2022 Broadcast Story of the Year

Aug. 31, 2022

Associated Collegiate Press announces the finalists in its 2022 Broadcast Story of the Year competition.

Individual Award winners will be announced at MediaFest22, the Fall National College Media Convention, at 3:30 p.m. ET Friday, Oct. 28, at the Grand Hyatt Washington.

A gallery of winners will be posted after the Oct. 28 announcement.

Finalists below are listed by state.

Register for the convention.
Enter the convention’s Best of Show contest.

Pacemaker finalists
Announced in September 2022, these Pacemaker finalists will be honored and winners announced at the Oct. 28 awards ceremony.

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2022 Yearbook Pacemakers will be presented in spring 2023.

Pacemaker 100
To celebrate our 100th birthday, we’ll honor our top Pacemaker winners and announce the Top 10 at the fall convention.


Broadcast News Story

Victoria Abansado, Maddie Cindrich
The Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
“A Conversation with LMU Dining Team Members on Dining Hall Complaints”

Abby Wilt
NewsWaves 32, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
“Juvenile Offender Transfer to Malibu’s Camp Kilpatrick”

Karl Winter
NewsWaves 32, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
“Trancas Country Mart Suspicious Death”

Jolie Rodriguez
The Poly Post, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Pomona, California
“Will COVID-19 booster shots be available at CPP?”

Ignacio Dominguez
CBU TV, California Baptist University, Riverside, California
“John W. North High School teacher on leave after mocking Native American culture”

Louise Rath
NCC News, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
“New York State Still Lacks Broadband in 2022”

Louise Rath
NCC News, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
“The SYR Airport’s New Plan to Boost Competition”

Ashlyn Deloughy
Elon News Network, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina
“Campus construction”

Finn Carlin, Will Kronsberg
SGTV, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
“SC Supreme Court Ruling Leads to UofSC Mask Mandate”

Shelby Walker
Breeze TV, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
“Memorial Held for Officers Killed at Bridgewater College”

Broadcast Feature Story

Ivania Montes
CBU TV, California Baptist University, Riverside, California
“Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opens”

Aja Marshal
The Corsair, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California
“Hollywood’s Newest Star: The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures”

Daniel McGregor-Huyer, Grace Kreber
The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
“Remembering The Mill”

Moriah Humiston
NCC News, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
“Where do Syracuse’s COVID-19 tests go?”

Gloria Lepko, Bethanie Ryan
The NewsHouse, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
“Holiday”

Ellis Chandler
Elon News Network, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina
“Burlington’s Mystery Machine”

Finn Carlin, Calista Pushman, Tatum Miller, Ilona Donovan, Will Kronsberg
SGTV, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
“Haunted History of Longstreet Theatre”

Kaity Kempf
Lariat TV News, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
“Katie’s battle”

Kaity Kempf
Lariat TV News, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
“Baylor Theatre gets Footloose”

Broadcast Sports Story

Austin Hall
NewsWaves 32, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
“Pepperdine Athletics balances facilities expectations”

Wyatt Mitchison
CBU TV, California Baptist University, Riverside, California
“A Practice with CBU STUNT”

Erick Amaya
The State Hornet, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, California
“Hornet Racing eyes return to competition with new members”

Staff
Mustang News, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
“Cal Poly baseball has most stadium fans in California”

Daniel McGregor-Huyer
The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
“Skating past the stigma”

Annie Boos
The NewsHouse, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
“The Comeback Year”

Erin Martin
Elon News Network, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina
“Elon Dance Team”

Erin Martin
Elon News Network, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina
“Day in the life of an Elon golfer”

Nate Smith
Lariat TV News, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
“Baylor football surges late to upset Oklahoma”

Joe Pratt
Lariat TV News, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
“Bears claw their way to victory in dramatic Big 12 finish”

Broadcast Commentary

Staff
Mustang News, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
“Gameday”

Staff
Mustang News, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
Open House livestream

Will Kronsberg, Calista Pushman, Riley Hackett, Zane Heinlein
SGTV, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Carolina Calendar | Feb. 18, 2022

Riley Hackett, Zane Heinlein
SGTV, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
“Self-Expression Closet helps USC community express their gender identity”