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The WIU Department of Broadcasting and Journalism won nine INBA awards over the weekend.
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WIU senior broadcasting majors Redrick Terry and Emily Manley were awarded INBA scholarships at the weekend conference.
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WIU Broadcasting Students Win Nine State Awards

April 25, 2017

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MACOMB, IL - Students in the Western Illinois University Department of Broadcasting and Journalism brought home nine awards over the weekend in the Students of Illinois News Broadcasters Association (SINBA) competition in Urbana, IL.

This year's first place award winners were:

• WIUTV3 NEWS3 - Outstanding Television Newscast

• WIUTV3 NEWS3 - Outstanding Hard Television Program

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

• Danny Frey, senior broadcasting major from Springfield, IL - Outstanding Television Sports Reporting

• Frey - Outstanding Radio Sports Play-by-Play


Second place awards went to:

• Breanna Descourouez, WIUM and a senior broadcasting major from East Moline, IL - Outstanding Radio Newscast

• WIUTV3 NEWS3 - Outstanding Soft Television Program

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

• Megan Sanchez, a senior broadcasting major from Bettendorf, IA - Outstanding Television News Reporting

In addition to the awards, WIU senior broadcasting majors Emily Manley of Highland, IL, and Redrick Terry, of Rock Island, IL, were awarded INBA scholarships.

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

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