UM Students Win 10 Awards in Broadcast Contest

The Ole Miss Student Media Center’s broadcast division NewsWatch brought home 10 awards from the 2023 Mississippi Association of Broadcasters: Excellence in Broadcasting award ceremony in Jackson on Saturday. 

Students placed first in six categories, with another four second place finishes. In three of the categories, students took home both first and second place. 

“I’m always happy when students reap the benefits of their hard work,” said Larz Roberts, Director of Student Media. 

“The broadcast programs at the Student Media Center are getting stronger and I fully expect, with the talent we have, that we will pull even more awards in the future.” 

Specific awards per student are listed below: 

1^st place – television newscast (staff, NewsWatch, October 10)

1^st place – television sportscast or sports program (Sarah Gail Myers, SportsWatch, November 2)

1^st place – documentary (Emma Harrington, Wyatt Waters: Below the Surface)

1^st place – television reporter (Cameron Hass)

1^st place – television sports story (Keiran Lencheski, Ole Miss vs Alabama)

1^st place – television news story (Loral Winn, legal marijuana)

2^nd place – television newscast (staff, NewsWatch, October 18)

2^nd place – television general excellence

2^nd place – television sportscast or sports program (Cameron Hass, SportsWatch, November 7

2^nd place – television sports story (Cameron Smith, Oxford HS football)

NewsWatch and the campus radio station, Rebel Radio, were also both finalists in best audio newscast and best video newscast at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System conference in New York in February. 
The S. Gale Denley Student Media Center at Ole Miss was established in 2003 and focuses on providing hands-on training and real-world experience through four media platforms. Those platforms include The Daily Mississippian Newspaper, The Ole Miss Yearbook, Rebel Radio, and NewsWatch. For more information about the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center, please visit our website.

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