IC Student Media Outlets Win Multiple Awards

By Patrick Bohn ’05, July 1, 2019

Ithaca College student media took home dozens of accolades this past year.

Every year, the talented students who work for ICTV, the Ithaca College’s television station; WICB and 106 VIC, its two radio stations; and its newspaper, The Ithacan are recognized both state-wide and nationally for the high quality work they produce each year. The following is a list of awards won by student media during the past academic year.

ICTV, WICB, VIC Radio and The Ithacan are all housed within the Roy H. Park School of Communication.

(Photo by Adam Baker/Ithaca College)

WICB

College Broadcasters, Inc. 2018 National Student Production Awards

First Place, Best Newscast– Will Carlson ‘19
Second Place, Best Newscast– Sarah Horbacewicz ‘20

College Media Association’s Pinnacle College Media Awards

Third Place, Four-Year Radio Station of the Year- WICB

Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) Festival of Media Arts

First Place, Radio Sports Story / Feature / News– Cam Pratt ‘19

Syracuse Press Club’s Professional Recognition Awards

Second Place, Best Radio Feature Story– Madeline Lester ‘19 & Sophie Johnson ‘19
Third Place, Best Radio News Story– Hannah Breisinger ‘19

New York State Broadcasters Association’s Excellence in Broadcasting Awards

First Place, Best Newscast- Vaughn Golden ‘20
First Place, Best Regularly Scheduled Radio Show– Justin Bertolero ‘19
First Place, Best Sports Coverage– Quintin Pelzel ‘21 and Reed Keller ‘19
First Place, Best Interview– Cam Pratt ‘19
First Place, Best Use of Audio (Reporting)– Celisa Calacal ‘18
First Place, Best Podcast– Sarah Horbacewicz ‘20

New York State Broadcaster’s Association Serving NY Awards

WICB & VIC Radio were recognized for outstanding service to the Ithaca community for organizing a holiday toy drive in December 2018.

VIC Radio

New York State Broadcaster’s Association Serving NY Awards

VIC Radio was recognized for outstanding service to the Ithaca community for its annual 50 Hour Marathon

ICTV

Syracuse Press Club’s Professional Recognition Awards

First Place, Best Television Sports Story– Jack Arpey ‘19
Third Place, Best Television News Story– Amanda Chin ‘19

New York State Broadcasters Association’s Excellence in Broadcasting Awards

First Place, Best Promotional Announcement– Manny Sanchez ‘22
First Place, Best Series or Documentary– Emily Powers ’19, Justin Jacksen ‘19 & Louis Levanti ‘19
First Place, Best Live On-Scene Reporting- Vaughn Golden ‘20
First Place, Best Election Coverage– Michael Pyskaty ‘19, Patricia Visceglia ‘20 & Molly North ‘19

2019 PEGASYS Awards for Cablecasting Excellence

First Place, Best Magazine Format Show– Michael Pyskaty ’19, Patricia Visceglia ‘20 & Molly North ‘19
First Place, Best Sports Show– Ben Koch ‘20, Katherine Snyder ‘20, Jack Powers ‘21 and James “Cal” Dymowski ‘19
First Place, Best ICTV Studio Show– Brooke Novello ‘20 and Kyla Crowder ‘20
First Place, Best Arts & Culture Show– Nikkole Mora ‘20, Josh Bisso ’20, Lauren Ciccolini ‘19 and Jordan Goldstein ‘20
First Place, Best Promo– Manny Sanchez ‘22
First Place, Best Overall Educational Access Entry– Manny Sanchez ‘22
First Place, Best Overall Educational Access Entry– Brooke Novello ‘20 and Kyla Crowder ‘20

The Ithacan

The Associated Collegiate Press

Finalist, National Newspaper Pacemaker Award for overall excellence
Third Place, Story of the Year— Aidan Quigley ‘18

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association

Silver Crown Award for overall excellence
Second Place “Apple Award” for Best Newspaper
Gold Medalist certificate for the 2017–18 academic year its annual College Newspaper Critique
Gold Circle Certificate of Merit— Grace Elletson ‘19
Gold Circle Certificate— Evan Popp ‘18
Certificate of Merit— Mahad Olad ‘20

New York Press Association

Best Overall Newspaper College in New York State
First Place, General Excellence
First Place, Best Sports Coverage
First Place, Best Website
First Place, Best Use of Social Media
Third Place, Design
Honorable Mention, Editorial
First Place, Feature Story- Dani Pluchinsky ‘21
Second Place, Feature Story- Kate Nalepinski ‘18
Third Place, Feature Story- Maggie McAden ‘21
Second Place, Photography- Jordyn Congelli ‘20
Third Place, Photography- Catie Ihrig ‘18
First Place, News Story in the 2018 Better College Newspaper competition- Aidan Quigley ‘18

Society of Professional Journalists Region 1 (Northeast Region)

First Place, Best Investigative Reporting in the Mark of Excellence Award competition— Aidan Quigley ‘18
Finalist for Mark of Excellence Award for Best Investigative Reporting— Aidan Quigley ‘18