WICB, Ithaca College's student-run radio station, received a pair of awards in the Broadcast Education Association's (BEA) annual Festival of Media Arts awards competition. Winners were announced in a post to BEA's Festival of Media Arts web page on Friday, February 16, 2024. BEA notes the organization received and reviewed more than 1,900 combined student and faculty entries from more than 300 participating schools around the world. All eligible student entries must have been produced between December 15, 2022 and December 15, 2023.
WICB received an award in two categories of BEA's sports competition:
Audio/Video Sports Play-by-Play Talent
1st Place (Tie) - Ithaca v. Cortland "Cortaca Jug" Football PXP - Cam Manna & Kyle DeSantis
Audio Sports Story / Feature / News
Second Place - Ithaca v. Cortland Football "Cortaca Jug" Game Open - Josh Hobbs
Each fall, WICB broadcasts live play-by-play radio coverage of Ithaca College Football. The award-winning entry was a play-by-play stretch from the second quarter of the Ithaca v. Cortland "Cortaca Jug" football game played at Ithaca College's Butterfield Stadium on Saturday, November 11, 2023. Ithaca's Cam Manna '25 and Kyle DeSantis '23 were on the call for the game.
WICB Sports Director Josh Hobbs '24 produced the award-winning game open that aired at the conclusion of the station's "Countdown to Kickoff" pregame show before the rivalry football game.
More information about BEA's annual Festival of Media Arts awards competition can be found on beaweb.org/festival. Click here for the full list of 2023-24 award winners. All Festival of Media Arts faculty and staff award winners will be honored during BEA2024, BEA's annual convention. The event is being held April 13-16, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
WICB is Ithaca College's FCC licensed radio station, heard locally at 91.7 FM. The station is on the air 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week, 365-days-a-year. WICB also streams online at wicb.org and can be heard using the 92 WICB iOS mobile app and through iHeartRadio and TuneIn Radio.