CCIM students and recent graduates won 17 awards spanning 13 categories at the 2020 IASB (Indiana Association of School Broadcasters) College Broadcasting Competition Awards. The cherry on the cake? Ball State was named “Television School of the Year”. The lineup of CCIM winners, faculty mentors, and winning work is showcased below.

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Student Multimedia Website

• Third place
Awardee: Unified Media Lab Staff
Project: Ball State Daily
Faculty Advisors: Lisa Renze-Rhodes, Terry Heifetz, Tim Underhill, Suzy Smith
www.ballstatedaily.com

Student Social Media Presence

• First place
Awardees: Adrian Jarding and Mick Tidrow
Project: Sports Link Overall Social media Presence
Faculty Advisor: Chris Taylor
Sports Link social media channels: FacebookTwitter •  Instagram

• Third place
Awardee: The McKinley Agency
Project: Ball State Daily Social Media
Faculty Advisor: Betsy Meyer
Daily News social media channels: FacebookTwitterInstagram

Radio News Report

• First place
Awardee: Zoe Dwiggins
Project: Muncie Mayor Primary
Faculty Advisor: Terry Heifetz

IPR Story

• Third place
Awardee: Joel Riley (WCRD)
Faculty Advisor: Barry Umansky

Radio Sportscast

• Third place
Awardee: Grant Covey (WCRD)
Faculty Advisor: Barry Umansky

Radio Play-by-Play

• First place
Awardee: Jack Kizer
Faculty Advisor: Chris Taylor

 

Radio Sporting Event Broadcast

• First place
Awardees: Jarin Matheny, Ryan Klimcak, Shaemus Kreider (Sports Link Digital Radio)
Faculty Advisor: Chris Taylor

Television Anchor

• First place
Awardee: Jack Kizer
Faculty Advisor: Chris Taylor

 

Television Spot Production

• First place
Awardees: Ryan Klimcak, Adrian Jarding, Mick Tidrow
Faculty Advisor: Chris Taylor

Television Package

• First place
Awardees: Tylor Brummett, Brittany Dobbins, Annie Keister
Project: NewsLink Indiana
Faculty advisers are Suzy Smith, Tim Underhill and Terry Heifetz

NewsLink Indiana YouTube page

• Third place
Awardee: Jordan Nemeth
Project: Sports Link Featured: Timothy Wiseman
Faculty Advisor: Chris Taylor

Video In-Depth

• Second place
Awardees: Quentin Basnaw, Cole Callahan, Clayton Easton
Project: Crafting a Community
Faculty Advisor: Chris Flook

 

Photojournalism

• First place
Awardees: Madeline Grosh, Eric Pritchett, Michael Robb, Justin Brown
Project: It’s from Why It Matters: A Tale of Two Cities
Faculty Advisors: Terry Heifetz and Lisa Renze-Rhodes

Why It Matters Website

• Second place
Awardee: Faith Denig
Faculty Advisor: Chris Taylor

Television Sports Program

• First place
Awardees: Jarin Matheny, Rachel Berry, Ryan Klimcak, Michael Garbarz
Faculty Advisor: Chris Taylor

Short Film

• First place
Awardees: Sammy Essex, Selena Webb, Christina Faucher
Project: For Rose
Faculty Advisor: Chris Flook