May 11, 2001

WKU Broadcasting Students Win Awards In AP Contest

Bowling Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University broadcasting students won eight first-place awards in the state Associated Press competition.

Individual results in the AP radio contest are:

Aimee Reed, a Columbia senior, first in newscast, second in news report and two honorable mention awards in feature/human interest story.

Julie Goodwin, a Louisville senior, first in news report, first in best reporter, second in feature/human interest story, honorable mention in feature/human interest story and honorable mention in news report.

Nunu Japaridze, a senior from Tbilisi, Georgia, first in feature/human interest story.

Individual results in the AP television contest are:

Noelle Bye, a junior from Evansville, Ind., first in feature/human interest story.

Heath Myrick, a senior from Carthage, N.C., first in news report, tied for first in best reporter and honorable mention in news report.

Greg Meriwether, a Louisville junior, tied for first in best reporter, second in feature/human interest story and second in news report.

Cory Ramsey, a Fulton sophomore, second in sports reporting.

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