Newhouse students, channels and publications were showered with honors at this year’s New York State Broadcasters Association’s (NYSBA) Excellence in Broadcasting Awards and the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) Clips & Clicks Sweepstakes.
Broadcasting students, NCC News and CitrusTV shined at the NYSBA awards, winning 11 of the 19 college categories.
Highlights included a pair of wins for CitrusTV for its coverage of President Biden’s Micron visit; Outstanding Series honors for the NCC Spotlight Team’s “Home and Held Hostage,” produced by students in Professor of Practice Jim Osman’s Spring 2022 investigative course; and Outstanding Social Media Personality accolades for alumna Teagan Brown ’23 for the second year in a row.
The NewsHouse and NCC News also had strong showings in the annual ACP student media contest, finishing second and fifth respectively.
Among the 15 honors were a sweep by NCC News and CitrusTV of the Broadcast News category; first place in News Photo by Bennett Hense and Feature Photo by Xinning Li, both for The NewsHouse; and the first reporting honors for the “Infodemic” project to alumna Sarah Dolgin ’23 and junior Karla Perez.
Outstanding Spot News, John Perik – “Cazenovia College Closing Due to Financial Concerns” (CitrusTV)
Outstanding Hard News Story, Nicole Aponte – “Micron Computer Chip Plan Forces Clay Neighbors Out” (CitrusTV)
Outstanding Feature News Story, Louise Rath – “SU’s Secret Society of Music Makers” (NCC News)
Outstanding Series or Documentary, NCC Spotlight Team – “Home and Held Hostage” (NCC News)
Outstanding Live On-Scene Reporting, Nicole Aponte
Outstanding Specialty Programming, CitrusTV Staff – “President Biden Speaks in Syracuse” (CitrusTV)
Outstanding Weathercast, Ronnie Parrillo
Outstanding Election Coverage, CitrusTV Staff – “CitrusTV Election Night 2022 – 11/8/22” (CitrusTV)
Outstanding Use of Digital Platforms, @CitrusTVSports on Instagram (CitrusTV)
Outstanding Social Media Personality, Teagan Brown
Outstanding Breaking News Coverage, CitrusTV Staff – “President Biden Speaks in Syracuse” (CitrusTV)
Broadcast News
First: The Toxic Takeover of Owasco Lake by Nicole Aponte (CitrusTV)
Second: Zipcar Zooms Out of Syracuse by John Perik (NCC News)
Third: Another Truck Strikes the Onondaga Lake Parkway Bridge by Nicole Aponte (CitrusTV)
Broadcast Feature
Second: The Identity of Otto The Orange Revealed by John Perik (NCC News)
Fourth: Miraculous Marathon Meg by John Perik (CitrusTV)
Broadcast Sports
Third: Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse’s Tourney Hopes Take a Hit in 19-12 Loss to Virginia
by Peter Elliott (CitrusTV)
News Photo
First: Take Back the Night by Bennett Hense (The NewsHouse)
Feature Photo
First: The Support of a Father by Xinning Li (The NewsHouse)
Sports Photo
Fourth: Crash Into Me by Kayla Breen (The NewsHouse)
Fifth: Eyes on the Ball by Isaiah Vazquez (The NewsHouse)
News Story
Second: Colleges Lack Resources for Addition to Online Sports Gambling by Lizzy Reardon (The NewsHouse)
Honorable Mention: Scams Overwhelm Law Enforcement at all Levels by Sarah Dolgin (Infodemic/The NewsHouse)
Feature Story
Honorable Mention: The Toxic Consequences of Checking Your Rings by Isea Kelley (The NewsHouse)
Honorable Mention: True Crime or Fake News? by Karla Perez (Infodemic/The NewsHouse)
Opinion
Fifth: Consent for the AI Generation by Emane Haque (Jerk)