WMUL Students, Faculty Manager Receive 11 Awards
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) ---
Students and the faculty manager from WMUL-FM, Marshall University’s public radio station, received five awards in the Omni Intermedia Awards Spring 2008 Audio Production Competition and six in the Millennium Awards 2008 Competition, results of which were announced this summer.
MU students received one Silver Omni Award and four Bronze Omni Awards in the Omni competition. The winners were announced by Media Corp. Inc. in Lexington, Ky. Marshall students and Faculty Manager Dr. Chuck G. Bailey received two Gold Awards and four Silver Awards in the Millennium competition. Those winners were named in a letter from Snoqualmie, Wash.
The Silver Omni award-winning entry by WMUL-FM was:
Radio News
“The Pumpkin House: Trick or Treat Night,” written and produced by Adam Cavalier, a senior from Montgomery, W.Va., broadcast during “5 p.m. Edition of Newscenter 88.”
The four Bronze Omni award-winning entries were:
Radio News
“Storytime for West Virginia,” written and produced by Kimberly Burcham, a recent graduate from Huntington, broadcast during “5 p.m. Edition of Newscenter 88.”
Radio Public Service Announcement
“Intolerance,” an in-house public service announcement, written and produced by Terry Bartley, a senior from Foster, W.Va., broadcast in Public Service Announcement rotation.
Radio Sports Play-By-Play
WMUL-FM’s broadcast of the Marshall University-East Carolina football game played Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 at Marshall. Students calling the game were play-by-play announcer Ryan Epling, a graduate student from Wayne; color commentator Brian Dalek, a senior from McMechen, W.Va.; sideline reporter Andrew Ramspacher, a sophomore from Dublin, Ohio; and engineers Scott Hall, a recent master’s graduate from Stephens City, Va., and Boom Madison, a freshman from Olympia, Wash.
Radio Sports Play-By-Play
WMUL-FM’s broadcast of the Marshall-UAB football game played Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007 at Marshall. Students calling the game were Cavalier, who did play-by-play; Hall, who was the color commentator; sideline reporter Robert Iddings, a sophomore from St. Albans, W.Va.; and engineer Deven Swartz, a senior from Philippi, W.Va.
The Omni Intermedia Awards are owned and operated by Media Corp Inc., which exists to recognize outstanding media productions that engage, empower and enlighten. Media Corp Inc. is also dedicated to educating20and training higher education students. Winners of the Omni Awards come from radio stations, production facilities, advertising and public relations agencies, government entities, technicians, narrators, writers, and other professionals associated with the production of audio broadcasts and materials.
“This is an outstanding accomplishment,” Bailey said. “I am proud of the honor these Silver and Bronze Omni Intermedia Awards bestow on WMUL-FM, the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications and Marshall University.”
The two Gold Awards in the Millennium competition were in the following categories:
Feature Package
“The Pumpkin House: Trick or Treat Night.”
Sports Play-By-Play
WMUL-FM’s broadcast of the Marshall Universi ty-East Carolina football game played Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 at Marshall.
The four Silver Awards were in the following categories:
Publication/Manual Training
“WMUL-FM Promo and PSA Production Manual,” written by Bailey and Cavalier, WMUL-FM Production Director. The manual was written for the student and community volunteer staff members of the campus radio station and was published in December 2007.
Public Service Announcement
“Captain Pollution,” an in-house public service announcement, written and produced by Cavalier, Luke Williams, a freshman from Cross Lanes, W.Va., Leannda Carey, a freshman from Wellsburg, W.Va., and Mark Swinkels, an international student from Nieuwleoop, Holland, broadcast in Public Service Announcement rotation.
Documentary
“The Quest for Healthy Breasts,” written and produced by Blair Morse, a recent graduate from Shelbyville, Ky., broadcast during “Aircheck.”
Sports Play-By-Play
WMUL-FM’s broadcast of the Marshall University-University of Memphis men’s basketball game played Saturday, Jan. 12 at Marshall. Students calling the game were Cavalier, who did play-by-play; Dalek, who was the color commentator, and engineer Justin Prince, a freshman from Kenova.
The Millennium Awards were created to honor outstanding creativity, skill, craft and talent in television/film/video/commercials, print, advertising, Web design, audio and radio. Entries are judged by industry professionals who look for companies and individuals who raise the bar of excellence. There were more than 1,200 entries in the 2008 competition.
“This is a noteworthy accomplishment for WMUL-FM to be recognized as having broadcast one of the best feature packages=2 0as well as one of the best play-by-play calls of a college football game in the country,” Bailey said. “Adam Cavalier’s feature package has received multiple awards and this latest gold award further validates the quality of his news reporting skills. Likewise, Marshall fans are treated to superb coverage of Thundering Herd sports by the 88 FM sports team.”
For more information on WMUL’s awards, contact Bailey at (304) 696-2294.
