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A Day at the Missouri State Fair: Master’s Student Shares How KBIA-FM Engaged Listeners in Breaking News Story
By Casey Morell Master’s Candidate “So, are you going to Sedalia on Monday?” Intersection’s director Travis McMillen asked me after one show. “Sedalia? Why are we going to Sedalia?” I responded. “We’re doing the show from the Missouri State Fair,” he said. It just so happened that the day we were scheduled to go to … Continued
NPR Honors Radio-TV Journalism Senior Alexandra Olgin with Its National Youth Media Award
Columbia, Mo. (April 17, 2013) — Alexandra Olgin, a radio-television journalism major at the Missouri School of Journalism, is the 2013 recipient of the NPR National Youth Media Award. She received her award at the inaugural Korva Coleman Community Champions Awards Luncheon in Phoenix on April 5, which was hosted by Friends of Public Radio … Continued
KBIA-FM Among Select NPR Stations to Participate in Knight Foundation’s National Training Program
Students to Benefit with New Web-based Skills and Digital Techniques By Gwendolyn Girsdansky Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (March 4, 2013) — KBIA-91.3 FM is one of 10 NPR-member stations selected to participate in an 11-week intensive training program sponsored by the Knight Foundation, and Missouri School of Journalism students are already benefiting from the instruction. … Continued
Jessica Reese Places in Top 10 of Hearst Radio News and Features Competition
Her Winning Entry Focused on Women’s Issues and Politics Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 14, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Jessica Reese placed in the top 10 of the Radio News and Features Competition and Television Features Competition in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. Reese’s entry competed against 45 others to earn ninth … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Sports Reporters Cover the Tigers Inaugural SEC Season
New Season. New Conference. New Approach. By Celia Darrough Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 6, 2012) — Student reporters of the Missouri School of Journalism publications are gearing up to cover the Southeastern Conference this football season. With the Columbia Missourian, KOMU-TV and KBIA Sports put together, fans can expect to see articles, photos, videos … Continued
Journalism Master’s Student Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Launches ‘Why Music Matters’ Series on NPR
Columbia, Mo. (March 16, 2012) — A radio series produced by Missouri School of Journalism master’s student Anna Boiko-Weyrauch is now airing on NPR weekends on “All Things Considered.” “Why Music Matters” is a collection of stories from people of diverse backgrounds, in their own words, about how music has changed their lives. In the … Continued
RTDNA Honors School’s Faculty, Students with Four Regional Murrow Awards for Excellence in Electronic Journalism
By Lauren Walsh Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (April 19, 2010) — Work produced by Missouri School of Journalism faculty and students has won four 2010 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio-Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for excellence in electronic journalism. KBIA-FM, an NPR-member station, won three of the awards. Master’s student Casey Phillips took … Continued
Kyle Stokes Earns a National Mark of Excellence Award from the Society of Professional Journalists
By Joan Niesen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 19, 2009) — Kyle Stokes, a junior in the convergence journalism program at the Missouri School of Journalism, will receive a 2008 national Mark of Excellence Award at the Society of Professional Journalists‘ upcoming convention. The award program strives to identify and honor young journalists and their … Continued
Sara Shahriari Wins $12,000 O.O. McIntyre Fellowship
Master’s Student Will Document the Land Reform Process in Bolivia Columbia, Mo. (May 13, 2009) — Sara Shahriari, a graduate student in the Missouri School of Journalism, has won the 2009 O.O. McIntyre Fellowship award. Shahriari will use the award in the fall of 2009 to document the land reform process in Bolivia. Bolivian President … Continued
KBIA, KOMU Faculty and Students Win Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
Columbia, Mo. (May 5, 2009) — Faculty and students of two of the Missouri School of Journalism’s news outlets recently won seven regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, competing against professional news organizations throughout the area. KBIA, an NPR-member station, won five awards, including one in the category of overall excellence. Three students were among the … Continued