Illinois
Lake Land College Broadcast Students Receive Annual Illinois Broadcasters Association Student Awards
Lake Land College Broadcast Communication instructors and students attend the Illinois Broadcasters Association 2024 Silver Dome Award event. Front row (at left): Broadcast Communication Program Director Greg Powers, Lauryn Samuelson, Olivia Carroll, Michael Mriscin, Zoe Frederick, Emma Shuemaker, Sophia Brozis, Chris Davis and Broadcast Communication Instructor Ed Thomas. Back row (L to R): Krayten Willison, Gaige Schlanser, James Robinson, Shane Irby, Emma Fraser and Caleb Brinkley.
Lauryn Samuelson, Mattoon, earned First Place Best Sales Presentation for “Shear Bliss.” Samuelson also earned First Place Best Radio Recorded Promotion for “Bedtime Story Promo.”
Olivia Carroll, Mattoon, earned Second Place Best Longform Radio Entertainment Programming for “Roadside Bomb Interview.”
The Silver Dome Awards recognize the highest achievements in both commercial and student broadcasting throughout Illinois. Lake Land College was among 12 Illinois colleges and universities to be recognized during the ceremony.
“Our Broadcast Communication students produce outstanding work every year, and it’s so rewarding to see their efforts recognized among the top broadcasters in Illinois,” Communication Instructor Greg Powers said. “We are so proud of their accomplishments and can’t wait to see how their careers will blossom from here.”
For more information about Lake Land College’s Broadcast Communication program, contact Powers at 217-234-5335 or gpowers@lakelandcollege.edu.
More information is also available on the College’s Broadcast Communication webpage at LakeLandCollege.edu/guided-pathways/broadcast-communication or on the 89.9 The Max Alternative webpage at LakeLandCollege.edu/student-life/themax.
Lake Land College District 517, located in Mattoon, Illinois, serves the second largest community college district in the state, with a total population of 189,869. The Lake Land College district comprises all or part of 15 counties and 31 public school districts in rural east central Illinois. Counties served by Lake Land College include: Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Macon, Montgomery, Moultrie and Shelby.