The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Media Studies program continued its string of success as it claimed the top award at the Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) awards ceremony in Des Moines. ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Television was named Television Station of the Year for the 12th straight year. Eighteen students took home 17 awards out of 11 total categories.
Here’s the complete list of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø winners.
ICMA 2020 TV Station of the Year
LCTV – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø
Best Newscast
1st Place – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – SportsZONE – Producers: Nate Kaiser (’22) & Dana Majerczyk (’20); Anchors: Kaiser & Pat Hunt (’20);&²Ô²ú²õ±è;CJ Ponton (‘20), Maggie Wedlake (’20), SportsZONE Crew
2nd Place – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – LCTV News – Producer: Amber Krieg (’20); Anchors: Wedlake & Asia Singleton (’20), LCTV News Reporters & Crew
Best Variety, Music, or Comedy Program
2nd Place – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, LCTV – LCTV LIVE Holiday Edition 2019
Best News, Public Affairs, or Sports Storytelling Package
1st Place -²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – Trouble in the Water, Krieg
Best Entertainment Storytelling Package
Hon. Mention – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – Benny the Elf, LCTV Staff
Best Sportscasting
3rd Place – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Football vs. vs. Simpson 11/9/19, Hunt, Kaiser, Jon Quinn (’21), LCTV Crew
Best Short Documentary
2nd Place – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – Through My Truth, Majerczyk, Singleton, Abby Paul&²Ô²ú²õ±è;(’20)
3rd Place – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – Fighting for a Home, Randy Guerdet (’21), Chase Guerdet&²Ô²ú²õ±è;(’22)
Hon. Mention – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – Unlocking the Music, Ponton, Morgan Minear (’21), Kaiser
Best Long Form Documentary
1st Place – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – One Stolen Moment, Michael Runde (’20), Ben Friedman (’20), Hunt, Ben Burkholder (’20)
2nd Place – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – Mrs. Quinn, Quinn
Best Promo, Commercial, or PSA
3rd Place – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – Orgain Protein Powder, Marion Edwards (’22), Olivia DeVriese (’24)&²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Hon. Mention – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – Blessed is She, Audra McMahon (’22), Kourtney Huppert (’23)
Best Experimental Video
1st Place – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – Splinter, Kaiser
Hon. Mention – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – Tough Crowd, Jake Heelein (’22)
Best Corporate Video
1st Place – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Media Studies Transfer Recruitment Video – Singleton, Majerczyk
2nd Place – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – Ohl Strong – Kaiser, Minear
Best Short Film
Hon. Mention – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø/LCTV – Hello, Simon – Caroline Breitbach (’20), Krieg
