ICTV and WICB, Ithaca College's student-run television and radio stations, were honored during the Syracuse Press Club's annual Professional Recognition Awards competition. The announcement was made on Saturday, May 7th during an awards dinner and ceremony at the Collegian Hotel & Suites in Syracuse, New York.
Per SPC's website, the contest is open to journalists working in and published within the following 21 counties of New York State: Onondaga, Madison, Cortland, Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Herkimer, Oneida, Otsego, Delaware, Chenango, Broome, Tompkins and Seneca; and as far west as State Route 14 in Tioga, Chemung, Wayne, Schuyler and Yates counties.
Below are the award results:
Radio/Podcast News Story (Student Competition)
First Place - Vedant Akhauri '21 and Himadri Seth '23 - WICB
"India's COVID Crisis From Those Experiencing It"
Radio/Podcast Sports Story (Student Competition)
First Place - Matthew Sosler '23 - WICB
"Ithaca v. RPI Football Broadcast Open"
Radio/Podcast Feature Story (Student Competition)
Honorable Mention - Jessica Dresch '21 - WICB
"A Beach, A Fox and Their Observers"
Television/Video News Story (Student Competition)
Honorable Mention - Emily Hung '23 - ICTV
"Excavation Uncovers More About Ithaca's Underground Railroad History"
Television/Video Feature Story (Student Competition)
Honorable Mention - Grant Johnson '25 - ICTV
"L.L. Bean's Bootmobile Comes to Ithaca"
More information about Syracuse Press Club's Professional Recognition Awards competition can be found on https://syracusepressclub.org/rules-eligibility/.
