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Student broadcasters earn NATAS nods

UTVS journalists Emilio Ramos de Jesus (left) and Adriana Tizcareno at the NATAS-Upper Midwest Regional Student Production Awards. Submitted photo
UTVS journalists Emilio Ramos de Jesus (left) and Adriana Tizcareno at the NATAS-Upper Midwest Regional Student Production Awards. Submitted photo

Ten UTVS TV and Husky Productions students earned seven NATAS-Upper Midwest Regional Student Production Awards at an April 12 ceremony in Bloomington.

St. Cloud State was among 11 colleges and universities to earn awards, including University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (3) and Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa (3).

The National Academy of Televisions Arts & Sciences (NATAS) honored these St. Cloud State students:

Emilio Ramos de Jesus (Princeton)

  • Producer | Newscast | “UTVS News en Espanol”
  • Reporter | Serious News | “Driving in Fear”
  • Producer | Light News | “Honor Flight Twin Cities”

Karsen Forsman (Dassell)

  • Reporter | General Assignment News – Serious News | “Creating a Safe Environment”

Michael Wiener (St. Cloud)

  • Videographer | Light News | “Honor Flight Twin Cities”
The 2015 Husky Productions crew at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.
The 2015 Husky Productions crew at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.

Elizabeth Burda (Champlin)

  • Producer | Live Event | “Men’s Huskies Hockey vs. North Dakota”

Patrick Crooks (Richmond)

  • Director | Live Event | “Men’s Huskies Hockey vs. North Dakota”

Brittany Rooney (Alexandria)

  • Associate Producer | Live Event | “Men’s Huskies Hockey vs. North Dakota”

Matt Bohach (Litchfield)

  • Technical Director | Live Event | “Men’s Huskies Hockey vs. North Dakota”

Wesley Beskar (Eagan)

  • Computer Artist/Designer/Editor | Animation/Graphics/Special Effects | “UTVS Animation Showcase”

Tommy Vice (Baxter)

  • Audio Design/Creative Input | Animation/Graphics/Special Effects | “UTVS Animation Showcase”

Taylor Budge (Eagan)

  • Reporter/Anchor | Talent | “Taylor Budge Composite”

UTVS is a student-run station that broadcasts on the St. Cloud-area Charter cable system. The UTVS News crew is nearly 25 students.

UTVS’ Husky Productions (HP) division manages broadcasts of Huskies Athletics events, including women’s and men’s Huskies Hockey games. Its crew is more than 20 people. HP broadcasts are sometimes carried by regional and national networks. Derrick Silvestri ’06 is the UTVS advisor and studio manager. Brian Stanley ’93 is executive producer of Husky Productions.

View the April 11 broadcast of UTVS News en Espanol:

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Jeff Wood '81 '87 '95
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