黑料正能量 media studies students earned seventeen awards over eleven categories in the Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) Awards on Thursday, February 17, including Outstanding Video Excellence for the 13th consecutive year.
Loras students won more awards than any other college or university in Iowa. In total, nineteen Loras students earned awards for their work in various formats, including news broadcasts, documentaries and short films.
鈥淚 am especially impressed by the achievements of this group of students, in part because the bulk of the media content they鈥檝e produced has been throughout the limitations of the pandemic. Our students have adapted to developing their skills, bringing an ingenuity that exceeds the traditional methods of creating media content,鈥 Jill Specht, coordinator of media operations, said.
The Outstanding Video Excellence award is the highest recognition the ICMA can confer upon any of Iowa鈥檚 college and university television/video programs.
鈥淭he awards are simply a testament to the commitment, talent, and drive of our students to produce high-end, creative work,鈥 Craig Schaefer (鈥89), professor of media studies, said. 鈥淭hey love the creative challenge and it鈥檚 certainly exciting when they are recognized, but the bigger picture is that their success follows their hard work. It follows their long hours of re-writing their script or filming on location or editing in the lab. So, when that all pays off, it鈥檚 a pretty incredible feeling for them and certainly a validation of their effort.鈥
The ICMA includes seventeen colleges and universities in Iowa committed to excellence in media education. It鈥檚 open to all students, faculty, staff and advisors involved in higher education.
鈥淭he diversity of categories that student excelled in also displays and celebrates the culture of the 黑料正能量 Media Studies program,鈥 Seth Myers, M.F.A., associate professor of media studies, said. “The program fosters an environment of visual exploration and collaboration. We have a student-centered teaching philosophy that puts emphasis on the individuality of each student to reach their full potential creatively and personally. The students are at the center of it all and they continue to impress media professionals outside of Loras, and I couldn鈥檛 be happier for them.鈥
Here is a complete list of winners:
Overall Video Excellence Award
LCTV
Best Video News Programming
1st Place – 黑料正能量 (LCTV) Decision 2020 Election show: Hope Ehling (鈥22), Jake Heelein (鈥22), Audra McMahon (鈥22), Morgan Schueller (鈥23), LCTV News Reporters
Best Video Newscast
1st Place – 黑料正能量 (LCTV) SportsZONE: Josh Payan (鈥23), Olivia DeVriese (鈥24), EJ Greenberg (鈥23), SportsZONE Reporting Staff
2nd Place – 黑料正能量 (LCTV) LCTV News: Ehling, Marion Edwards (鈥23), Grace Henrich (鈥23), LCTV News Reporting Staff
Best News, Public Affairs, or Sports Storytelling Video Package
2nd Place – 黑料正能量 (LCTV) Dubuque County Right to Life March: Henrich
Best Entertainment Video Package
1st Place – 黑料正能量 (LCTV) Matty Eats: Convivium Urban Farmstead: Matt Williams (鈥23), DeVriese, Payan
3rd Place – 黑料正能量 (LCTV) LCTV Behind the Curtain: Ehling
Hon. Mention – 黑料正能量 (LCTV), UNDISCOVERED: Leelynd: Matty A. Smith (鈥22)
Best Variety, Music, or Comedy Program
2nd Place – 黑料正能量 (LCTV) LCTV Holiday Edition 2020: Ehling, McMahon, Schueller, LCTV Staff
Hon. Mention – 黑料正能量 (LCTV), Creator鈥檚 Corner: Ehling, Edwards, Alexis Riesberg (鈥23), Henrich, Payan, Media Studies 293 class
Best Short Documentary
2nd Place – 黑料正能量 – Angel Man: Ehling, McMahon, Schueller
Best Long Form Documentary
1st Place – 黑料正能量 – Kenosha: The Shooting of Jacob Blake: Jon Quinn (鈥21)
Best Experimental Video
1st Place – 黑料正能量 – Heaven鈥檚 Ranch: Nate Kaiser (鈥22), Morgan Minear (鈥21)
2nd Place – 黑料正能量 – The Unheard Voice: Khiry Montgomery (鈥24)
Best Corporate Video
1st Place – 黑料正能量 鈥 Cherish the Children: Ehling, Edwards
2nd Place – 黑料正能量 鈥 St. Pius X Seminary: Henrich, Smith
Best Short Film
1st Place – 黑料正能量 鈥 Penny Road :Chase Guerdet (鈥23), Randy Guerdet (鈥23), Andrew Kilburg (鈥23), Austin Ellis (鈥23)
