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NSPA names top news broadcasts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pacemaker competition recognizes 13 finalists for excellence<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sept. 10, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 Honoring the nation\u2019s best, the National Scholastic Press Association has named 13 scholastic news broadcasts as finalists in its prestigious Pacemaker competition.
NSPA Pacemaker finalists will be recognized and the Pacemaker winners announced for the first time on Nov. 9, at the NSPA Awards Ceremony during the JEA\/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Pacemaker is the association\u2019s preeminent award,\u201d executive director Laura Widmer said. \u201cNSPA is honored to recognize the best of the best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NSPA Pacemaker award has a rich tradition and the association started presenting the award to high school newspapers a few years after the organization was founded in 1921. Throughout the years, yearbooks, magazines, online sites and broadcast programs were added to the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 13 Pacemaker finalists represent seven states. Texas and Florida set the pace with four finalists each. A single middle school broadcast was recognized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each school entered three programs from the 2023-24 school year. A team of three judges, collegiate broadcast professors and professionals in the broadcast industry, viewed each entry discussing and analyzing its strengths and weaknesses before selecting the finalists and Pacemakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe winning entries stood out for not just their technical quality, but in the stories being covered,\u201d Gary Lundgren, associate director and contest coordinator, said. \u201cThe writing, editing, hosting and the willingness to tackle relevant topics make these exceptional newscasts from start to finish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For judging, high school shows were divided into live and pre-recorded categories. The frequency of the broadcast was also considered. All middle school\/junior high broadcasts competed in a separate category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe quality of the broadcasts is incredible and gets stronger each year,\u201d Lundgren said. \u201cIt is exciting to watch the growth in broadcast programs in high schools across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Please join us at the JEA\/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention<\/strong> Nov. 7-10, 2024, at the Philadelphia Marriott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The convention offers hundreds of instructional sessions, keynote speakers from national newsmakers, dozens of media critiques, JEA\u2019s popular on-site media contests and the announcement of NSPA national winners for Pacemaker Awards and Individual Awards. NSPA also offers a convention Best of Show competition that celebrates current student media work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fall<\/strong> Pacemaker finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Newspaper\/Newsmagazine
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2024 Broadcast Pacemaker finalists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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<\/strong>Joseph Gregori High School
Modesto, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer\/editor: Crysanna Maciel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adviser: Jim McCarthy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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