Bowling Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University’s student newspaper and yearbook are finalists for national Pacemaker awards.

The College Heights Herald, a 10-time Pacemaker winner, is a finalist in the four-year non-daily newspaper category. The Talisman, an eight-time Pacemaker winner, is a finalist in the 2004 yearbook competition.

Herald editors for the fall 2004 and spring 2005 semesters were Danny Schoenbaechler and Shawntaye Hopkins, both of Louisville. Schoenbaechler is a copy editor at the Anniston (Ala.) Star, while Hopkins is serving as Herald editor again for the fall 2005 semester. Robert Adams is Herald adviser.

J. Michael Moore, a May 2005 graduate from Franklin, Tenn., was editor of the 2004 Talisman. He is publications coordinator for the NFL’s Denver Broncos. Talisman advisers are Adams and Jackie Bretz.

National Pacemakers will be presented during the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention Oct. 26-30 in Kansas City. The Pacemaker awards, co-sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press and the Newspaper Association of America Foundation, are considered to be the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism.

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For information, contact Robert Adams at (270) 745-6278.