Radio Students Win Six Awards from Michigan Association of Broadcasters
HILLSDALE, Mich. — Students from WRFH/Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM won six awards in the Michigan Association of Broadcasters college radio awards on April 13. The station placed in six of the nine categories.
“It’s good to see we have submissions deemed worthy to place in most categories,” said Scot Bertram, general manager of WRFH and lecturer in journalism. “We are very proud of all of our students for their well-deserved recognition.”
Junior Josh Barker won first place in the “Current Events” category for his feature “The Policy Corner.” He has been doing the feature since his freshman year and placed second in the category last year.
“Josh was able to tell a Michigan story with help from a local representative, and I think that’s why it was powerful,” Bertram said.
The second-place awards were freshman Lauren Smyth in the “Daily Newscast/News Feature;” junior Christian Peck-Dimit and senior Reagan Gensiejewski in “Sports Announcing Team;” and Ryan Young, who transferred from Hillsdale this year, in the “Promotional” and “Public Service Announcement” categories. Young also took third place in the “Current Events” category for his interview with Mike Pompeo.
Student documentary “Defending Liberty” received an honorable mention in the “Best Video Documentary” category.
For a complete list of winners, including links to the winning shows, click here.
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