(OMAHA, Neb.)- University of Nebraska at Omaha, School of Communication students, who participate in MavRadio.FM, earned 10 Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Eric Sevareid awards at the 2021 Midwest Journalism Conference. The conference, typically held in Minneapolis, was virtual again this year as a response to protect the health and wellness of our communities.
Six states make up the regional conference including: Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. This year’s award winners were announced hourly on MBJA’s Facebook page. The full list can be found on midwestjournalism.com. The following is a list of UNO award winners:
- Series, Lillian Griffith, “Lethal and Loose” Podcast, Award of Merit
- Series, Sophia Ridder, “Misconceptions” Podcast, Award of Merit
- Investigative, RC Miller, “Taxo Plasma Gondi”, First Place
- Talk/Public Affairs, Ben Helwig, Matt Kirkle, Joey Colbert, “Earth Day 2020”, Award of Merit
- General Reporting, Sophia Ridder, “Waste Free Solutions”, Award of Merit
- Documentary/Special, Joey Colbert, Corey Osborne, Chance Oliver, Anaam Al Ruwaidi, Avarie Howard and Owen Rush, “Haunted Heartland Part One”, Award of Merit
- Documentary/Special, Cristian Robles, Joey Colbert, Corey Osborne, Chance Oliver, “Haunted Heartland Part Two”, First Place
- Soft Feature, Joey Colbert, “Gerald Ford Birthplace”, Award of Merit
- Social Media, Matt Kirkle, Owen Godberson, Ethan Wolbach & Ben Helwig, “Snacketology”, First Place
- Sports Play-by-Play, Matt Kirkle, Avarie Howard, Jack McGonigal, “OMAHAvsKANSAS”, First Place
MavRadio.FM and The Omaha News are student-run media from the campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The studios are located in CPACS. As the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s student radio, television and digital news, sports and entertainment platforms, MavRadio.FM and The Omaha News strive to enrich, not only our campus, but also the community of Omaha by engaging, informing and entertaining through means that go beyond just programming. The stations can be heard on 90.7 HD-2, the TuneIn app or www.MavRadio.fm, www.UNOmahaNews.com as well as followed on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
