Members of the National Broadcasting Society (UNL chapter) attended the South Central Broadcasting Society conference Oct. 14, in Forth Worth, Texas, hosted by Texas Christian University. They were Kellan Heavican (NBS co-president), Lauren Hubka (vice president), Jeremy Davis (secretary), Nate Muhlbach, and Professor Laurie Thomas Lee (adviser). As part of the conference, the group toured CBS radio studios and Deaf Mule Productions, an audio post-production house.
Grand Prize trophies were awarded to three UNL broadcasting students at the SCBS competition and conference, and five finalists from UNL were also named.
The UNL broadcasting student winners and finalists were:
Grand Prize (trophy) winners:
Video--Open Category
Black Lives Matter Poetry, Bee Dubose
Video--News Feature Package
Alzheimer’s Disease, Erica Nett
Video--Sports Package
The Rodeo, Joy Carey
Finalists:
TV Newscast
UNL Star City Newscast, Spring 2016 UNL Star City News class (Prof: Trina Creighton)
Radio Newscast
KRNU Radio Newscast, Kellan Heavican and the BRDC 370 class (Prof: Jerry Renaud)
Promotional Video / Music Video
What U Gon Do?, Bee Dubose
Video--News Feature Package
Father Son Duo Take To The Sky, Kellan Heavican
Sports Play-by-Play
Nebraska vs. Purdue, Kellan Heavican