2024 Broadcast Story of the Year finalists
Sept. 27, 2024
Associated Collegiate Press announces the finalists in its 2024 Broadcast of the Year competition.
Individual Award winners will be announced at the Fall National College Media Convention at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Sheraton New Orleans.
A gallery of winners will be posted after the Nov. 2 announcement.
Finalists below are listed in alphabetical order by school.
Please join us at the National College Media Convention in New Orleans Oct. 30 – Nov. 2. Register online.
This convention provides a unique opportunity to network with industry professionals, learn from seasoned journalists, and gain valuable insights into the ever-evolving world of media and journalism.
Individual Award finalists
Multimedia Story of the Year
Cartoon of the Year
Broadcast News Story
Kody Bair, Lucas Warren, Hunter Bostain
AppTV, Appalachian State University (NC)
Student Construction Protest
Raya Torres
Baylor Lariat TV News, Baylor University (TX)
DOJ Report: Uvalde Response was a Failure
Danika Young, George Schroeder
Baylor Lariat TV News, Baylor University (TX)
Briles, McCaw dismissed in Baylor Title IX lawsuit
Johari Jauregui
CBU TV, California Baptist University
Invasive fruit flies cause crop quarantine in Riverside County
Raya Torres
Beach TV News, California State University, Long Beach
Fentanyl Crisis
Quinn Alexander
Daily Sundial, California State University, Northridge
CFA Strike at CSUN
Naoufal Enhari, Brianna Knibbs
NYCity News Service, City University of New York
Anti-Arab Rhetoric on the Rise
Joe Caffrey, Jennifer Garcia
NYCity News Service, City University of New York
Campus Protest Arrests Spark Outcry
Nardeen Saleep, Zach Richter, Jamie Korenblat, Josh Feldstein
NCC News, Syracuse University (NY)
Newhouse Spotlight Team: Green Black Market
Peyton Spellacy, Meghan McCloskey, Grace McConnell, Wyatt Miller
NCC News Syracuse University (NY)
Newhouse Spotlight Team: Adding Insult To Injury
Broadcast Feature Story
Jacob Wuwert, Dylan Henson, Ryan Hendrix, Hunter Bostain, Matthew Young
AppTV, Appalachian State University (NC)
Superstar Sears
Matthew Ferrera
NYCity News Service, City University of New York
Art Exhibit Dismantles Stereotypes of Incarcerated People
Isabel Perkinson, Kiernan Sullivan, Linnea Cheng, Meredith Bach
14 East, DePaul University (IL)
The Chicago Minute: Mr. Beef or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bear
Zoe Mowery, Madeline Gallagher
Breeze TV, James Madison University (VA)
Behind the voice of JMU sports
Nathan Kuczmarski
Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University (CA)
Is “defund the police” dead?
Nathan Kuczmarski, Sarah Hutter
Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University (CA)
Who cares about the national debt?
Murphy McFarlane
The NewsHouse, Syracuse University (NY)
Full Circle
Nora Gallagher, Crystal Trinh
Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles
OK Room
Ayrton Breckenridge
The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa
Godspeed
Bryce Towle
Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
LeAndre Hayes: Business owner, skateboarder and husband
Broadcast Sports Story
Samantha Bellantoni, Matthew Young
AppTV, Appalachian State University (NC)
#TakeTheStairs
Hunter Bostain, Ryan Hendrix
AppTV, Appalachian State University (NC)
App State Pro Day
George Schroeder
Baylor Lariat TV, News Baylor University (TX)
Texas State dominates Baylor in home opener
Jack Hildebrand
MNTV Mustang News, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
How the Athlete Student Lab is promoting …
Quinn Alexander
Daily Sundial, California State University, Northridge
CSUN Women’s Golf Hosts Tri-Match in Prevention of Human Trafficking
Edward Segal
Daily Sundial, California State University, Northridge
High Hopes for CSUN Women’s Tennis
Sonja Anderson
NYCity News Service, City University of New York
Empowerment on Eight Wheels
Naoufal Enhari, Ebony Prescod
NYCity News Service, City University of New York
Going to New Lengths: Swimmer Sets Hudson River Record
Mason Willett
Elon News Network, Elon University (NC)
High School Athlete Tackles Challenges on and off the Field
Donovan Decano
Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University (CA)
Student-athletes respond to the abrupt discontinuation of their programs
Broadcast Commentary
Bella Lantz, Pruett Norris
AppTV, Appalachian State University (NC)
Majors that would survive in a horror film
Kirsten Soliz
Foghorn News, Del Mar College (TX)
On the hunt for coffee
Kirsten Soliz
Foghorn News, Del Mar College (TX)
Corpus Christi Thrifting Tips
Jack Raese
Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University (CA)
Is the dismount zone actually making our campus safer?
Mateo-Luis Planas, Judy Dainton, Hayden Brown
Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University (CA)
Should LMU have an open campus?
Marley Penagos, Millie Auchard, Gabrielle Salgado
NewsWaves 32, Pepperdine University (CA)
Climate Anxiety
Kora Siebert, Zach Huffman, Ben Schicker
Arrow Southeast, Missouri State University
From the Newsroom 05/07/24
Max Davis-Housefield, Victoria Marchetti
Daily Bruin University of California, Los Angeles
Inside the Westwood Homeless Count
Giana Gallo, Owen Chesemore, Hannah Stanley
Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
Catching up with the Kernel: Editorial on UK Swim Coach
Nate Lucas, Bryce Towle
Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky Free
Speech on Campus