2011 Awards

Hearst small logoHearst National Competition

  • Carolina Week, 2nd Place, TV, Intercollegiate Broadcast News Competition
  • Justin Page, 3rd Place, TV championships
  • Justin Page, 5th Place, TV Hard News
  • Joelle Kaplan, 6th Place, TV Hard News
  • Michael Tomsic, 4th Place, Radio Championships
  • Michael Tomsic, 2nd Place, Radio, “Live at the Rally to Restore Sanity,” and “Alcohol Abuse Goes Unnoticed on Campus”
  • Reema Khrais, 6th Place, Radio, “Day with the Homeless” and “Brew to You”

 

SPJ small logoSPJ National

  • Carolina Connection, 1st Place, Best All-Around Radio Newscast
  • Justin Page, 1st Place, TV Sports Reporting, “Cost of Athletics”

 

SPJ small logoSPJ Region 2

  • Carolina Connection, 1st Place, Radio Newscast
  • Reema Khrais, “A Day with the Homeless”, 1st Place, Radio Feature
  • Alletta Cooper, “Painted People”,2st Place, Radio Feature
  • Reema Khrais, “Brew to You”, 1st Place, Radio News Reporting
  • Michael Tomsic, “Rally to Restore Sanity”, 2nd Place, Radio News Reporting
  • Carolina Connection staff, “NCAA Football Investigation, 1st Place, Radio In-Depth Reporting
  • Adam Salloum, “UNC Cheerleaders”, 1st Place, Radio Sports Reporting
  • Stefano Rivera, “Matt Harvey profile”, 2nd Place, Radio Sports Reporting
  • Carolina Week, 2nd Place, Best All-Around TV Newscast
  • Bethany Tuggle, “Student Fees”, 2nd Place, TV In-Depth Reporting
  • Justin Page, “Cost of Athletics”, 1st Place, TV Sports Reporting
  • Eddie Sykes, “Football”, 3rd Place, TV Sports Reporting

 

NBS small logoNational Broadcasting Society

  • Dandria Young, 1st Place, Video News Program, “Carolina Week for 3/3/10”
  • Dandria Young, National Finalist, Video News Program, “Carolina Week for 3/31/10”
  • Nick King, 1st Place, Video Sports Package, “Piegare”
  • Justin Page, 1st Place, Video Sports Segment, “Cost of Athletics”
  • Adam Yosim, National Finalist, Video Feature Package, “Girl Talks Back”
  • Adam Yosim, National Finalist, Video News Segment, “Haiti Relief”
  • Eddie Sykes, National Finalist, Video News Segment, “NCAA Investigation”
  • Will Gorham Michaels, Karen Bernstein, Michael Tomsic and Alletta Cooper, National Finalists, Audio News Program, “24 April Carolina Connection”
  • Rheema Khrais, National Finalist, Audio Feature Segment, “Homelessness”
  • Rheema Khrais, National Finalist, Audio News Segment, “Mopeds on Campus”

 

NBS small logoNational Broadcasting Society Region 2

  • Dandria Young, 1st Place, Video News Program, “Carolina Week for 3/3/10”
  • Dandria Young, National Finalist, Video News Program, “Carolina Week for 3/31/10”
  • Nick King, 1st Place, Sports Package and Sports Segment, “Mike Copland”
  • Nick King, 2nd Place, Sports Package and Sports Segment, “Piegare”
  • Nick King, 3rd Place, Sports Package and Sports Segment, “Golf”
  • Bethany Tuggle, 1st Place, Feature Package and Feature Segment, “Krispy Kreme Challenge”
  • Adam Yosim, 2nd Place, Feature Package and Feature Segment, “Girl Talks Backwards”
  • Andrea Blanford, 3rd Place, Feature Package and Feature Segment, “Remembering Eve”
  • Andrea Blanford, 1st Place, News Segment, “Emily Kennard”
  • Adam Yosim, 2nd Place, News Segment, “Haiti Relief”
  • Bethany Tuggle, 3rd Place, News Segment, “Student Fees 2”
  • Adam Yosim, 1st Place, News Package, “Chile”
  • Andrea Blanford, 2nd Place, News Package, “Inauguration”

 

BEA small logoBroadcast Education Association

  • Justin Page, 3rd Place, Television Sports Anchor
  • Carolina Connection, 3rd Place, Radio Newscast
  • Michael Tomsic, 3rd place, Radio Hard News Reporting, “Alcohol Abuse Goes Unnoticed”
  • Reema Khrais, Honorable Mention, “A Day Spent Homeless in Chapel Hill”

 

RTNDAC small logoRadio Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas

  • Nicole McGinley, producer, 1st Place, Best Student Newscast, Carolina Week 02/23/2011
  • Justin Page, Ciarra Watkins, 1st Place, Best Student Sportscast, Carolina Week Sportscast 02/23/2011
  • Stefano Rivera, 2nd Place, Best Student Sportscast, Carolina Connection 09/18/2010
  • Claudia Rupcich, 1st Place, Best News Reporting, “Immigration”
  • Eddie Sykes, 1st Place, Best Sports Story, “NCAA Investigation”
  • Justin Page, 2nd Place, Best Photography, “Outdoor Movie Theater”
  • Reema Khrais, 2nd Place, Best Student Feature Reporting, “Day With Homeless”
  • Michael Tomsic, 2nd Place, Best Student News Reporting, “Alcohol Abuse”
  • Stefano Rivera, 2nd Place, Best Sports Story, “Josh Adams”
  • Justin Page, 2nd Place, D. Haney Howell Student Journalist of the Year

 

CBI small logoCBI National Student Production Awards

  • Carolina Week, 1st place, Best Sportscast: 02/23/2011
  • Carolina Week, Finalist, Best Student Media Website
  • Carolina Week, Finalist, Best Special Broadcast: “Election Show 2011”
  • Carolina Connection, Finalist, Best Sports Reporting: “Josh Adams profile.” Stefano Rivera
  • Carolina Connection, Finalist, Best News Reporting: “Alcohol abuse on campus often goes unnoticed.” Michael Tomsic
  • Carolina Connection, Finalist, Best News Production: 09/11/10