WKU Newspaper, Radio
Finalists For National Awards
June 04, 2003
Bowling Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University's student newspaper and radio station are among the national finalists in the Society of Professional Journalist's 2002 Mark of Excellence Competition.
The College Heights Herald is one of three finalists for Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper (published two to four times a week). Other finalists are from Towson University and the University of Idaho.
WWHR-FM is one of two finalists in Radio Daily Newscast. The other finalist is from the University of Florida.
In the photo illustration category, H. Rick Mach, a May graduate from Sterling, Va., is a finalist for his entry "Career search."
The winners will be announced Sept. 13 at the 2003 SPJ National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
"The Mark of Excellence competition represents some of the finest in collegiate journalism in the country," said Jim Highland, a WKU journalism professor and SPJ Vice President for Campus Chapter Affairs.
This year's SPJ competition drew nearly 2,700 entries in 45 categories. National finalists were selected from regional winners.
For more information, contact Jim Highland at (270) 745-5837. More WKU news is available on the World Wide Web at www.wku.edu. If you'd like to receive WKU news via E-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.
