{"id":72892,"date":"2023-05-02T08:32:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T13:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=72892"},"modified":"2023-05-02T08:32:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T13:32:36","slug":"tiger-media-network-students-earn-multiple-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=72892","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Media Network students earn multiple honors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By TIGER MEDIA NETWORK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Numerous students from Tiger Media Network recently earned statewide, regional and national honors for their work during the last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TMN, the convergent media hub for Fort Hays State University students, has grown throughout the last five years and employs students from multiple majors at the university. Those students produce written articles for the website<\/a>, audio and video projects, as well as nearly 100 different sports and news productions throughout each school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe work our students produce helps them develop leadership skills and civic engagement, and provides a real-world learning environment \u2013 all things essential to producing engaged, global citizens,\u201d said Nick Schwien, director of Tiger Media Network. \u201cWe are extremely proud of the professional work our students continually showcase, and the awards they have received recently are a great way for them to earn the recognition they deserve not only statewide, but regionally and nationally as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple TMN students collaborated to earn second-place honors in the 2023 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts contest for Video Sports Live Game Production. Their submission was the student-produced, live broadcast of the 2022 NCAA Division II Central Region women\u2019s basketball championship game between FHSU and Missouri Western.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BEA competitions do not separate universities into categories based on size or enrollment. Instead, the TMN students were in the same category as many larger NCAA Division I institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor our students and their work to be mentioned in the same breath as some of the top broadcasting schools in the country, regardless of size or division, is a testament to the quality students we have at Fort Hays and working for TMN,\u201d said Russell Heitmann, news and sports director for TMN. \u201cI am really proud of how much ownership the students take in the productions, so for their work to be recognized on a national scale speaks to the students and their abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network was ranked 23rd<\/sup> in Top Winning Sports Programs from BEA in 2023. That ranking is based on student achievements at the BEA Festival of Media Arts, which is known as the preeminent international media competition focused on student and faculty creative endeavors. TMN students were ranked higher than multiple DI schools, including University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Baylor University and West Virginia University. FHSU was the only university in Kansas ranked in the top 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThrough our co-curricular collaboration with TMN, we offer students exceptional\u00a0opportunities to combine technical skills and creativity to develop compelling stories in multimedia format,\u201d\u00a0said Melissa Hunsicker-Walburn, chair of the Department of Informatics, which includes Tiger Media Network. \u201cTMN is a learning lab that enhances and expands the opportunities for students to refine and improve their creative products. Award-winning, multimedia student portfolios help our students differentiate themselves in the job market thanks to organizations like BEA and KAB.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FHSU students also earned nine awards from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters \u2013 including five first-place honors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freshman Caleb Todd won first in Sports Color Commentator or Sideline Reporter in the college audio category, and Freshman Garrett Wellbrock won first in Sports Play-by-Play in the college audio category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Tim Schoepflin won top honors for station promotion in the college visual category, and TMN swept the categories for best station website in the college audio and visual divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards in Region 7, three TMN students were named finalists. Region 7 includes colleges from Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophomore Madison Shapland and sophomore Caitlin Leiker were named finalists in the Photo Essay\/Slideshow category. Junior Kerrigan Hutton was a finalist in the category for Television General News Reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network also received international coverage from NewTek and Vizrt for its student productions and learning environment for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Continuing community at Fort Hays State University with Vizrt Group Tech<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Telling Better Stories with Instant Replay at Fort Hays State University<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Complete TMN award winners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kansas Association of Broadcasters Awards 2023<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best General News Story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kerrigan Hutton, College Visual category, Honorable Mention, Value Them Both Amendment,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Podcast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devin Plummer, Jacob Caffrey, Riley Champney, College Visual category, second place, Silver Screen Podcasts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Affairs\/Talk Show Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kerrigan Hutton, College Visual category, Honorable Mention, Strategic Affiliation Q&A with FHSU, NCK Tech and NWK Tech<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sports Color Commentator or Sideline Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caleb Todd, College Audio category, First Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cayden Sanders, College Audio category, Second Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sports Play by Play<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garrett Wellbrock, College Audio category, First Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Station Promotion Announcement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Schoepflin, College Visual category, First Place, TMN Sports Broadcast Promo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Station Website<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network, College Audio category, First Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network, College Visual category, First Place<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Society of Professional Journalists<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark of Excellence Awards<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Region 7<\/u><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Madison Shapland, finalist, Photo Essay\/Slideshow, FHSU men\u2019s basketball vs. Northeastern State slideshow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Caitlin Leiker, finalist, Photo Essay\/Slideshow, Local farmers, Hays community members make 1,700 pounds of sauerkraut<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Kerrigan Hutton, finalist, Television General News Reporting, Value Them Both Amendment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Broadcast Education Association<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Festival of Media Arts 2023<\/u><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video Sports Live Game Production<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network, Second place, FHSU vs. Missouri Western women\u2019s basketball regional title game<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BEA School Rankings Based on Student Achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 Rankings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State University, tied for 23rd, Top Winning Sports Programs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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