Mass Communications students working for Husky Productions and UTVS earned a slew of awards in April during the Midwest Journalism Conference from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association.
In April alone, students took home a combined 17 awards, including six Student Production awards, one Student All-Star Award, eight Eric Sevareid awards and two national awards.
The Student Production Awards were held on April 10 and 11. Two St. Cloud State University alumni hosted the awards – Leah Henry, an evening news producer on WCCO, and Ben Henry, KSTP reporter.
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Upper Midwest Foundation Awards
Students took home six NATAS Student Production awards for their reporting, producing and editing work on sports and news broadcasts. The awards not only draw attention to the outstanding work of students, but they also encourage students to continue to pursue excellence in the media and journalism field.
Students earned recognition in the Headline News category for a “Husky Headlines” episode. They won in the Magazine Program category for an episode of “Huskies on the Road.” Husky Productions students were recognized in the Live Sporting Event/Game category for their coverage of “St. Cloud State vs. University of Denver.” Students were awarded in the Feature News Report category for “Lift Heavy, Live Strong – Josh Neumann’s Story.”
Savannah Reinke won in the Editor category, and Noah Grant won in the Talent – News or Sports category.
A full list of awards and recipients can be found here.
Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Eric Sevareid Awards
Students were awarded eight Sevareid awards. These awards, named for the North Dakota-board and University of Minnesota-educated journalist, honor the best work done by student and professional journalists in small, medium and large broadcast markets in the Midwest region.
UTVS was awarded in the Talk/Public Affairs category for the Clare Richards TedX St. Cloud talk. “Huskies on the Road” won in the Lifestyle or Specialty Programming category. UTVS Weather won in the Weathercast category.
A full list of award recipients can be found here.
“Our students keep proving that when you mix hard work, creativity, and teamwork, you make ‘television magic – as I’d like to call it!’ Their wins at the Student Production Awards show just how much time and heart they’ve put into this,” said Derrick Silvestri, TV studio manager and UTVS advisor. “I’m seriously so proud of what they’ve done.”
UTVS members also attended the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Conference in Las Vegas and picked up two national awards.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
