SPJ Announces 2007 Mark of Excellence Award National Winners

Market Wire, May, 2008

Radio Newscast

--  National Winner: WRUF Radio Staff, University of Florida, "Front Page
    on the Air"
--  National Finalist: Newscenter 88 Team, Marshall University, "The 5:00 PM
    Edition of Newscenter 88"
--  National Finalist: WMUC Radio Staff, University of Maryland, "Terp Weekly
    Edition"
    

Television Breaking News Reporting

--  National Winner: Erika Taillole, Arizona State University, "Memorial
    Union Fire"
--  National Finalist: Mark Olexik, University of North Carolina at Chapel
    Hill, "Crane Accident"
--  National Finalist: Crystal Hall, University of Texas at Austin, "Tuition
    Rally"
    

Television General News Reporting

--  National Winner: Jason Lamb, University of Missouri-Columbia, "The
    Back to School Staple"
--  National Finalist: Ashley Porter & Richard Feindel, Emerson College,
    "Striving for Safety"
--  National Finalist: Kenneth Seiden, University of North Dakota, "Flood"
    

Television Feature

--  National Winner:  James Everetts, Kent State University, "S-Chip"
--  National Finalist:  Jason Lamb, University of Missouri-Columbia, "The
    Secret to a Long Life"
--  National Finalist: Sarah Moore, University of Arkansas, "Orrery"
    

Television In-Depth Reporting

--  National Winner:  Class of 2007, The University of Montana, "Beyond
    the Myths:  Growing up in Montana"
--  National Finalist: Ben Phillips, Karly Pence & Kevin Wilt, Michigan State
    University, "Dying to be Heard"
--  National Finalist:  Cronkite NewsWatch, Arizona State University, "MU
    Fire Coverage"
    

Television Sports Reporting

--  National Winner: Brandon Gondeiro & Alex Krigsvold, The University of
    Montana, "Ping Pong"
--  National Finalist: Mark Olexik, University of North Carolina at Chapel
    Hill, "Swimmer Story"
--  National Finalist: Davis Federspiel, DePauw University, "Roller Derby"
    

Television News Photography

--  National Winner: Jennifer Carpenter, University of North Carolina at
    Chapel Hill, "Davina Jones"
--  National Finalist: Nikki Rowley, Arizona State University, "Phoenix
    Graffiti"
--  National Finalist: Steve Kuzj, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities,
    "Wakeboarding in the Fall"
    

Television Feature Photography

--  National Winner: Robert J. Richardson, University of Maryland, "Rowing
    Commuter"
--  National Finalist: Irma Murillo, University of Miami, "Dolphins"
--  National Finalist: CTV Staff, Colorado State University, "CSU Hockey
    Tryouts 2006-2007"
    

Television Sports Photography

--  National Winner: Chelsea Sherier & Veronica Andrews, University of La
    Verne, "Vertical Minds"
--  National Finalist: Nicholas Adam, University of Alabama, "Skate"
--  National Finalist: Brian Fink, Elon University, "Elon vs. Wofford"
    

Television Newscast

--  National Winner: UTVS Staff, St. Cloud State University, "UTVS News"
--  National Finalist: Cronkite NewsWatch Staff, Arizona State University,
    "Cronkite NewsWatch"
--  National Finalist: Troy University TV Staff, Troy University,
    "TrojanVision Nightly News"
    

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