The Loras Media Studies program continued its string of success as it claimed the top award at the Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) awards ceremony in Des Moines. ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Television was named Television Station of the Year for the 12th straight year. Eighteen students took home 17 awards out of 11 total categories.
Here’s the complete list of Loras winners.
ICMA 2020 TV Station of the Year
LCTV – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿
Best Newscast
1st Place – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – SportsZONE – Producers: Nate Kaiser (’22) & Dana Majerczyk (’20); Anchors: Kaiser & Pat Hunt (’20);&²Ô²ú²õ±è;CJ Ponton (‘20), Maggie Wedlake (’20), SportsZONE Crew
2nd Place – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – LCTV News – Producer: Amber Krieg (’20); Anchors: Wedlake & Asia Singleton (’20), LCTV News Reporters & Crew
Best Variety, Music, or Comedy Program
2nd Place – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿, LCTV – LCTV LIVE Holiday Edition 2019
Best News, Public Affairs, or Sports Storytelling Package
1st Place -ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – Trouble in the Water, Krieg
Best Entertainment Storytelling Package
Hon. Mention – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – Benny the Elf, LCTV Staff
Best Sportscasting
3rd Place – Loras Football vs. vs. Simpson 11/9/19, Hunt, Kaiser, Jon Quinn (’21), LCTV Crew
Best Short Documentary
2nd Place – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – Through My Truth, Majerczyk, Singleton, Abby Paul&²Ô²ú²õ±è;(’20)
3rd Place – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – Fighting for a Home, Randy Guerdet (’21), Chase Guerdet&²Ô²ú²õ±è;(’22)
Hon. Mention – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – Unlocking the Music, Ponton, Morgan Minear (’21), Kaiser
Best Long Form Documentary
1st Place – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – One Stolen Moment, Michael Runde (’20), Ben Friedman (’20), Hunt, Ben Burkholder (’20)
2nd Place – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – Mrs. Quinn, Quinn
Best Promo, Commercial, or PSA
3rd Place – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – Orgain Protein Powder, Marion Edwards (’22), Olivia DeVriese (’24)&²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Hon. Mention – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – Blessed is She, Audra McMahon (’22), Kourtney Huppert (’23)
Best Experimental Video
1st Place – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – Splinter, Kaiser
Hon. Mention – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – Tough Crowd, Jake Heelein (’22)
Best Corporate Video
1st Place – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – Loras Media Studies Transfer Recruitment Video – Singleton, Majerczyk
2nd Place – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – Ohl Strong – Kaiser, Minear
Best Short Film
Hon. Mention – ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿/LCTV – Hello, Simon – Caroline Breitbach (’20), Krieg
