2022 Broadcast Story of the Year

NSPA honors
top scholastic broadcast stories

Nov. 12, 2022

National Scholastic Press Association salutes the winners of its 2022 Broadcast Story of the Year competition.

NSPA’s Individual Awards are the top prizes in scholastic journalism, and the awards are a showcase of journalistic excellence.

Winners were announced during the Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 10-13, in St. Louis.


Broadcast News Story

First Place
Sebastian Broche, Genesis Trujillo,
Dominic Gatto, Massimo Del Rio
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Labor Shortage Affects Food Industry

Second Place
Mary Jayne Davis, Kamea Hosendove, Te’Veon Cooper
RNE-TV Live
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, South Carolina
Richland Two Mask Mandate

Third Place
Emma Stillings, Noah Byer, Trevor Sites
OneMaize Media
Maize Career Academy
Wichita, Kansas
District considers new driving policy for students traveling during school hours

Fourth Place
Lillian Mirosavich, Sam Weiss, Elizabeth Martinez-Pacheco
RNE-TV Live
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, South Carolina
School Safety

Fifth Place
Emma Letzig
KnightMedia
Prospect High School
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Psychology class goes the extra mile to support Love Your Brain foundation

Honorable mentions

Staff
CCNN Live, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida
SOS Cuba

Adam Carlson, Ellia Bono
KRAM, Rampart High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Student Coverage of the 6 of 8 Initiative and the Teacher Sick Out on February 18th

Freya Rieken, Laney Quandt
FHNtodayTV, Francis Howell North High School. St. Charles, Missouri
Interim Principal Dr. Lammers Discusses Lawsuit FHSD Faced for Enforcing a Mask Mandate

Brandon McVay
Hill Top News, Rock Hill High School, Frisco, Texas
COVID Affects Businesses

Kirthi Gummadi
Wingspan, Liberty High School, Frisco, Texas
Tension in Eastern Europe


Broadcast Feature Story

First Place
Staff
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
All in the Family: Oscar Farinas


Second Place
Ellia Bono
KRAM
Rampart High School
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Thrifting

Third Place
Alice Scott
The Shield
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas
Supporting trans teens


Fourth Place
Emanuel Naccarato, Lucas Delgado, Adrian Morgade, Ryan Santos
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Burgerlicious delights Coral Gables locals

Fifth Place
James Li, Annie Villa
The Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas
Video: Mountain Biking Club hits the trail

Honorable mentions

Deim Marion Gannaban, Evan Cano
RNE-TV Live
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, South Carolina
New to America

Kamea Hosendove, Mark Smith, Tyler Stodghill
RNE-TV Live
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, South Carolina
HBCU Band Auxiliary

James Li, Lexi Guo, Richard Liang, Drew Adams
The Review
St. John’s School
Houston, Texas
Video: Automotive Club

Abigail Bull, Jordan Shafferkoetter
HTV Magazine
Hillcrest High School
Springfield, Missouri
Flying Machine

Blake Herman, Delaney Warner
WROR-TV
Oviedo High School
Oviedo, Florida
The Fall of the Senator


Broadcast Sports Story

First Place
Nikhil Behal, Max Bonnstetter, Emily Neumann
InFocus
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California
Long Shot


Second Place
Mason Baugh, Jackson Phelps, Brady Stark, Marc Taduran
Staley News
Staley High School
Kansas City, Missouri
Title in Sight: The Hunt for State Part 2

Third Place
Mason Baugh, Jackson Phelps, Brady Stark, Marc Taduran
Staley News
Staley High School
Kansas City, Missouri
The Hunt for State: Climbing Back

Fourth Place
Juan Carlos Chaoui, Emanuel Naccarato, Lucas Delgado, Ryan Santos, Lucas Figueroa
CCNN Live
Christopher Columbus High School
Miami, Florida
Mind, Body, Sport

Fifth Place
Chloe Hug, Seth Polmanteer
DTV
Davison High School
Davison, Michigan
Heart break on and off the lanes

Honorable mentions

T.J. Krilowicz
Wingspan, Liberty High School, Frisco, Texas
The secrets of stealing: baseball’s baserunning helping team make playoff push

Gretchen Hinger
Odyssey Media Group, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia
Revisiting gaps between Glads

Emma Price, Pierce DuRard, Layne Thompson, Logan Reid
CPA Media Studio, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee
Gymnastics Feature Story

Chiara Bouckaert
The Lancer Feed, Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Missouri
Tyson devotes time

Grace Esquibel, Cade Richardson
Eagle Nation News, Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas
Girls Softball


Broadcast Commentary

First Place
Jaela Burris
HTV Magazine
Hillcrest High School
Springfield, Missouri
The Future


Second Place
Emelie Ampf
HTV Magazine
Hillcrest High School
Springfield, Missouri
The Journey

Third Place
Caroline Krywonos, Carmen Longhurst
WROR-TV
Oviedo High School
Oviedo, Florida
The gift that keeps on polluting

Fourth Place
Sofia Behrend, Grayson Bonanno, Eve Korchkov, Ashley Hinchy, Claire Ratzer
Falcon Vision
Torrey Pines High School
San Diego, California
Do Not Disturb

Fifth Place
Delaney Warner, Blake Herman
WROR-TV
Oviedo High School
Oviedo, Florida
Categorizing The Nightmare Before Christmas

Honorable mentions

Mary Jayne Davis, Kamea Hosendove
RNE-TV Live, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, South Carolina
School Safety

Alani Hamilton, Jazmin Fletcher
RNE-TV Live, Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, South Carolina
Hair Discrimination

Andrew Falconi, Michael Martinez, Anthony Martinez, Alexis Vivanco, Thomas Zarut
CCNN Live, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida
Overtime Rules in the NFL

Staff
CCNN Live, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida
Test Optional Admissions