ICTV and WICB, Ithaca College's student-run television and radio stations, were honored during the College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) annual National Student Production Awards ceremony. The event was held at the Baltimore Hilton Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday, October 29th as the final program of the CBI National Student Electronic Media Convention. During the ceremony presentation, CBI noted that the organization received and reviewed more than 1,000 student entries. CBI honors and recognizes the top four entries in each category.
Below are the award results:
Best Promo (Audio) - Second Place
WICB - "The New Music Show Promo"
Michael Memis '22 and Olivia Brown '22
Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program (Audio) - Second Place
WICB - "Homebrew"
Dylan Brown '23
Best Promo (Video) - Third Place
ICTV - "Sports Final Promo"
Jesse Schmalholz '24, Allie Barbaro '24, Cameron Gasmer '22, Max Tanzer '23 and Rheanna DeCrow '25
Best Hard News Reporting (Video) - Fourth Place
ICTV - "Magic Man Attacked on the Commons"
Grant Johnson '25
Best Feature News Reporting (Video) - Fourth Place
ICTV - "Excavation Uncovers More About Ithaca's Underground Railroad History"
Emily Hung '23
Best Sportscast (Video) - Third Place
ICTV - "Hold That Thought"
Jayden Becker '23, Max Finkelstein '23, Rachel Richards '22 and Ben Bachrach '22
More information about CBI's annual fall convention and awards competition can be found at askcbi.org. The full list of National Student Production Award winners is posted on Twitter (@ASKCBI) in addition to CBI's website.
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.