students and advisers with award certificatesApril 29, 2026–Griffon Media students from ´óÏó´«Ã½ brought home ten awards from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ College Media Association and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Broadcast Educators Association Annual Conference in Springfield, ´óÏó´«Ã½ on April 11.

The students won the following state awards:

´óÏó´«Ã½ Broadcast Educators Association

  • Video – Hard News Story: First Place, Rebecca Evans ’25
  • Short Film: Second Place, Bailey Woodbury, junior cinematic arts major from St. Joseph
  • Video Commercial/Promo: Third Place, Woodbury

´óÏó´«Ã½ College Media Association Awards (Division 2)

  • Website: Second Place, Griffon Media Staff
  • Video: Second Place, Gurtej Sohal ’25
  • Video: Third Place, Charlie Sample, junior applied communication and journalism major from Columbia, ´óÏó´«Ã½
  • Multimedia Package: Third Place, Sample
  • Multimedia Package: Honorable Mention, Sohal
  • News Writing, Honorable Mention, Woodbury
  • Story Illustration: Honorable Mention, Ellice Randleman senior graphic design major from St. Joseph

Attending the conference from ´óÏó´«Ã½ were Kendall Warren, sophomore applied communication and journalism major from Kansas City, ´óÏó´«Ã½; Sample; Johnny Fragakis, senior applied communication and journalism major from Petaluma, California; former editors Sohal and Evans; and co-advisers Dr. James Carviou and Dr. Luling Huang.

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