KBVU Earns Iowa ‘Station of the Year’ Honors, Digital Media Students Land 38 State Awards
In addition to eight first-place awards across categories in online media, television, and radio, the BVU digital media program earned ICMA’s First Amendment Award.
Buena Vista University digital media students won 38 media awards at the 2019 Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) conference on Thursday in Des Moines.
In addition to eight first-place awards across categories in online media, television, and radio, the BVU digital media program earned ICMA’s First Amendment Award, and KBVU 97.5 “The Edge” was recognized as Radio Station of the Year.
“KBVU’s designation as collegiate Radio Station of the Year is a recognition of outstanding team effort, which is something on which we place a great deal of emphasis.”
Dr. Andrea Frantz
“The digital media faculty were all gratified to see the students’ hard work and dedication honored at the statewide level,” says Dr. Andrea Frantz, professor of digital media. “KBVU’s designation as collegiate Radio Station of the Year is a recognition of outstanding team effort, which is something on which we place a great deal of emphasis.”
KBVU earned one of two special awards during the event, claiming the organization’s first Radio Station of the Year honor. BVTV’s Morgan McGrew secured the First Amendment Award.
Individual and staff awards included the following:
First Place: Best Profile Story, Kylee Deering—The Tack Online; Best Blog, Anthony Gallagher—The Tack Online; Best Online Design, Morgan McGrew/Deidree Friesen—The Tack Online; Best Television Variety—Music or Comedy, BVTV Tonight—Morgan McGrew, Mason McGrew, Kyle Wiebers; Best Radio Air Personality, Job Saunders—KBVU; Best Radio Sports Program, Sports on the Edge w/ Guy Tannenbaum, Tanner Frost, and Nic Henrichs—KBVU; Best Radio Feature Package, Omar Alcorta, Tyler Brunner, Guy Tannenbaum, Iran Carlos—KBVU; Best Long-form Radio Package, Tyler Brunner, Olivia Wieseler, Deidree Friesen—KBVU; and Best Podcast, Sarah Nicholson, Deidree Friesen, Kimberly Diaz—KBVU.
Second Place: Best News Story, Madeleine McCormick—The Tack Online; Best Feature Story, Olivia Wieseler—The Tack Online; Best Opinion Writing, Kayla Sweet—The Tack Online; Best Review, Sarah Nicholson—The Tack Online; Best Blog, Sarah Nicholson—The Tack Online; Best Interactive Content, Aubrey Anderson—The Tack Online; Best Online Video, Mason McGrew—The Tack Online; Best Radio Show, Tyler Brunner/Morning Call—KBVU; Best Radio Sports Program, Friday Afternoon Club with Frosty and Coach Mo—Tanner Frost—KBVU; Best Radio Feature Package, Deidree Friesen, Emily Kenny—KBVU; Best Long-form Radio Package, Emily Kenny and Josh Hilty—KBVU; and Best Podcast, Emily Kenny—KBVU.
Third Place: Best Online Edition, The Tack Online Staff; Best Radio Sports Broadcast, Guy Tannenbaum, Nic Henrichs—KBVU; Best Radio Sports Program, AB Squares Sports Talk with Andrew Bandstra and Andy Bower—KBVU; Best Radio Feature Package, Tyler Brunner; and Best Podcast, Tyler Brunner—KBVU;
Honorable Mention: Best News Photograph, Olivia Wieseler—The Tack Online; Best Multimedia Slideshow, The Tack Online Staff; Best Feature Story, Allyssa Ertz—The Tack Online; Best Online Video, Kimberly Diaz and Zach Hess—The Tack Online; Best Use of Social Media, Aubrey Anderson—The Tack Online; Best Television Sportscast, Andrew Bandstra, Cooper Maahs, BVTV Staff—BVTV; Best Television Promo :30-:60, Mason McGrew, Zach Hess—BVTV; Best Radio Promo, Emily Kenny—KBVU; Best Radio Sports Broadcast, Andrew Bandstra, Nate Haveman—KBVU; and Best Long-form Radio Package, Tyler Brunner—KBVU.