The distinctive learning environment in the Park School of Communications features seven student-powered media organizations where you can put your classroom learning into practice and experience a professional environment working your way up into leadership positions. Each co-curricular organization has a full-time staff advisor - someone with experience in the field plus the time and skills to focus on mentoring you and your team. Any IC student can apply to become a part of any of these organizations.
These are just our first place awards:
College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) 2019 National Student Production Awards
Best Sports Reporting (Audio)
First Place - Cortaca Jug Football Game Open – Cam Pratt, WICB
Best Podcast
First Place - Six Degrees – Sarah Horbacewicz, WICB
Best Station Promo (Video)
First Place – ICTV Reports Promo – Manny Sanchez, ICTV
Best Special Broadcast (Video)
Third Place – Election Center – Producers: Michael Pyskaty, Molly North and Patricia Visceglia, ICTV
Best General Entertainment Program (Video)
Fourth Place – Looseleaf – Producers: Kyle Lauerman, Val DiGloria, Kristen Karaliunas and Vik Schultz, ICTV
Broadcast Education Association (BEA) 2020 Festival of Media Arts
Specialty Program / Podcasts
Award of Excellence – Podcast: Six Degrees - Sarah Horbacewicz, WICB
Specialty Program / Podcasts
Award of Excellence – Podcast: Homebrew Unplugged - Pia Rizzo-Wittlin, WICB
Student Film & Video Competition – Animation/Experimental/Mixed
Award of Excellence – Looseleaf – Producers: Kyle Lauerman, Val DiGloria, Kristen Karaliunas and Vik Schultz, ICTV
Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
Television General News Reporting
First Place – Staying Connected – Jack Arpey, ICTV
Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
The CCC Awards for College Coronavirus Coverage
Week 6 Winner – Remote Newscast 4/29 – Producers: Erika Liberati and Mark Scaglione, ICTV
New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA)
2020 Excellence in Broadcasting Awards
Outstanding Use of Audio
Winner – Students, Rally Protest and Fight for Climate Justice in Albany – Peter Champelli, WICB
Outstanding Spot News Story
Winner – Newswatch: Ithaca College Robbery – Sarah Horbacewicz, ICTV
Outstanding Series or Documentary
Winner – Game Over (10-1-2019) – Producers: Aidan Glendon, Chloe Landau, Samantha Lemza and Katie Goldberg, ICTV
Outstanding Live On-Scene Reporting
Winner – Election Center Live On-Scene Reporting – Jack Culkin, ICTV
Outstanding Evening Newscast
Winner – Newswatch (12-8-2019) – Producers: Maia Noah and Frank Preolo, ICTV
Outstanding Morning Newscast
Winner – Good Day Ithaca (10-25-2019) – Producers: Teddy Byrne, Elaina Aliferis, Chase Pelton and Skylar Eagle, ICTV
Outstanding Election Coverage
Winner – 2019 Election Center – Producers: Sarah Horbacewicz and Kyle Johnson, ICTV
Outstanding Use of Digital Platforms
Winner – ICTV News Social Media – Erika Liberati and Mark Scaglione, ICTV
Outstanding Breaking News Coverage
Winner – Syracuse University Hendricks Chapel Forum – Sarah Horbacewicz and Patricia Visceglia, ICTV
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
The Ithacan won the Silver Crown award and First Place in the Best of Show competition from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
New York Press Association
The Ithacan was named the Best College Newspaper in New York State by the New York Press Association and won First Place in six of the competition’s categories and Second Place in another. Six Ithacan staff members were also honored for their individual work.