Awards
KBIA-FM Wins 2 National Awards for Best Work in Public Radio in the US
The Honors Recognize Stories in the Breaking News and News/Public Affairs Program Categories St. Louis (June 30, 2016) — KBIA-FM was honored with two first-place awards from the national Public Radio News Directors Inc. competition at an awards banquet in St. Louis on Saturday. The awards honor the best work in public radio across the … Continued
KBIA-FM Wins National Edward R. Murrow Award for Its Website
The Honor Recognizes Outstanding Achievements in Electronic Journalism Columbia, Mo. (June 21, 2016) — For the second time in three years, KBIA-FM has won the national Edward R. Murrow Award for its website. The Radio Television Digital News Association announced the winners of the 2016 national Edward R. Murrow awards contest Tuesday. KBIA won the … Continued
KOMU-TV, KBIA-FM Earn 10 Awards from Missouri Broadcasters Association
The Contest Recognizes the Work of the State’s Best Radio and TV Stations Branson, Mo. (June 15, 2016) — KBIA-FM and KOMU-TV were honored with 10 awards from the Missouri Broadcasters Association on Saturday at the association’s annual awards ceremony in Branson. Each year, MBA recognizes broadcast professionals who exemplify excellence and achievement in the … Continued
6 to Receive the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism
The Ceremony Will Take Place on Tuesday, Oct. 18, on the University of Missouri Campus Columbia, Mo. (June 8, 2016) — The Missouri School of Journalism has announced the six recipients of the prestigious Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism. The three individuals and three organizations will receive their medal during a banquet … Continued
Vox Magazine Wins 3 National Society of Professional Journalists Awards
The Mark of Excellence Awards Recognizes the Best in Student Journalism Columbia, Mo. (June 6, 2016) — Vox Magazine is the winner of three national Society of Professional Journalists 2015 Mark of Excellence Awards, which recognizes collegiate work published or broadcasted during 2015. The awards honor the best in student journalism. Judges looked for adherence … Continued
Claudia Guthrie Named Winner of Kansas City Press Club Scholarship
The Junior Magazine Journalism Major Will Receive $750 for the 2016-17 Academic Year Kansas City (June 6, 2016) — Claudia Guthrie, a junior magazine journalism major at the Missouri School of Journalism, is the 2016 winner of a scholarship from the Kansas City Press Club. The $750 award is made to a student who has … Continued
Francisco Vara-Orta Is One of Five Selected for Inaugural ProPublica Scholarship
The Graduate Student Will Receive Funding to Attend the National Association of Hispanic Journalists/National Association of Black Journalists Annual Meeting in DC New York (May 27, 2016) — Francisco Vara-Orta is one of five recipients of the first-ever ProPublica NAHJ/NABJ (National Association of Hispanic Journalists/National Association of Black Journalists) scholarship. Vara-Orta is a graduate student … Continued
Adam Vogler Named Inaugural Recipient of C. Zoe Smith Photojournalism Scholarship
The Graduate Student Will Focus His Master’s Project on Non-Citizen Soldiers Columbia, Mo. (May 27, 2016) — A $1,000 scholarship will help photojournalism student Adam Vogler document the lives of American military veterans and active-duty who are not considered U.S. citizens. Vogler’s scholarship is the inaugural award of the C. Zoe Smith Photojournalism Scholarship. Vogler … Continued
Graduate Student Wins Best Short Documentary Award at Film Festival
The 6-Minute Film About a Transgender Girl Has Been Shown at 5 Festivals Columbia, Mo. (May 26, 2016) — A documentary directed by Missouri School of Journalism graduate student Yuting Jiang won the Best Short Documentary award at the QFest NJ LGBT Film and Digital Media Festival in April. The film, “Mazy,” is about a … Continued
Sarah Smith-Frigerio Named Finalist for Campus Excellence Award
The Mick Deaver Memorial Award Recognizes Excellence in Student Relations Columbia, Mo. (May 24, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism Senior Academic Adviser Sarah Smith-Frigerio was named a finalist for the University of Missouri Mick Deaver Memorial Award for Student Relations Excellence. She works with doctoral and online master’s students in the School’s Graduate Studies … Continued