Wartburg student media win state awards
February 16, 2015
Wartburg College student media organizations won 29 awards at the annual Iowa College Media Association conference, Feb. 5-6, in Des Moines.
Wartburg Television won 11 awards, The Circuit took home nine, KWAR earned six and the Trumpet three. The winners were selected from more than 700 entries submitted by 20 member schools.
Wartburg Television swept the “Best Long Form Documentary” category, with Jacqueline Schutte, Ali Kilburg, Lanie Crouse, Carmen Stevens, Kristin Canning and Sarah Boraas earning first place honors for “Home Country.” Second place went to Brianna Becker, Beth McAtee, Anna McMullen, Adam Azzaro, Katlyn Underwood and Simon Sager for “To Jake, With Love.” “The House Music Built,” created by Peter Hoffman, Ted Leuck, Armand Piecuch, Holly Hejlik, Caitlin Harbach and Justin Szykowny, took third. All winners graduated in 2014.
KWAR 89.9 swept the “Best Sports Broadcast” category. Seniors Nathan Ford and Matt Gruemmer won first, second and third place for coverage of Wartburg football versus Central, Wartburg men's basketball versus Loras and Wartburg volleyball versus University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, respectively. Gruemmer and senior Seth Nutting earned honorable mention in the category for Wartburg baseball versus Central.
Other honors include:
TELEVISION-Wartburg Television
Best News Programming, “Generation Swipe,” first place — WTV staff
Best Newscast, Oct. 10 edition of “Cedar Valley Today,” honorable mention — WTV staff
Best Sportscasting, Wartburg basketball versus Loras, second place — WTV staff; Wartburg volleyball versus Coe, third place — WTV staff
Best Corporate Video, “Test Drive Your Life,” second place — Ben Bogard, junior
Best Storytelling Package, third place — Harbach; honorable mention –Schutte
Best Variety – Music and Comedy Program, “The Outlet Presents Dylan Sires and the Neighbors,” second place — WTV staff
MULTIMEDIA-The Circuit
Best Sports Story, first place — Ford
Best Blog, first place — Ford
Best Use of Social Media, first place — Ford
Best Online Design, second place — Ford
Best Online Edition, third place — Ford
Best Sports Feature, third place — Alyssa Kozak, sophomore
Best Sports Story, third place — Nutting
Best Profile Story, honorable mention — Ford
Best Investigative News Story, honorable mention — Ford
RADIO-KWAR-FM Radio (89.9)
Best Newscast, “Arctic Blast,” first place — Gruemmer
Best PSA, honorable mention — Kaitlyn Ketelsen
NEWSPAPER-The Trumpet
Best Sports Photograph, “Title Town, Iowa,” second place — Ford
Best Sports Story, “Knights Overthrow Royals,” second place — Ford
Best Page 1, third place — Jeanne Edson, junior, and Lauren Matysik, senior
Wartburg student media outlets are advised by journalism and communication professors Cliff Brockman, Travis Bockenstedt and Pamela Ohrt, who also is executive director of the ICMA.