Student Audio Competition

Competition Chair
Tony DeMars, Texas A&M University-Commerce

Air Personality Category 1st Place: Callie Mills, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh “Jazz Aircheck” 2nd Place: Stacie Hewitt, Western Kentucky University “Revolution” 3rd Place (Tie): Luke Estes, Southern Utah University “Lunch Time Leftovers” 3rd Place (Tie): Emily McIntosh, Kansas State University “Hot Donna on The Wildcat 91.9” Honorable Mention: Tiffany “Miss Special” Lintner, San Francisco State University “Miss Special on Special Sundays Radio Show”

Comedy or Drama Category 1st Place: Michael O’Brien, Rowan University “No Speed Zone” Honorable Mention: The Students of NESCom, New England School of Communication “Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination” Honorable Mention: Morgan Shillingburg, Marshall University “The Hand You Were Given”

Educational Program Category 1st Place: Brittney Tensi, Appalachian State University “Tweetsie: The History of a Mountain Railroad” 2nd Place: E.J. Campbell, Lindsay Ezykowich, & Matt Shanley, Rowan University “Facing Facebook” 3rd Place (Tie): Courtney Armstrong, Appalachian State University “The Brown Mountain Lights of North Carolina” 3rd Place (Tie): Emily Melton, Appalachian State University “Bullying: Challenges for America’s School-Aged Children”

PSA, Promo, or Commercial Category 1st Place: Kyle Jones, Appalachian State University “The Eggland’s Genie” 2nd Place: Mick Joest, University of Southern Indiana “Jilted” 3rd Place: Patrick Webb, Marshall University “Moviephone” Honorable Mention: Jeremy Luman, University of Southern Indiana “Bro Fight” Honorable Mention: Emily Melton, Appalachian State University “United Airlines”

Specialty Program Category 1st Place: Camille Whiteley Troutner, Brigham Young University “A Brief History of Horror” 2nd Place: The Students of NESCom, New England School of Communication “Know Before You Go” 3rd Place: Cameron Schiessl, Scott Birkner, & Adam Ryback, Southern Utah University “Triforce Radio” Honorable Mention: Will Holland, University of Oklahoma “Assignment Radio: Best of 2009” Honorable Mention: Lucas Wempe, John Kurtz, & Paul Harris, Kansas State University “3ManWeave”