Loras students earned nine top honors as part of the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association (MBJA) 2021 Eric Sevareid Awards. The awards honor the best work done by student and professional journalists working for broadcast news operations in small, medium and large markets in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin on radio, television and online.
The MBJA presents awards to the best work done by broadcast news operations and journalists working in small, medium and large markets, as well as college/university students in a six-state region (Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, Iowa and Nebraska) in radio, television and online.
Loras students were awarded the following MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards:
First Place 鈥 Sportscast: SportsZONE
First Place 鈥 Documentary/Special: 鈥淟a Violencia Generalizada鈥 鈥 Laura Cifuentes-Almanza (鈥20)
Award of Merit 鈥 Documentary/Special: 鈥淢rs. Quinn鈥濃 Jon Quinn (鈥21)
Award of Merit 鈥 Documentary/Special: 鈥淥ne Stolen Moment鈥 鈥 Michael Runde (鈥20), Ben Friedman (鈥20), Pat Hunt (鈥20), Ben Burkholder (鈥20)
Award of Merit 鈥 Newscast: LCTV News
Award of Merit 鈥 Public Affairs: LCTV Decision 2020 (Election show)
Award of Merit 鈥 Soft Feature: 鈥淗eather鈥檚 Heart鈥 鈥 Amber Krieg (鈥20)
Award of Merit 鈥 Series: 鈥淕ame Time鈥 鈥 Nate Kaiser (鈥22)
Award of Merit 鈥 Series: 鈥淭ech Beat鈥 鈥 Chase Guerdet (鈥21)
The Eric Sevareid Awards are named for the North Dakota-born and University of Minnesota-educated journalist best known for his work as a correspondent for CBS Radio and Television. Each year, the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association presents awards to the best work done by broadcast news operations and journalists working in small, medium and large markets in our six-state region on radio, television and online. Our distinguished panel of judges is made up of journalists and educators who live outside of Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, Iowa and Nebraska to help ensure impartiality.
