Awards presented to winners in May 2021.

More than 12 Florida-based college and university broadcasting programs submitted more than 55 entries in the contest, which featured content produced in the year 2020.

OVERALL STATION OF THE YEAR

- winner -
wuft-TV/fm | university of florida

best newscast

- winner | television-

“newsvision: october 29, 2020”
jenna weiss, spencer askinazy, ben ezzy
umtv | university of miami

- FINALIST | television -

”wuft news first at five”
news team
wuft-tv | university of florida

- winner | radio -

“election night newscast”
anneliese linder
wuft-fm | university of florida

continuing coverage

- winner | television -

“election 2020”
caleesha moore
famu TV NEWS 20 | florida a&m university


- FINALIST | television -

”inside swoop in 90: elections 2020”
ken thomas, sydnee batzlaff
inside swoop | university of north florida

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING

- winner | television-

“GINNIE SPRINGS AT RISK”
VALERIE LYONS
WUFT-TV | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


- WINNER | RADIO -

”SANTA FE DIVER”
TAYLOR LEVESQUE
WUFT-FM | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT

- winner | television -

“SAINTS WEATHER THE STORMS”
VICTOR PRIETO
WUFT-TV | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


- FINALIST | television -

”MIKE PENCE IN TALLAHASSEE”
CALEESHA MOORE
FAMU TV NEWS 20 | FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY


- WINNER | RADIO -

”CAMMACK ELECTION WIN PARTY”
ANTHONY MONTALTO
WUFT-FM | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

EDUCATION REPORTING

- winner | television-

“MOBILE LIBRARY BRIDGES LITERARY DIVIDE”
BRENNA BROWN, MORGAN THERRIEN
SAILFISH TV | PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

FEATURE REPORTING | HARD

- winner | television -

“FAITH IS NOT THE BUILDING”
CHRIS O’BRIEN
WUFT-TV | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


- FINALIST | television -

”DR. ARMEN HENDERSON, DEFENDER OF THE HOMELESS”
TRE’VAUGHN HOWARD, GIANNA SANCHEZ
UMTV | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI


- winner | RADIO -

“LONELINESS AND THE PANDEMIC”
ANDY KAPPERMAN
WSKR LPFM | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA

FEATURE REPORTING | LIGHT

- winner | television -

“THE UM JOGGLER”
CASSANDRA GARCIA
UMTV | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI


- FINALIST | television -

”RESTORING THE ONE POINT FOUR”
TITILAYO OKUWA
FAMU TV NEWS 20 | FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY


- winner | RADIO -

“FOREST TREADWELL”
TAYLOR LEVESQUE
WUFT-FM | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


- FINALIST | RADIO -

“THE OTHER SIDE OF CLEMATIS STREET”
REBECCA KEIJZEREWAARD, MARIA TEIXEIRA
the beacon today | palm beach atlantic university

FEATURE REPORTING | CULTURAL & HISTORICAL

- winner | television -

“AIDAN FAMINOFF FEATURE”
GRANT GIBBS, RYAN LILIENFIELD
SEMINOLE PRODUCTIONS | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY


- FINALIST | television -

”1920 OCOEE FLORIDA MASSACRE: IS 2020 THE TIME FOR REPARATIONS?”
HASLEY PITMAN
WUFT-TV | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


- winner | RADIO -

“JOSIAH T. WALLS”
SOFIA MINGOTE
WUFT-FM | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

SPORTS REPORTING

- winner | television -

“BEYOND THE FINISH LINE”
VICTOR PRIETO
WUFT-TV | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


- FINALIST | television -

”DOBBS’ DREAM”
CAMERON DOBBS
UMTV | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

WEATHER REPORTING

- winner | television -

“DOOR TO DISASTER”
JOSELINE DONOSO
WUFT-TV | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

- winner | television -

“UMTV 2020 LIVE ELECTION SPECIAL”
MICHELLE NG-REYES, GIANNA SANCHEZ, BEN EZZY
UMTV | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

- FINALIST | television -

“4 DAYS, 5 MURDERS”
CHRIS O’BRIEN
WUFT-TV | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

HEALTH REPORTING

- winner | television -

“PARADIGM: CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL”
TRACEY BELIZAIRE
FAMU TV NEWS 20 | FLORIDA A&m UNIVERSITY

- FINALIST | television -

“SERVICE DOG GUIDES THOSE AROUND HER”
MARIA TEIXEIRA
SAILFISH TV | PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY



- winner | RADIO -

“COPD PATIENTS GET HANDS-ON CARE TO AVOID THE HOSPITAL”
AMBER AMORTEGUI
THE BEACON TODAY | PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

POLITICAL, GOVERNMENT, ELECTION REPORTING

- winner | television -

“UM CAMPUS TRUMPIFICATION”
JULIA HECHT
UMTV | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

- FINALIST | television -

“TODAY’S 101: VOTING AND THE eLECTORAL COLLEGE”
REBECCA KEIJZEREWAARD, MARIA TEIXEIRA
SAILFISH TV | PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

- winner | television -

“NEWSVISION: OCTOBER 15, 2020”
BEN EZZY
UMTV | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

REPORTER

- winner | television -

“CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE, SHARING THEIR STORIES”
CHRIS O’BRIEN
WUFT-TV | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


- FINALIST | television -

BLAKE ATWELL
UMTV | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI


- winner | RADIO -

TAYLOR LEVESQUE
WUFT-FM | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

WEATHERCAST

- winner | television -

“CANESCAST: OCTOBER 22, 2020”
JACKSON DILL, DAVE DOWNEY, LIAM FABRE
UMTV | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI