Awards presented to winners and finalists on
Saturday, April 12, 2025
at Rosen Centre Resort, Orlando.

More than 14 Florida-based college and university broadcasting programs submitted more than 150 entries in the contest, which featured content produced in the year 2024.


2024 Winners are listed below by college/university, with college television and college radio combined:

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Winner
Breaking News (College television)
”The Community Rallies After Helene”
Bianca smith

Finalist
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”The Forgotten Cemetery”
Bailey Korinek

Winner
SPORTS REPORTING (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”Team Returns After Hurricane Helene”
Ben McLeish

winner
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTING (COLLEGE RADIO)
”RNC Divine Intervention”
Matthew Cupelli

winner
WEATHER REPORTING (COLLEGE RADIO)
”Hurricane Helene's Impact”
Aileyahu Shanes

winner
WEATHER REPORTING (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”Hurricane Helene Survivor Story”
Kimberly Blum

winner
FEATURE | LIGHT NEWS (COLLEGE RADIO)
”School for Boys”
Sofia Zarran

winner
FEATURE | LIGHT NEWS (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”Limitless Legends”
Alexander Land

Finalist
FEATURE | CULTURAL / HISTORICAL (COLLEGE RADIO)
”Rocky Horror”
Sofia Zarran

winner
FEATURE | CULTURAL / HISTORICAL (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”Jimmy Carter and Jimmy Carter”
Ophelie Jacobson

Finalist
FEATURE | CULTURAL / HISTORICAL (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”The Good Cemeterian”
Charlize Ramos

Finalist
cat (college ?)
”title”
credit

winner
POLITICAL REPORTING (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”RNC and DNC Coverage”
staff

Finalist
PRODUCER (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
Gracey Davis

winner
WEATHERCASTER (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
Matthew Clark

winner
REPORTER (COLLEGE RADIO)
Ailee Shanes

winner
NEWS ANCHOR
Bailey Korinek

Finalist
BEST NEWSCAST (COLLEGE RADIO)
”Communism in the Classroom”
Serra Sowers

Finalist
BEST NEWSCAST (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”First at Five 10/8/2024”
Staff

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Winner

EDUCATION REPORTING (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”In the Wake of "Don't Say Gay"”
Isabella Popadiuk


winner

HEALTH REPORTING (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”The Lucky Few”
Simone Werner, Julia Hecht, Joe Anillo


winner

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”Investigating Reports of Mold in UM's Frost School of Music”
Harvey Duplock

winner
ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”Saving the Sea Turtles”
Ryan Marshall

finalist
SPORTS REPORTING (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”Against The Odds: Nine Years, One Dream”
Manny Naccarato

finalist
HEALTH REPORTING (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”Quadriplegic Jiu Jitsu Athlete Keeps Fighting Despite Disability”
Daniel Toll

finalist
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTING(COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”Car Crashes on Top of Tree”
Regina Potenza

winner
PRODUCER (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”Decision Day 2024: UMTV Live Election Special”
Katelyn Kucharski

finalist
WEATHERCASTER (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
Quinn Davidson

finalist
REPORTER (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
Billie Brightman

finalist
NEWS ANCHOR
Gracie Palmer

winner
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
”Primetime Spring 2024 Edition”
Derryl Barnes, Isabella Morales, Simone Werner

winner
BEST NEWSCAST (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”NewsVision 03/07/2024”
Katelyn Kucharski, Maddie Bassalik, Delanie Haddad

FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY

winner

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTING(COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”Election Fact Checking”
Jasmine Dyer

finalist
POLITICAL REPORTING (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”Race To 24”
Kaitlyn Walsh, Anissa Carby, Joel Mitchell

WGCU PUBLIC MEDIA

winner
ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING (COLLEGE RADIO)
”Frog Watch”
Eddie Stewart, Amanda Inscore-Whittamore

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

winner
FEATURE | HARD NEWS (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”UCF Knightly News: TikTok Ban Controversy”
Isabella Benjumea

winner
FEATURE | CULTURAL / HISTORICAL (COLLEGE RADIO)
”The Unheard Society Podcast Season 2: Humor Behind the Fence”
Marco Williams, Emily Ching, Ella Shockley

winner
BEST NEWSCAST (COLLEGE RADIO)
”The Charge Latino”
Marisol Merced, John Hanzal, Diego Sanchez

finalist
ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING (COLLEGE RADIO)
”"Recycling Experts Warn of 'Wishcycling' as Rate of Contamination Rises," Sounds of Central Florida, Central Florida Public Media”
Raine Keenan, Casey Phillips, Grace Guedouar

finalist
FEATURE | LIGHT NEWS (COLLEGE RADIO)
”Special Hearts Farm Sows Place and Purpose for its Workers,'' Sounds of Central Florida, Central Florida Public Media”
Alyssa Hendry, Ashley Reep

WMNF-FM

winner

POLITICAL REPORTING (COLLEGE RADIO)
”In Tampa, First Lady Jill Biden rallies veterans”
Tyler Oldano, WMNF News

finalist
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTING (COLLEGE RADIO)
”Expert advises how to stay safe during a flood”
Tyler Oldano, WMNF News

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

winner

SPORTSCASTER (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”Miami Hurricane Host Long Time Rivals, Florida State Seminoles, In Another Classic”
Esteban Rodriguez

winner
REPORTER (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
Samantha Gutierrez

finalist
ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”King Tides Return and Locals Use Them to Defend Against Destructive Floods”
Julian Davis, Angelo Ortega

florida state university

finalist
FEATURE | LIGHT NEWS (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”ASL Club at Florida State University”
Sarah-Grace Hutchinson , Jared Smith

nova southeastern university

finalist
FEATURE | HARD NEWS (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”NSU Janitor’s Rally”
Nicole Shaker, Madison Kasper, Jocelyn Saccucci


finalist
SPORTSCASTER (COLLEGE TELEVISION)
”Impact on Athletics - Mako TV News: Episode 17”
Emily Potter


finalist
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
”Spend/Thrift”
Jocelyn Saccucci, Mia Alvarado, Matthew McCall

university of south florida

finalist
POLITICAL REPORTING (COLLEGE RADIO)
”Z NEWS PODCAST: Amendment 3: Florida to decide on Legalizing Pot”
David Del Purgatorio, Laneisha Green, Luciana Cordero