In just a few days in April, St. Cloud State University’s UTVS Television earned more than 25 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), Northwest Broadcast News Association (NBNA), Broadcast Education Association (BEA) and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ (NATAS) Upper Midwest Chapter.
Included among the awards were 15 first place honors and a Best of Festival award during the BEA Festival of Arts for Husky Productions.
“It was a great year for the whole crew and the awards we received are great to look back on and prove how successful this season was,” said Husky Productions producer, Matt Szymanski, Sauk Rapids. “I couldn’t ask for a better crew to work with. This season will be a memory that will last a lifetime.”
UTVS is the student-run station that broadcasts on Charter Cable channel 21. UTVS’ Husky Productions division manages broadcasts of men’s and women’s Husky Hockey games on Charter channel 87.
Full list of awards
| BEA | 2nd | Television Newscast (3 days per week or less) | Staff – UTVS News En Español |
| BEA | 3rd | Television Newscast (4 or 5 days per week) | Staff – UTVS News |
| BEA | 3rd | TV Sports Talent | Alec Ausmus |
| BEA | Best of Festival | Sports | Staff – Husky Productions |
| BEA | Honorable Mention | Studio (multi-cam or live-to-tape) | Staff – Husky Mag |
| NATAS – Upper Midwest | 1st | News: General Assignment – Serious News | Julia Allen, Justin Haugesag – Tom Decker Funeral |
| NATAS – Upper Midwest | 1st | News: General Assignment – Light News | Julia Allen – Matt Bishop: My View From the Bench |
| NATAS – Upper Midwest | 1st | Sports | Lindsey Branwall – Beyond the Vanishing Point – SCSU Football |
| NATAS – Upper Midwest | 1st | Sports: Live Event | Staff – Husky Productions |
| NATAS – Upper Midwest | 1st | Talent | Natalie Davis |
| NBNA | 1st | Spot News | Julia Allen, Justin Haugesag – Tom Decker Funeral |
| NBNA | 1st | Sportscast/Program | Staff – Husky Productions |
| NBNA | 1st | Newscast | Staff – UTVS News |
| NBNA | 1st | Series | Leah Carr, Alyssa Chrisinger, Julia Allen, Justin Haugesag – Tom Decker Series |
| NBNA | 1st | Investigative | Lindsey Branwall – Refusal of Public Safety Makes Students Feel Unsafe |
| NBNA | Award of Merit | Sportscast/Program | Staff Husky Mag |
| NBNA | Award of Merit | Broadcast Writing | Alyssa Tryggeseth – A Brighter Tomorrow |
| NBNA | Award of Merit | Soft Feature | Julia Allen – Matt Bishop: My View From the Bench |
| SPJ | 1st | Television Sports Photography | Husky Productions |
| SPJ | 1st | Television General News Reporting | Lindsey Branwall – Public Saftey Leaves Students Unsafe |
| SPJ | 1st | Television News Photography | Julia Allen, Justin Haugesag – A Fallen Officer Put to Rest |
| SPJ | 1st | Best All-Around TV Newscast | Staff – UTVS Staff |
| SPJ | 1st | Television In-Depth Reporting | Leah Carr, Alyssa Chrisinger, Julia Allen, Justin Haugesag – Tom Decker Series |
| SPJ | 2nd | Television Sports Reporting | Matt Szymanski – Husky Productions: Strive for the Cup |
| SPJ | 3rd | Television Feature Reporting | Julia Allen – Matt Bishop: My View From the Bench |
| SPJ | 3rd | Television Sports Reporting | Lindsey Branwall – Beyond the Vanishing Point – SCSU Football |
