2008

High School & College
Broadcast Awards Competition

Students: Please take notice to the spelling of your name, as it will appear the same way on your winner's certificates.
If you see an error, please contact Jamie Zoppa at the MAB Foundation office at 517-484-7444, or via email at zoppa@michmab.com to have it corrected. Thank you!


2008 High School Winners

Radio:

   

Air Check

1st Place
Colin Lazorka/Plymouth Canton Community Schools

  2nd Place
Darryl Terrell/Golightly Career and Technical Center

  Honorable Mention
Jamel Watson/Golightly Career and Technical Center

Daily Sportscast/Newscast/News
Feature

1st Place
Karleigha Kranz/Cousino High School

  2nd Place-TIE
Brandy Ward, Christian Davis/Golightly Career and Technical Center

  2nd Place-TIE
Ny'Kisha Reeder/Golightly Career and Technical Center
  Honorable Mention
Mike Anthony/Cousino High School

Talk Show

1st Place
Corey Berkowitz/Bloomfield Hills Andover/Lahser High School

  2nd Place
Chris Wasney, Zack Salwasser, Katie Bell, Lucas Bell/Hemlock High School

  Honorable Mention
Timothy Thompson/Plymouth Canton Community Schools

Public Service Announcement

1st Place
Brittany Taylor, Andre Ash/Golightly Career and Technical Center

  2nd Place
Josiah Kreidler, Nick Hoover/St. Clair County Technical Education Center

  Honorable Mention
Evan Schuster/Bloomfield Hills Andover/Lahser High School

MHSAA Sports PSA

1st Place
Matthew Pocket/Cousino High School

  2nd Place
Evan Schuster, Nick Shlain/Bloomfield Hills Andover/Lahser High School

  Honorable Mention No Award Given

Sports Play by Play

1st Place
Matthew Pocket/Cousino High School

  2nd Place
Billy Whiting/Bloomfield Hills Andover/Lahser High School

  Honorable Mention No Award Given

Promotional Announcement

1st Place
Corey Berkowitz/Bloomfield Hills Andover/Lahser High School

  2nd Place-TIE
Colin Lazorka/Plymouth Canton Community Schools

  2nd Place-TIE
Evan Schuster, Nick Shlain, Lloyd Praedel/Bloomfield Hills Andover/Lahser High School
  Honorable Mention
Jonathan Miller/Bloomfield Hills Andover/Lahser High School

Station Activities Report

1st Place
Erin Bodine/Plymouth Canton Community Schools

  2nd Place
Andrew Blumberg/Bloomfield Hills Andover/Lahser High School

  Honorable Mention
Brianna White, Michael McDonald, Taylor Hopkins, Tanisha Kuykendall/Golightly Career and Technical Center

Television

   

News Feature/Magazine Program

1st Place-TIE
Caleb Zittel/Rockford High School

  1st Place-TIE
Sara Snyder/Novi High School

  2nd Place
Zach Hall/Davison High School

  Honorable Mention-TIE
Anja Harris, Kyle Lewis/Byron Center High School
  Honorable Mention-TIE
Ben Rizzo, Erin Johnson, Brandon Manson, Tony Huff/Haslett High School

Daily Newscast/Sportscast

1st Place
Madison Mitchell, Zach Hall, Kyle Brow, Greg Palawski/Davison High School

  2nd Place
Heather Donohue, Courtney Morelock, Christopher Gray, Rob Low/Novi High School

  Honorable Mention-TIE
Alex Magee, Adam Somers, Christopher Bilek/Plymouth High School

  Honorable Mention-TIE
Collin Mauro, Kristen Steiner, Robert Thompson, Tommy Rich/Rockford High School

Talk Show

1st Place
Kate Szumski, Shane Ellis, Tommy Kinstle, Heather Melpolder/Rockford High School

  2nd Place
Jessi Shear, Collin Mauro/Rockford High School

  Honorable Mention-TIE
Tom Freeman, Brent Whittaker, John Zuiderveen/Forest Hills Eastern High School

  Honorable Mention-TIE
Alex Armstead, Nicole Burgett, Nicole Armstrong, Matthew Hobson/Marysville High School

Public Service Announcement

1st Place
Trevor Eyk, Brian Peters, Josh Ferris/Byron Center High School

  2nd Place-TIE
Derek Dile, Jordan Thielman, Jeff Wilkie/Mona Shores High School

  2nd Place-TIE
Katie Stickel/L'Anse Creuse High School

MHSAA Sports PSA

1st Place
Charles Oosterhouse, Pat McKinney/Byron Center High School

  2nd Place
Kirk Laing, Heather Melpolder/Rockford High School

  Honorable Mention
Zach Hall, Ethan Hall/Davison High School

Sports Play by Play

1st Place-TIE
Adam Brewster, Dexter Mason/Grosse Pointe South High School

  1st Place-TIE
Nicholas Beesley, Whitney Robbins, Baileigh Heisler, Spencer Rumley/Marysville High School

  Honorable Mention
Greg Palawski/Davison High School

Station Activities Report

1st Place
Andre Ash, Jamie Bruce, Charlene Donelson, Reginald Pinkston/Golightly Career and Technical Center

  2nd Place
Chris Birkmeier, Katie Sakala, Brandon Emerson/Rockford High School

  Honorable Mention
Sara Snyder, Brooke McKnight/Novi High School

 

 

2008 College Winners

Radio

   

Air Check

1st Place
Lauren Pogue, Melissa Limber/Central Michigan University

  2nd Place
Nikki Wencel/Central Michigan University

  Honorable Mention
Kelly McMann/Central Michigan University

Daily Sportscast/Newscast/News
Feature

1st Place
Wes Holing/Michigan State University

  2nd Place
Harry Gibbs/Spring Arbor University

  Honorable Mention
Jeremy Whiting/Michigan State University

Talk Show

1st Place
Noah Ullmann/Michigan State University

  2nd Place
Brock Elsesser/Michigan State University

  Honorable Mention 
Harry Gibbs, Steve Livingston, Nate Rose/Spring Arbor University

Public Service Announcement

1st Place
Kelly McMann/Central Michigan University

  2nd Place
Ed Glazer/Michigan State University

  Honorable Mention
Matthew Bailey/Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts

Sports Play by Play

1st Place
Harry Gibbs/Spring Arbor University

  2nd Place
Steve Livingston/Spring Arbor University

  Honorable Mention
Nate Rose/Spring Arbor University

Promotional Announcement

1st Place
Kevin Dye/Michigan State University

  2nd Place-TIE
Cody Landry/Central Michigan University

  2nd Place-TIE
Kelly McMann/Central Michigan University
  2nd Place-TIE
Ed Glazer/Michigan State University
  Honorable Mention-TIE
Steven McCarthy/Spring Arbor University

  Honorable Mention-TIE
Richard Luzenski, Mike Parsons, Stevie Staeger/Oakland University
  Honorable Mention-TIE
Doug Neal, Ed Glazer/Michigan State University

Station Activities Report

1st Place
Jeremy Whiting/Michigan State University

  2nd Place
Matt Collins, Kelly McMann /Central Michigan University

  Honorable Mention No Award Given

Television

   

News Feature/Magazine Program

1st Place
Jordan Glaza/Central Michigan University

  2nd Place
Stacey Szostek, Jena Major/Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts

  Honorable Mention
Aaron Jones/Central Michigan University

Daily Newscast/Sportscast

1st Place
Mike Germond/Central Michigan University

  2nd Place
Gregory Angel, Stacey Fogarty-Brown/Central Michigan University

  Honorable Mention
Katherine Cox/Northern Michigan University

Talk Show

1st Place
Aaron Jones, Ed Brown/Central Michigan University

  2nd Place
Dan VanderMeuse, Ian McLeod, Randy James Opiekun/Northern Michigan University

  Honorable Mention No Award Given

Public Service Announcement

1st Place
Urian Harmon/Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts

  2nd Place
Elizabeth Gasperich/Northern Michigan University

  Honorable Mention
Mindy Pauris, Dan Earle, Jamie Marks/Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts

Sports Play by Play

1st Place
Daniel Durkin/Central Michigan University

  2nd Place
Cody Smith, Dan VanderMeuse, Tyler Czarnopis, Luis Gomez/Northern Michigan University

  Honorable Mention
Mike Germond/Central Michigan University

Station Activities Report

1st Place
Devin Termini, Michelle Tolodziecki, Clark Birchmeier/Central Michigan University
  2nd Place No Award Given
  Honorable Mention No Award Given

 

 

Judging: All entries were judged by professional radio and television broadcasters in Michigan except the High School Radio and Television Sports PSA Categories which are judged by the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). All judges decisions are final, and judges may give awards for first, second and honorable mention. 

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