Thursday, May 1, 2008
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1st Place Winners: Best Public Affairs Program — “As Heard from the Hill” - The KJHK News Staff Best Complete News Feature — “Street Musicians of Lawrence” - Sara Shannon Best Undergraduate Documentary — “State of the Arts - 3 Pieces” - Whit Bones Best Graduate Documentary — “Pakistan - 2 Pieces” - Denzyl Janneker — “Research Paper” - Vince Meserko Best Promotion Event —“2007 Farm Fresh Sounds” - Elise Stawarz, Hannah Mott and Rachael Gray Best Graduate Promotion Annoucement —“All Things African” - Badou Bousso
Honorable Mention: Entertainment Program — “What A Morning” - Zach White and Joe Noh Enterprise News Package —“Todd Snider Interview” - Vince Meserko Promotion Event/Activity — “Jazz in the Park” - Miles Whetsel Undergraduate Promotion Announcement — “Sunglasses Halloween Spot” - Nick Spacek
KJHK 90.7 FM has a few more plaques to add to its studio walls. The University’s student-run radio station won 11 awards from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters, including seven first-place awards.
Tom Johnson, station general manager and adviser, said that the seven first-place awards were a record for the station.
“I’m really impressed with how much success students have had, namely in news reporting,” Johnson said. “They should be happy someone recognized their professional efforts.”
Johnson said he wasn’t surprised that the station fared well because the station submitted a heavy volume of nominations for awards.
Some of the first place awards KJHK won include best public affairs program for “As Heard from the Hill,” best complete news feature for “Street Musicians of Lawrence” and best promotional event for “2007 Farm Fresh Sounds.”
The Kansas Association of Broadcasters’ Student Broadcast Awards are considered the state’s highest accolade in student broadcasting. Award winners were invited to attend an awards ceremony on April 14 in Wichita.
Yelena Pavlik, KJHK news director and Plano, Texas, junior, said she was proud of the work the station’s news staff put in, especially work done to put together “As Heard from the Hill,” a new public affairs program.
“The show, being new last year, was a completely redesigned format. It took a lot of hard work and talent from everyone involved,” Pavlik said. “It was a unique experience to have the kind of show we did with completely student-recorded and produced content.”
Whit Bones, Tulsa, Okla., senior, apparently caught onto the hang of radio journalism quick. Bones won best undergraduate documentary for his first ever story, “State of the Arts – 3 pieces.”
“I had no idea I’d be contending for an award, let alone winning it, especially since the series was my first experience with any journalism,” Bones said.
Bones said that it was a great time to be at the University and Lawrence, amid all the recent accomplishments.
“Lawrence and KU are doing so well, winning everything from sports to radio to art,” Bones said. “It’s exciting to be part of a winning community.”
— Edited by Jared Duncan
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