KVSC 88.1 FM reporter Korina Borash (Esko) earned two Awards of Merit, the highest-ranked Eric Sevareid Award given by the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association.
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UTVS TV and KVSC 88.1 FM combined for 16 Sevareid Awards at the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association banquet April 11 in Bloomington, Minnesota.
The annual awards are named for Emmy- and Peabody-winning reporter, the late Eric Sevareid (1912-1992). Download the list of award winners (docx).
UTVS award-winners
Karsen Forsman (Dassel)
- Reporter| Hard Feature | Award of Merit | “The Perfect Storm”
- Reporter | Soft Feature | Award of Merit | “Re-Made in the USA”
- Reporter | Investigative | First place | “Creating a Safe Environment
Emilio Ramos de Jesus (Princeton)
- Reporter | General Reporting | Award of Merit | “A Fight for Citizenship”
- Anchor/Editor | Newscast | Award of Merit | UTVS News en Espanol
- Reporter | Spot News | First place | “2 Dead After Plane Crashes into Sauk Rapids Home”
- Reporter/videographer | Photojournalism | First place | “Twin Cities Honor Flight”
Taylor Budge (Eagan)
- Reporter | General Reporting | Award of Merit | “Lighting Up the Heavens”
Jeremy Klein (Avon)
- Announcer | Sports Play-by-Play | First Place | “Bemidji State vs. St. Cloud State Football”
Ted Leroux (Spooner, Wisconsin)
- Reporter | Sports Reporting | Award of Merit | “Holy Grail History”
Cassie Beckerman (Anoka)
- Reporter | Weather | First place | “30 Degrees is Warm in Minnesota”
The “Husky Mag” program earned a first-place award in the Sportscast/Program category. Student-run UTVS News has a crew of about 20 students. UTVS TV broadcasts on the St. Cloud-area Charter cable system.
KVSC award-wnners
Korina Borash (Esko)
- Reporter | Student Market Radio | Audio | Award of Merit | “Metro Bus Features Trolley Rides”
- Reporter | Student Market Radio | Spot News | Award of Merit | “Sodexo Workers Continue Protests”
Vicki Ikeogu (Cold Spring)
- Reporter | Student Market Radio | Soft Feature | Award of Merit | “Employees Reminisce About Electric Fetus”
- Reporter | Student Market Radio | Audio | First place | “World War II Flying Fortress”
KVSC 88.1 FM is St. Cloud State’s 16,500-watt educational public radio station.
