TIGERS News: TSU Students Lead State in TAPB-TAPME Awards Nominations
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Posted By: How May I Help You NC on May 29, 2012 NASHVILLE (TSU News Service) – A group of five students from Tennessee State University lead the state with six nominations for the Tennessee AP Broadcaster and Managing Editors awards to be presented June 16. The students will compete in seven different categories in the college contest against entrants from MTSU, Vanderbilt University, UT-Knoxville, and UT-Chattanooga among others. “We have been working hard for several years to revise our curriculum toward multimedia, build new facilities, renovate other spaces and hire innovative faculty,” said Dr. Terry Likes, Department Head/Professor of Multimedia Journalism. “Now we have evidence this hard work is paying off. To be finalists for more awards than any other school in Tennessee is a tribute our faculty, staff and students.” TSU leads the nominations as six finalists followed by UT-Martin with four; MTSU, Vanderbilt and Pellissippi State with two; and UT-Chattanooga and UT-Knoxville each with one. Finalists include: Best College TV Newscast: Alexzandria Parish, Brittney Smith & Brian Sahlin, TSU-TV News 98 Best College Radio News Story: Kelli Volk, The Negative Effects of Texting Best College Radio Feature Story: Brian Sahlin, Boxing, and Khadijah Williams, Calling It Quits Best College Radio Sportscast: Khadijah Williams, WTST Sports Report, and Brian Sahlin, Sports Update. Students from the Communications Department at the University are no strangers to awards and accolades. Earlier this year, four students, including Volk, Sahlin, and Williams, were recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists. Students also received recognition from the National Broadcasting Society and the Southeast Journalism Conference. The TAPB-TAPME awards will be announced June 16 during the organizations annual banquet in Nashville. Department of Media Relations Rick DelaHaya: 615.963.5312 Tennessee State University 3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard Nashville, Tennessee 37209 615.963.5331 About Tennessee State University With more than 9,000 students, Tennessee State University is Nashville’s only public university and is a comprehensive, urban, coeducational, land-grant university offering 38 undergraduate, 22 graduate and seven doctoral programs. TSU has earned a top 20 ranking for Historically Black Colleges and Universities according to U.S. News and World Report, and rated as the Number One University in the state by Washington Monthly for social mobility, research and community service. Founded in 1912 Tennessee State University celebrates 100 years in Nashville during 2012. Visit the University online at tnstate.edu. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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