Hussin wins, Doran and Hill place in Hearst championships
Alexandra Hill, Miles Doran and Tim Hussin.
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Three University of Florida students were honored for their excellent work in the Championship Finals of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program for the 2008-2009 academic year, Dean John Wright announced. The winners are:
- Tim Hussin won first place and $5,000 in the Photojournalism Championship. There were five other competitors in the shoot-out.
- Miles Doran finished third among five competitors in the Television Broadcast News Championship and won $3,000.
- Alexandra Hill was a finalist in the Radio Broadcast News Championship and won $1,500.
UF was recognized for its collective overall finish of fourth place; second place in Photojournalism and fifth place in Broadcasting. Matching financial awards go to the Journalism and Telecommunication departments.
Faculty members Tom Krynski and John Freeman were on hand for the championship awards presentations.
The Hearst Championships are the culmination of the 2008-2009 Journalism Awards Program, which are held in 110 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.
From June 2-6, 24 finalists – all winners from the monthly competitions – participated in the 49th annual Hearst Championships in San Francisco where they demonstrated their writing, photography, radio and television skills in rigorous on-the-spot assignments. The assignments were decided by media professionals who judged the finalists’ work throughout the year and at the Championships. Winners were announced during the final awards ceremony on June 6.
Posted: June 9, 2009
Category: College News
