Awards
KBIA wins national Murrow Award for digital projects
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 12, 2023) — KBIA-FM, the Missouri School of Journalism’s NPR-member radio station, has earned a national Edward R. Murrow Award in the Digital category. The honor, awarded annually by the Radio Television Digital News Association, came after the station’s 11th straight regional Murrow Award in the same category. “KBIA … Continued
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NABJ-MU wins Student Chapter of the Year Award from National Association of Black Journalists
L-R: Carrington Peavy, Bethany Cates, Ron Kelley and Amari Foster By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 15, 2023) — NABJ-MU, the Missouri School of Journalism’s chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists, won the NABJ Student Chapter of the Year Award during the organization’s annual national convention in Birmingham, Alabama, this month. “Over time, … Continued
KBIA earns three regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (July 13, 2023) — KBIA-FM, the Missouri School of Journalism’s NPR-member station, has won three regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including a win in the Digital category for the 11th year in a row. Students, faculty and staff honored by the awards, which are presented by the Radio Television Digital … Continued
Earnest Perry wins esteemed honors for teaching and service at Missouri School of Journalism
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (July 6, 2023) — Earnest Perry, associate dean for graduate studies and research at the Missouri School of Journalism, has earned two prestigious honors recognizing his contributions to the university. The Mizzou Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award, one of the annual Faculty and Alumni Awards, recognizes his accomplishments in harnessing … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism students win prestigious honors in 2022-2023 Hearst competitions
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 28, 2023) — Four School of Journalism students were honored as top finishers in the Hearst Journalism Awards National Championship in June, capping off a year of numerous Hearst honors across the School’s professional media outlets. From June 2-7, finalists participated in the National Championships in San Francisco, where … Continued
David Kurpius, dean of Missouri School of Journalism, named Administrator of the Year
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 27, 2023) — David Kurpius, dean of the Missouri School of Journalism, has won the prestigious Scripps Howard-AEJMC Administrator of the Year Award, which recognizes a single journalism and communication administrator nationwide who has demonstrated excellent leadership. “I’m honored and humbled by this recognition,” Kurpius said. “None of the … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism students win SPJ Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards and national finalist honors
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 16, 2023) — Published work from students at the Columbia Missourian, KBIA-FM and Vox Magazine was recognized with the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2022 Mark of Excellence Awards for Region 7, which covers collegiate journalism in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Missouri School of Journalism students earned nine wins … Continued
KBIA-FM, KOMU-TV win nine awards from Missouri Broadcasters Association
One of KBIA’s first-place plaques was for “Save a Life.”Katie Quinn, BJ ’23, reported on the community conversation, hosted by KBIA. Two recent School graduates cap off their senior years with first-place awards for their work By Nate Brown Osage Beach, Mo. (June 7, 2023) — NPR-member station KBIA-FM and NBC affiliate KOMU-TV, both staffed … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Professor Amy Simons wins AEJMC Baskett Mosse Award
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 7, 2023) — Professor Amy Simons is the winner of the 2023 Baskett Mosse Award for Faculty Development, an honor bestowed by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in recognition of an outstanding young or mid-career faculty member. The award comes with $1,000 in funding for … Continued
Johnston and McCollum honored with O.O. McIntyre and Amy Lenk Awards from Missouri School of Journalism
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 5, 2023) — The Missouri School of Journalism has announced the winners of its annual awards for teaching and staff excellence. Associate Professor Laura Johnston received the O.O. McIntyre Professorship for Teaching Excellence, while Kimberly McCollum received the Amy Lenk Staff Excellence Award. The awards were presented during the … Continued