It was another impressive showing by Newhouse students in this year’s Syracuse Press Club (SPC) Awards. In all, the Newhouse School had 14 students who were finalists between the college and professional divisions. Awards will be presented during ceremonies at Drumlins on May 6.
COLLEGE
BEST RADIO SPORTS STORY
NCC News, Tim Scott, “Rally Time for the National Pastime: How Declining Numbers Hurt Youth Baseball”;
NCC News, Cole Zimmerman, “Breaking Barriers: How the Disabled Community Plays Hockey”
BEST RADIO FEATURE STORY
NCC News, Joe Bloss, “The Lost Tapes: How the Cassette Found Its Way Back”
BEST TELEVISION SPORTS STORY
NCC News, Jonathan Gordon, “Syracuse Goalie Overcomes Setback to Become a Star”
BEST TELEVISION NEWS STORY
NCC News, Nick Papantonis, “Drug ring busted”
NCC News, Brooke Glatz, “Remembrance Scholar Jamie Weiss Profile”
BEST TELEVISION FEATURE STORY
NCC News, Meghan Mistry, “The Bottle Man Dedicates His Life to Breast Cancer Fundraising”
NCC News, Nick Papantonis, “Despite area trend, local manufacturer expands”
BEST MULTIMEDIA STORY
NCC News, Broadcast Journalism Master’s Students 2016-17, “Syracuse Black Lives Matter Protest Stays Peaceful”
The NewsHouse, The Dome 35 Team, “Dome 35: The Legend and Future of Syracuse’s Carrier Dome”
PROFESSIONAL
SPORTS STORY
WAER-FM, Jared Barton, “The Reformation of the Big East”
WAER-FM, Dan Silverman, “Legacy of Pearl Washington & Syracuse Basketball”
SPORTS SHOW
WAER-FM, Marco Socci, Michael Tricarico, Jared Barton, Sean Salisbury, “Countdown to Kickoff: Syracuse vs. Virginia”
WAER-FM, William Wheeler, Chris Polera, Andrew Carter, Noah Wolfe, “WAER’s Sportsnight Reflects on the World Series”
NON-DAILY PRINT MEDIA – INVESTIGATIVE STORY / SERIES
The Stand, Ashley McBride, “High utility builds”
NEWS FEATURE / SERIES
The Stand, Ashley Kang and Rachel George, “Neighborhood trauma”
‘HUMAN INTEREST’ FEATURE
The Stand, Ryan Raigrodski and Ashley Kang, “Finding Purpose: We Rise Above the Streets distributes needed meals to homeless”
