April 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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