Students win Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas students have been named winners in more than a dozen categories from the 2017 Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) Awards.
“We are thrilled with the results in this year's competition,” said Chris Bacon, KUJH-TV executive producer and instructor at the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications. “It is a testament to the passion and dedication our students exhibit on a daily basis. Their strong showing proves that our students are getting the skills they need and the opportunities to be successful in the broadcasting field.”
Entries included work from spring 2016 and fall 2017, so some of the winners have graduated. Awards will be presented during the KAB Convention on Tuesday, April 4.
Television awards
Station Promotion Announcement
First: Griffin Hughes, The Playmakers Promo
Complete Live Newscast
First: Madison Coker, Alana Flinn, Jacob Asherman, Nick Couzin, KUJH News (Dec. 7, 2016)
Second: Kayla Schartz, Aungelina Dahm, Travis Calvin, KUJH News (March 4, 2016)
Station Website
First: Alex McLoon, Alana Flinn, KUJH-TV
Hard News Package
First: Emma Hogg, Homicide House Fire
Enterprise News Package
First: Hank Cavagnaro, Bike Safety
Second: Marissa Khalil, Housing Debt
Complete News Feature
First: Emma Hogg, Bob Brings Joy
Complete Sports Feature
Second: Nicole Feyh, The Cole Hayden Story
Sportscast
Second: Alex McLoon, KUJH Sports (Feb. 29, 2016)
Sports Play-by-Play
Honorable mention: Griffin Hughes, Shep Jones, Dallas Milligan, Fulton Caster, KUJH High School Showcase
Radio Awards
Enterprise News Package
First: Sam Davis, Pressure
Second: Jordan Winter, Lucid Dreaming
Honorable mention: Flammy Huo, Being Mortal
Complete News Feature
First: Flammy Huo, Body Worlds
Second: Chad Onianwa, Media Literacy with Joseph Erba
Sports Play by Play
Second: Derek Johnson, Nick Lewis, Kansas vs. West Virginia: Big 12 Tournament
Station Website
Second: Mason Kilpatrick, Erick Oduniyi, Cody Boston, Doug Bybee, KJHK Staff, KJHK.org.