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HEARST TELEVISION BROADCAST NEWS FINALISTS NAMED 

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the student television broadcast finalists selected in the 2011-2012 Journalism Awards Program’s Broadcast News Competition II.

Five television winners, selected from 57 entrants from 33 schools, will submit additional entries for a semi-final round of judging (along with five winners from Competition I).  Following the semi-finals, five television finalists will be chosen to participate in the 2012 Championship in San Francisco, along with the radio, writing, photojournalism and multimedia finalists.

The top television finalists are:

First Place, $2,600 award, NATHAN  O’NEAL, Arizona State University

Second Place, $2,000 award,  BLAKE  HANSON, University of Missouri

Third Place, $1,500 award,  LYDIA  DEFRANCHI, Brigham Young University

Fourth Place, $1,000 award,  DAVID  EARL  WIETLISPACH, University of Missouri

Fifth Place, $1,000 award,  KATHLEEN  WITTE, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sixth Place, certificate,  RYAN  HAARER, Arizona State University

Seventh Place, certificate, TOM  GEORGE, University of Maryland

Eighth Place, certificate,  SARAH  PHINNEY, Ball State University

Ninth Place, certificate,  JEFF  PACKER, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tenth Place, certificate,  DAVID  KAPLAN, Syracuse University

The schools of all award-winning finalists receive matching grants.

The judges, all professionals in radio and television, are: Edward Esposito, Vice President, Information Media, Rubber City Radio Group, Akron, OH;  Kate O’Brian, Senior Vice President, ABC News, New York, NY; and Fred Young, retired Senior Vice President of News, Hearst Television Inc., Yardley, PA.

Arizona State University has won first place in the Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the Radio, Television I and Television II competitions.  It is followed by University of Southern California (tie); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (tie); University of Missouri; Brigham Young University; Syracuse University; University of Montana; Pennsylvania State University; University of Florida; University of Maryland.

The 2011-2012 broadcast news competitions are held in 106 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.  The Broadcast News Competition was added in 1988 to the Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program that for 52 years has included writing, photojournalism, and multimedia, and now offers awards totaling up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.  Please check the monthly winners section of the Web site for the winning work, which is updated shortly after the completion of each competition.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, program director
415.908.4565
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST  MULTIMEDIA  COMPETITION  II  —  REVISED  RELEASE 

Please note that this release is a corrected version after a finalist’s entry was withdrawn.

San Francisco – The top ten winners in college multimedia journalism were announced today in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 106 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.  The category of this competition was The Human Condition.

First Place has been awarded to ZACK  CONKLE, a senior from Western Kentucky University.  Zack will receive a $2,600 scholarship for his winning multimedia piece titled “The Only Sure Thing” from The Western Kentucky University Photojournalism Website. Western Kentucky University will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.  He will attend the Championship in San Francisco this June along with finalists in writing, photojournalism, radio and television broadcast.

Other multimedia top five scholarship winners are:

Second Place, $2,000 award,  RYAN  STONE, Western Kentucky University

Third Place, $1,500 award,  JOHANNA  CONTRERAS, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Fourth Place, $1,000 award,  SEAN  PROCTOR, Central Michigan University

Fifth Place, $1,000 award,  KELLEY  KING, Pennsylvania State University

The sixth through tenth place finalists are:

Sixth Place, certificate,  ANDREW  FORD, University of Florida

Seventh Place, certificate,  ROBERT  DYCK, University of Oregon

Eighth Place, certificate, ELLEN  THOMMESEN, University of Missouri

Ninth Place, certificate ALEXANDRIA  GREGORY, Arizona State University

Tenth Place, certificate,  EVAN  SERNOFSKY, University of Oregon

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 52nd year also includes five writing contests, three broadcast news competitions, and three additional multimedia competitions offering up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.

The Multimedia judges are:  Geri Migielicz, Executive Editor, Story4, Ben Lomond, CA; Jennifer Sizemore, VP/ Editor-in-Chief, Msnbc.om, Executive Producer, NBC News; and Cory Tolbert Haik, Executive Producer, News, Innovations and Strategic Projects, The Washington Post, Arlington, VA.

Western Kentucky University is in first place after the first two multimedia competitions in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition with the highest accumulated student points.  It is followed by: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of Missouri; Arizona State University; Syracuse University; Pennsylvania State University; University of Montana; University of Oregon; University of Nebraska; and University of Florida.  The final Intercollegiate winners are announced in April.

To view the top finalists’ winning work, view the monthly winners section of the web site.

Contact:
Jan Watten
415.908.4565
jwatten@Hearstfdn.org

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2012  HEARST  ENTERPRISE  REPORTING  WINNERS  NAMED  

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college enterprise reporting were announced today in the 52nd annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 106 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First Place has been awarded to ELLEN JEAN HIRST, a senior from the University of Nebraska.  Ellen will receive a $2,600 scholarship for her winning article titled “Turned Away” published in Bolivia Reborn.  University of Nebraska will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.  Ellen also qualifies for the National Writing Championship which takes place in San Francisco this June.

Other top five scholarship winners are:

GARTH  SEARS, University of Kansas, second place, $2,000 scholarship

SARAH  BRUBECK, Indiana University, third place, $1,500 scholarship

KATY  BERGEN, University of Missouri, fourth place, $1,000 scholarship

MARIANNA  BRELAND, University of Mississippi, fifth place, $1,000 scholarship

The sixth through tenth place winners receive certificates of merit:

BRIAN  NORDLI, University of Missouri, sixth place

SAMANTHA  CAIOLA, Northwestern University, seventh place

NATASHA  ZOUVES, University of Southern California, eighth place

ALEXANDRA  STUCKEY, Ohio University, ninth place

JULIE  SICKEL, Kent State University, tenth place

Arizona State University received first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points in the first two competitions.  They are followed by: University of Nebraska; University of Missouri; University of Kansas; University of Oregon; University of Montana; Indiana University; Pennsylvania State University; Northwestern University; Kent State University.

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program is conducted under the auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication and fully funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.  It consists of five monthly writing competitions, two photojournalism competitions, three broadcast news competitions and four multimedia competitions, with Championship finals in all divisions.  The program awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are:  Jennifer Sizemore, Vice President/Editor-in-Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News; Ward Bushee, Editor and Executive Vice President, The San Francisco Chronicle; and Marty Kaiser, Editor and Senior Vice President, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

There were 93 students from 53 universities who participated in the program’s second writing competition of this academic year.  Samples of winning work can be viewed in the monthly winners section of our Web site, www.hearstawards.org, which is updated shortly after each competition.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, program director
415.908.4565
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST MULTIMEDIA COMPETITION I WINNERS NAMED

San Francisco – The top ten winners in college multimedia journalism were announced today in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 106 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate. The category of this competition was Narrative Multimedia Storytelling – Features.

First Place has been awarded to JONATHAN KASBE, a junior from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jonathan will receive a $2,600 scholarship for his winning multimedia piece titled “Make a noise if you can hear me” from Reese News. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners. Jonathan also qualifies for the National Multimedia Championship which takes place in San Francisco this June along with finalists in writing, photojournalism, radio and television broadcast.

Other multimedia top five scholarship winners are:

Second Place, $2,000 award, CAITLYN GREENE, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Third Place, $1,500 award, ALEX PINES, Syracuse University

Fourth Place, $1,000 award, MATT BUSCH, University of Missouri

Fifth Place, $1,000 award, BEN ZACK, University of Missouri

The sixth through tenth place finalists are:

Sixth Place, certificate, BETHANY MOLLENKOF, Western Kentucky University

Seventh Place, certificate, GREG LINDSTROM, University of Montana

Eighth Place, certificate, KAT RUSSELL, California State University, Northridge

Ninth Place, certificate, LESLYE DAVIS, Western Kentucky University

Tenth Place, certificate, PATRICK BREEN, University of Nebraska

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 52nd year also includes five writing contests, three broadcast news competitions, and three additional multimedia competitions offering up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.

The Multimedia judges are: Geri Migielicz, Executive Editor, Story4, Ben Lomond, CA; Jennifer Sizemore, VP/ Editor-in-Chief, Msnbc.om, Executive Producer, NBC News; and Cory Tolbert Haik, Executive Producer, News, Innovations and Strategic Projects, The Washington Post, Arlington, VA.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is in first place after this first competition in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition with the highest accumulated student points. It is followed by: University of Missouri; Western Kentucky University; University of Montana; Syracuse University; University of Nebraska; Louisiana State University; Arizona State University; California State University, Northridge; Pennsylvania State University. The final Intercollegiate winners are announced in April.

To view the top finalists’ winning work, view the monthly winners section of the web site.
Contact:
Jan Watten, program director
415.908.4565
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST  PHOTOJOURNALISM  WINNERS  NAMED 

San Francisco – Five college photographers have been named winners in the November photojournalism competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Entries in the first of two photo competitions were in the categories of news and features.

The winners were selected from among 90 entries submitted from 51 schools nationwide.  The top five winners, along with the top five finalists in the next competition and two overall highest scorers, will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging next May.  Six finalists will be chosen from that round to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championship, along with writing, broadcast and multimedia finalists.

106 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.

The top five semi-finalists are:

First Place, $2,600 award, BRYNN  ANDERSON, Western Kentucky University

Second Place, $2,000 award, JOEL  HAWKSLEY, Ohio University

Third Place, $1,500 award, CHRISTIAN  RANDOLPH, Western Kentucky University

Fourth Place, $1,000 award, JAKE  MAY, Central Michigan University

Fifth Place, $1,000 award, ASHLEY  MILLER, Central Michigan University

The sixth through tenth place finalists are:

Sixth Place, certificate, PATRICK  BREEN, University of Nebraska

Seventh Place, certificate, HANNAH  POTES, Kent State University

Eighth Place, certificate, ELIJAH  NOUVELAGE, San Francisco State University

Ninth Place, certificate, ANDREW  COLWELL, Pennsylvania State University

Tenth Place, certificate, ANDREW  DICKINSON, University of Nebraska

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 52nd year, added photojournalism to the competition in 1970.  The program also includes five writing contests, three broadcast news competitions, and four multimedia competitions offering up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.  The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The photojournalism judges are:  Ken Geiger, Deputy Director of Photography, National Geographic Magazine, Washington, D.C.; Geri Migielicz, Executive Editor, Story4, Ben Lomond, CA; and Steve Gonzales, Director of Photography, Houston Chronicle, TX.

Western Kentucky University is in first place after this first competition in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated student points. It is followed by: Ohio University; Central Michigan University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Kent State University; Pennsylvania State University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; San Francisco State University; University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale; and Kansas State University.  The final Intercollegiate winners are announced in April.  To view the top finalists’ winning work, view the monthly winners section of the website.

Contact:
Jan Watten, program director
415.908.4565
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST  TELEVISION  BROADCAST  NEWS  FINALISTS  NAMED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the student television broadcast finalists selected in the Journalism Awards Program’s Broadcast Features Competition I.

Five television winners, selected from a record 79 entrants from 43 schools, will submit additional entries for a semi-final round of judging (along with five winners from Competition II).  Following the semi-finals, five television finalists will be chosen to participate in the Championship in San Francisco, along with the radio, writing, photojournalism and multimedia finalists.  The schools of award-winning finalists receive matching grants.

The top television finalists are:

First Place, $2,600 award, JEANNETTE  REYES, Kent State University

Second Place, $2,000 award, LEXIE  COOK, University of Southern California

Third Place, $1,500 award, NATASHA  ZOUVES, University of Southern California

Fourth Place, $1,000 award, DANIEL NELIGH, Arizona State University

Fifth Place, $1,000 award, MICHAEL  JOSEPH  GAUDINI, Temple University

Sixth Place, certificate, BRENDAN  PONTON, University of Maryland

Seventh Place, certificate, TOMMY  PARKER, Western Kentucky University

Eighth Place, certificate, GABE  GIFFIN, Louisiana State University

Ninth Place, certificate,  EMILY  FOSTER, University of Montana

Tenth Place, certificate,  KELLY SACO, Syracuse University

In addition to Jeannette Reyes, Lexie Cook, Natasha Zouves, and Daniel Neligh, sixth-place winner Brendan Ponton will qualify for the semi-final round, as Michael Gaudini (fifth place) graduated in August 2011.

The judges, all professionals in radio and television, are: Edward Esposito, Vice President, Information Media, Rubber City Radio Group, Akron, OH;  Kate O’Brian, Senior Vice President, ABC News, New York, NY; and Fred Young, retired Senior Vice President of News, Hearst Television Inc., Yardley, PA.

The 2011-2012 broadcast news competitions are held in 106 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.  The Broadcast News Competition was added in 1988 to the Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program that for 52 years has included writing, photojournalism, and multimedia, and now offers awards totaling up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.  Please check the monthly winners section of the Web site for the winning work.

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Contact:
Jan C. Watten, program director
415.908.4565
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

HEARST  RADIO  BROADCAST  NEWS  FINALISTS  NAMED 

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the five radio broadcast finalists selected in the Journalism Awards Program’s Radio Competition.

These five winners selected from among a record 49 entrants qualify for the National Broadcast News Championship in June 2012 along with television, writing, photojournalism and multimedia finalists.

The top radio finalists, qualifying for the Championship are:

First Place, $2,600 award,  REEMA  KHRAIS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Second Place, $2,000 award,  HEATHER  ARONNO, University of Alaska, Anchorage

Third Place, $1,500 award,  CLARK  HODGES, University of Montana

Fourth Place, $1,000 award,  STEVEN  GALLO, University of Florida

Fifth Place, $1,000 award,  STEPHEN  TANNER, Brigham Young University

Other winners in radio who will be receiving certificates of merit are:

Sixth Place,  ERICA  BRECHER,  Pennsylvania State University

Seventh Place,  ALLETTA  COOPER, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Eighth Place,  KACEY  CHERRY, University of Texas

Ninth Place,  LYDIA  CAMARILLO, Arizona State University

Tenth Place,  BONNIE  JORDAN  CAMPO, University of Oklahoma

The schools of award-winning finalists receive matching grants.

The judges, all professionals in radio and television, are: Edward Esposito, Vice President, Information Media, Rubber City Radio Group, Akron, OH;  Kate O’Brian, Senior Vice President, ABC News, New York, NY; and Fred Young, Former Senior Vice President of News, Hearst-Argyle Television, Yardley, PA.

The 2011-2012 broadcast news competitions are held in 106 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.  The Broadcast News Competition was added in 1988 to the Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program that for 52 years has included writing, photojournalism, and multimedia, and now offers awards totaling up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.  Please check the monthly winners section of our Web site for the winning work, which is updated shortly after the completion of each competition.

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Contact:
Jan C. Watten, program director
415.908.4565
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

Hearst Feature Writing Winners Named
San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college feature writing were announced today in the 52nd annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 110 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First Place has been awarded to WESTON PHIPPEN, of Arizona State University. Weston will receive a $2,600 scholarship for his winning article titled “Wrap ‘em Up Tightly” published in Vice.com. Arizona State will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners. Weston also qualifies for the National Writing Championship which takes place in San Francisco this June.

Other top five scholarship winners are:

DAVID W. MOODY, University of Oregon, second place, $2,000 scholarship
BILLIE LOEWEN, University of Montana, third place, $1,500 scholarship
KELSEY CASTANON, Kansas State University, fourth place, $1,000 scholarship
REGINA ZILBERMINTS, University of Iowa, fifth place, $1,000 scholarship

The sixth through tenth place winners receive certificates of merit:

DUSTIN VOLZ, Arizona State University, sixth place
PATRICK SVITEK, Northwestern University, seventh place
BRITTANY STONER, Pennsylvania State University, eighth place
CHELSEA BOOZER, University of Memphis, ninth place
JOSH HAFNER, University of Kansas, tenth place
Arizona State University received first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points in the first competition. They are followed by: University of Oregon; University of Montana; Pennsylvania State University; Kansas State University (tie); University of Nebraska (tie); University of Iowa (tie); Northwestern University (tie); University of Memphis; University of Missouri.

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program is conducted under the auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication and fully funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. It consists of five monthly writing competitions, two photojournalism competitions, three broadcast news competitions and four multimedia competitions, with Championship finals in all divisions. The program awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are: Jennifer Sizemore, Vice President/Editor-in-Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News; Ward Bushee, Editor and Executive Vice President, The San Francisco Chronicle; and Marty Kaiser, Editor and Senior Vice President, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

There were 134 students from a record 73 universities who participated in the program’s first competition of this academic year. Samples of winning work can be viewed in the monthly winners section of our Web site which is updated shortly after each competition.

Contact: Jan C. Watten, program director
415.908.4565
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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2011 HEARST  NATIONAL  CHAMPIONSHIP  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – Winning college journalists in the National Writing, Photojournalism, Broadcast News and Multimedia Championships were announced on June 9, 2011 by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program.

The Hearst Championships are the culmination of the 2010 – 2011 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 6th through the 9th, 27 finalists – all winners from the 14 monthly competitions – participated in the 51st annual Hearst Championships in San Francisco where they demonstrated their writing, photography, radio, television and multimedia 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 9th.  The following are the first, second and third place winners and the scholarships they received:

NATIONAL  WRITING  CHAMPIONSHIP  

First Place, DANIELLE  PAQUETTE, Indiana University, $5,000 award

Second Place, CAITLIN  JOHNSTON, Indiana University, $4,000 award

Third Place, PAUL  CASELLA, Pennsylvania State University, $3,000 award

NATIONAL  PHOTOJOURNALISM  CHAMPIONSHIP

First Place, ARKASHA  STEVENSON,  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, $5,000 award

Second Place, MATT  WALSH, University of Florida, $4,000 award

Third Place, MACKENZIE  REISS, Syracuse University, $3,000 award

NATIONAL RADIO  BROADCAST  CHAMPIONSHIP

First Place, NATALIE  TRIPP, Brigham Young University, $5,000 award

Second Place, TRENT  KELLY, University of Florida, $4,000 award

Third Place, WADE  HILLIGOSS,  University of Nebraska-Lincoln, $3,000 award

NATIONAL  TELEVISION  BROADCAST CHAMPIONSHIP

First Place, GARRETT  TENNEY, Brigham Young University,  $5,000 award

Second Place, BRANDI  KRUSE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln $4,000 award

Third Place, JUSTIN  PAGE, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, $3,000 award

NATIONAL  MULTIMEDIA  CHAMPIONSHIP

First Place, MARGARET  CHEATHAM  WILLIAMS, U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, $5,000 award

Second Place, LESLYE  DAVIS, Western Kentucky University, $4,000 award

Third Place, DANIEL  ALLAN  NELIGH, Arizona State University, $3,000 award

Five finalists in the Writing Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): HAYLEY  BRUCE, University of Iowa;  LAUREN  GAMBINO, Arizona State University;  CAITLIN  KEATING,  Indiana University;  WILLIAM  JAYSON  JENKS University of Kansas; SCOTT  MILLER, University of Iowa.

The $1,000 Award for Best Reporting Technique went to HAYLEY  BRUCE, University of Iowa, for her article in The Daily Iowan titled “Records Detail Hunninghake Case.”  The Article of the Year Award of $1,000 went to WILLIAM JAYSON  JENKS, University of Kansas, for his article in The University Daily Kansas titled “The Great Divide.”

Three finalists in the Photojournalism Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order):  BRYAN  ANSELM, Western Kentucky University;  TY  CACEK, Western Kentucky University; ROSS  BRINKERHOFF, Ohio University.

The $1,000 Award for Best Single Photograph went to  CARLY  BRANTMEYER, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and the Best Portfolio Award of $1,000 went to  TY  CACEK, Western Kentucky University.

Two finalists in the Radio Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order):  GARDENIA  COLEMAN, Arizona State University; MICHAEL  TOMSIC, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Two finalists in the Television Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order):  CLARK  FOURAKER, University of Florida;  ALEX ROZIER, University of Missouri.

The $1,000 Award for Best Use of Radio For News Coverage went to WADE  HILLIGOSS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  The Best Use of Television For News Coverage Award of $1,000 went to GARRETT  TENNEY, Brigham Young University.

The Awards Ceremony was held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in Union Square.  William Randolph Hearst III, President of the Board and Chair of the Journalism Awards Program, delivered the keynote speech of the evening.

The writing judges were:  Peter Bhatia, Editor, The Oregonian; Ward Bushee, Editor and Executive VP, The San Francisco Chronicle; and Jennifer Sizemore, VP & Editor-in-Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News.

The photojournalism judges were:  Ken Geiger, Deputy Director of Photography, National Geographic Magazine; Geri Migielicz, Executive Editor, Story4; and Michael C. Norseng, Director of Photography, Esquire Magazine.

The broadcast news judges were: Kate O’Brian, Senior VP, ABC News; Ursula Reutin, Managing Editor, News Anchor, News Talk 97.3 KIRO FM; and Fred Young, Former Senior VP, News, Hearst Television Inc.

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation was established by its namesake in 1948 under California non-profit laws, exclusively for educational and charitable purposes.  Since then, the Hearst Foundations have contributed $809 million to numerous educational programs, health and medical care, human services and the arts in every state.

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Contact:
Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415-908-4565
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST  MULTIMEDIA  COMPETITION  II  WINNERS NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college multimedia were announced today in the 51st annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program.  This was the News category in which 64 entrants from 39 undergraduate journalism programs across the nation participated.

First Place has been awarded to DAN  NELIGH, a junior from the Arizona State University.  He will receive a $2,600 scholarship for his entry “A Life in the Sand” posted on the Cronkite Zine Web site. Dan also qualifies to participate in the Journalism Awards Program’s National Multimedia Championships in San Francisco this June along with second- place winner, LESLYE  DAVIS, a junior from Western Kentucky University and multimedia competition I winner MARGARET  CHEATHAM  WILLIAMS.

Other scholarship winners are:

Second Place, LESLYE  DAVIS, Western Kentucky University, $2,000 Scholarship

Third Place, CRISTINA  RAYAS, Arizona State University, $1,500 Scholarship

Fourth Place, ZACK  CONKLE, Western Kentucky University, $1,000 Scholarship

Fifth Place, JESSEY  DEARING, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, $1,000 Scholarship

The sixth through tenth place winners receive certificates of merit:

Sixth Place, CAITLYN  GREENE, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Seventh Place, GRETA  RYBUS, University of Montana

Eighth Place, MICHAEL  CIAGLO, University of Oregon

Ninth Place, ALEX  PINES, Syracuse University

Tenth Place, BRANDON  GOODWIN, University of Kentucky

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program is conducted under the auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, and fully funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.  It consists of six monthly writing, three photojournalism and three broadcast news competitions and two multimedia competitions, with championship finals in all divisions. The program awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the multimedia competitions this year are: Geri Migielicz, Executive Editor, Story4, Ben Lomond, CA; Ursula Reutin, Managing Editor/News Anchor, News Talk 97.3 KIRO Radio, Seattle, WA; and Jennifer Sizemore, Vice President/Editor in Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News.

For samples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of this web site, which is updated shortly after each competition.

Contact:
Jan Watten, program director
415-908-4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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