Twenty college photographers have been named finalists in the second photojournalism competition of the 2005-2006 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. This was the second of three annual photojournalism competitions, entered by 54 students nationwide, in the category of “sports and news.”

The top four winners, along with the top four finalists in the other two competitions, will submit additional photos for the semi-final judging this June. Of those, six photojournalists will be chosen to compete in the program’s national photojournalism championships in San Francisco, along with winners in the writing and broadcast news competitions.

The annual photojournalism competitions are held in member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

The top four contestants qualifying for the semi-finals are:

First Place, $2,000 award, BENJAMIN SKLAR, University of Texas, Austin
Second Place, $1,500 award, WILLIAM DESHAZER, Western Kentucky University
Third Place, $1,000 award, RAYMOND M. JONES, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Fourth Place, $750 award, MATTHEW NAGER, University of Colorado

Other award winners are:

Fifth Place, $600 award, POUYA DIANAT, University of Maryland
Sixth Place, $500 award, MATTHEW MARRIOTT, University of Florida
Seventh Place, $500 award, JUSTIN COOK, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Eighth Place, $500 award, OMAR VEGA, San Francisco State University
Ninth Place, $500 award, CHRIS BERGIN, Ball State University
Tenth Place, $500 award, ALYSSA SCHUKAR, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Other students who placed among the top 20 in the photojournalism competition and will receive award certificates are:
JASON FRITZ, San Francisco State University, eleventh place
MAX BITTLE, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, twelfth place
PAT JARRETT, Kent State University, thirteenth place-tie
DAVID M. WEATHERWAX, Michigan State University, thirteenth place-tie
KRIS KOLDEN, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, fifteenth place
CHRISTOPHER WEDDLE, Ball State University, sixteenth place
NATHAN MORGAN, Western Kentucky University, seventeenth place-tie
CHRISTOPHER HANEWINCKEL, Kansas State University, seventeenth place-tie
MEREDITH MERCIER, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, nineteenth place-tie
KEITH SMILEY, University of Kentucky, nineteenth place-tie
The Hearst Journalism Awards Program, which is now in its 46th year, added photojournalism to the competitions in 1970. Scholarship awards, ranging from $1,500 to $5,000, are presented to the finalists following the National Championships. In addition to the photojournalism competitions, the program also includes six writing and four broadcast news competitions. Annually, more than $400,000 in student scholarships and matching grants to the students’ schools are distributed.

The photojournalism judges are: Kirk D. McKoy, Senior Photo Editor, Los Angeles Times, California; Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photography, The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey; and Leslie A. White, Assistant Director of Photography, Web/News, The Dallas Morning News, Texas.

Western Kentucky University placed first in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated school points from two out of the three photo competitions. They are followed by: University of Colorado; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of Florida; University of Texas, Austin; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; San Francisco State University; University of Missouri; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; and Ball State University. The final winners will be named in April following the last photo competition.

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The top 20 winners in college Sports Writing have been announced in the 46th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which accredited undergraduate departments of journalism from over 100 colleges and universities across the nation participate.

The first place winner is BEN ROBERTS, from the University of Kentucky. Ben will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his story from The Kentucky Kernel titled “A Disputed Legacy.” University of Kentucky will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners. Ben graduated in the spring of 2005, and consequently is not eligible to participate in the championship round, as pursuant to the program guidelines. As a result, the second place winner, TEDDY KIDER, from Northwestern University, will receive a $1,500 scholarship and qualifies for the National Writing Championship in June, 2006.

Other scholarship winners are:
ADAM KILGORE, Syracuse University, third place, $1,000 scholarship
MICHAEL BECKER, Syracuse University, fourth place, $750 scholarship
MICHAEL BRUNTZ, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, fifth place, $600 scholarship
RYAN COLAIANNI, University of Kansas, sixth place, $500 scholarship
MICHAEL DWYER, Texas Christian University, seventh place, $500 scholarship
RACHELLE SANTORO, Pennsylvania State University, eighth place, $500 scholarship
MATT WILSON, University of Kansas, ninth place, $500 scholarship
TOM KELLER, Michigan State University, tenth place, $500 scholarship

University of Kansas is in first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated school points from the first four (out of six) writing competitions. It is followed by: Arizona State University; Syracuse University; Northwestern University; University of Kentucky; University of Missouri; Pennsylvania State University; University of Montana; Michigan State University; Texas Christian University. The final winners will be named in April following the last competition of this academic year.

The 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 competitions, three photojournalism competitions, two radio and two television broadcast news competitions, with championship finals in all divisions.

Currently, more than 100 undergraduate accredited schools of journalism in the United States are eligible to participate in the program, which awards over $400,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are: Alex Martin, Deputy Marketplace Editor, The Wall Street Journal, New York, NY; Pat Andrews, Broward City Editor, The Herald, Pembroke Pines, FL; and Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL.

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive certificates of merit are:
ANGELA BUSCH, University of Missouri, eleventh place
RICK NEWKIRK, Indiana University, twelfth place
PATRICK DORSEY, Northwestern University, thirteenth place
BENJAMIN MALCOLMSON, University of Southern California, fourteenth place
ANGIE WALLACE, Brigham Young University, fifteenth place
JONATHAN HILLYARD, University of South Carolina, sixteenth place
DUGAN ARNETT, University of Missouri, seventeenth place-tie
DANIEL FORD, University of Memphis, seventeenth place-tie
ROBERT CARLI, University of South Carolina, nineteenth place-tie
BETH COCHRAN, Arizona State University, nineteenth place-tie
JAMES SCHMEHL, Arizona State University, nineteenth place-tie

There were 72 students from 43 universities and colleges who participated in the program’s Sports Writing Competition.

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The top 20 winners in college In-Depth writing were announced today in the 46th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which more than 100 undergraduate accredited journalism programs in colleges and universities across the nation participate.

STEVE VOCKRODT, from the University of Kansas, won first place. He will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his article in the University Daily Kansan titled, “The Scarlet List.” Steve graduated in the spring of 2005, and consequently is not eligible to participate in the championship round, as pursuant to the program guidelines. As a result, the second place winner, EMILY STEEL, a senior from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will receive a $1,500 scholarship and qualifies for the National Writing Championship in June, 2006.

Other scholarship winners are:
JOHN M. ESTUS, Oklahoma State University, third place, $1,000 scholarship;
LAUREN ANTONELLI, Pennsylvania State University, fourth place, $750 scholarship;
CHELSEA DEWEESE, University of Montana, fifth place, $600 scholarship;
SHEILA MENZ, Syracuse University, sixth place, $500 scholarship;
DUSTY LUTHY, University of Missouri, seventh place, $500 scholarship;
TIMOTHY W. MARTIN, Eastern Illinois University, eighth place, $500 scholarship;
LOUIS MORA, University of Kansas, ninth place, $500 scholarship;
JENNIFER GIRARDIN, Arizona State University, tenth place, $500 scholarship.

Arizona State University remains in first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition, with the highest accumulated school points from the first three (out of six) writing competitions. It is followed by: University of Kansas; University of Montana; Northwestern University; Eastern Illinois University; University of Iowa; University of Missouri; Pennsylvania State University; University of Florida; Syracuse University. The final winners will be named in April.

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 competitions, three photojournalism competitions and four broadcast news competitions, with Championship finals in all divisions.

Currently, more than 100 undergraduate accredited schools of journalism in the United States are participating in the program, which awards more than $400,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are: Alex Martin, Deputy Marketplace Editor, The Wall Street Journal, New York, NY; Pat Andrews, Broward City Editor, The Herald, Pembroke Pines, FL; and Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL.

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive certificates of merit are:
CHARLES PERRY, Winthrop University, eleventh place-tie
ADAM SICHKO, University of Kentucky, eleventh place-tie
ASHLEE CLARK, Western Kentucky University, thirteenth place-tie
STEVEN YANDA, Marquette University, thirteenth place-tie
KATY GAGNON, University of Oregon, fifteenth place
RYAN KOST, Arizona State University, sixteenth place
JEFF JEFFREY, Louisiana State University, seventeenth place
AMBER CORRIN, West Virginia University, eighteenth place-tie
RYAN JAMES LOEW, Kent State University, eighteenth place-tie
DYLAN TUCKER, University of Montana, twentieth place-tie
ELSPETH REEVE, University of Missouri, twentieth place-tie
EMILY KAISER, University of Minnesota, twentieth place-tie
There were 88 students from 51 universities and colleges participating in the program’s In-Depth Writing Competition.

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Twenty college photographers have been named finalists in the November photojournalism competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Entries in the first of three photojournalism competitions were in the categories of portrait/personality and feature.

The winners were selected from among 74 entries submitted from 43 journalism schools nationwide. The top four winners, along with the top four finalists in the next two competitions, will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging next May. Following that round of judging, six finalists will be chosen to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championship in San Francisco, along with winners in the writing and broadcast news competitions. The Championship takes place in June, 2006.

The annual photojournalism competitions are held in more than 100 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

The top five finalists are:
First Place, $2,000 award, CHRIS DETRICK, University of Missouri
Second Place, $1,500 award, DEAN KNUTH, University of Arizona
Third Place, $1,000 award, JACOB PRITCHARD, University of Colorado
Fourth Place, $750 award, DANNY GHITIS, University of Florida
Fifth Place, $600 award, ALLEN BRYANT, Western Kentucky University

The first place winner, Chris Detrick is a Spring 2005 graduate, and consequently is not eligible to participate in the championship round, as pursuant to the program guidelines. As a result, the second through fifth place winners will submit additional entries for the semi-final judging.

The sixth through tenth place winners are:
Sixth Place, $500 award, CHRISTIAN HANSEN, Western Kentucky University
Seventh Place, $500 award, DAVE WEATHERWAX, Michigan State University
Eighth Place, $500 award, MATT NAGER, University of Colorado
Ninth Place, $500 award, MARK MULLIGAN, University of Texas, Austin
Tenth Place, $500 award, DAVID CALVERT, University of Nevada, Reno

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive award certificates are:
J. CARSON DAY, California State University, Fullerton, eleventh place
NICK LOOMIS, University of Iowa, twelfth place
BRIAN LEHMANN, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, thirteenth place
SAMKIT SHAH, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, fourteenth place
JULIA ROBINSON, San Francisco State University, fifteenth place
KRISTOPHER KOLDEN, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, sixteenth place-tie
LANE CHRISTIANSEN, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, sixteenth place-tie
ELIZABETH BAILEY, Ball State University, eighteenth place-tie
JESSICA CROSSFIELD, University of Florida, eighteenth place-tie
RAY M. JONES, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, twentieth place-tie
ANTHONY SOUFFLE, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, twentieth place-tie

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 46th year, added photojournalism to the competition in 1970. The program also includes six writing contests and four broadcast news competitions, offering more than $400,000 in scholarships to undergraduate journalism majors with matching grants to their respective schools.

The photojournalism judges are: Kirk D. McKoy, Senior Photo Editor, Los Angeles Times, California; Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photography, The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey; and Leslie A. White, Photo Assignments Editor, The Dallas Morning News, Texas.

The University of Colorado placed first in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated school points from the first of three photo competitions. It is followed by: Western Kentucky University; University of Missouri; University of Florida; University of Arizona; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Michigan State University; University of Texas, Austin, University of Nevada-Reno; and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

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The top 20 winners in college editorial/columns of opinion writing have been announced in the 46th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which more than 100 undergraduate accredited journalism programs in colleges and universities across the nation participate.

BRIAN TRIPLETT, a senior from University of Iowa, won first place. He will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his column in The Daily Iowan titled “The Sun Also Rises.” Brian will have the opportunity to compete in the Hearst National Writing Championship in San Francisco next June. The University of Iowa’s School of Journalism & Mass Communication will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.

Second place in the competition went to LOLA SHRIMPLIN, from Kansas State University. She will receive a $1,500 scholarship.

Other scholarship winners are:
TODD SOUTH, University of Georgia, third place, $1,000 scholarship

QUENTIN LUENINGHOENER, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, fourth place, $750 scholarship

SARA BOYD, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, fifth place, $600 scholarship

JAMES A. ELLIS, University of Florida, sixth place, $500 scholarship

EDMUND MEINHARDT, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, seventh place, $500 scholarship

TY THOMPSON, Arizona State University, eighth place, $500 scholarship

DANIEL JIMENEZ, San Francisco State University, ninth place, $500 scholarship

JAKE BLUMBERG, Colorado State University, tenth place, $500 scholarship
Arizona State University is first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition, with the highest accumulated school points from the first two (out of six) writing competitions. It is followed by: Northwestern University; University of Iowa; Kansas State University; University of Florida; University of Georgia; University of Maryland; Michigan State University (tie); Eastern Illinois University (tie); University of Kansas. The final winners will be named in April following the last competition of this academic year.

The 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 contests, three photojournalism competitions and four broadcast news competitions, with championship finals in all divisions and awards of more than $400,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are: Alex Martin, Deputy Marketplace Editor, The Wall Street Journal, New York, NY; Pat Andrews, Broward City Editor, The Herald, Pembroke Pines, FL; and Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL.

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive certificates of merit are:

BANKS ALBACH, San Jose State University, eleventh place-tie
AMAN ALI, Kent State University, eleventh place-tie

MICHAEL SCHROEDER, Eastern Illinois University, thirteenth place-tie

DIRK VANDERHART, Michigan State University, thirteenth place-tie

JEREMY BEECHER, University of Southern California, thirteenth place-tie

KATHLEEN C. HAUGHNEY, Pennsylvania State University, sixteenth place

ALEX MULLER, Pennsylvania State University, seventeenth place-tie

MARY SCHNEIDAU, University of Maryland, seventeenth place-tie

ROBERT J. LAHUE, California State University, Chico, seventeenth place-tie

LAURA SNYDER, University of Kansas, twentieth place-tie

LOUIS ULRICH, West Virginia University, twentieth place-tie

There were 80 students from 47 universities and colleges participating in the program’s Editorial/Columns of Opinion Writing Competition.
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The top 20 winners in college feature writing were announced today in the 46th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which more than 100 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation participate.

First Place has been awarded to NICOLE WILLIAMS, of Arizona State University. She will receive a $2,000 scholarship for her winning article published in The Web Devil. Arizona State University will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners. Nicole graduated in the spring of 2005, and consequently is not eligible to participate in the championship round, as pursuant to the program guidelines. As a result, the second place winner, ROBERT R. SAMUELS, from Northwestern University, will receive a $1,500 scholarship and qualifies for the National Writing Championship in June, 2006.

Other scholarship winners are:

TRISTAN SCOTT, University of Montana, third place, $1,000 scholarship
JUSTIN FENTON, University of Maryland, fourth place, $750 scholarship
MICHAEL BECKER, Syracuse University, fifth place, $600 scholarship
MATTHEW PAIS, University of Illinois, sixth place, $500 scholarship
DAVID McRANEY, University of Southern Mississippi, seventh place, $500 scholarship
NICHOLAS R. BIRDSONG, Florida A&M University, eighth place, $500 scholarship
BRENDEN CLAWSON, University of Missouri, ninth place, $500 scholarship
PATRICK WELLEVER, Michigan State University, tenth place, $500 scholarship

Arizona State University placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first competition of the academic year. It is followed by: Northwestern University; University of Montana; University of Maryland; Syracuse University; University of Illinois; University of Southern Mississippi; Florida A&M University; University of Kentucky; 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 six monthly writing, three photojournalism and four broadcast news competitions, with championship finals in all divisions. The program awards more than $400,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are: Alex Martin, Assistant Managing Editor, Newsday, Melville, NY; Pat Andrews, Broward City Editor, The Herald, Pembroke Pines, FL; and Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL.

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive certificates of merit are:

MARISSA STEPHENSON, University of Kansas, eleventh place
CRYSTAL LITTLE, University of Kentucky, twelfth place
TIMOTHY W. MARTIN, Eastern Illinois University, thirteenth place
RYAN BRADLEY, Northwestern University, fourteenth place-tie
LACEY KRAUSE, Texas Christian University, fourteenth place-tie
BRANDON LOWREY, Colorado State University, sixteenth place-tie
ERIKA WURST, Arizona State University, sixteenth place-tie
JANINE KAHN, University of Southern California, eighteenth place
MICHELLE KALKHOFF, University of Missouri, nineteenth place-tie
ELIZABETH K. CUNNINGHAM, Ball State University, nineteenth place-tie
MEGAN V. WINSLOW, University of Florida, nineteenth place-tie
LAUREN M. LUND, University of Arizona, nineteenth place-tie

There were 101 students from 57 universities and colleges who participated in the program’s first competition of this academic year.
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The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the student radio and television broadcast finalists selected in the November Journalism Awards Program broadcast competition. The category for Competition One was Features.

The top five winners in both radio and television were selected from among 32 radio and 65 television entries submitted. These winners, along with the top five finalists from both categories in Competition Two, will submit additional tapes for a second round of judging. Following the semi-final round of judging, five in radio and five in television will be chosen to compete in the program’s national broadcast news championships in San Francisco, along with winners of the writing and photojournalism competitions.

The top five radio finalists, qualifying for the semi-finals:

First Place, $2,000 award, MICHIKO HOWLETT, Arizona State University
Second Place, $1,500 award, ROSS WEIDNER, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Third Place, $1,000 award, RYAN McILVAIN, Brigham Young University
Fourth Place, $750 award, DANIELLE WOOD, Brigham Young University
Fifth Place, $600 award, BRENNA GALLEGOS, Western Kentucky University

The top six television * finalists, qualifying for the semi-finals:

First Place, $2,000 award, ROBYN KRIEL, Texas Christian University
Second Place, $1,500 award, ANDREW J. FALZON, Hofstra University
Third Place, $1,000 award, CHRIS WELCH, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, KELLI WATSON, Syracuse University
Fifth Place, $600 award, JENNIFER A. BAILEYS, Marshall University
Sixth Place, $500 award, SEAN MARONEY, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

* The second place winner in the TV competition, Andrew Falzon, is a Spring 2005 graduate, and consequently is not eligible to participate in the championship round, as pursuant to the program guidelines. As a result, the sixth place winner qualifies for the semi-final judging.

Other award winners in radio:
Sixth Place, $500 award, KRISTI KECK, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Seventh Place, $500 award, SAM GAVIN, Arizona State University
Eighth Place, $500 award, KELLI CHEATHAM, University of Illinois
Ninth Place, $500 award, CHRISTOPHER VILLANI, Syracuse University
Tenth Place, $500 award, SCOTT ADAMETZ, University of Illinois

Other award winners in television:
Seventh Place, $500 award, JAMIE FUNK, Brigham Young University
Eighth Place, $500 award, IAN SCHWARTZ, Arizona State University
Ninth Place, $500 award, ARISTEA C. BRADY, Northwestern University
Tenth Place, $500 award, ANA JACKSON, University of Georgia

The schools of these award winning finalists receive matching grants.

These students placed among the top 20 in radio and will receive award certificates:

CHADWACK MARK ANDERSON, University of Alabama, eleventh place
JESSE STARITA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, twelfth place-tie
JUSTIN GOODWIN, University of Florida, twelfth place-tie
HEATHER K. HINTZE, University of Montana, fourteenth place
DANIEL PARKER, University of Utah, fifteenth place
SUSAN L. FIELD, Pennsylvania State University, sixteenth place
ASHLEY DAVIES, University of Kentucky, seventeenth place
SHERA BALGOBIN, Northwestern University, eighteenth place
KATIE BURCHAM, Western Kentucky University, nineteenth place
ADAM ALTER, Syracuse University, twentieth place-tie
STACI-LYN HONDA, Pennsylvania State University, twentieth place-tie
ELIZABETH DOWDLE, University of Utah, twentieth place-tie

These students placed among the top 20 in television and will receive award certificates:

MATT FORD, Pennsylvania State University, eleventh place
AREVIK TAYMIZYAN, California State University, Northridge, twelfth place
MONIQUE GRIEGO, Arizona State University, thirteenth place
THERON B. ANDERSON, Brigham Young University, fourteen place-tie
LEWIS G. TURNER, University of South Carolina, fourteen place-tie
HEIDI ZHOU, Northwestern University, fourteen place-tie
MARK HAAS, University of Southern California, seventeenth place-tie
TRAVIS THOMPSON, University of Missouri, seventeenth place-tie
ALLISON WILLIAMS, University of Miami, nineteenth place-tie
MARIE SAAVEDRA, University of Missouri, nineteenth place-tie

Brigham Young University placed first in the Intercollegiate Broadcast News Competition with the highest accumulated school points from the first radio and television competitions. It is followed by: Arizona State University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Syracuse University; Western Kentucky University; Texas Christian University; Northwestern University; University of Illinois; Pennsylvania State University (tie); Hofstra University (tie). The final winners will be named in April following Competition Two/News.

The judges, all professionals in radio and television, are: Terry Connelly, Senior Vice President & General Manager, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; Felicia Middlebrooks, Morning Anchor & Correspondent, WBBM News Radio 780, Chicago, IL; and Tom Negovan, Anchor/Reporter, WGN-TV, Chicago, IL.

The 2005-2006 broadcast news competitions are held in more than 100 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 46 years has included writing and news photography competitions, and now offers awards totaling more than $400,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.

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Contact:
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415.543.6033, ext. 308
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