WICB & ICTV Win BEA Festival of Media Arts Awards

By Jeremy Menard, March 1, 2022

Honored for Outstanding Sports Coverage & Programming

WICB and ICTV, Ithaca College's student-run radio and television stations, were honored during the Broadcast Education Association's (BEA) annual Festival of Media Arts awards competition. The announcement was made during a virtual webinar on Tuesday, March 1st. During the presentation, BEA noted that the organization received and reviewed more than 1,450 student entries from 300 participating schools from around the world. 

Below are the award results:

Esports Coverage - Second Place
ICTV - ECAC League of Legends Championship 3/27/21
Bombers Live Esports - Produced by Manny Sanchez '22, Mary Turner '22 and Quinn Theobald '21
Additional credits: Steven Blenner '21 and Annie Brunner '21

Audio/Video Sports Event: Play-by-Play Talent - Award of Excellence
WICB - Ithaca v. Cortland "Cortaca Jug" Football Play-by-Play 11/13/21
John Vicari '22, Jackson Lawrence '22 and Jayden Becker '23

More information about BEA's annual Festival of Media Arts awards competition can be found on beaweb.org/festival. Click here for the full list of 2021-22 award winners. 

WICB is Ithaca College's FCC licensed radio station, heard locally at 91.7 FM. The station is on the air 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week, 365-days-a-year. WICB also streams online at wicb.org and can be heard using the 92 WICB iOS mobile app and through iHeartRadio and TuneIn Radio. 

Ithaca College Television (ICTV) is Ithaca College's student-operated television production organization serving 26,000 Tompkins County cable households with a variety of community oriented programming. The station's programming airs locally on Spectrum Channel 16 and also streams at ictv.org.