Awards
2021
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)