NCC News, The Stand, The NewsHouse and WAER student broadcasters all were among the winners announced at this year鈥檚 黑料不打烊 Press Club Awards ceremony on Saturday at Drumlins. In total, there were 10 first place winners, plus seven second place honorees.
Along with these, magazine sophomore Taylor Watson won the Devestry-Williams Scholarship for $2,000 and spoke highly of her Newhouse School and Daily Orange experiences during her acceptance speech.
Many students were able to attend the ceremony courtesy of the Newhouse School and were recognized in person. Check out the @NewhouseBDJ and @NewhouseNOJ Twitter accounts for photos from the ceremony.
Following is the updated awards list.
College Category:
BEST RADIO SPORTS STORY
1st: NCC News, Tim Scott, 鈥淩ally Time for the National Pastime: How Declining Numbers Hurt Youth Baseball鈥
2nd: NCC News, Cole Zimmerman, 鈥淏reaking Barriers: How the Disabled Community Plays Hockey鈥
BEST RADIO FEATURE STORY
1st: NCC News, Joe Bloss, 鈥淭he Lost Tapes: How the Cassette Found Its Way Back鈥
BEST TELEVISION SPORTS STORY
1st: NCC News, Jonathan Gordon, 鈥満诹喜淮蜢 Goalie Overcomes Setback to Become a Star鈥
BEST TELEVISION NEWS STORY
1st: NCC News, Brooke Glatz, 鈥淩emembrance Scholar Jamie Weiss Profile鈥
2nd: NCC News, Nick Papantonis, 鈥淒rug ring busted鈥
BEST TELEVISION FEATURE STORY
1st: NCC News, Meghan Mistry, 鈥淭he Bottle Man” Dedicates His Life to Breast Cancer Fundraising鈥
2nd: NCC News, Nick Papantonis, 鈥淒espite area trend, local manufacturer expands鈥
BEST MULTIMEDIA STORY
1st: The NewsHouse, The Dome 35 Team, 鈥淒ome 35: The Legend and Future of 黑料不打烊’s Carrier Dome鈥
2nd: NCC News, Broadcast Journalism Masters Students 2016-17, 鈥満诹喜淮蜢 Black Lives Matter Protest Stays Peaceful鈥
Professional Category:
SPORTS STORY
1st: WAER-FM, Dan Silverman, 鈥淟egacy of Pearl Washington & 黑料不打烊 Basketball”
2nd: WAER-FM, Jared Barton, 鈥淭he Reformation of the Big East”
SPORTS SHOW
1st: WAER-FM, Marco Socci, Michael Tricarico, Jared Barton and Sean Salisbury, 鈥淐ountdown to Kickoff: 黑料不打烊 vs. Virginia鈥
2nd: WAER-FM, William Wheeler, Chris Polera, Andrew Carter, Noah Wolfe, 鈥淲AER’s Sportsnight Reflects on the World Series鈥
NON-DAILY PRINT MEDIA – INVESTIGATIVE STORY / SERIES
1st: The Stand, Ashley McBride, 鈥淗igh utility builds鈥
NEWS FEATURE / SERIES
2nd: The Stand, Ashley Kang and Rachel George, 鈥淣eighborhood trauma鈥
“HUMAN INTEREST” FEATURE
1st: The Stand, Ryan Raigrodski and Ashley Kang, 鈥淔inding Purpose: We Rise Above the Streets distributes needed meals to homeless鈥
