NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – A trio of students from Tennessee State University’s Department of Communications were the recipients of the top Tennessee Associated Press awards recently, capturing nine awards in the student competition, up from six the previous years.
The Tennessee AP Broadcasters and Tennessee APME Best of College awards were announced on Saturday, March 22, and recognized Tennessee student journalists for outstanding performance in college journalism.
Students receiving awards included:
- 1st place, Best Radio Reporter, Chantell Copeland, senior Mass Communication major from Atlanta
- 1st place, Best Radio Newscast, Chantell Copeland
- 1st place, Best News Story, Brandi Giles, senior Mass Communication major from Nashville, Tenn.
- 2nd place, Best Use of Sound, Brandi Giles
- 2nd place, Best Radio Reporter, Miya Jefferson, 2013 graduate, Mass Communication major, Lansing, Mich.
- 2nd place, Best Newscast, Brandi Giles
- 3rd place, Best Feature Story, Chantell Copeland
- 3rd place, Best Radio Reporter, Brandi Giles
- 3rd place, Best Use of Sound, Miya Jefferson
According to Dr. Terry Likes, Chair of the Department of Communications, students excelled in reports aired on the campus radio station, WTST.
“Our new Center for Media Arts and Production houses WTST and our other media outlets in a converged media environment. The dedicated faculty teach committed students who are learning across media platforms to best prepare themselves for real-world opportunities.”
This is the third year the Associated Press has conducted a competition for college students in the state of Tennessee. The students from TSU competed in more than 12 different categories in the college contest against entrants from MTSU, Vanderbilt University, Lipscomb, UT-Chattanooga, UT-Martin, UT-Knoxville, Austin Peay State University, and Southern Adventist.
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