Congratulations are in order for our incredibly talented and hard-working students! AppTV - including many pieces produced as a part of AWN, WASU FM, The Appalachian, and The Peel have all recently been announced as finalists for many national awards, recognizing the best of the best in college media. Both our organizations and our students have been selected as finalists for this year's Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press, NSMC Production Awards from College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI), and Pinnacle Awards from the College Media Association.
The Pacemaker and Pinnacle winners will be announced on October 18 at the Fall National College Media Convention in Washington DC, and the NSMC Production winners will be announced October 22-25 at the CBI convention in Denver, CO. We continue to be impressed by what our students accomplish and are grateful for their contributions to our department and university at large.
Join us in congratulating these incredible students!
Pinnacle Awards
Organizational Awards:
- Media Website of the Year – The Appalachian
- Periodic Newspaper of the Year – The Appalachian
- Video Outlet of the Year – AppTV
Individual Awards:
- Audio advertisement – WASU – UNC School of Social Work – Nora Schropp
- Sports Game Story – The Last Great Colosseum: Kara Daniel, David Katzenmaier
- Sports Feature – HS Football Returns after Hurricane: Kara Daniel
- General News Package – Delete the Interim: Jenna Guzman, Joseph Webber
- Special Event Coverage – Losing Everything: David Katzenmaier, Bobby Phillips
- Arts & Entertainment Story – Mountain Pottery: Ella Snapp
- Video Feature Package – Great Kindness Challenge: Ella Snapp
- Video Entertainment Program – Up Late, Staff
- Editorial Cartoon – AI Probably Won't Take Your Job: Bobby Carter
- Audio Newscast – This Appalachian Life: After Helene: Morganton: Sully Syles, Trenton Rose
- Breaking News Multimedia Coverage – Boone community members march for trans rights and national unity on King Street: Staff
- Breaking News Photo – Hurricane Helene: Nicole Evans
- Podcast – This Appalachian Life: Sully Styles, Trenton Rose
- Feature Photo – Volunteer pilots send aid to Hurricane Helene devastation: Ava Anzalone
- Editorial Illustration – “They’ve Already Won”: Andrew Reagan
- Long Documentary – The Appalachian Celebrates 90 Years: Sully Styles, Gabe Plitt
Pacemaker Award
Literary Arts Magazine Finalist:
- The Peel
Newspaper/Newsmagazine Finalist:
- The Appalachian
CBI Production Awards
WASU/AppTV collab:
- Best Music Production – Corner Concerts – REDBUD
AppTV (and AWN for some of the pieces):
- Video Channel of The Year – AppTV Staff
- Best Sports Reporting – App State Baseball Resiliency – Grace Ellen Callihan, Will Battershell, Ulana Carraway, Jordan Luker, David Katzenmaier, Emma Ficker
- Best Sports Reporting – NIL Effect on App State – Kara Daniel
- Best Live Production – Up Late Live – Up Late Staff, Produced by Kylie Karner
- Best Feature News Reporting – Losing Everything – David Katzenmaier, Bobby Phillips
- Best Feature News Reporting – Small Town Resilience – Ella Snapp
- Best Hard News Reporting – Watauga Strong – Ella Snapp
snips of three awards
