APSU Department of Communication earns several awards at NBS
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 The Austin Peay State University Department of Communication was well represented at the 51st Annual National Undergraduate Student Electronic Media Competition in Burbank, California, on March 15.
The competition was part of the weeklong National Broadcasting Society Convention. At this year鈥檚 event, APSU students Josh Stephenson and Ethan Schmidt received the Best Audio Sports Program award for the Govs Sports Talk show on APSU鈥檚 WAPX-FM Radio.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 The Austin Peay State University Department of Communication was well represented at the 51st Annual National Undergraduate Student Electronic Media Competition in Burbank, California, on March 15.
The competition was part of the weeklong National Broadcasting Society Convention. At this year鈥檚 event, APSU students Josh Stephenson and Ethan Schmidt received the Best Audio Sports Program award for the Govs Sports Talk show on APSU鈥檚 WAPX-FM Radio.
鈥淭hey have been producing this show for over a year. I was very, very proud of them, and they do a great job,鈥 David von Palko, APSU professor of communication, said. The Govs Sports Talk program, which airs at 6 p.m. on Sundays, covers APSU sports, as well as other college and professional sports.
Von Palko also received several faculty NBS awards at the convention. He was awarded first place in the Audio News category for his three-part series on tornado safety. He also received a first place award in the Audio Promo category for his standard-length announcement inviting listeners back to regular programming. He used the song 鈥淪moke on the Water鈥 by Deep Purple and the graduation standard 鈥淧omp and Circumstance鈥 interchangeably to encourage listeners to switch back to WAPX-FM after the commencement ceremony.
For more information on these awards, contact the APSU Department of Communication at comm.@apsu.edu. - Jordan Davis