From left are some of the Crystal Pillar honorees: Lyanne Valdez, Jeremy Klein, Danielle Maroney, Sarah Rudlang, Katelynn Halter and Taylor Budge.
Four St. Cloud State television shows and a talent reel were each honored April 10 with a Student Production Crystal Pillar Award.
Presented annually by television managers, anchors, reporters, photographers and editors of the Upper Midwest Emmy® Chapter, the Crystal Pillar recognizes excellence in content, creativity and execution.
The Upper Midwest Emmy® Chapter, which includes Minnesota and four neighboring states, is part of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
The ceremony was in the Radisson Blu Hotel at the Mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota.
St. Cloud State’s honored shows and students are:
Newscast
UTVS TV: “UTVS News”
- Danielle Maroney, news director
- Emilio Ramos DeJesus ’15, news director
- Sarah Rudlang, producer
Sports: Program/Series
Husky Productions: “Husky Faceoff”
- Jeremy Klein, producer
Sports: Live Event
Husky Productions: “St. Cloud State vs Nebraska-Omaha men’s hockey”
- Katelynn Halter, producer
- Erin Godin, associate producer
- Elizabeth Burda ’15, director
- Joshua Davis, technical director
Sports
UTVS: “More Than A Game: The T.J. Frericks Story”
- Jeremy Klein, producer
- Taylor Budge, videographer
Talent
UTVS: “Taylor Budge Composite”
- Taylor Budge, anchor/reporter
UTVS news broadcasts are carried by Charter Communications on channel 21 and streamed live each weekday during the academic year.
Husky Productions (HP) manages broadcasts of Huskies Athletics events, including women’s and men’s Huskies Hockey games. 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 award ceremony video:
