Twelve School of Communication returned from the Midwest Journalism Conference in Minneapolis, Minn, April 14-16, where MavRadio students earned a record ten MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards. Six states make up the regional conference including: Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
A list of the awards won:
Zechariah Blackburn – Radio Documentary/Special – Earth Day 2017
Stephannie Zambrano – Radio Hard Feature – Nebraskans Respond to DACA
Dan Downs – TV Hard feature – Zombie Walk
Lyle Kwiatkowski- Radio Investigative- Phobias
Gabriel Escalera- Radio Series- Le Bestia
Carissa Lauber- Radio Series-My IBD Journey
Melanie Land- Radio Soft Feature- Sleep Paralysis
Shane Mitchell- Radio General Reporting-Recycling
Gabriel Escalera- Radio General Reporting- Dia de los Muertos
Ben Phillips-Radio General Reporting- White House Apartment.
