Awards presented to winners and finalists on
Saturday, April 22, 2023
at Rosen Centre Resort, Orlando.

More than 14 Florida-based college and university broadcasting programs submitted more than 60 entries in the contest, which featured content produced in the year 2022.


2022 Winners are listed below by college/university, with college television and college radio combined:

embry-riddle aeronautical university

climate / environmental reporting (FIRST PLACE)
”cone of uncertainty: victim of its own success?”
ryann jones


weathercaster (first place)
local weather (12 august 2022)
ryann jones

florida a&m university
famu tv 20

feature: cultural/ historical (FIRST PLACE)
”lemoyne art”
breche’ devalt


general assignment (finalist)
”abandoned college pets”
vanessa laurent


climate / environmental reporting (finalist)
”lake munson water”
kennedy patton


politics / government (finalist)
”georgia elections”
maya ellison

florida atlantic university

feature: light
owl tv
”fau clubs: fau boxing club”
pete gordon, eric bricarell

producer (first)
”fau 14th annual bonfire”
tayia lombardi, mj leinheiser

florida state university

feature: light(finalist)
”garnet & gold guys”
hayley seibert, julia galli

nova southeastern university

tv magazine(finalist)
”the men/tal stigma”
santiago diaz, finochietto, paulina riojas

university of central florida

climate / environmental reporting (finalist)
”keep clam and carry on: brevard zoo works to restore indian river lagoon”
avery joens, ronald perretti

university of florida

newscast (first)
”the point newscast: november 29, 2022”
serra sowers


general assignment (first)
”pride center of north central florida building vandalied”
julia cooper


news anchor (first)
serra sowers


news anchor (first)
”hurricanes to homecoming”
ophelie jacobson


sportscaster (first)
composite
chris will


feature: hard (first)
”sunken homes”
jack prator


education reporting (finalist)
”another one drives the bus”
macie goldfarb


feature: cultural/historical (first)
”jim crow and the coast”
christina pugliese


public affairs (first)
”surviving ian”
wuft team


sports reporting (Finalist)
”world’s largest outdoor cocktail party”
chris will

university of miami

newscast (first)
”newsvision: april 7, 2022”
tyler walsh, spencer askinazy, ben ezzy


newscast (finalist)
”newsvision: november 17, 2022”
embrik eyles, harvey duplock, anna coon


general assignment (first)
”brightline crashes in south florida”
blake atwell


breaking news (first)
”robberies at the residences at thesis”
embrik eyles, anna coon


investigative (first)
”matheson hammock park controversy”
sophia vitello


education reporting (First)
”blind um student musician teaches others”
lauren lennon


health reporting (first)
”horse therapy helps people with disabilities”
jaya williams


politics / government (first)
”souls to the polls: strategy to success?”
wyatt kopelman


weather reporting (first)
weather compilation 2022
quinn davidson, katelyn kucharski


weather reporting (finalist)
”umtv canescast compilation”
quinn davidson, ainsley vetter, ryan haass


sports reporting (first)
”more than a mascot”
derryl barnes, daniel toll, morgan champey


tv magazine (first)
”primetime”
gina presson, ed julbe, ben ezzy


feature: hard (first)
”against all odds”
sophia vitello


feature: hard (finalist)
”the hidden opponent”
jaclyn marra

university of north florida

producer (first)
”inside swoop scoop-episode 7”
july 30, 2022
felicity ten brink, ken thomas


news anchor (finalist)
”inside swoop/inside jacksonville”
felicity ten brink, ken thomas, dr. david deeley


weathercaster (finalist)
”inside swoop in 90-weather”
grace dvorovy, ken thomas


sportscaster (finalist)
”inside swoop in 90-sports”
austin maida, ken thomas