Hillsdale College Radio Station Named Finalist in National College Broadcast Awards
For third consecutive year, student-led station earns multiple nominations
Hillsdale, Mich. – Hillsdale College congratulates the students and staff of WRFH/Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM, the College’s student-run radio station, on earning six finalist nominations from the 2019-2020 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) College Media Awards. This is the third consecutive year that the station’s programming has ranked among the top 10 percent of finalists.
“Our students consistently create entertaining, informative, and compelling content for our station,” said Scot Bertram, general manager of Radio Free Hillsdale. “I am proud to see their hard work honored as some of the best college radio programming in the country.”
Radio Free Hillsdale is Hillsdale College’s student radio station, where students report, produce, and host a variety of news and talk programs. The following student productions are finalists for the IBS College Media Awards in these categories:
• Best Specialty Music Show: “The Spin Room” – Matt Montgomery
• Best Talk Program: “Off Topic” – Shadrach Strehle, Dylan Strehle, and Carson Waites
• Most Innovative/Creative Program: “State Facts” – Jane O’Connor
• Best Public Affairs Program: “The Policy Corner” – Josh Barker
• Best News Interview: “Gov. Scott Walker at CPAC 2019” – Stefan Kleinhenz
• Best Sports Update: “Rachel Kookogey Sportscast” – Rachel Kookogey
IBS presents awards each year to college and high school media outlets across more than 100 categories. The 2019-2020 awards program received more than 2,700 submissions from schools around the country, and the top 10 percent in each category were selected as finalists.
Award winners will be recognized at the 80th Annual International IBS Conference in New York City on March 6-8, 2020. For more information about WRFH/Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM, click here.