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WIU Broadcasting Students Named Finalists for State Awards
April 15, 2015
MACOMB, IL – Students in the Western Illinois University Department of Broadcasting have been named finalists for seven state broadcasting awards.
The four students have won either first or second place in news and sports categories in the Students in Illinois News Broadcasters Association (SINBA) competition.
Awards will be given to the students later this month at the SINBA conference in Normal. WIU received more finalist nominations than any other state university.
This year's WIU finalists include:
Outstanding Radio Sports Reporting: Drew Hoffman, a senior broadcasting major from Ashland, IL
Outstanding Radio Sports Play-by-Play: Jacob Molburg, a senior broadcasting major from Preemption, IL, and Josh Dillon, a senior broadcasting major from Mendota, IL
Outstanding Use of Sound: Hoffman
Outstanding TV News Reporting: Hoffman
Outstanding TV Sports Reporting: Andrew Bacon, a senior broadcasting major from Chatham, IL
Outstanding Hard TV News Program: NEWS3
For more information about the WIU Department of Broadcasting, visit wiu.edu/broadcasting.
Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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