UF student journalists win SPJ, RTNDA regional awards
University of Florida student journalists have won eight Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) and ten regional Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).
2008 Regional Edward R. Murrow Winners
The awards were announced in early April 2008 by the RTNDA.
- Overall Excellence – WRUF-AM
- Continuing Coverage – WRUF-AM, "Don't Tase Me Bro!"
- Newscast – WRUF-AM, Front Page on the Air
- News Documentary – WRUF-AM, "Empty Food Banks"
- News Series – WUFT-FM, "Foster Care"
- Sports Reporting – WUFT-FM, "World's Fastest Game?"
- Spot News Coverage – WRUF-AM, "Taser Protest"
- Use of Sound – Radio only – WRUF-AM, "Game Security."
2008 Region 3 SPJ Mark of Excellence Winners
The awards were announced March 30, at the SPJ Region 3 Conference at the University of South Carolina.
- Radio News Reporting
- First Place, Miles Doran, WRUF, “Don’t Tase me Bro!”
- Second Place, Alexandra Hill, WRUF, “Lasik Problems”
- Radio Feature
- First Place, Kristy Wolski, WUFT-FM “Homasassa Springs”
- Second Place, Kristy Wolski, WUFT-FM “Sweet Notes”
- Radio In-Depth Reporting
- First Place, Miles Doran, WRUF, “Game Security”
- Second Place, Merissa Richmond, WRUF “Girls Concussions”
- Radio Sports Reporting
- Second Place, Jeremiah Thermidor, WUFT-FM, “Gators Swamp Glendale”
- Third Place, Megan Curl, WRUF, “Rugby Women”
- Radio Newscast
- First Place, Front Page on the Air, WRUF
- Television Newscast
- Second Place, WUFT News, WUFT-TV.
The first place winners go on to the national competition against first place winners from the other eleven regions.
Posted: May 1, 2008
Category: College News
