Sources: Steve Smethers, 785-532-5286 smethers@k-state.edu;
and Ginger Loggins, 785-532-0755, gloggins@k-state.edu
Note to editors: Kelsey McClelland is a graduate of Olathe Northwest High School; Ryan Stark is a graduate of Olathe East High School; and Anthony Testa is a graduate of Olathe South High School.
News release prepared by: Beth Bohn, 785-532-6415, bbohn@k-state.edu

Monday, April 19, 2010

K-STATE STUDENTS EARN MOST HONORS IN 2010 KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS' STUDENT COMPETITION

MANHATTAN -- Students from Kansas State University earned 53 awards -- the most by any school at the collegiate level -- in the Kansas Association of Broadcasters' 2010 Student Broadcast Awards competition. In addition, three K-State mass communications students received scholarships from the broadcasting association.

The honors were presented April 6 at the association's annual student awards luncheon in Wichita. Competition in the collegiate division, offered at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, was for radio and television programs at community colleges, colleges and universities in Kansas.

In all, K-State students earned 24 first-place awards, 13 second-place honors and 16 honorable mentions for both individual and group efforts. In the undergraduate radio competition, K-State finished first in 12 of the 18 categories offered.

Most of the entries in the competition were for work done by students at K-State's student FM radio station, Wildcat 91.9, or for K-State's cable television channel, K-State TV. Among K-State's first-place winners were several student-produced programs, including "Wildcat Watch," which airs on K-State TV and receives funding support from the K-State Student Governing Association and production support from the Educational Communications Center, now a part of K-State communications and marketing; Wildcat 91.9's "Sports Talk" and "The Conscience of Kansas" programs; and "Purple Power Play," a TV sportscast, which airs on K-State TV and is produced by K-State journalism and mass communications students.

K-State students receiving awards in the Kansas Association of Broadcasters competition include:

Clayton Stubbs, sophomore in electrical engineering, Abilene, first place in TV entertainment program for "Wildcat Watch"; Morgan Lillich, senior in mass communications and philosophy, Alta Vista, first place in TV entertainment program for "Wildcat Watch," 30-second radio commercial as a radio station intern, taped newscast as a radio station intern and entertainment program as a radio station intern, second place in sportscast as radio station intern and honorable mention in radio sportscast; Stephanie Carr, senior in mass communications, Auburn, second place in taped TV newscast; Michael Shoemaker, freshman in pre-journalism and mass communications, Bucyrus, honorable mention in radio station promotion announcement and in radio entertainment program.

Melissa Von Lintel, senior in mass communications, Elkhart, honorable mention in TV sportscast; Jacob Mueller, freshman in pre-journalism and mass communications, Herington, first place in TV entertainment program for "Wildcat Watch"; Blake Thorson, senior in mass communications, Horton, second place in TV sportscast; Mason Good-Turney, junior in social sciences, Kansas City, Kan., second place in radio station promotion announcement; Luke Wempe, senior in mass communications, Lawrence, Kansas Association of Broadcasters scholarship, first place in live radio newscast, radio hard news package, news feature for radio, TV news feature and radio sportscast as a radio intern, second place in radio public affairs program and taped radio newscast, and honorable mention in 60-second radio commercial or public service announcement, radio station promotion announcement and radio sports play-by-play; Kyle Corbett, senior in marketing and management, first place in radio event/activity, and Andrew Glazier, August 2009 bachelor's graduate in social sciences, second place in radio public affairs program, both from Leawood.

From Lenexa: Edward Bohannon, sophomore in pre-journalism and mass communications, second place in radio entertainment program and honorable mention in disc jockey personality air check; Jeff Burkhart, senior in mass communications, first place in radio entertainment program, second place in radio sportscast and honorable mention in radio station promotion announcement, live radio newscast and in radio sports play-by-play; Kelsey McClelland, sophomore in pre-journalism and mass communications, honorable mention in radio entertainment program; Jordan Spencer, junior in mass communications, honorable mention in live radio newscast; and Mindy Von Elling, senior in mass communications, first place in TV sportscast.

Christy Chase, senior in mass communications, Leonardville, first place in TV entertainment program for "Wildcat Watch"; Dane Miller, sophomore in computer science, Louisburg, first place in TV entertainment program for "Wildcat Watch."

From Manhattan: Whitney Francis, senior in mass communications, second place in TV sportscast; Paul Ibbetson, graduate student in sociology, first place in radio entertainment program and 30-second radio commercial or public service announcement, and honorable mention in radio station promotion announcement; Tyler Ingram, junior in pre-journalism and mass communications, first place in TV entertainment program for "Wildcat Watch"; Nikki Marcotte, senior in philosophy, first place in radio station promotion announcement and honorable mention in disc jockey personality air check; Christopher Renner, senior in mass communications, first place in radio public affairs program and radio documentary; and Jeff Schuler, senior in electrical engineering, first place in radio station Web site for Wildcat 91.9.

Ryan Stark, sophomore in pre-journalism and mass communications, second place in entertainment program as a radio station intern, and Anthony Testa, senior in mass communications, first place in TV sports feature, both from Olathe.

From Overland Park: John Clark, junior in open option, second place in radio public affairs program; Laura Duval, senior in mass communications, first place in taped radio newscast, disc jockey personality air check and radio station promotion announcement as a radio intern, second place in live radio newscast and in radio public affairs program, and honorable mention in radio station promotion announcement, radio hard news package and news feature for radio; Scott Hipp, senior in mass communications, first place in TV entertainment program for "Wildcat Watch"; John Kurtz, senior in mass communications, Kansas Associations of Broadcasters scholarship, first place in live radio newscast, radio sportscast, radio entertainment program and sports feature as a radio intern, second place in radio hard news package and honorable mention in enterprise news package and in radio sportscast as a radio station intern; Joey Lutz, sophomore in sociology, second place in entertainment program as a radio station intern; Kelley Price, junior in mass communications, first place in TV entertainment program for "Wildcat Watch"; and Ryan Wallace, December 2009 bachelor's graduate in mass communications, first place in TV sports feature and second place in TV sportscast.

Emily McIntosh, senior in mass communications, Pratt, second place in disc jockey personality air check; Whitney Noe, senior in mass communications, St. Paul, first place in TV entertainment program for "Wildcat Watch"; David Kaufman, senior in mass communications, first place in TV entertainment program for "Wildcat Watch," and Christopher Maxwell, senior in management, honorable mention for 60-second radio commercial or public service announcement, both from Topeka.

Gloria Funcheon, junior in history, Wichita, first place in radio station promotion announcement and honorable mention in disc jockey personality air check.

From out of state:

Chris Powell, freshman in pre-journalism and mass communications, Loveland, Colo., first place in TV entertainment program for "Wildcat Watch"; Paul Harris, junior in mass communications, Indianapolis, Ind., first place in radio entertainment program and second place in TV sportscast.

From Missouri: Eli Anderson, freshman in pre-journalism and mass communications, second place and honorable mention in radio station promotion announcement, and Cliff Watkins, senior in mass communications, first place in TV news feature and honorable mention in disc jockey personality, both from Kansas City; and Cody Bansemer, senior in mass communications, Waynesville, first place in TV sportscast and in TV entertainment program for "Wildcat Watch."

Cindy Knudsen, senior in mass communications, Lincoln, Neb., first place in TV entertainment program for "Wildcat Watch"; Joseph Knighten, sophomore in pre-journalism and mass communications, Odessa, Texas, second place in radio entertainment program and honorable mention in disc jockey personality air check; and Melissa Taylor, senior in mass communications, San Antonio, Texas, first place in TV entertainment program for "Wildcat Watch."