School of Media News Archive
WKU School of Media Photojournalism grads win Hearst Awards
Congratulations to Kendall Warner and Mhari Shaw who placed fifth and sixth in 2019-2020 Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s the Multimedia Innovative Storytelling and Audience Engagement Competition
WKU School of Media partners with WKU Public Radio in management of WWHR-FM
WKU School of Media announces a new partnership with WKU Public Radio regarding the
management of WWHR-FM, WKU’s student-run radio station.
Public Radio is responsible for the management, operation, and broadcast programming
of the station effective February 1, 2020. The station will continue to serve as an
educational lab overseen by the School of Media Broadcasting program faculty. Students
will continue to produce news programs and gain valuable broadcasting experience.
“This partnership with WKU Public Radio will expand the range of skills and learning
experiences of student broadcasters by providing additional professional opportunities
and mentorship. This is a win for our students and the School of Media,” stated Dr.
Larry Snyder, Dean of Potter College of Arts & Letters.
WKU SoM student places 7th in Hearst Radio News & Features
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the finalists selected in the 2019-2020 Journalism Awards Program’s Radio News and Features competition:
Seventh Place, Natalie Turner, Western Kentucky University
School of Media high school Summer Media Workshops canceled due to COVID-19
WKU School of Media cancels upcoming open house and other events
The upcoming gallery exhibit, Gaines Lecture Series and open house for the 10th anniversary
of the Film program have all been cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 concerns.
More information will be posted as the situation develops.
Search Committee for the School of Media Director announces additional finalist
Ms. Kari Barber, of the University of Nevada, Reno, Reynolds School of Journalism
Search Committee for the School of Media director announces four finalists
WKU Journalism Major, Annalee Hubbs, wins ACES Bill Walsh Scholarship
Finnish journalist Jessikka Aro wins the 2019 Fleischaker/Greene Award for Courageous International Reporting
WKU School of Media Film students win College Student Production Awards
The first award went to "Dirty Laundry" for Best Long Form - Fiction.
"Come Up for Air" also picked up awards for Director Tori Mills and Cinematographer
Haley Meyers. This marks the second year in a row that the film program has won Student
Production Awards.
The College Student Production Awards are presented by the National Academy of Television
Arts & Sciences, Ohio Valley Chapter
Ashlea Moses (left) editor of Come Up for Air and Jordan Crabbe (right) production designer for Dirty Laundry
WKU 5th overall in 2019 Hearst Journalism Awards Program
WKU won the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition for the 25th time in the past 30 years
School of Media students place in the Kentucky Associated Press and Kentucky Broadcasters Association contest
Best Public Affairs
Best Sports Coverage
Best News Story
Olivia Eiler – First Place, Western Kentucky University – "Warren County House Fire"
Best Television Reporter
Olivia Eiler – First Place, Western Kentucky University
Best Newscast
Best Public Affairs (Radio)
Olivia Eiler – Second Place, Western Kentucky University – "WKU Campus Debate"
Best News Story (Radio)
Natalie Turner – First Place, Western Kentucky University – "International Music"
Best Radio Reporter
Natalie Turner – First Place, Western Kentucky University
Society of Professional Journalists Region 5 Mark of Excellence Awards
WKU Film Major Wins College Student Production Award
Tori Mills, a senior film major in the School of Journalism & Broadcasting, is the recipient of a College Student Production Award for Short Form - Fiction, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Ohio Valley Chapter. Her short film, An Adjustment, will be honored at the August 18 ceremony in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. https://ohiovalleyemmy.org
WKU wins 2018 Hearst overall national championship
Grads of WKU School of Media win Pulitzer Prize
2005 Graduate Cameron Knight and 2006 Graduate Cara Owsley were part of the Pulitzer Prize winning team at The Cincinnati Enquirer for local reporting. The Photojournalism grads credit their time at WKU as crucial for their success in their fields. Owsley is the Director of Photography at the paper and Knight is a crime beat reporter. See the project at : https://www.cincinnati.com/pages/interactives/seven-days-of-heroin-epidemic-cincinnati/
The School of Media at WKU is ACEJMC accredited for majors in Broadcasting, Journalism and Photojournalism.
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