April 25, 2007
Bowling
Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University senior McKenzie York of Louisville has been selected as a finalist for the Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s 2007 National Broadcast News Championships.
York won the Hearst television news competition earlier this year to qualify for the semifinal round of judging. She was chosen as one of five television news finalists who will travel to San Francisco for the national championships June 6-9.
Last year, WKU’s Brenna Gallegos won the Hearst radio news national championship.
Often called the “Pulitzers of College Journalism,” the Hearst program holds yearlong competitions in writing, photojournalism and broadcast news. WKU’s School of Journalism and Broadcasting placed fourth overall this year, the school’s ninth consecutive top four finish in the national competition.
National champions in writing, photojournalism and broadcast news will be announced on June 9.
Four WKU photojournalism students – Edward Linsmier, a December graduate from Saxe, Va.; Carl Kiilsgaard, a sophomore from Corvallis, Ore.; Christian Hansen, a Louisville junior; and Jonathan D. Woods, a senior from Maple Grove, Minn., -- are among 12 national semifinalists who will submit additional photos for judging.
Six photojournalism finalists will be selected on June 4 and will travel to San Francisco for the national championships.
WKU students have won the Hearst individual photojournalism championship for three consecutive years and eight times overall (’87, ’88, ’91, ’92, ’96, ’04, ’05, ’06). WKU has won the Hearst Intercollegiate Photojournalism Championship 16 times in the past 18 years.
The Hearst program, funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, operates under the auspices of the accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication. More than 100 schools participate in the program, which awards more than $400,000 in scholarships and grants annually.
For more on the Hearst program, visit http://www.hearstfdn.org/hearst_journalism/index.php
More WKU news is available at www.wku.edu. If you’d like to receive WKU news via e-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.
For information, contact School of Journalism and Broadcasting at (270) 745-4143.
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