2023 ComArtSci BEA awards roundup

Spartans in the School of Journalism were recognized for their hard work at April’s Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Awards. The annual awards recognize outstanding achievement in broadcast journalism by college students and faculty. ComArtSci faculty took home three awards, including Best of Festival for Mike Castellucci’s “Lady Breslin,” and J-School students earned an additional seven recognitions. Congratulations to our winners! 

In case you missed it, here’s a recap of the 2023 BEA Award recipients from our College of Communication Arts and Sciences community. 

 

Faculty Awards        

Faculty News Competition 

Best of Festival 

  • “Lady Breslin” 
  • Mike Castellucci 

Televison Hard News Reporting 

Best of Competition 

  • “We didn’t know about them for two days” 
  • Bob Gould 

Televison Feature News Reporting 

Best of Competition 

  • “Lady Breslin” 
  • Mike Castellucci 

 

Student Awards 

Student Documentary Competition—Micro-Documentary 

Award of Excellence 

  • “love you anyway” 
  • Julia Stroman 

Award of Excellence 

  • “Fragile Remnants” 
  • Jillian Felton 

Award of Excellence 

  • “Left Pinky Toe” 
  • Rose LaForest 

Student Film & Video Competition—Promotional 

Award of Excellence 

  • “Mikey 23 Foundation” 
  • Nolan Duff and Team Electric 

Student News Competition—Television Newscast 

Second Place 

  • “Focal Point News Nov. 18, 2022” 
  • Mathew Bluestein, Hunter Gadwell, Luca Melloni Chloe Porfirio 

Student Sports Competition—Audio/Video Sports Event: Play by Play Talent 

Award of Excellence 

  • “Michigan State vs Northern Arizona Men’s Basketball” 
  • Brendan Schabath  

Student Sports Competition—Video Sports News Program 

Second Place 

  • "Spartan Sports Report April 18, 2022” 
  • Regan Holgate, Ian Gilmour, and Brendan Schabath 

 

—Connor Beeman 

 

School of Journalism

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