Dec. 11, 2010
WMUL Students Continue Award-Winning Tradition
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Students from WMUL-FM, Marshall University’s public radio station, have continued a tradition of competing successfully at the national level with other student journalists by winning 20 awards this fall. WMUL has won 1,025 awards since 1985.
This fall’s honors began Oct. 4 when graduate student broadcaster Adam Cavalier of Montgomery, W.Va., was named a finalist in the 2009 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) National Mark of Excellence Contest in the Radio News Reporting category.
Most recently, WMUL students won 10 awards in the MarCom Creative Awards 2010 competition. The winners were named Nov. 22.
Also this fall, WMUL students:
· Received four finalist awards in the 89th annual National College Media Convention/2010 Collegiate Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) National Student Radio Production Awards Ceremony Oct. 29 in Louisville, Ky.;
· Received a first-place Podcast Best of Show award at the 89th annual National College Media Convention/2010 Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) annual College Competition Oct. 31 in Louisville, Ky.;
· Received four Silver Awards in the Sixth annual International Davey Awards Competition for 2010 announced Oct. 31. “Our radio students have established a tradition at WMUL-FM of being able to successfully compete at the national level with other student journalists,” said Dr. Chuck Bailey, professor of Radio-Television Production and Management in the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications and faculty manager of WMUL-FM.
“The recognition of our students this fall, from Adam’s award-winning entry in the SPJ contest to the 10 MarCom awards, is further evidence of the quality of the work performed by our talented broadcasting students.”
Cavalier’s finalist award-winning entry in the SPJ contest was “Salvation for the Powerless,” which was broadcast during the “5:00 p.m. Edition of Newscenter 88,” Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Cavalier is from Montgomery, W.Va.
Bailey said there were more than 3,600 entries from schools across SPJ’s 12 regions in the Mark of Excellence contest.
Here is a look at each of WMUL’s other award-winning entries thus far this fall:
89th annual National College Media Convention/
2010 Collegiate Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) National Student Radio Production
Finalist Awards
Best Radio News Reporting: “Coping with Disaster: Montcoal, West Virginia,” written and produced by Leannda Carey, senior from Wellsburg, W.Va., broadcast during the “5:00 p.m. Edition of Newscenter 88,” Friday, April 9, 2010.
Best Station Promotion: “Herd Bash 2009” was a homecoming week promotion conducted by the WMUL-FM promotions staff from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
Best Radio Promo: “Moviephone,” an in-house promotional announcement broadcast in WMUL-FM’s Promotion Announcement rotation from Monday, May 3, 2010, through the present time, written and produced by Patrick Webb, a senior from Huntington.
Best Radio Public Service Announcement: “26.5 Hours,” an in-house public service announcement broadcast in WMUL’s Public Service Announcement rotation from Monday, May 3, 2010, through the present time, written and produced by Morgan Shillingburg, a senior from Charleston.
89th annual National College Media Convention/
2010 Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) annual College Competition
Podcast Best of Show: “Herd Roundup,” a regular 30-minute edition of a sports program that airs Friday and Saturday during Marshall football weekends. The program was broadcast the first time Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. The students who participated were Cavalier and Dave Traube, a senior from Beckley.
The podcasting category was offered for only the fifth time in 2010 to recognize excellence among attendees whose media outlets have an online presence with podcasts to download. WMUL’s win was its fourth in five years.
“Winning first place for the fourth time in this relatively new realm of media speaks well for Marshall University as it demonstrates that its students are working with new technologies which will help prepare them for the changing digital media landscape,” Bailey said.
Sixth annual International Davey Awards Competition
Silver Awards
Radio News Feature Package: “J.R. VanHoose: From the Herd to the Hornets,” written and produced by Cavalier, broadcast during the “5:00 p.m. Edition of Newscenter 88,” and available online Friday, Dec. 4, 2009.
Radio News Feature Package: “Model Trains: A Family Affair,” written and produced by Cavalier, broadcast during the “5:00 p.m. Edition of Newscenter 88,” and available online Monday, April 12, 2010.
Radio Sports Package: “Enter Sandman,” written and produced by Carey, broadcast during the pregame program before the Marshall at Virginia Tech football game Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.
Radio Public Service Announcement: “Brush Your Teeth,” an in-house promotional announcement broadcast in WMUL-FM’s Promotion Announcement rotation from Monday, May 3, 2010, through the present time, written and produced by Webb.
Bailey said the Davey Awards are creative awards focused exclusively on honoring outstanding creative work from the best small firms worldwide. He said there were more than 4,000 entries in the awards competition for 2010.
MarCom Creative Awards
Platinum Awards
Sports Package: “The Mitch Express,” written and produced by Cavalier, broadcast during the “Tournament of State Champions” from Mitch Stadium in Kenova, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
Promo: “Moviephone.”
Sports Play By Play: The broadcast of the Marshall-UAB women’s basketball game played at Cam Henderson Center Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. The students calling the game were Cavalier, play by play; Scott Hall, a recent graduate from Stephens City, Va., color; and Carey, engineer.
Bailey said Platinum-award winners are recognized for their excellence interms of quality, creativity and resourcefulness.
Gold Awards
Newscast: “The 5:00 p.m. Edition of Newscenter 88,” broadcast Friday, April 29. The students who participated in the newscast that also was made available online were Robert Iddings, a senior from St. Albans, W.Va., producer; Cavalier, news anchor; Carey, news anchor; and Traube, sports anchor.
News Package: “Coping With Disaster: Montcoal, West Virginia.”
Podcast: “Marshall Football 2009: The End of the Line,” written and produced by Cavalier, broadcast and made available online before Marshall’s season opener at Ohio State Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Overall Web Site: WMUL’s Web site (www.marshall.edu/wmul). The 2010 web masters are Deven Swartz, a recent graduate from Philippi, W.Va., and Tyler Kes, a sophomore from Lavalette.
Honorable Mention Awards
News Feature Package: “J. R. VanHoose: From the Herd to the Hornets.”
Sports Package: “Enter Sandman.”
Podcast: “Herd Roundup,” broadcast and made available online Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The students who participated were Cavalier and Iddings.
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WMUL Students Continue Award-Winning Tradition
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Students from WMUL-FM, Marshall University’s public radio station, have continued a tradition of competing successfully at the national level with other student journalists by winning 20 awards this fall. WMUL has won 1,025 awards since 1985.
This fall’s honors began Oct. 4 when graduate student broadcaster Adam Cavalier of Montgomery, W.Va., was named a finalist in the 2009 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) National Mark of Excellence Contest in the Radio News Reporting category.
Most recently, WMUL students won 10 awards in the MarCom Creative Awards 2010 competition. The winners were named Nov. 22.
Also this fall, WMUL students:
· Received four finalist awards in the 89th annual National College Media Convention/2010 Collegiate Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) National Student Radio Production Awards Ceremony Oct. 29 in Louisville, Ky.;
· Received a first-place Podcast Best of Show award at the 89th annual National College Media Convention/2010 Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) annual College Competition Oct. 31 in Louisville, Ky.;
· Received four Silver Awards in the Sixth annual International Davey Awards Competition for 2010 announced Oct. 31. “Our radio students have established a tradition at WMUL-FM of being able to successfully compete at the national level with other student journalists,” said Dr. Chuck Bailey, professor of Radio-Television Production and Management in the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications and faculty manager of WMUL-FM.
“The recognition of our students this fall, from Adam’s award-winning entry in the SPJ contest to the 10 MarCom awards, is further evidence of the quality of the work performed by our talented broadcasting students.”
Cavalier’s finalist award-winning entry in the SPJ contest was “Salvation for the Powerless,” which was broadcast during the “5:00 p.m. Edition of Newscenter 88,” Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Cavalier is from Montgomery, W.Va.
Bailey said there were more than 3,600 entries from schools across SPJ’s 12 regions in the Mark of Excellence contest.
Here is a look at each of WMUL’s other award-winning entries thus far this fall:
2010 Collegiate Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) National Student Radio Production
Finalist Awards
Best Radio News Reporting: “Coping with Disaster: Montcoal, West Virginia,” written and produced by Leannda Carey, senior from Wellsburg, W.Va., broadcast during the “5:00 p.m. Edition of Newscenter 88,” Friday, April 9, 2010.
Best Station Promotion: “Herd Bash 2009” was a homecoming week promotion conducted by the WMUL-FM promotions staff from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
Best Radio Promo: “Moviephone,” an in-house promotional announcement broadcast in WMUL-FM’s Promotion Announcement rotation from Monday, May 3, 2010, through the present time, written and produced by Patrick Webb, a senior from Huntington.
Best Radio Public Service Announcement: “26.5 Hours,” an in-house public service announcement broadcast in WMUL’s Public Service Announcement rotation from Monday, May 3, 2010, through the present time, written and produced by Morgan Shillingburg, a senior from Charleston.
2010 Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) annual College Competition
Podcast Best of Show: “Herd Roundup,” a regular 30-minute edition of a sports program that airs Friday and Saturday during Marshall football weekends. The program was broadcast the first time Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. The students who participated were Cavalier and Dave Traube, a senior from Beckley.
The podcasting category was offered for only the fifth time in 2010 to recognize excellence among attendees whose media outlets have an online presence with podcasts to download. WMUL’s win was its fourth in five years.
“Winning first place for the fourth time in this relatively new realm of media speaks well for Marshall University as it demonstrates that its students are working with new technologies which will help prepare them for the changing digital media landscape,” Bailey said.
Silver Awards
Radio News Feature Package: “J.R. VanHoose: From the Herd to the Hornets,” written and produced by Cavalier, broadcast during the “5:00 p.m. Edition of Newscenter 88,” and available online Friday, Dec. 4, 2009.
Radio News Feature Package: “Model Trains: A Family Affair,” written and produced by Cavalier, broadcast during the “5:00 p.m. Edition of Newscenter 88,” and available online Monday, April 12, 2010.
Radio Sports Package: “Enter Sandman,” written and produced by Carey, broadcast during the pregame program before the Marshall at Virginia Tech football game Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.
Radio Public Service Announcement: “Brush Your Teeth,” an in-house promotional announcement broadcast in WMUL-FM’s Promotion Announcement rotation from Monday, May 3, 2010, through the present time, written and produced by Webb.
Bailey said the Davey Awards are creative awards focused exclusively on honoring outstanding creative work from the best small firms worldwide. He said there were more than 4,000 entries in the awards competition for 2010.
Platinum Awards
Sports Package: “The Mitch Express,” written and produced by Cavalier, broadcast during the “Tournament of State Champions” from Mitch Stadium in Kenova, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
Promo: “Moviephone.”
Sports Play By Play: The broadcast of the Marshall-UAB women’s basketball game played at Cam Henderson Center Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. The students calling the game were Cavalier, play by play; Scott Hall, a recent graduate from Stephens City, Va., color; and Carey, engineer.
Bailey said Platinum-award winners are recognized for their excellence interms of quality, creativity and resourcefulness.
Newscast: “The 5:00 p.m. Edition of Newscenter 88,” broadcast Friday, April 29. The students who participated in the newscast that also was made available online were Robert Iddings, a senior from St. Albans, W.Va., producer; Cavalier, news anchor; Carey, news anchor; and Traube, sports anchor.
News Package: “Coping With Disaster: Montcoal, West Virginia.”
Podcast: “Marshall Football 2009: The End of the Line,” written and produced by Cavalier, broadcast and made available online before Marshall’s season opener at Ohio State Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Overall Web Site: WMUL’s Web site (www.marshall.edu/wmul). The 2010 web masters are Deven Swartz, a recent graduate from Philippi, W.Va., and Tyler Kes, a sophomore from Lavalette.
News Feature Package: “J. R. VanHoose: From the Herd to the Hornets.”
Sports Package: “Enter Sandman.”
Podcast: “Herd Roundup,” broadcast and made available online Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The students who participated were Cavalier and Iddings.
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