IC News

The talented students who work for ICTV, Ithaca College’s television station; radio station WICB; and its newspaper, The Ithacan, are recognized annually, both state-wide and nationally, for the high-quality work they produce each year. The following is a list of awards won by student media during the past academic year.

The Associated Collegiate Press

• National Online Pacemaker Award for overall excellence
• First Place Best in Show Award

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

• Silver Crown Award for overall excellence in 2018-19
• First Place “Apple Award” for Best in Show
• Gold Medalist Award for 2018-19 at the annual College Newspaper Critique

Society of Professional Journalists

• Mark of Excellence Finalist Award for General News Reporting — Madison Fernandez ’21

Princeton Review

• Fourth Place, Best College Newspaper Category in the 2020 edition of “Best 385 Colleges” guide

New York Press Association Better College Newspaper Competition

• Best College Newspaper in New York State for 2019
• First Place for General Excellence for 2019
• First Place for Editorial Writing for 2019
• Second Place for Design for 2019
• Best Sports Coverage for 2019
• Best Web Site for 2019
• Best Use of Social Media for 2019
• ­First Place for Column Writing for 2019 — Mahad Olad ’20
• First Place for Feature Story for 2019 — Emily Adams ’21   
• Third Place for Feature Story for 2019 —  Arleigh Rodgers ’21
• Second Place for Photography for 2019 — Kristen Harrison ’20
• Honorable Mention for News Story for 2019 — Ryan Bieber ’22
• Honorable Mention for News Story for 2019 — Krissy Waite ’21

College Broadcasters, Inc. 2019 National Student Production Awards

• First Place for Best Station Promo (Video)— Manny Sanchez ’22
• Third Place for Best Special Broadcast (Video) — Michael Pyskaty ’19, Molly North ’19 and Patricia Visceglia ’20
• Fourth Place for Best General Entertainment Program (Video) — Kyle Lauerman ’20, Val DiGloria ’20, Kristen Karaliunas ’19 and Vik Schultz ’19

Broadcast Education Association 2020 Festival of Media Arts

• Award of Excellence for Student Film & Video Competition – Animation/Experimental/Mixed — Kyle Lauerman ’20, Val DiGloria ‘20, Kristen Karaliunas ’19  and Vik Schultz ’19

Society of Professional Journalists 2019 Mark of Excellence Awards – Region 1

• First Place for Television General News Reporting — Jack Arpey ’19
• Finalist for TV In-Depth Reporting — Kristen Mirand ’20, Vaughn Golden ’20, Madison Moore ’21 and Stephen Hechler ’22
• Finalist for Television Sports Reporting — Tara Lynch ’22

Society of Professional Journalists CCC Awards for College Coronavirus Coverage

• Week 6 Winner — Erika Liberati ’22 and Mark Scaglione ’22

New York State Broadcasters Association 2020 Excellence in Broadcasting Awards

• Winner for Outstanding Spot News Story — Sarah Horbacewicz ’20
• Winner for Outstanding Series or Documentary — Aidan Glendon ’21, Chloe Landau ’20, Samantha Lemza ’21 and Katie Goldberg ’22
• Winner for Outstanding Live On-Scene Reporting — Jack Culkin ’22
• Winner for Outstanding Evening Newscast — Maia Noah ’22 and Frank Preolo ’22
• Winner for Outstanding Morning Newscast — Teddy Byrne ’21, Elaina Aliferis ’21, Chase Pelton ’20 and Skylar Eagle’ 21
• Winner for Outstanding Election Coverage — Sarah Horbacewicz ’20 and Kyle Johnson ’20
• Winner for Outstanding Use of Digital Platforms — Erika Liberati ’22 and Mark Scaglione ’22
• Winner for Outstanding Breaking News Coverage — Sarah Horbacewicz ’20 and Patricia Visceglia ’20

Syracuse Press Club 2019-2020 Professional Recognition Award

• Finalist for Best College TV News Story — Kristen Mirand ’20
• Finalist for Best College TV News Story — Jack Arpey ’19
• Finalist for Best College TV Sports Story — Tara Lynch ’22
• Finalist for Best College TV Sports Story — Casey Honigbaum ’22 and Tanner Wegzyn ’22

College Broadcasters, Inc. 2019 National Student Production Awards

• First Place for Best Sports Reporting (Audio) — Cam Pratt ’19
• First Place for Best Podcast — Sarah Horbacewicz ’20

Broadcast Education Association 2020 Festival of Media Arts

• Second Place for Radio Hard News Reporting — Peter Champelli ’20
• Second Place for Radio Sports Story/Feature/News — Sevrin Lavenstein ’21
• Third Place for Radio Sports Story/Feature/News — Ben Carlton ’20 and Matias Weilmann ’20
• Award of Excellence for Specialty Program/Podcasts — Sarah Horbacewicz ’20
• Award of Excellence for Specialty Program/Podcasts — Pia Rizzo-Wittlin ’20

Society of Professional Journalists 2019 Mark of Excellence Awards – Region 1

• Finalist for Radio Sports Reporting — Sevrin Lavenstein ’21

New York State Broadcasters Association 2020 Excellence in Broadcasting Awards

• Winner for Outstanding Use of Audio — Peter Champelli ’20

Syracuse Press Club 2019-2020 Professional Recognition Award

• Finalist for Best College Radio Podcast News Story — Peter Champelli ’20
• Finalist for Best College Radio Podcast Sports Story — Sevrin Lavenstein ’21
• Finalist for Best College Radio Podcast Sports Story — Ben Carlton ’20 and Matias Weilmann ’20
• Finalist for Best College Radio Podcast Feature Story — Bronte Cook ’21
• Finalist for Best College Radio Podcast Feature Story — Sarah Horbacewicz ’20