Awards

2022

Edward R. Murrow Awards

• Excellence in Video Newscast

NBS-AERho The National Electronic Media Association
59th Annual National Undergraduate Student Electronic Media Competition

• Comedy Show: Off the Wire (Episode 196)
  Madison Schurr, Hope Geissler, Peter Gurl
• Documentary Program: “Python Pursuit“
  Sabrina Ullman
• Outstanding Multi-Camera Direction: NewsVision (Sept. 30, 2021)
  Ben Ezzy
• News Package (Finalist): “Spring Break in Miami”
  Danyel de Villiers
• News Segment (Finalist): “University of Miami Dorms Ventilation Problem Adds to COVID Concerns”
  Liam Fabre
• Feature Package (Finalist): “Ice Skater Inspires Others”
  Delaney Huffman
• Feature Segment (Finalist): “Living for Leonard”
  Sophia Vitello
• Feature Segment (Finalist): “Plastic Predicament”
  Emma Brownstein, Liam Fabre
• Newscast (Live) (Finalist): NewsVision (Nov. 4, 2021)
  Tyler Walsh, Spencer Askinazy, Samantha Velez, Jackson Dill, Ben Ezzy
• Newscast (Pre-recorded) (Finalist): UniMiami (Nov. 3, 2021)
  Massiel Leyva, Maria Toledo
• Sports Segment (Finalist): “Hand U”
  Derryl Barnes, Gianna Sanchez
• Sports Program (Finalist): SportsDesk (March 19, 2021)
  Gianna Sanchez, Danyel de Villiers, Michelle Ng-Reyes, Tommy Sullivan
• Comedy Segment (Finalist): “I Am Going to Become the Joker”
  Madison Schurr, Hope Geissler, Jarrod Maloney, Dan D’Amico
• Entertainment and/or Music Program (Finalist): Pulse (Nov. 1, 2021)
  Cristina Herrera, Ainsley Vetter

Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists
College Contest Winners

• General Assignment: “Spring Breakers Wreak Havoc in Miami Beach”
  Danyel de Villiers
• Investigative: “University of Miami Dorms Ventilation Problem Adds to COVID Concerns”
  Liam Fabre
• Weather Reporting: CanesCast
  Jackson Dill, Dave Downey, Jarrod Maloney
• Director: NewsVision (Sept. 30, 2021)
  Ben Ezzy
• Weathercaster Jackson Dill, CanesCast
• Newscast: NewsVision (Nov. 4, 2021)
  Tyler Walsh, Spencer Askinazy, Ben Ezzy
• Environmental Reporting “Plastic Predicament”
  Liam Fabre, Emmalyse Brownstein
• Feature, Light Reporting (Finalist): “Ice Skater Inspires Others”
  Delaney Huffman
• Feature, Hard Reporting (Finalist): “Living for Leonard”
  Sophia Vitello
• Sports Reporting (Finalist): “Hand U”
  Derryl Barnes, Gianna Sanchez

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Suncoast Chapter)
Suncoast Student Production Awards

• Newscast: NewsVision (Nov. 4, 2021)
  Tyler Walsh, Spencer Askinazy, Ben Ezzy, Samantha Velez, Jackson Dill
  Boriana Treadwell (advisor)
• Multimedia Journalist: “University of Miami Dorms Ventilation Problem Adds to COVID Concerns”
  Liam Fabre
  Boriana Treadwell (advisor)
• Non-Fiction, Short Form: “Plastic Predicament”
  Liam Fabre, Emmalyse Brownstein
  Ed Julbe (advisor)
• Magazine Program: Pulse (Nov. 1, 2021)
  Cristina Herrera, Ainsley Vetter
  Alexis Morales (advisor)
• Sports Program: SportsDesk
  Gianna Sanchez, Danyel De Villiers, Tommy Sullivan, Michelle Ng-Reyes
  Ed Julbe (advisor)
• Sports Story or Segment: “Hand U”
  Derryl Barnes, Gianna Sanchez
  Ed Julbe (advisor)

2021

Society of Professional Journalists
Mark of Excellence National Winners

• All-Around Television Newscast: NewsVision
• Television In-Depth Reporting (Finalist): “Hand U”
  Derryl Barnes, Gianna Sanchez

NBS-AERho The National Electronic Media Association
58th Annual National Undergraduate Student Electronic Media Competition

• Outstanding Multi-Camera Direction: NewsVision (Oct. 15, 2020)
  Ben Ezzy
• Production During a Pandemic: “Black Voices Matter” (July 7, 2020)
  Tre’Vaughn Howard, Michelle Ng-Reyes, Gianna Sanchez, KiAnna Dorsey and Jayda Graham
• Video Comedy Program: Off the Wire (Oct. 29, 2020)
  Peter Gurl, Madison Schurr, Kate Smirnova and Zoe Milenkovic
• Video Entertainment and/or Music Program: Pulse (Oct. 5, 2020)
  Julia Hecht and Jessie Lauck
• Video Feature Package: “The UM Joggler”
  Cassandra Garcia
• Video Feature Segment: “Dr. Armen Henderson, Defender of the Homeless”
  Tre’Vaughn Howard and Gianna Sanchez
• Video Newscast (Live): NewsVision (Oct. 29, 2020)
  Jenna Weiss, Spencer Askinazy, Ben Ezzy, Tyler Walsh and Jessie Lauck
• Video Sports Package: “Dobbs’ Dream”
  Cameron Dobbs
• Video Sports Program: SportsDesk
  Gianna Sanchez, Danyel de Villiers, Brendan Reilly, Michelle Ng-Reyes and Julia Hecht
• Podcast (Finalist): “COVID-19: A Crisis Behind Bars”
  Jessie Lauck and Lauren Maingot
• Production During a Pandemic (Finalist): “Covid-19 Special” (May 6, 2020)
  Justin Stevens, Ben Ezzy, Gianna Sanchez, Michelle Ng-Reyes and Tommy Fletcher
• Video Comedy Segment (Finalist): Off the Wire, ”Frat Initiation Sketch” (Episode 187)
  Kate Smirnova, Zoe Milenkovic, Dan D’Amico, Dana Feeney and Peter Gurl
• Video Documentary Program (Finalist): “From Exile to Expansion: A Futbol Odyssey”
  Simon Lehrer, Danyel de Villiers, Charlotte Payne and Maxwell Trink
• Video News Segment (Finalist): “Campus Trumpification”
  Julia Hecht
• Video Newscast (Pre-recorded) (Finalist): UniMiami (7 de octubre 2020)
  Michelle Ng-Reyes, Massiel Leyva and Danyel de Villiers

Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists
College Contest Winners

• Newscast: NewsVision
  Jenna Weiss, Spencer Askinazy and Ben Ezzy
• Feature Reporting, Light News: “The UM Joggler”
  Cassandra Garcia
• Political, Government Election Reporting: “Campus Trumpification”
  Julia Hecht
• Public Affairs: “2020 Election Special”
  Michelle Ng-Reyes, Gianna Sanchez and Ben Ezzy
• Technical Director: NewsVision (Oct. 15, 2020)
  Ben Ezzy
• Weathercast: CanesCast (Oct. 22, 2020)
  Jackson Dill, Dave Downey, Liam Fabre
• Feature Reporting, Hard (Finalist): “Dr. Armen Henderson, Defender of the Homeless”
  Tre’Vaughn Howard and Gianna Sanchez
• Reporter (Finalist):
  Blake Atwell
• Sports Reporting (Finalist): SportsDesk, “Dobbs’ Dream”
  Cameron Dobbs

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Suncoast Chapter)
Suncoast Student Production Awards

• Newscast: NewsVision (Oct. 29, 2020)
  Jenna Weiss, Spencer Askinazy, Ben Ezzy, Tyler Walsh and Jessie Lauck
  Boriana Treadwell (advisor)
• News Report, Serious News: “Campus Trumpification”
  Julia Hecht
  Boriana Treadwell (advisor)
• Sports Program: SportsDesk (Oct. 24, 2019)
  Gianna Sanchez and Danyel de Villiers
  Ed Julbe (advisor)
• News Report, Light News: “The UM Joggler”
  Cassandra Garcia
  Boriana Treadwell (advisor)
• Magazine Program: Pulse (Oct. 5, 2020)
  Julia Hecht and Jessie Lauck
  Alexis Morales (advisor)
• Non-Fiction, Long Form (Finalist): “Black Voices Matter Special”
  Michelle Ng-Reyes, Gianna Sanchez, Jayda Graham, KiAnna Dorsey and Tre’Vaughn Howard
  Boriana Treadwell, Ed Julbe, Gina Presson (advisors)
• Non-Fiction, Short Form (Finalist): “Dr. Armen Henderson, Defender of the Homeless”
  Tre’Vaughn Howard and Gianna Sanchez
  Boriana Treadwell (advisor)
• Magazine Program (Finalist): The Culture (Oct. 16, 2020)
  Jayda Graham and KiAnna Dorsey
  Winston Warrior (advisor)

2020

Society of Professional Journalists
Mark of Excellence Awards

• Best All-Around Television Newscast NewsVision
  Jenna Weiss, Spencer Askinazy, Ben Ezzy, Tyler Walsh

The Television Academy Foundation
40th College Television Awards

• Sports: SportsDesk
  Madison Riley Brown, Valerie Ferrante, Amanda Fuentes, Luis Gonzalez, David Perez and Justin Stevens

NBS-AERho The National Electronic Media Association
57th Annual National Undergraduate Student Electronic Media Competition

• Outstanding Multi-Camera Direction: NewsVision (Oct. 24, 2019)
  Ben Ezzy
• Video Comedy Program: Off the Wire (Episode 179)
  Jeremy Erdheim, Alberto Lopez, Danny LaRose and Victoria Stewart
• Video Comedy Segment: Off the Wire, “Good for Anything”
  Jeremy Erdheim, Alberto Lopez and Kate Styles
• Video Newscast (Pre-recorded): UniMiami
  Alexa Eckembrecher and Bryan Acevedo
• Video Newscast (Live): NewsVision, “MSD Massacre One Year Later“
  Tommy Fletcher, Justin Stevens, Rebekah Chung, Jenna Weiss and Ben Ezzy

Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists
College Contest Winners

• College Station of the Year: UMTV
• Best Newscast: NewsVision, “MSD Massacre One Year Later”
  Tommy Fletcher, Justin Stevens, Jenna Weiss
• News Producing: NewsVision, “MSD Massacre One Year Later”
  Tommy Fletcher, Justin Stevens, Jenna Weiss
• Investigative: “Banning Fluoride”
  Madison Brown
• Sports Reporting (Finalist): SportsDesk, “Seeing Life Through a Different Lens”
  Josh White
• Weather Reporting (Finalist): CanesCast (Sept. 19, 2019)
  Dave Downey, Jackson Dill, Jarrod Maloney
• Feature/Light News (Finalist): “Hero For A Hero”
  Erika Orstad
• Environmental Reporting (Finalist): “Bacteria In The Ocean”
  Justin Stevens, Tommy Fletcher
• Public Affairs (Finalist): “Hitting Home”
  David Perez, Josh White, Amanda Fuentes

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Suncoast Chapter)
Suncoast Student Production Awards

• Newscast: NewsVision, “MSD Massacre One Year Later”
  Tommy Fletcher, Justin Stevens, Jenna Weiss, Rebekah Chung, Erika Orstad, Ben Ezzy, Madison Brown and Breana Ross
  Boriana Treadwell (advisor)
• Sports Program: SportsDesk
  Gianna Sanchez, Valerie Ferrante and Danyel De Villiers
  Ed Julbe (advisor)
• Director: NewsVision (Oct. 24, 2019)
  Ben Ezzy
  Boriana Treadwell (advisor)
• Long Form, Non-Fiction: “Hitting Home”
  David Perez, Josh White, Amanda Fuentes, Gianna Sanchez and Jenna Weiss
  Trevor Green (advisor)
• General Assignment, Light News: “Zoe’s Dolls”
  Madison Brown
  Boriana Treadwell (advisor)