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WIU Students Named Finalists in Illinois Broadcasting Competition

April 3, 2017

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MACOMB, IL - Students in the Western Illinois University Department of Broadcasting and Journalism have been named finalists in nine award categories in the Students of Illinois News Broadcasters Association (SINBA) competition.

The Illinois News Broadcasters Association will present the awards April 22, during its spring convention in Urbana (IL).

Finalists from WIU include:

• Outstanding Soft Radio Program: WIUS - Ryan Mumma, a junior broadcasting major from Wilmington (IL)

• Outstanding Radio Newscast: WIUM – Breanna Descourouez, a senior broadcasting major from East Moline (IL)

• Outstanding Radio Sports Play-by-Play: Danny Frey, a junior broadcasting major from Springfield (IL)

• Outstanding Hard Television Program: WIUTV3 NEWS3

• Outstanding Soft Television Program: WIUTV3 NEWS3

• Outstanding Sports Television Program: WIUTV3 – "Local Sports Focus"

• Outstanding Television Newscast: WIUTV3 NEWS3

• Outstanding Television News Reporting: Megan Sanchez, a senior broadcasting major from Bettendorf (IA)

• Outstanding Television Sports Reporting: Frey

For more information about the WIU Department of
Broadcasting and Journalism, visit wiu.edu/cofac/bcj/.

Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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