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Feb. 12, 2001
Scripps Howard Foundation to sponsor search for "Most Valuable" college broadcast staffer
CINCINNATI -- The
Scripps Howard Foundation, in partnership with College Media
Advisers Inc., is accepting nominations for the second annual
national competition to identify five outstanding college
broadcast station staff members.
Five winners will be
selected, each receiving a $5,000 scholarship. Winners also
will receive an all expenses paid trip to New Orleans for an
awards presentation during the Fall National College Media
Convention, co-sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press
and College Media Advisers, Oct. 25-28. The broadcast stations
where the students work will each receive a matching $5,000
grant.
“Our intention in sponsoring this competition
is to recognize the accomplishments of students who contribute
the most to their campus broadcast stations,” said Judith G.
Clabes, president and CEO of the Scripps Howard Foundation.
“It doesn’t matter whether they’re on-the-air or working
behind the scenes. We want to acknowledge the efforts and hard
work of staffers who excel at getting the job done.”
Chris Carroll, president of College Media Advisers and
media adviser at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, said, “By
co-sponsoring this competition, we’re able to identify and
reward the most deserving college broadcasters and the
stations for which they work. It’s an excellent opportunity to
help further the careers of the nation’s future broadcasters.”
Winners will be chosen by a three-judge panel,
including a representative from College Media Advisers,
Scripps Howard Foundation and a professional at-large.
The competition is open to any member of
student-operated college radio or television stations licensed
for broadcast by the Federal Communications Commission or
available campus- or community-wide via a closed circuit
system.
The nominee must be a full-time freshman,
sophomore or junior in good standing. Nominees do not have to
be journalism or communications majors. Winners must be
enrolled in an undergraduate program in the fall of 2001, when
the award will be made.
Entries must be postmarked by
May 18. Winners will be announced by Sept. 1.
The
nomination package should include a resume; a portfolio tape
consisting of at least three examples of the student’s work; a
letter from the applicant explaining his/her philosophy of
what a student operated station should be and how his or her
contribution has helped the station; a 500-word essay
discussing a current industry issue of the student’s choice; a
transcript of college course work; and station documentation.
The station documentation, not to exceed 10 pages,
should include the station philosophy or mission statement;
explanation of station hierarchy; summary of the station’s
program offerings; description of the station’s technical
facilities; an accounting of service to the academic
department or student media, college or university and the
greater community.
Mail complete nomination packet to:
Most Valuable Staffer –
Broadcast
Scripps Howard
Foundation
P.O.Box 5380
Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-5380
College Media Advisers, with more than 700 members
coast to coast, represents the people who advise the nation’s
collegiate newspapers, yearbooks, magazines and electronic
media.
Dedicated to excellence in journalism, the
Scripps Howard Foundation is a leader in industry efforts in
journalism education, scholarships, internships, literacy,
minority recruitment/development and First Amendment causes.
Contact: Vickie Martin, Scripps Howard Foundation, 513-977-3034, vlmartin@scripps.com