On April 11-12, 㽶Ƶ hosted the 2014 Nebraska Collegiate Media Association’s Spring Conference and won multiple Golden Leaf Awards from the organization. HCTV, the student-run television station, was named 1st in Best Overall Excellence for Television, while the student-run KFKX won 1st in Best Overall Excellence for Radio. HCMediaOnline also earned 3rd place honors in the Outstanding Digital Media category.
Additional awards earned by the media outlets and individual student journalists follow:
Television
Entertainment – Music Video
1st place Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.
Entertainment – Misc.
1st place Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.
3rd place Dan Miller of Parker, Colo.
Commercial
3nd place Anna Lichti of Shickley, Neb.
Honorable Mention Dan Miller of Parker, Colo.
Feature Newswriting
1st place Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.
Newscast
3rd place Dan Miller of Parker, Colo., Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb., and
McKenzie Wedel of Colorado Springs, Colo.
Public Affairs
1st place Colton Spearman of Superior, Colo.
2nd place Colton Spearman of Superior, Colo.
Public Service Announcement (PSA)
1st place Alex Hedlund of O’Neil, Neb.
2nd place Anna Lichti of Shickley, Neb.
3nd place Anna Lichti of Shickley, Neb.
Promotional Video
1st place Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.
2nd place Anna Lichti of Shickley, Neb.
Honorable Mention Dan Miller of Parker, Colo.
Miscellaneous
2nd place Colton Spearman of Superior, Colo.
Feature News Reporting
2nd place Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
3rd place McKenzie Wedel of Colorado Springs, Colo.
Honorable Mention Colton Spearman of Superior, Colo.
Sports Reporting
Honorable Mention Dan Miller of Parker, Colo.
Videography
1st place Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.
2nd place Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
Honorable Mention McKenzie Wedel of Colorado Springs, Colo.
Digital Media
Specialty Site
1st place HC Media Online staff
Public Service
3rd place Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
Honorable Mention Allen Hamil of Merrill, Iowa
Use of Digital Technology
3rd place HC Media Online staff
Digital Design
2nd place HC Media Online staff
Digital Community Collaboration
3rd place Caitlin Dumas of Hastings, Neb.
Digital Breaking News
Honorable Mention Caitlin Dumas of Hastings, Neb., and Cam Penner of Lincoln, Neb.
Investigative Digital Journalism
1st place Sarah Mindrup of Elkhorn, Neb., and Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
3rd place Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb., and Kaitlin Grode of Omaha, Neb.
Blogging
Honorable Mention Dan Miller of Parker, Colo.
Radio
Public Service Announcement Series
1st place Greg Puckett of Lincoln, Neb.
Public Service Announcement
1st place Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
2nd place Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
3rd place Nikki Sherrill of Windsor, Colo.
Promotional Series
Honorable Mention Allen Hamil of Merrill, Iowa
Promotional Announcement
3rd place Greg Puckett of Lincoln, Neb.
Remote Broadcast
1st place, Inauguration of Donald Jackson KFKX
3rd place, Hunger and Homelessness Week KFKX
Event Sportscast
2nd and 3rd place KFKX
Sports Story
1st place Allen Hamil of Merrill, Iowa
2nd place Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
News Story
1st place Gage Axford of Colorado Springs, Colo.
2nd place Laurel Teal of Castle Rock, Colo.
3rd place Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
Feature News
1st place Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.
Transitional Element
1st place Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
3rd place Greg Puckett of Lincoln, Neb.
Public Affairs
1st place Sara Fishman of Danville, Calif.
3rd place Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.
Newscast
3rd place Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
Honorable Mention Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.
Newspaper
Opinion Writing
3rd place Trevor Brass of Lincoln, Neb.
Honorable Mention Trina Knight of Hastings, Neb.
Cartoon
2nd place Jessica Richard of Lincoln, Neb.
3rd place Liz McCue of Omaha, Neb.
Overall Layout & Design
Honorable Mention The Collegian staff
Single-Page Design
1st place Sarah Mindrup of Elkhorn, Neb.,
Two-Page, Special-Spread Design
2nd place Allyson Pelchat of Johnson, Neb.
Honorable Mention Laura Hurley of Omaha, Neb., and Allyson Pelchat of Johnson, Neb.
Special Section
Honorable Mention Gage Axford of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Kaitlin Grode of Omaha, Neb.
Review Writing
1st place Greg Puckett of Lincoln, Neb
2nd place Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.