From 2,285 entries from 300 schools around the globe, Newhouse School students won an incredible 28 awards for their stories and projects at this year’s Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of the Media Arts, one of the top annual college media competitions.
The 28 honors, including seven First Place awards, are a school record for Newhouse. The winners will be celebrated at the annual BEA conference in Las Vegas on April 6.
Multimedia Storytelling First Place: “Chipped Away” by John Perik, Lilli Iannella, Finn Lincoln and Julieanne Gilchrest (NCC News/Spotlight Team)
Website, First Place: “The Canal Keepers” Gloria Rivera, Julia Virnelli, Jeannie Jedlicka and Gianna Ellison
Television News Anchor, First Place: Peter Elliott (CitrusTV)
Graduate Audio Production, First Place: “Ronnie” by Aidan LaBella, Callan Foster and Michael Alessie (Sound Engineering and Production)
Graduate Documentary Competition, First Place: “Fright Night: An American Horror Family” by Kayla Breen (MicroDocumentary)
Graduate Interactive Media and Emerging Technologies, First Place: “The Canal Keepers”; Gloria Rivera, Julia Virnelli, Jeannie Jedlicka and Gianna Ellison (Website)
Video Sports News Program, First Place: “Syracuse Women’s Lacrosse vs Duke Pregame Show” by Audrey Glynn, Caleb Jaramillo and Nathaniel Cunningham
Video Sports News Program, Second Place: “Syracuse vs UNC Women’s Soccer Pregame Show” by Stella Balaskas
Television Hard News, Second Place: “NY-3: The Special Election to Replace Santos” by Chilekasi Adele (NCC News)
Sound Engineering and Production, Second Place: “Ronnie “by Aidan LaBella, Callan Foster and Michael Alessie
Narrative Audio, Third Place (tie): “We The Students: LGBTQ+ in America“ podcast by Sophia Moore, Alejandro Rosales and Tommy DaSilva (The NewsHouse)
Graduate Documentary Competition, Third Place: “The Thread Remains” by Maxine Wallace and LJ Guerra (MicroDocumentary)
Graduate Audio Production, Third Place: “Soles Entwined” by Xuan Yang and Andrew Phan, (Multimedia Sound Design)
Graduate Documentary Competition, Awards of Excellence: “The Sound of Strength” by Myer Lee, Matea Kanicki, Zach Card, Matea Kanicki and Babe Nash (Short-Form Documentary)
Graduate Audio Production, Award of Excellence: “Loud & Clear | Luna and the Carpets”; Victoria Thompson, Parth Wadke, Anjali Engstrom and Grace Ferguson (Sound Engineering and Production)
Television News Anchor, Award of Excellence: Jake Morel (CitrusTV)
Television Hard News, Award of Excellence: “Grocery Store Closure Sparks Change” by Fiona Hurless
Audio/Video Sports Event: Play by play talent, Award of Excellence: “Syracuse vs. No. 4 Louisville Volleyball” (Nov. 8, 2024) by Nico Horning
Video Sports Talent (Anchor/Host), Award of Excellence: November 2024 TV Sports Reel; by Nico Horning
Video Sports Story/Feature (Long), Award of Excellence: “Syracuse City Lax” by Robbie Munch and Zach Kopelman (44 Films)
Video Sports Story/Feature (Long), Award of Excellence: “Tough As Ice” by Murphy McFarlane
Original Television Series Pilot, Award of Excellence: “Floor Four: A Queer Dorm Mockumentary” by Jamie Christensen and Claire McBride
Microdocumentary, Award of Excellence: “I am Zak G” by LJ Guerra and Brendan Custer
Narrative, Award of Excellence: “Bloodlines” by Ben Senior and Erica Negrini
Narrative, Award of Excellence: “Static” by Annika Swientek
Sports, Award of Excellence: “Syracuse Football vs. Holy Cross Trailer” by Richard Wiesmann, Austin Beehner and Seth Dough
Promotional, Awards of Excellence: Empire State Winter Games by Robbie Munch, Patrick Smith, Alycia Cypress and Katie Miller,
Promotional, Awards of Excellence: 2024 Empire State Winter Games Recap by Robbie Munch, Patrick Smith, Alycia Cypress and Katie Miller