2025 BEA Award Winner Round Up

Faculty and students in the School of Journalism were recognized for their achievements in broadcast journalism at the 2025 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Awards. Bringing in a total 2 faculty awards and 14 students awards from MSU.  

In case you missed it check out the recap of our very own winners from ComArtSci.

Faculty Awards  

Faculty Interactive Multimedia Competition

Interactive Reality Category

Best of Competition

“The Mental Game Choose Your Own Adventure Edutainment” 
Dr. Kaley Martin, DeAndra Hodge, Dr. Scott Parrott, Dr. Shaheen Kanthawala & Dr. Bree Holtz

Faculty News Competition

Television Feature News Reporting Category

Best of Festival

“Full Circle” 
Mike Castellucci  

Students Awards

Student Film & Video Competition

Spots  

Best of Festival 

“Converse” 
Brennan Mahokey, Rachel Kozlowski, Jack Boyle, Louie Light, Marcell Taylor & Jess Santi

1st Place

Converse 
CONVERSE Staff

Awards of excellence

“The Doubles Partner for Life” 
The Doubles Partner for Life Staff

“Doc Martens Zombie Squad” 
Doc Martens Zombie Squad Staff

Student Interactive Media & Emerging Technologies Competition

Emerging Media & Technology

Best of Festival

Sub[culture];  
Vivian Barrett, Joshua Kreiter, Keerthi Morisetty & Alexis Morton.

First place

Sub[culture];  
Vivian Barrett, Joshua Kreiter, Keerthi Morisetty & Alexis Morton.

Student News Competition

Television Short Feature

Awards of excellence  

“Mitten Misfits” 
Mckenzie Terpstra

“Archives” 
Delaney Rogers

“Shot of stress” 
Karina Prieto

Television Long Feature

Awards of excellence  

“A Green Goal” 
Ethan Hunter

Television Hard News

Awards of excellence

“Sacrifice” 
Karina Prieto

Student Television News Reporter

3rd Place

“Ethan Hunter Reporting” 
Ethan Hunter

Awards of Excellence

“Karina Prieto - Student Television News Reporter” 
Karina Prieto

Student Sports Competition

Video Sports Live Game Production

Award of excellence  

“Hockey: Michigan State vs Minnesota”  
Jason Laplow, Zach Surdenik, Marin Klein & Briggs Maloney