Bowling Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University's student newspaper, radio newscast and television newscast received top honors recently at the Society for Professional Journalists Region 5 Conference.

The College Heights Herald was named Best All-Around Non-Daily Student newspaper (published two-three times per week). Editors were Brandy Warren and Danny Schoenbaechler, both of Louisville.

WWHR-FM took first for Radio Daily Newscast. Student managers were Brenna Gallegos of Lexington and Katy Hicklin of Bowling Green.

NewsChannel 12 was first in Television Non-Daily Newscast. Student managers were Allison Randgaard of Gallatin, Tenn., Ashley Brauer of Glasgow, Aron Pryor of Louisville and Katie Bridge of Georgetown.

The first-place winners in the Mark of Excellence competition advance to the SPJ national contest later this year. SPJ Region 5 includes schools in Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana.

Individual awards included the following:

Lindsay Sainlar of Louisville, first in general column writing.

Danny Schoenbaechler of Louisville, second in sports column writing.

Joanie Baker of Louisville, first in feature writing.

Eric Sollman of Shepherdsville, first in television news photography, third in television feature photography.

Kyle Edelen of Louisville, first in television sports reporting.

Josh McCoy of Bowling Green, first in sports photography.

Edward Linsmier of Saxe, Va., first in general news photography.

Wigan Ang of Bowling Green, first in feature photography, third in sports photography.

Ryan Long of Bowling Green, second and third in general news photography.

Julie Busch of Santa Cruz, Calif., second in feature photography.

James Branaman of Berea, second in sports photography.

Brian Wagner of Knoxville, Tenn., third in feature photography.

Tamara Evans of Bowling Green, third in radio feature.

Wes Watt of Bowling Green, honorable mention in sports writing.

Andrew Henderson of Hamden, Conn., honorable mention in feature photography.

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