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WIU Broadcasting Students Named Award Finalists
December 17, 2015
MACOMB, IL – Three students from Western Illinois University's Department of Broadcasting have been named finalists for the 76th annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Awards.
The winners will be announced March 5 at the IBS international conference in New York (NY).
Students nominated for awards this year include:
• Best Newscast: Sam Jensen, a senior broadcasting major from Macomb, for his Oct. 29 newscast.
• Best Community News: Emily Manley, a junior broadcasting major from Highland (IL), for her story, "Downtown."
• Most Creative Program: Jensen and Lonnie Wilkins, a junior broadcasting major from Wilmington (IL), for their show "Throwback Thursday."
For more information about the WIU broadcasting program, visit wiu.edu/broadcasting.
Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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