Oct. 22, 2021

National Scholastic Press Association announces the finalists in its 2021 Broadcast Story of the Year competition.

Winners in this and all Individual Award categories, as well as the NSPA Pacemaker Awards in Broadcast, Newspaper/Newsmagazine and Specialty Magazine, will be announced virtually at 4 p.m. ET Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021.

Finalists are alphabetical by state.

Register for the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, presented virtually Nov. 1, 2021, to Jan. 15, 2022.

Enter the Best of Show competition for the fall virtual convention.

Register for the Philadelphia Storytelling Workshop.

NSPA’s first in-person Pacemaker Master Class will be presented Nov. 11-13, 2021, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.

“Bruce’s Beach”
Maya Hernandez, Matthew Cullen
Mustang Morning News
Mira Costa High School
Manhattan Beach, California

“Devastating tornado touches down in Naperville, Ill.”
Katie Dalton
Central Times
Naperville Central High School
Naperville, Illinois

“Trained to Carry”
William Wehmer, Emma Tracy
HTV.buzz
Hillcrest High School
Springfield, Missouri

“No matter how small”
Jenna Reynolds, Dana Summers
MWHS Wildcat News
Millard West High School
Omaha, Nebraska

“SC State Fair”
Ebony Christie, Breize Brown
RNE-TV
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, South Carolina

“The fish are drowning”
Morgan Eye
The Shield Online
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

“Stocking the Hawk Pantry”
Haley Pacheco
Hawk TV
Hebron High School
Carrollton, Texas

“Watchdogs of Petland”
Grant Johnson
Hill Top News
Rock Hill High School
Frisco, Texas

“We migrated to this country for the way of work”
Alicia Hernandez
WTV Daily Update
Liberty High School
Frisco, Texas

“Small Town, Big Change”
Brandon McVay, Anica Hankey, Grant Johnson
Hill Top News
Rock Hill High School
Frisco, Texas

“Capturing Kids Hearts”
Brooks Bell
Lakeside TV
Lakeside High School
Hot Springs, Arkansas

“AAPI hate”
Aneesh Tiwari
InFocus
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

“The Voice of the Explorers”
Neo Gaitan, Adrian Botton, Joseph Gonzalez, Manuel Naccarato, Christopher Gomez
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

“The bearded beekeeper”
Christopher Gomez, Nicolas Casanueva, Joseph Gonzalez, Adrian Botton, Andrew Ordieres
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

“Acapella Adapts”
Caroline Richards, Karen Phan
Plymouth North News (PNN)
Plymouth North High School
Plymouth, Massachusetts

“Local Farm Grows Sustainable Flowers”
Ben Hughes
MHSNews
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri

“Playground For All”
Becky Gardner, Jordan Shafferkoetter
HTV Magazine
Hillcrest High School
Springfield, Missouri

“RR BBQ”
Ebony Christie, Alani Hamilton, Te’Veon Cooper
RNE-TV
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, South Carolina

“History Made”
Grant Johnson, Anica Hankey
Hill Top News
Rock Hill High School
Frisco, Texas

“Mastering Mechanics”
Jake Piccirillo , Connor Dunn, George Burrus
Lovejoy News Network
Lovejoy High School
Lucas, Texas

“Underdog triumphs against undefeated team”
Lucas Figueroa, Lucas Delgado, Alexis Vivanco, Manuel Fraga, Jordan Perez
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

“Wrestling under the lights”
Lucas Figueroa
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

“Tyler Hanley Profile”
Kaylin Herbet
WROR-TV
Oviedo High School
Oviedo, Florida

“New Skate Park Opens in Chesterfield Mall”
Will Bratton
MHSNews
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, Missouri

“Sallis leads Mustangs to pull away from Wildcats”
Edison Geiler, Jonathan Willis
MWHS Wildcat News
Millard West High School
Omaha, Nebraska

“Twitter Story”
Kristi Perez, Jackson Stanton, Everette Joyner
RNE-TV
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, South Carolina

“Water Polo”
Sarah Cronin, Kaylee Johnson
Hill Top News
Rock Hill High School
Frisco, Texas

“A New Belt”
Kaylee Johnson
Hill Top News
Rock Hill High School
Frisco, Texas

“Aubrey O’Connell”
Emily Baldwin
Eagle Nation News
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas

“Van Alstyne Fishing Team”
Mollie Gallagher, Emma Donald
VATV
Van Alstyne High School
Van Alstyne, Texas

“Seeing Things”
Lily Weisbart, Sam Saliba
KYOT
Monarch High School
Louisville, Colorado

“Keep our snow days”
Kathrin Houston, Cameron Parker
KYOT
Monarch High School
Louisville, Colorado

“Should college athletes be paid?”
Anthony Martinez, Michael Martinez, Alexis Vivanco, Andrew Falconi
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

“The camera on crisis”
Christopher Gomez, Lucas Figueroa, Gianmarco Maestri, Nicolas Casanueva, Andrew Falconi
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida

“YouTube Virality”
Kaylin Herbet
WROR-TV
Oviedo High School
Oviedo, Florida

“Social Media Use”
Maddy Love
WROR-TV
Oviedo High School
Oviedo, Florida

“Delivery Service”
Lazaro Negrin, Owen Lynch, Sawyer Lyons
WAHS News
American Heritage School
Plantation, Florida

“Water”
Shivan Giroti, Lazaro Negrin, Cole Holifield
WAHS News
American Heritage School
Plantation, Florida

“Female Gamers”
Kirslyn Gunter, Alani Hamilton
RNE-TV
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, South Carolina

“A message to President Biden and Vice President Harris from the voters of tomorrow”
Alice Scott
The Shield Online
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas