Awards Archive
TELEVISION JOURNALISM AWARDS 2012-2013
AVA Awards:
Gold Winner - WVU News Your Voice Your Vote Special Edition Newscast, produced by Chelsey Corroto
AVA Awards:
Gold Winner - WVU News Protecting Our Children Special Edition Newscast, produced by Caitlin Fitzgerald
Broadcast Education Association
Third Place Best TV Anchor - Krista Baker
Broadcast Education Association
Third Place: Best Sports Television Feature - "Tailgating" by Jamie McCracken
Communicator Awards
Communicator Award of Distinction for WVU News Consumer Special Edition Newscast, produced by Allison Rollins
Communicator Awards
Communicator Award of Distinction for WVU News Protecting Our Children Special Edition Newscast, produced by Caitlin Fitzgerald
SPJ Region 4 Mark of Excellence Awards
First Place in Television Sports Reporting for “Tailgating” by Jamie McCracken
SPJ Region 4 Mark of Excellence Awards
Third Place in Television Sports Reporting for “WVU Feature Twirlers” by Erik Roberts
SPJ Region 4 Mark of Excellence Awards
Third Place All-Around Best Newscast - WVU News Special Edition “Your Voice, Your Vote,” produced by Chelsey Corroto
TELEVISION JOURNALISM AWARDS 2011-201
MarCom Gold Award
WVU News - September 11 Special Edition
Telly Awards
WVU News Big 12 Special Edition- Bronze Award, produced by Whitney Godwin
Telly Awards
WVU News September 11th Special Edition- Bronze Award, produced by Eva Buchman
AVA Awards
Gold winner- WVU News Big 12 Special Edition, produced by Whitney Godwin
AVA Awards
Platinum winner- WVU News September 11th Special Edition, produced by Eva Buchman
AVA Awards
WVU News Remembers Milan Puskar, produced by Whitney Godwin
Broadcast Education Association
First Place Best TV Anchor- Erica Mokay
Broadcast Education Association
Honorable Mention in Best TV Hard News Reporting- "Escape," by Erica Mokay
Broadcast Education Association
Honorable Mention in Best TV Feature Reporting- "How Sweet It is," by Paul King
Broadcast Education Association
Honorable Mention: Best Newscast for TV- "Big 12 Special Edition," produced by Whitney Godwin
TELEVISION JOURNALISM AWARDS 2010-2011
Broadcast Education Association
Best of Festival King Foundation Award- First Place in the "Student Newscast" category
Communicator Awards
Gold Award of Excellence as "Best Informational Newscast" – Silver Award of Distinction in the "Broadcast News" category
Marcom Award
Gold Award in the "Best Broadcast TV Program" category
AVA Awards
Platinum Award for "Best Broadcast Newscast"
SPJ Region 4 Mark of Excellence Awards
Second Place in the "Best All-Around Television Student Newscast" category
Accolade Competition
Award of Merit in the "Broadcast Newscast" category
TELEVISION JOURNALISM AWARDS 2009-2010
The Accolade Awards
(Submitted - December 9, 2009 - Awarded January 8, 2010 - Submitted the following stories - WVU News (Newscast #7 Fall 2009) Silver Award of Merit
SPJ Region 4 Mark of Excellence Awards
(Submitted January 27, 2010 - Awarded the following regional awards - April 2010: SPJ - Regional Winner - WVU Newscast - Second Place
SPJ - Regional Winner
Television Breaking News Reporting "Overcrowded Jails in WV" by Karilynn Galiotos - First Place
SPJ - Regional Winner
Television Feature "The Last WWI hero" by Geoff Coyle - First Place.
SPJ - Regional Winner
Television Sports Reporting "UConn Continues On" by Ben Eshenbaugh - First Place.
SPJ - Regional Winner
Television Sports Reporting "Iraq to Gridiron" by Chip Fontanazza - Second Place.
Hearst Awards
(Awarded March 2010) Placed in Top Ten Nationally - Karilynn Galiotos (Television II - Hard News) - 8th place for two stories on "Overcrowded Jails in WVU" and "Morgantown Firefighters."
Hearst Awards
(Awarded January 2010) Placed in Top Ten Nationally - Kasey Hott (Television I - Feature) - 8th Place for her Morgantown - based stories on "Morgantown’s Water Quality" and "A recession - Proof City."
(Awarded May 2010) Broadcast News program at WVU placed tenth in the nation overall in broadcast news competitions for the 2009-2010 school year.
Communicator Awards
(Awarded July 2010) WVU News (Newscast #5 - April 15, 2010 - Spring 2010) Award of Distinction - Silver Award Winner for best student newscast - May 2010.
MarCom Awards
WVU News (Awarded October 2010) (Newscast #2 - October 5, 2010 - Fall 2010) - Gold award winner for best television newscast and Gina Dahlia's documentary - The Monongah Heroine - Gold Winner for best documentary.
TELEVISION JOURNALISM AWARDS 2008 - 2009
Hearst Awards
Placed in Top Ten Nationally - Steve Butera (Television I) - 9th Place
Hearst Awards
(Awarded May 2009) Broadcast News program at WVU placed tenth in the nation overall in the broadcast news competitions for the 2008-2009 school year.
ABC News On Campus
Kasey Hott - National Winner "Roving Reporter of the Year."
SPJ Region 4 Mark of Excellence Awards
National Finalist - WVU News (TV Newscast) - Top Three Newscast in the Country - Second place.
SPJ - Regional Finalist
WVU News (TV Newscast) - First place.
SPJ - Regional Winner
Steve Butera (Television Feature) - "Hero Car" - First place.
SPJ - Regional Winner
Chris Gunnoe (TV Sports Reporting) "Voice of the Mountaineers" - Second place.
SPJ - Regional Winner
Janet Irwin (TV Feature) "Holocaust Remembrance" - Second place.
SPJ - Regional Winner
Anthony Rizzo (TV General Reporting) – “School Bond Fails” – Second place.
SPJ - Regional Winner
Brandown Brown (TV Sports Reporting) "Pride of WV" - Third place.
Telly Awards
WVU Newscast - National Bronze Winner
Telly Awards
Gina Martino Dahlia "The Monongah Heroine" - Bronze Winner
MarCom Awards
Newscast - Virginia Tech Special - National First Place Winner
MarCom Awards
Gina Martino Dahlia (Producer, Director, and Narrator) "The Monogah Heroine" - Gold Winner
Ava Awards
WVU Newscast - Virginia Tech Special - National First Place Winner
Communicator Awards
Gina Martino Dahlia - "The Monongah Heroine" Silver Award
TELEVISION JOURNALISM AWARDS 2007 - 2008
Hearst Awards
Broadcast News program at WVU placed tenth in broadcast news competitions for the 2007-2008 school year
Hearst Awards
Justin Weaver (Television I-Feature) - Fourth place
Hearst Awards
Steve Butera (Television I-Feature) - Eleventh place
Hearst Awards
Steve Butera (Television II - Hard News) - 17TH place
Hearst Awards
Jackie Cain - Certificate of Special Merit
Hearst Awards
Megan Bowers (Radio I) - 20TH place
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Ava Awards
Gina Martino Dahlia "The Monongah Heroine" TV Programs/Documentary - 2008 Honorable Mention
Ava Awards
Gina Martino Dahlia "WVU News: Virginia Tech Special" - Platinum Winner
TELEVISION JOURNALISM AWARDS 2006 - 2007
Hearst Awards
Broadcast News program at WVU placed tenth in broadcast news competitions for the 2006-2007 school year.
Hearst Awards
Sarah LaMantia (Feature) "Mountaineer Balloon Festival & Oglebay Festival of Lights" - eleventh place.
Hearst Awards
Jackie Cain (Television II) "Miners Cuts/Sago Mine Coverage" - twelfth place
Hearst Awards
Jackie Cain (Television II) - 17TH Place.
SPJ - Regional Winner
WVU News (TV Newscast) - First place.
SPJ - Regional Winner
Sean Merinar (Sports Reporting) - "Mickey Furfari Profile" - First place.
SPJ - Regional Winner
Amanda McCall (Sports Reporting) "Pittsnogle Baby" - Second place.
SPJ - Regional Winner
Jackie Cain - (General Reporting) "Miners Cut/Sago Mine Coverage" - Third place.
SPJ - Regional Winner
Paul Williams - (Sports Reporting) "Sports Memories" - Third place.
SPJ - Regional Winner
Megan Gillespie (Television Feature) "Twins Disease" - Third place.
BEA National Winner
Sean Merinar (Sports Reporting) "Mickey Furfari Profile" - First place.