June 12, 2001

Two WKU Students Finish Third In Hearst Finals

Bowling Green, Ky. - Two Western Kentucky University students placed third nationally in the finals of William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalism Awards Program.

Aimee Reed, a Columbia senior, placed third overall in the radio competition and received an award for the best use of sound in the competition. She received $3,500 in scholarships for the awards.

Amber Woolfolk, a Los Angeles junior, was third in the photojournalism competition and received a $3,000 scholarship.

Caroline Lynch, a Louisville junior, competed in the finals of the writing competition and received a $1,000 scholarship.

Western's School of Journalism and Broadcasting finished first overall in the Hearst competition for the second consecutive year, placed first in broadcasting, tied for second in photojournalism and was seventh in writing.

During a ceremony Monday in San Francisco, Jo-Ann Albers, director of the School of Journalism and Broadcasting, picked up the trophies along with $10,000 and $5,000 awards for WKU's overall finishes in the broadcasting and photojournalism competitions.

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