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WKU Students Honored In Hearst Photo, Broadcast Contests
Bowling Green, Ky. - Three Western Kentucky University students have qualified for the national semifinals in the 46th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program.
William Deshazer, a Bowling Green senior, finished second in sports and news photography and will submit additional photos for the semifinal round of judging. Deshazer received a $1,500 award. Brenna Gallegos, a Lexington senior, qualified for the national broadcasting semifinals with a fifth-place finish in radio features. She received a $600 award. Allen Bryant, an Owensboro senior, also qualified for the national photojournalism semifinals after a fifth-place finish in the portrait/personality and feature photo contest. Bryant received a $600 award. WKU’s School of Journalism and Broadcasting is leading the Hearst Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition and is sixth in the Intercollegiate Broadcast News Competition. The Hearst program, often called the Pulitzers of collegiate journalism, conducts competitions in print journalism, broadcasting and photojournalism. WKU won the overall Hearst title in 2000, 2001 and 2005 and has won the photojournalism championship 15 times in the past 17 years. Final winners will be announced in April. Four other WKU students also have been honored in the 2005-06 Hearst awards program. Nathan Morgan, a junior from Westover, W.Va., tied for 17th place in the sports and news photo contest, the second of three photojournalism competitions. Christian Hansen, a Louisville sophomore, placed sixth in portrait/personality and feature photo and received a $500 award. Katie Burcham, a Bowling Green senior, finished 19th in the radio features competition, the first of two broadcast news competitions. Ashlee Clark, a Louisville senior, tied for 13th place in the in-depth writing competition, the third of six writing contests. For information, contact the School of Journalism and Broadcasting at (270) 745-4143.
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