Michigan Student Broadcast Awards
2024 Categories
AUDIO CATEGORIES
All audio projects including over-the-air broadcasts, podcasts, Internet radio, etc.
- Current Events Story
Current events story that is no more than five minutes in length. Content may include significant current events of local or national interest.
Entries should include: Up to a five minute continuous story, no edited compilations will be accepted.
Criteria to be judged on: Human interest, presentation of facts, subject portrayal, and production value. - Daily Newscast/News Feature
A newscast or news feature that is no more than ten minutes in length.
Entries should include: No more than ten minutes of a continuous selection newscast or news feature.
Criteria to be judged on: Presentation, production value, interest of stories presented, and overall impact. - NEW! Editorial
A production 45 to 60 seconds in length which showcases the broadcaster’s opinion on a matter of interest to the audience. Opinions should be ethically resourced if confronting controversial topics.
Entries should include: 45 to 60 seconds of live or edited in post-production content. A disclaimer is optional and may allow the entry to extend beyond the 60 second limit.
Criteria to be judged on: Knowledge of topic, presentation of facts, thoroughness, and delivery. - NEW! Live Sports Coverage
Broadcast of an individual or team at a sporting event that is no more than five minutes in length.
Entries should include: Up to a five minute compilation of representative moments from one single sporting game or event.
Criteria to be judged on: Presentation and production value. - NEW! Music Feature or Special
A music-focused special program, feature, interview, or feature story that is no more than 30 minutes in length.
Entries should include: Up to a 30 minute continuous musical programming that is not aired as part of a regular newscast or music programming block.
Criteria to be judged on: Presentation, entertainment value, creativity, and use of audio. - On-Air Personality or Team
Best on-air broadcast personality or broadcast team. The maximum length of entry is five minutes.
Entries should include: Up to a five minute compilation of representative moments from multiple broadcasts.
Criteria to be judged on: production value, effectiveness, and creativity. - Promotional Announcement
A single spot promoting school, station, programs, or community event that is no more than three minutes in length.
Entries should include: Up to a three minute continuous announcement that is written, produced, and aired on your station or program.
Criteria to be judged on: Creativity, effectiveness, and production value. - Public Service Announcement
An announcement of general public interest that raises awareness to a cause or topic, not more than 60 seconds in length.
Entries should include: Up to a 60 second continuous spot that is written, produced and aired on your station or program.
Criteria to be judged on: Creativity, effectiveness, and production value. - NEW! Sportscast
Best locally originated regularly scheduled sportscast or sports themed show, no more than 30 minutes in length. Pre-produced sports features, special segments, or syndicated reports should be entered in the Sports Feature category. In-game content should be submitted in the Live Sports Coverage category.
Entries should include: No more than 30 minutes of a continuous selection sportscast or sports programming. Program contents may include game recaps or excerpts from live broadcasts, no edited compilations will be accepted.
Criteria to be judged on: Presentation, production value, interest of stories presented and overall impact of the sportscast. - NEW! Sports Feature
A single report or story which may have aired in a newscast or sportscast that is no more than ten minutes in length.
Entries should include: Up to a ten minute continuous selection which aired independently or as a part of a full newscast or sportscast. Content may include journalistic sports stories, athlete features, or sports human interest stories.
Criteria to be judged on: Writing, editing, knowledge of sport, delivery, and presentation. - Talk Show
A talk show program that is no more than 30 minutes in length that can be a topic of choice.
Entries should include: Up to a 30 minute full show, no edited compilations will be accepted.
Criteria to be judged on: Presentation, production value, and overall impact. - Use of Social Media
Showcase all the ways your program is using social media within a variety of platforms to enhance the listener’s experience. Demonstrate how you are connecting with your target audience and local community using social media to promote stories, programming, newscasts, sports, and/or events. Each school program will be limited to 1 entry.
Entries should include: Content such as video/audio clips, screen shots, pictures, and more, edited into one presentation file such as PowerPoint, Google Slides, or equivalent, with audio included.
Criteria to be judged on: Creativity and effectiveness. - High School Only: Sports Public Service Announcement
A PSA that is 30 seconds in length promoting sportsmanship and officials recruitment.
Entries should include: Up to a 30 second continuous spot that is written, produced and aired on your station or program.
Criteria to be judged on: Creativity, effectiveness, and production value. - High School Only: Public Service Announcement - Sponsored by OK2SAY
An announcement encouraging students to utilize OK2SAY, Michigan’s Student Safety Program, if they have a concern about their safety or the safety of another. The audio should not be more than 60 seconds in length. Must be written, produced, and aired by your school program. Visit ok2say.com for topic suggestions.
Entries should include: Up to a 60 second continuous spot that is written, produced, and aired on your station or program.
Criteria to be judged on: Creativity, effectiveness, and production value. - NEW! High School Only: Public Service Announcement – Sponsored by MASSP & MDHHSAn announcement discouraging students and young people from using tobacco products, including e-cigarettes/vapes. The audio should not be more than 60 seconds in length. Must be written, produced, and aired by your school program.
Entries should include: Up to a 60 second continuous spot that is written, produced and aired on your station or program.
Criteria to be judged on: Creativity, effectiveness, and production value.
VISUAL CATEGORIES
All visual projects including on-air broadcasts, film projects, YouTube submissions, etc.
- Current Events Story
Current events story that is no more than five minutes in length. Content may include significant current events of local or national interest.
Entries should include: Up to a five minute continuous story, no edited compilations will be accepted.
Criteria to be judged on: Human interest, presentation of facts, subject portrayal, and production value. - Documentary
A program focused on a single topic up to 60 minutes in length. Judges may only watch portions of the entry.
Entries should include: Up to a 60 minute full documentary, no edited compilations will be accepted.
Criteria to be judged on: Significance, resourcefulness, comprehensiveness, thoroughness of research, and production value. - NEW! Editorial
A production two to three minutes in length which showcases the broadcaster’s opinion on a matter of interest to the audience. Opinions should be ethically resourced if confronting controversial topics.
Entries should include: Two to three minutes of live, or edited in post-production, content. A disclaimer is optional and may allow the entry to extend beyond the three-minute limit.
Criteria to be judged on: Knowledge of topic, presentation of facts, thoroughness, and delivery. - Hard News
Coverage of a significant event affecting the community, no more than five minutes in length.
Entries should include: Up to a five minute, unedited, continuous selection which aired independently or from a broadcast, no edited compilations will be accepted.
Criteria to be judged on: Significance, presentation of facts, thoroughness, and delivery. - NEW! Live Sports Coverage
Broadcast of an individual or team at a sporting event that is no more than five minutes in length.
Entries should include: Up to a five minute compilation of representative moments from one single sporting game or event.
Criteria to be judged on: Presentation and production value. - News Feature
A single report which may have aired in a newscast as relief or contrast to serious reporting or a long form program that is no more than ten minutes in length.
Entries should include: Up to a ten minute, unedited, continuous selection which aired independently or from a broadcast, no edited compilations will be accepted.
Criteria to be judged on: Human interest, subject portrayal, creative writing, entertainment value, and production value. - Newscast
Best locally originated newscast, no more than 30 minutes in length. Each school program will be limited to three entries.
Entries should include: No more than 30 minutes of a single newscast.
Criteria to be judged on: Presentation, production value, interest of stories presented, and overall impact of the newscast. - Public Service Announcement
An announcement of general public interest that raises awareness to a cause or topic, not more than 60 seconds in length.
Entries should include: Up to a 60 second unedited, continuous spot that is written, produced, and aired on your station or program.
Criteria to be judged on: Creativity, effectiveness, and production value. - Sportscast
Best locally originated sportscast or sports themed show, no more than 30 minutes in length. Pre-produced sports features or syndicated reports should be entered in the Sports Feature category. In-game content should be submitted in the Live Sports Coverage category.
Entries should include: No more than 30 minutes of a single sportscast or sports themed show. Program contents may include game recaps or excerpts from live broadcasts.
Criteria to be judged on: Presentation, production value, interest of stories presented, and overall impact of the sportscast. - NEW! Sports Feature
A single report or story which may have aired in a newscast or sportscast that is no more than ten minutes in length.
Entries should include: Up to a ten minute, unedited, continuous selection which aired independently or as a part of a full newscast or sportscast. Content may include journalistic sports stories, athlete features, or sports human interest stories.
Criteria to be judged on: Writing, editing, knowledge of sport, delivery, presentation. - Talk Show/Scripted Show
A program that is no more than 30 minutes in length that can be a topic of choice.
Entries should include: Up to a 30 minute full show, no edited compilations will be accepted.
Criteria to be judged on: Resourcefulness, creativity, comprehensiveness, thoroughness of research and production value. - Use of Social Media
Showcase all the ways your program is using social media within a variety of platforms to enhance the viewer’s experience. Demonstrate how you are connecting with your target audience and local community using social media to promote stories, programming, newscasts, sports, and/or events. Each school program will be limited to one entry.
Entries should include: Content such as video/audio clips, screen shots, pictures, and more, edited into one video submission that is no more than ten minutes in length.
Criteria to be judged on: Creativity and effectiveness. - High School Only: Sports Public Service Announcement
A PSA that is 30 seconds in length promoting sportsmanship and officials recruitment.
Entries should include: Up to a 30 second continuous spot that is written, produced, and aired on your station or program.
Criteria to be judged on: Creativity, effectiveness, and production value. - High School Only: Public Service Announcement – Sponsored by OK2SAY
An announcement encouraging students to utilize OK2SAY, Michigan’s Student Safety Program, if they have a concern about their safety or the safety of another. The video should not be more than 60 seconds in length. Must be written, produced, and aired by your school program. Visit www.ok2say.com for topic suggestions.
Entries should include: Up to a 60 second continuous spot that is written, produced and aired on your station or program.
Criteria to be judged on: Creativity, effectiveness, and production value. - NEW! High School Only: Public Service Announcement – Sponsored by MASSP & MDHHS
An announcement discouraging students and young people from using tobacco products, including e-cigarettes/vapes. The video should not be more than 60 seconds in length. Must be written, produced, and aired by your school program.
Entries should include: Up to a 60 second continuous spot that is written, produced and aired on your station or program.
Criteria to be judged on: Creativity, effectiveness, and production value.
Contest Information
- NO entry fee. All entries must be submitted via the online entry system and will be judged by Michigan broadcasters.
- The judges will be asked to judge each entry based on the criteria listed in each category and how well it follows the category description. The judges will also be encouraged to give feedback on each entry. The feedback, when given, will be made available to view after the competition.
- Awards may be given for 1st, 2nd, and Honorable Mention in each category. First place winners receive three points; second place winners receive two points; and Honorable Mentions receive one point for each winning entry towards Station/Program of the Year.
- Station/Program of the Year Award – The Station/Program of the Year award will be presented to the following: one high school audio station/program; one high school visual station/program; one college audio station/program; and one college visual station/program. To win the Station/Program of the Year award, the school must receive the most cumulative points in all categories entered.
- All entries become the property of the MAB Foundation. Entries may be used by the MAB Foundation and/or category sponsors for promotional purposes.
- Each school’s station/program may submit up to five entries per category unless otherwise specified. If more than five are submitted in each category, only the first 5 submitted will be judged. All other submissions by that station/program in that category will not be judged.
- Independent projects produced by students currently in school may be submitted, however they will not count towards a school’s “Station of the Year” points.
- To submit an independent project, create an Open Call Contestant account, click “Submit Entry,” choose the appropriate division and category, then choose “Independent Project” in the dropdown menu under “Where Published or Performed.”
- Up to four different students may be credited on an entry, others may be added by contacting the MABF office if the entry is selected as a winner.
- All Michigan college, high school and trade school students are welcome to enter.
- Entries must have been created and produced from January 1, 2023 through December 12, 2023.
- All entries must be submitted via the online entry system. All entry links should be checked prior to submitting each entry.
- Supplemental attachments for entries are accepted and may not exceed 10MB in size. Accepted file types include: PDF, GIF, PNG, or JPG. No other file types will be accepted. Please have back-up copies and be certain all links work and remain live.
- Different categories must be on separate entries. Please complete a separate online submission for each entry.
- Entries must be completely created and produced by students. The creative concept of each entry must be original to the students submitting the entry.
- All entries must first be uploaded to an external hosting site before they can be submitted to the online entry system. Below are some suggested sites.
- YouTube
- Soundcloud
- Vimeo
- Failure to comply with these guidelines will result in disqualification.
- All judges’ decisions are final.
- All entries must be received by 3:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
Questions: mabf@michmab.com or 517.484.7444.
Thank You, Sponsors
The 2023 Michigan Student Broadcast Awards received 540 entries from 43 different high schools and colleges! Finalists were celebrated at the Student Awards Luncheon on March 15 at the Great Lakes Media Show at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Michigan.
Congratulations 2023 Stations of the Year!
Radio Stations of the Year, Sponsored by BMI
High School Audio: Plymouth Canton Community Schools, 88.1 The Park
College Audio: Hillsdale College, Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM WRFH
Visual Stations of the Year
Rockford High School, Beyond the Rock
College Visual: Michigan State University, School of Journalism
2023 Michigan Student Broadcast Awards Winners List
High School Audio Category Finalists
Current Events Story
First Place
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “P-CCS Student Voice In Action”
Credits: Anuya Shetty
Second Place
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “P-CCS School Safety”
Credits: Emma Johnston
Honorable Mention
Bloomfield Hills High School, “Kyrie Irving Controversy”
Credits: Jackson Bragman, Eugene Belski, Anthony Doria
Daily Newscast/News Feature
First Place
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “Newsfile at 5:30 with Anuya, Avneet and Leo”
Credits: Anuya Shetty, Avneet Pandher, Leo Popp
Second Place
Avondale High School, “The Olivia Mulka Newscast”
Credits: Olivia Mulka
Honorable Mention
Bloomfield Hills High School, “Concussions”
Credits: Gabe Efros, Hayden Buckfire
On-Air Personality or Team
First Place
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “K-Poppin Anuya and Avneet Aircheck”
Credits: Anuya Shetty, Avneet Pandher
Second Place
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “Emma Johnston Aircheck”
Credits: Emma Johnston
Honorable Mention
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “Time Capsule - Ariel Ooms Aircheck”
Credits: Ariel Ooms
Promotional Announcement
First Place
Bloomfield Hills High School, “Farm Fest”
Credits: Will Gardner
Second Place
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “Community Focus Promo”
Credits: Daniel Schoenherr, Emma Johnston
Honorable Mention
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “Time Capsule Promo”
Credits: Ariel Ooms
Public Service Announcement
First Place
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “Plymouth Historical Museum Santa's Caboose”
Credits: Simon Oszust, Nadia Halim
Second Place
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “Michigan Philharmonic Phright Night Concert”
Credits: Simon Oszust
Honorable Mention
Bloomfield Hills High School, “Teen Gambling”
Credits: Hayden Buckfire
Public Service Announcement Sponsored by OK2SAY
First Place
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “OK2Say Nadia Nathaniel and Akshayapriya”
Credits: Nadia Halim, Nathaniel Behrens, Akshayapriya Saravanan
Second Place
Bloomfield Hills High School, “Together”
Credits: Will Gardner
Honorable Mention
Bloomfield Hills High School, “Ok 2 Say”
Credits: Arthur Lebedinski
Sports Announcing Team
First Place
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “Canton vs Plymouth Football”
Credits: Andy McLaren, Leo Popp
Second Place
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “Canton vs Howell Football”
Credits: Andy McLaren, Brody Klein
Honorable Mention
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “Canton vs Plymouth Basketball“
Credits: Ben Vertin, Andy McLaren
Sports Public Service Announcement
First Place
Bloomfield Hills High School, “Hockey Sportsmanship”
Credits: Gabe Efros
Second Place
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “Officials Recruitment”
Credits: Simon Oszust, Mady Bajorek, Ariel Ooms
Honorable Mention
Bloomfield Hills High School, “Sportsmanship”
Credits: Gabe Efros
Talk Show
First Place
Troy Athens High School, “The Shah Sibling Podcast”
Credits: Maitreya Shah, Kairavi Shah
Second Place
Bloomfield Hills High School, “Month Draft”
Credits: Will Gardner, Gabe Efros
Honorable Mention
Troy Athens High School, “Dream Jobs”
Credits: Sophia Keil, Sonia Puri
Use of Social Media
First Place
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, “Use of Social Media - 88.1 the Park”
Credits: Mady Bajorek, Alia Mulbagal, Simon Oszust
Second Place
Bloomfield Hills High School, “The Biff on Social Media”
Credits: Brooke Bugajewski
High School Visual Category Finalists
Current Events Story
First Place
Rockford High School, “Kids Can Conquer”
Credits: Madalyn Kennedy, Presleigh Workman, Natalie Allshouse, Natalie Siciliano, Liam Peterson, Maddie Hosford
Second Place
Troy Athens High School, “Overcrowding At The National Parks”
Credits: Brianna Johnson, Katie Schmidt
Honorable Mention
Rockford High School, “Reaching for the Stars”
Credits: Christian Valk, Anthony Zoller
Documentary
First Place
Rockford High School, “Shaken”
Credits: Reese Wollney, Hudson Fehsenfeld
Second Place
Rockford High School, “RHS Marching Band”
Credits: Jenae Danowski, Will McKanna, Alise Genter, Vivian Olson
Honorable Mention
Cedar Springs High School, “Athlete's Mental Health – Doc”
Credits: Aidan McMartin, Hayden Morris, Carter Sherman
Hard News
First Place
Frederick V. Pankow Center, “How CTE Classes are preparing students for the future”
Credits: Alexis Schmidt, Brianna Schmidt
Second Place
Davison High School, “Irish Road Making Money Moves”
Credits: Mason Polmanteer
Honorable Mention
Rockford High School, “A Looming Crisis”
Credits: Maddy Nunn, Emily Ike, Trina Varano, Emily Pittman
News Feature
First Place
Davison High School, “More Than A Game: Jay'len Flowers”
Credits: Camy Aboneaaj
Second Place
Rockford High School, “Knock 'Em Out”
Credits: Natalie Allshouse, Will McKanna, Mackenzie Davidson, Emily Pittman, Kate Crowell
Honorable Mention
Davison High School, “Heartbreak On and Off the Lanes”
Credits: Seth Polmanteer, Chloe Hug
Newscast
First Place
Rockford High School, “MLK Special”
Credits: Caden Hyink, Megan Hart, Zoe Hazlewood, Teegan Emerson, Maddy Nunn
Second Place
Saline High School, “SHS Today 2.14.22”
Credits: Sarah Burgess, Alex Gutowski, Roman Roperti, Dawson Higgins, Madison Katke, Lynn Fountain, Levi Carey, Mitch Mazur, Josiah Hayter
Honorable Mention
Davison High School, “Newscast MAB 1 2023”
Credits: Ryan Riopelle, Mason Polmanteer, Chloe Hug, Maddox Bissett
Public Service Announcement
First Place
Rockford High School, “Be The Person”
Credits: Camryn Maksimowski, Presleigh Workman, Jenae Danowski
Second Place
Rockford High School, “Recycle”
Credits: Vivian Olson
Honorable Mention
Troy Athens High School, “Don't Turn Your Life Into A Horror Movie”
Credits: Ella Musto, Charlotte Richardson
Public Service Announcement Sponsored by OK2SAY
First Place
Troy Athens High School, “Left Unsaid”
Credits: Ella Musto, Macy Van Tiem
Second Place
Rockford High School, “Notice Me”
Credits: Maddy Nunn, Michael LeCompte
Honorable Mention
Rockford High School, “You Are Enough”
Credits: Maddie Hosford, Emily Ike, Alise Genter
Sports Announcing Team
First Place
Marquette Sr. High School, “Sports Announcing - Marquette v Westwood”
Credits: Michael Poggi
Second Place
Marquette Sr. High School, “Sports Report - Marquette v Escanaba”
Credits: Michael Poggi
Honorable Mention
Davison High School, “Davison Announcing Team Trevor Cherney and Mason Polmanteer”
Credits: Trevor Cherny, Mason Polmanteer
Sports Public Service Announcement
First Place
East Kentwood High School, “Sportsmanship & Referee Recruitment PSA”
Credits: Diego Saldivar, Zy'aire Davis, Jaiysa Sepulveda, Yanissa Ambrose, Kerim Suleman, Jason Yosifovski
Second Place
Trenton High School, “Crowd Conduct: Role-Modeling Good Sportsmanship for Fans”
Credits: Dominick Calloway, Ryan Bates, Thad Kolaroff, Seth Lozon, Christopher Haddad
Honorable Mention
Rockford High School, “It Starts Now”
Credits: Claire Nicolette, Trina Varano
Sportscast
First Place
Rockford High School, “Ram Center Spring”
Credits: Liam Peterson, Natalie Allshouse, Maddie Hosford, Jonah Carlson
Second Place
Davison High School, “Sportscast MAB 2023 1”
Credits: Mason Polmanteer, Trevor Cherny
Honorable Mention
Rockford High School, “Under the Lights 2”
Credits: Liam Peterson, Natalie Allshouse, Kate Crowell, Ryan Karwowski
Talk Show/Scripted Show
First Place
Rockford High School, “Veterans Talk Show”
Credits: Vivian Olson, Trina Varano, Alise Genter, Emily Ike
Second Place
Rockford High School, “Hear Our Voice”
Credits: Gabby Shirley, Jenae Danowski, Megan Hart, Teegan Emerson
Honorable Mention
Rockford High School, “Mental Health Talk Show”
Credits: Lilly Behl, Mackenzie Davidson, Lizzie MacIntosh, Maddie Hosford
Use of Social Media
First Place
Rockford High School, “Beyond the Rock Use of Social Media”
Credits: Natalie Siciliano, Natalie Allshouse, Madalyn Kennedy
Second Place
Saline High School, “Saline Video Instagram Social Media”
Credits: Josiah Hayter
College Audio Category Finalists
Current Events Story
First Place
Hillsdale College, "The Policy Corner: Michigan Affordable Housing and Property Taxes"
Credits: Josh Barker
Second PlaceMott Community College, "Flint Community Players Rocky House of Horrors"
Credits: Rose Allen
Honorable Metion
Mott Community College, "Bowling Against Breast Cancer"
Credits: Dalton Carlisle
Daily Newscast/News Feature
First Place
Hillsdale College, "Collegian Week In Review"
Credits: Megan Pidcock, Lauren Scott, Maddy Welsh
Second Place
Hillsdale College, "Lauren Smyth News"
Credits: Lauren Smyth
Honorable Mention
Hillsdale College, "Sports Story Time: The Missing Canada Cup"
Credits: Rachel Kookogey
On-Air Personality or Team
First Place
Hillsdale College, "Elena Naborowski: Five Minute Myths"
Credits: Elena Naborowski
Second Place
Olivet College, "Musical Mitten: Motown - Ray Parker Jr."
Credits: Maggie Berner, Breanne Wilder
Honorable Mention
Hillsdale College, "Grammar Minute"
Credits: Lauren Smyth
Promotional Announcement
First Place
Henry Ford College, "Da Diva Attestation"
Credits: Lisa Fakir
Second Place
Hillsdale College, "Election 2022"
Credits: Garrett Goolsby, Josh Barker
Honorable Mention
Hillsdale College, "Election Night Coverage"
Credits: Garrett Goolsby, Josh Barker
Public Service Announcement
First Place
Oakland University, "Stress PSA"
Credits: Logan Pizzurro
Second Place
Michigan State University, "Mental Health Awareness PSA"
Credits: Zac Slowik, Drew Silski, Mckenna Lounds, Ashley Land
Honorable Mention
Washtenaw Community College, "Turning Point USA"
Credits: Sandy Blindu
Sports Announcing Team
First Place
University of Michigan, "Michigan v Purdue Football (Big Ten Championship)"
Credits: Zachery Linfield, Kelin Flynn, William Gregory, Kendall Spencer
Second Place
University of Michigan, "Michigan v Illinois Football"
Credits: Charlie Brigham, Zachery Linfield , Matthew Levy, Vinayak Swaroop
Honorable Mention
Michigan State University, "MSU Men's Basketball vs. Alabama at the Phil Knight Invitational 11/24/22"
Credits: Brendan Schabath, Zac Slowik
Talk Show
First Place
Olivet College, "30 Below: The Story Begins"
Credits: Asher Wertheimer
Second Place
Hillsdale College, "Wellness Weekly"
Credits: Rachel Kookogey
Honorable Mention
Oakland University, "Laurie Hernandez Sits Down with WXOU"
Credits: Jayme Starr
Use of Social Media
First Place
Oakland University, "WXOU Social Media"
Credits: Syd Rauch, Logan Pizzurro, Andrew Deacon
Second Place
Michigan State University, "Impact 89FM: Use of Social Media"
Credits: Impact 89FM Staff
Honorable Mention
Western Michigan University/89.1 WIDR-FM, "89.1 WIDR-FM social media graphics, cute videos, fun stuff"
Credits: Kate McDade, Sydney Kott
College Visual Category Finalists
Current Events Story
First Place
Michigan State University, "Every choice we make affects students..."
Credits: Daniel Zivian
Second Place
Michigan State University, "They can't hear you boo, but they can hear you vote."
Credits: Alexandra Hill
Honorable Mention
University of Michigan, “Voting Made Easier at Satellite Clerk's Office”
Credits: David Sackrider, Allison Baker
Documentary
First Place
Ferris State University, “Mystic Michigan”
Credits: Elizabeth Cherry, Sawyer Thiebaut-Near, Mariah Vongphachanh
Second Place
Saginaw Valley State University, “Have a Conversation.”
Credits: Jack Horrigan, Alexis Stacy
Honorable Mention
Mott Community College, “Flint Women: Black Entrepreneurs”
Credits: Christine Lee, Traci Leone
Hard News
First Place
Michigan State University, “Frustrated Students Left out in the Cold”
Credits: McKoy Scribner
Second Place
Michigan State University, "We didn't have enough full time staff"
Credits: Chloe Porfirio, Joe Hicks, Erin Bowling
Honorable Mention
Michigan State University, “Officer's Road to Recovery”
Credits: McKoy Scribner
News Feature
First Place
Michigan State University, “Deadtime Stories”
Credits: Isabella Martin
Second Place
Michigan State University, “Pedaling for a purpose”
Credits: Elena Cousino
Honorable Mention
Michigan State University, “If the Shoe Fits”
Credits: Joseph Hicks
Newscast
First Place
Michigan State University, “Focal Point Newscast 11-04-2022”
Credits: Isabella Martin, Mat Bluestein, Chloe Porfirio, Hunter Gadwell, Gianluca Melloni-Shiell
Second Place
Michigan State University, ”Focal Point Newscast 11-18-2022”
Credits: Gianluca Melloni-Shiell, Isabella Martin, Chloe Porfirio, Hunter Gadwell, Mat Bluestein
Honorable Mention
Michigan State University, ”Focal Point Newscast 12-02-2022”
Credits: Gianluca Melloni-Shiell, Hunter Gadwell, Mat Bluestein, Chloe Porfirio, Isabella Martin
Public Service Announcement
First Place
Delta College, “Don't Text and Drive”
Credits: Kyler Winters
Second Place
Delta College, “Is it Worth It?”
Credits: Ashley Kuberski
Honorable Mention
Michigan State University, “Reese's Party”
Credits: Jonah Guevara, Reese Wollney, Kenzie Terpstra
Sports Announcing Team
First Place
Michigan State University, “MSU vs Notre Dame Men's Soccer - 08/29/22”
Credits: Brendan Schabath, Owen Oszust, Bella Gorisek, Matt McCulloch
Second Place
Michigan State University, “MSU vs Umass Lowell Hockey - 10/13/22”
Credits: Zach Surdenik, Michael Markoch, Bella Gorisek, Matt McCulloch
Honorable Mention
Michigan State University, ”MSU vs Colorado Women's Soccer - 09/11/22”
Credits: Owen Oszust, Veronica Bolanos, Bella Gorisek, Matt McCulloch
Sportscast
First Place
Michigan State University, “Spartans Sports Report 4-18-22”
Credits: Regan Holgate, Ian Gilmour, Miriam Bingham, Noah Hintz
Second Place
Michigan State University, “Spartans Sports Report 10-31-22”
Credits: Miriam Bingham, AJ Evans, Noah Hintz, Marvin Pride
Honorable Mention
Michigan State University, ”Focal Point Sportscast 11.18.2022”
Credits: Alexandra Hill, Luca Melloni, Mat Bluestein
Talk Show/Scripted Show
First Place
Michigan State University, “Election Show 11/08/2022”
Credits: Gianluca Melloni-Shiell, Chloe Porfirio, Hunter Gadwell, Mathew Bluestein
Second Place
Central Michigan University, ”Central View Live, Nov. 9, 2022”
Credits: Armarion Bates
Honorable Mention
Ferris State University, “Ferris Sports Update”
Credits: Mikayla Richey, Bradley Winka
Use of Social Media
First Place
Michigan State University, “Keeping Up With Focal Point”
Credits: Teanna Barnes
Second Place
Central Michigan University, “CMU Summit Sessions Live Nov 18 2022”
Credits: Oswin Wernette, Abigail McKenzie, Kylie Sczepanski