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Broadcast News Student Places Fifth, Wins $600 Scholarship in Hearst Competition
Columbia, Mo. (April 10, 2006) — Andrea Ramey, a Missouri School of Journalism broadcast news senior, placed fifth and won a $600 scholarship in the television news competition for this year’s Hearst Journalism Awards. The win makes Ramey eligible to compete in the next round of the contest, the semi-finals, the winners of which will go … Continued
Two Journalism Professors Win Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
Columbia, Mo. (April 5, 2006) — The work of two Missouri School of Journalism professors has earned KOMU one of broadcast journalism’s highest awards. KOMU is the only University-owned network affiliate in the United States that uses its newsroom as a working lab for broadcast news students. Sarah Hill, KOMU anchor, reporter and adjunct professor, and Gary … Continued
School Welcomes Two New Faculty Members
By Ashley D. Gammon Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 1, 2006) — The Missouri School of Journalism welcomed two new professors to its Radio-Television Journalism faculty this semester. Holly Edgell is an assistant professor and executive producer at KOMU. She comes to the School with experience in television news and academia. She worked as a newscast producer in Youngstown, Ohio, at … Continued
Two Journalism Students Win Hearst Broadcast Awards
Columbia, Mo. (January 12, 2006) — Missouri School of Journalism students Travis Thompson and Marie Saavedra are among the top 20 winners in the features competition of the 2005-2006 Hearst Journalism Awards for broadcast news. Thompson tied for seventeenth place; Saavedra tied for nineteenth place. Thompson, a senior broadcast news major and sociology minor from … Continued
Missouri Journalism Graduate Gets ABC Anchor Spot
By Jemimah Noonoo Columbia Missourian New York (Dec. 7, 2005) — MU School of Journalism graduate Elizabeth Vargas was picked Monday as one of two anchors to replace Peter Jennings on ABC’s evening newscast, “World News Tonight.” Vargas, 43, will join Bob Woodruff to replace Jennings, who died of lung cancer in early August. The … Continued
KOMU-TV Receives Emmy for Overall News Excellence
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 29, 2005) — The Mid-America Chapter of the National Television Arts and Sciences recently awarded a 2005 Emmy for Overall News Excellence to KOMU, the only university-owned commercial television station in the United States that uses its newsroom as a working lab for students. KOMU competed with television stations that are sized … Continued
KOMU News Director Meets with President Bush
Washington, D.C. (June 3, 2005) — Stacey Woelfel and other members of the board of directors of the Radio-Television News Directors Association met with President Bush on Wednesday. During the hour-long discussion, the president demonstrated his support for free speech, acknowledged the importance of local media in shaping public debates, but stopped short of endorsing a federal shield … Continued
James Carlson Wins National Writing Championship; Matt Talhelm Places in Television Category
Columbia, Mo. (June 2, 2005) — James Carlson, a May 2005 magazine graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, won first place and a $5,000 scholarship in the 2005 William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s National Writing Championship. In addition, Matt Talhelm, also BJ ’05, won a $1,000 scholarship as a semi-finalist in the Television Broadcast News … Continued
Two Journalism Students to Participate in Hearst National Broadcast Championship
Columbia, Mo. (April 26, 2004) — Two Missouri School of Journalism students are among the top five national finalists in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program. Broadcast news seniors Knez Walker and Katie Piper have been selected to participate in the National Broadcast Championship in TV in San Francisco in May. This is … Continued
KOMU Creates New Copy Desk Function
Columbia, Mo. (March 15, 2004) –– KOMU is pioneering an innovative approach to improving newsroom efficiency and upholding journalistic excellence in broadcast news. Nicknamed “the Tiger Chair,” this new script approval process in the newsroom allows a senior editor to check stories for grammar, fact error and continuity. “There is simply not enough editing in TV … Continued