WIU Broadcasting Students Win Award for Best Newscast in the Nation
March 7, 2017


WIU Broadcasting students Emily Manley and Ryan Mumma accepted the department's awards this weekend in New York.
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MACOMB, IL – The student-produced television newscast, "Live at Four," was named the top newscast in the nation during the 77th annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System's (IBS) awards Saturday, March 4 in New York, NY.
The nation's top award went to the 30-minute live production that aired Nov. 17, 2016 when students reported live from Canton, IL, one day after a major gas explosion downtown.
NEWS3 students Emily Manley, a senior broadcasting major from Highland, IL; Megan Sanchez, a senior broadcasting major from Bettendorf, IA; Dan White, a senior broadcasting major from La Grange Highlands, IL; and Cora English, a senior broadcasting major from Bushnell, IL, led news staff in the production and execution of the newscast.
Also receiving finalist awards at this weekend's event were:
• Best News Report: Manley
• Best Sports Program: Danny Frey and the WIU Coach's Show – Frye is a junior broadcasting major from Springfield, IL
• Best Campus News category: Manley for "Remember Shakespeare"
• Best Community News category: Breanna Descourouez, a senior broadcasting major from Moline, IL, for "Celebrating the Life of Silven Yocum"
• Best Show Promo: Emily Kenney, a sophomore broadcasting major from Farmington (IL); Josh Hartsook, a sophomore broadcasting major from Greenfield (IL) and Devin Christmon, a sophomore broadcasting major from Springfield (IL) for "Early Morning Madness"
• Best Sports Talk Program: Ryan Mumma, a junior broadcasting major from Wilmington (IL) for "Man Coverage."
Web/social media finalists
• Best Use of Facebook: Emily Manley, NEWS3
• Best Use of You Tube: Manley
For more information about the WIU broadcasting program, visit wiu.edu/cofac/bcj.
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