MSU student newscast brings home top regional award

Contact: Sarah Nicholas

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State College’s student-produced weekly newscast, “Take 30 Information,” is the winner of a Finest Newscast award from the Pupil Manufacturing Awards offered by the Nationwide Academy of Tv Arts and Sciences, Southeast Chapter.

“Take 30 Information”—produced totally by MSU college students—acquired the highest prize from the NATAS Southeast Chapter for his or her “pursuit of excellence in tv journalism” displayed in a manufacturing from this spring.

“How thrilling for the scholars and what a testomony to their onerous work,” stated Chris Misun, “Take 30 Information” co-advisor and MSU broadcast teacher within the Division of Communication. “We’re past happy with their progress all through the semester to earn this achievement.” Victoria Bailey, an MSU broadcast teacher, is the lead advisor.

Misun stated, “As advisors, it’s a proud second to look at and information the scholars by means of the difficult panorama of placing all of the totally different parts collectively to provide a top quality newscast that’s award worthy. I can not say sufficient how rewarding it’s to be within the room with these wonderful college students and see their onerous work acknowledged on such a grand stage.”

The nominated broadcast featured present MSU graduate scholar Kristina Balentine, a local of Smithville, Arkansas. She was joined by latest MSU graduates Chloe Abernathy of Gordo, Alabama; Ethan Eargle of Summerville, South Carolina; Hope Lee of Vicksburg; Ross McLeod of Brandon; Garner Montgomery of Starkville; and Allen Pegues of Tupelo.

Terry Likes, professor and head of the Division of Communication, stated, “Given this is identical group that awards Southeast Emmy’s to media professionals, this accomplishment gives the exterior validation which reveals our school are reaching finest practices in instructing. The amount of awards and accolades our college students have acquired lately is a testomony to the standard of instruction of our school.”

NATAS is a service group devoted to the development of the humanities and sciences of tv and the promotion of artistic management for creative, academic and technical achievements inside the tv business. Membership consists of greater than 18,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters throughout the U.S.

“Take 30 Information” airs on Fridays at 4 p.m. on MSTV—Maxxsouth Cable channel 98, 1098 (HD) and CSpire Cable channel 80. MSTV additionally might be discovered on-line at https://utc.msstate.edu/mstv/.

A part of MSU’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, details about the Division of Communication is accessible at www.comm.msstate.edu.  

MSU is Mississippi’s main college, accessible on-line at www.msstate.edu.