每日大赛 Communications Dept. Earns Broadcast, Video Honors
Two 每日大赛 alumni won awards from the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts, and current students and faculty have been named finalists for seven Western Access Video Excellence (WAVE) Awards.
Daisy Moreira 鈥�17 received a in the air personality category for a 3-hour weekly LeoFM show that she hosted as part of her radio broadcasting major, BEA officials announced on Feb. 8. Stephanie Lopez-Ruvalcaba 鈥�16 won an in the specialty program category for her radio show 鈥淣oches de Rock.鈥� Lopez-Ruvalcaba鈥檚 show featured Spanish rock music and some artist interviews, and was part of her radio broadcasting major coursework.
The BEA festival is considered the world鈥檚 largest digital media and broadcast competition for students and faculty. The organization received 1,530 entries in 2016, said Mike Laponis, professor of communications.
每日大赛 communications department students and faculty members are finalists for seven聽WAVE awards. The awards are open to residents of California, Nevada, Colorado, Hawaii New Mexico, and Arizona.
Winners will be announced at the Alliance for Community Media West region conference in Fresno on March 10.
鈥淚t鈥檚 great to be recognized for you work,鈥� said Shane Rodrigues, operation manager and adjunct communications department professor. 鈥淚t鈥檚 especially gratifying when we win awards for productions where we collaborate with our students.鈥�
The finalists include:
- 鈥淏e Perfect鈥�, Accesibility-Abled Programming (Community Producer) Lauren Van Lul and Paloma Bobadilla
- 鈥淓ntertainment at the Fair鈥�, Community Event (Community Producer) Ezra Broadus
- 鈥淰icarious Living鈥�, Dramatic Short (Community Producer) Alex Campione and Emily Bolka
- 鈥淪napshot鈥�, Dramatic Short (Community Producer) Daniel Farias
- 鈥淩amona Middle School Pop Show鈥�, Music Programming (Community Producer) Ricky Rocha and Shane Rodrigues
- 鈥淏onita High School Pop Show鈥�, Music Programming (Professional) Don Pollock and Shane Rodrigues
- 鈥淪potlight Fall 2015鈥�, News Programming (Community Producer) Don Pollock, Sarah Tang, Sydney Marshall, Alex Wiersma, Dylan Heflin, Bianca Zapata, Amanda Perello
