NEWS RELEASE
HEARST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS NAMED
SAN FRANCISCO – Winning college journalists in the National Writing, Photojournalismand Broadcast News Championships were announced on June 6, 2009 by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program.
The Hearst Championships are the culmination of the 2008-2009 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 2nd through the 6th, 24 finalists – all winners from the monthly competitions –
participated in the 49th annual Hearst Championships in San Francisco where they demonstrated their writing, photography, radio and television 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 6th. The following are the first, second and third place winners and the scholarships they received:
NATIONAL WRITING CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, KELLY M. HOUSE, Michigan State University, $5,000 award
Second Place, MARK DENT, University of Kansas, $4,000 award
Third Place, RUSTIN C. DODD, University of Kansas, $3,000 award
NATIONAL PHOTOJOURNALISM CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, TIM HUSSIN, University of Florida, $5,000 award
Second Place, BRIAN L. FRANK, San Francisco State University, $4,000 award
Third Place, JOHN W. ADKISSON, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, $3,000 award
NATIONAL RADIO BROADCAST NEWS CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, COLTON SHONE, Arizona State University, $5,000 award
Second Place, ADAM CAVALIER, Marshall University, $4,000 award
Third Place, RYAN JAY FISHMAN, Syracuse University, $3,000 award
NATIONAL TELEVISION BROADCAST NEWS CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, RANDY GYLLENHAAL, Elon University, $5,000 award
Second Place, MATHEW MENDEZ, University of Southern California, $4,000 award
Third Place, MILES DORAN, University of Florida, $3,000 award
Five finalists in the Writing Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): TREY BUNDY, San Francisco State University; MATTHEW ERICKSON, University of Kansas; MATTHEW HARRIS, University of Missouri; BRIAN HUGHES, University of Georgia; BETH RANKIN, Kent State University.
The $1,000 Award for Best Reporting Technique went to MATTHEW ERICKSON,University of Kansas, for his article in The University Daily Kansan titled “Facing the Music.” TheArticle of the Year Award of $1,000 went to TREY BUNDY, San Francisco State University, for his feature article in The San Francisco Weekly titled “Higher Education.”
Three finalists in the Photojournalism Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): BRYAN ANSELM, Western Kentucky University; CARL KIILSGAARD, Western Kentucky University; JAKE STEVENS, Western KentuckyUniversity.
The $1,000 Award for Best Single Photograph went to BRIAN L. FRANK, San FranciscoState University; and the Best Picture Story/Series Award of $1,000 went to CARL KIILSGAARD,Western Kentucky University
Two finalists in the Radio Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): JILL K. GALUS, Arizona State University; ALEXANDRA HILL, University of Florida. Two finalists in the Television Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): AMBER DIXON, Arizona State University; ELIZABETH MCKERNAN, Arizona State University.
The $1,000 Award for Best Use of Radio For News Coverage went to ADAM CAVALIER,Marshall University. The Best Use of Television For News Coverage Award of $1,000 went toMATHEW MENDEZ, University of Southern California.
Each semi-finalist in the Photojournalism Championship receives a $1,000 scholarship. They are listed in alphabetical order: LANE CHRISTIANSEN, University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale; LAUREN COWART; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; COURTNEY DUDLEY, University of Texas, Austin; JONATHAN GOERING, University of Kansas; JASON JOHNSON, University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale; STEPHEN MATUREN, University of Minnesota; NICOLE TUNG, New York University; CHEN WANG, University of Florida.
Each semi-finalist in the Radio Broadcast News Championship receives a $1,000 scholarship. They are listed in alphabetical order: ANDY BOYLE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; JOSEPH (J.W.) COX, Arizona State University, JOEL GODETT, Syracuse University; JOHN SANTUCCI, Hofstra University; BROOKS STALEY, University of Maryland.
Each semi-finalist in the Television Broadcast News Championship receives a $1,000 scholarship. They are listed in alphabetical order: JAMIE HERSCH, University of Southern California; SALVATORE MANEEN, Syracuse University; HENRY ROSOFF, NorthwesternUniversity; LANDON SEARS, Syracuse University; CARLY SWAIN, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
The Awards Ceremony was held at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The keynote speech was delivered by William Randolph Hearst III, President of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Journalism Awards Program.
The writing judges were: Arthur S. Brisbane, ASB Consulting, East Dennis, MA; Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor, Houston Chronicle, TX; and Peter Bhatia, Executive Editor, The Oregonian, Portland, OR.
The photojournalism judges were: Janet Reeves, Former Senior Editor/Photography and Multimedia, The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado; Ken Geiger, Senior Editor, National Geographic Magazine, Washington, D.C.; Michael C. Norseng, Photo editor, Esquire Magazine,New York, NY.
The broadcast news judges were: Fred Young, former Senior Vice President of News,Hearst-Argyle Television, New York, NY; Barbara Cochran, President, RTNDA, Washington, DC; and Ursula Reutin, News Director, News Talk 97.3 KIRO Radio, Seattle, WA.
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation was established by its namesake in 1948 underCalifornia non-profit laws, exclusively for educational and charitable purposes. Since then, the Hearst Foundations have contributed $735 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
www.hearstawards.org
