Newhouse School students from almost every program were recognized at the 2021 Broadcast Education Association Festival of the Media Arts. Syracuse University was tied for 4th place overall at the festival, and had the highest percentage of top honors, with six of 13 total awards being either 1st place or Best In Competition awards.
Newhouse Sports Media Center director Olivia Stomski won the Best of Competition faculty award for long form sports video for leading the student production teams on SU pregame shows.
The six top finishers will go on to compete for the Best of Festival Awards, which will be announced live online on Monday, March 29.
Congratulations to everyone on such a great achievement!
SHORT FORM DOCUMENTARY
1st Place: Laiqa Hitt & Jared Bunn
Panacea
Faculty advisor: Tula Goenka, with Nancy Austin for the Military Visual Journalism program
TV SPORTS STORY/FEATURE (LONG)
1st Place: Cole Strong
Chasing the Dragon
Faculty advisor: Seth Gitner, with Bruce Strong for The NewsHouse
INTERACTIVE REALITY
1st Place: Sonny Cirasuolo, Amanda Paule & Zachary J. Krahmer
Tour Cornell’s Research Facility Where New York’s Hemp Industry Takes Root
Faculty advisor: Seth Gitner, with Jon Glass for High Stakes/The NewsHouse
MOBILE APPS
1st Place: Ben Cauz
Syrvivor Syracuse Mobile App
Faculty advisor: Adam Peruta
WEBSITE
1st Place: Abigail Sterling, Elizabeth Salter, Ali Harford & Kate Mazade
The 61% Project
Faculty advisors Adam Peruta, Melissa Chessher
3rd Place: Kyla L. Wright, Max Kalnitz, Sarah Midani & Stephanie Macrinos
Socially Driven
Faculty advisors Adam Peruta, Melissa Chessher
TELEVISION HARD NEWS REPORTING
2nd Place: James Corrigan
Oneida Creek Pollution (CitrusTV)
TELEVISION LONG FEATURE REPORTING
Award of Excellence: Ricky Sayer
Joe Biden’s Time at Syracuse Law School (CitrusTV)
TELEVISION NEWS ANCHOR
Award of Excellence: Sabrina Maggiore
Anchor Reel (CitrusTV)
TV SPORTS STORY/FEATURE (SHORT)
Award of Excellence: Ricky Sayer
The Quietest of Gamedays (CitrusTV)
RADIO FEATURE
Award of Excellence: James Corrigan
WAER Election Blueprint: Race Relations
Faculty advisor: Chris Bolt for WAER
FILM & VIDEO NARRATIVE
Award of Excellence: Yun Oo
Love, Ivy
Faculty advisor: Neal Coffey
LONG FORM SPORTS VIDEO
Best of Competition: Olivia Stomski
Cuse.Com LIVE Studio Pregame Show