd Place: Lindsay Nadrich, Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School
Honorable Mentions:
Dan Neligh, Arizona State University
Andrew Ellison, Arizona State University
Aaryn Cahill, University of Oklahoma
Television Newscast (airing 3 days per week or less)
1st Place: North County News Show, Palomar College; North County News Show 5/25/11
2nd Place (tie): The Centre County Report, The Pennsylvania State University; The Centre County Report - 11/11/11
2nd Place (tie): Elon University's Phoenix14News, Elon University; Phoenix14News
3rd Place: Carolina Week, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Carolina Week 2/23/11
Honorable Mention: WVU News, West Virginia University; WVU News Big 12 Special Edition
Television Newscast (airing 4 or 5 days per week)
1st Place: UTVS News, St. Cloud State University
2nd (tie) OU Nightly, University of Oklahoma
2nd (tie): WUFT NEWS First at Five, University of Florida
Television Weathercaster
1st Place: Daryl Bjoraas, Arizona State University
2nd Place: Jon Haverfield, University of Oklahoma
3rd (tie): Jasen Sokol, Kent State University
3rd (tie): Taryn Hale, Arizona State University