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Congratulations to our 2026 On-Location Student Competition Award Winners!\u00a0 All winners will be recognized at the 2026 On-Location Conference at Illinois State University.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Audio Competition
<\/strong>Best of Show: 93 Counties: Sinful Sidney,<\/em> Maddie Hansen & Angelina Pattavina – University of Nebraska Lincoln<\/strong>
Awards of Excellence:
<\/strong>Remixed – A Non-Alcoholic Night Out,<\/em> Emma Turgeon – Furman University
Genesis,<\/em> Alex Kirk, Cody Anderson, Edison Lewis, Connor McCary & Skylar Michalak – Missouri State University
Spuknik,<\/em> Carson Powell, Sarah Miller-Ross, Wyatt Helm, Thai Le & Hiep Quach – Missouri State University
WMSV Aircheck,<\/em> Blake Ligon – Mississippi State University
Dream Time Stories with Salma,<\/em> Salma Abdelnasser Salem – The American University in Cairo
Lincoln Parks & Rec Day Camp,<\/em> Leah Bryan – University of Nebraska Lincoln<\/p>\n

Documentary Competition
Best of Show: Spare Time,<\/em> David Peral, Katie McCawley, Audrey Enghauser & Sean Humphrey – Furman University<\/strong>
Awards of Excellence:<\/strong>
<\/em>The Uninvited Guests,<\/em> YCP CM 341-DOC Film Making – York College of Pennsylvania
Thin Places,<\/em> Hannah McLaughlin, Gracelyn Fletcher, Raena Rogers & Mackenzie Miner – Taylor University
Peace Walls,<\/em> Kylee Kinsman, Nathan Tompkins, Ben Bailey & Adeline Heuser – Taylor University<\/p>\n

Film & Video Competition
Best of Show: I Memorized Your Sadness,<\/em> Shannon Sykes, Madison Donnely, Noah Keathly & Anoulak Blanchet – Columbia College Chicago<\/strong>
Awards of Excellence:
<\/strong>NEON GOD,<\/em> Luke Holdom, Jessica Veith, Zachary Donnachie, Adeline Heuser & Daniel Sanders – Taylor University
Cicada,<\/em> Vince Luo – Columbia College Chicago
Last Resort,<\/em> Jaden Mason, Annie Troyer, Silas Aldrich, Kylee Kinsman, Josiah Seeman & Brynn Smarrella – Taylor University
Far From Home: A Visual Poem,<\/em> Marcos Vasquez – York College of Pennsylvania
Replication Room,<\/em> Angelo Pellicci – Ithaca College
Feather, by Lauren Lindsay,<\/em> David Randall & Brooklin Gall – Mississippi State University
Lucky,<\/em> Nathan Glasser, Sean Fisher, Kayla Tidy, Brendan Noone, & Blake Beeler – Ithaca College<\/p>\n

News Competition
<\/strong>Best of Show: The Future Radio,<\/em> Blake Ligon – Mississippi State University<\/strong>
Awards of Excellence:
<\/strong>Waffles with Dave,<\/em> Hudson Carrico & Talon Strong – University of Nebraska Lincoln
Winter Birdwatch: Ahead of Great Backyard Bird Count,<\/em> Marissa Lindemann – University of Nebraska Lincoln<\/p>\n

News Competition – Program
<\/strong>Best of Show: Nebraska Nightly: Agriculture Special,<\/em> Rachel Miller, Sophie Farrell & Hayden Hauge – University of Nebraska Lincoln<\/strong>
Award of Excellence: <\/strong>WATCH NOW: NewsLink Indiana | November 24, 2025,<\/em> NewsLink Staff – Ball State University<\/p>\n

Open Competition
<\/strong>Award of Excellence: <\/strong>The House Next Door,<\/em> Anson Aldridge, Lexi Ogan, Katherine Purvin & Josh Raynor – Missouri State University<\/p>\n

Sports Competition
<\/strong>Best of Show: Trey Marler Reel,<\/em> Trey Marler – University of Nebraska Lincoln<\/strong>
Awards of Excellence:
<\/strong>Ball State Women\u2019s Golf Honors Program Legend,<\/em> Jake Dickman – Ball State University
Pius Jr. Bolt Football off Inaugural Season,<\/em> Trey Marler – University of Nebraska Lincoln
Maryland vs UNL Soccer,<\/em> Danny Berg, Chase Ruch & Justice Rhody – University of Nebraska Lincoln<\/p>\n

Sports Competition – Program
<\/strong>Best of Show: Egg Bowl Play By Play,<\/em> Connor Davis – Mississippi State University<\/strong>
Awards of Excellence: <\/strong>Unlimited Sports Preview Show (USC at UNL),<\/em> Trey Marler, Justice Rhody & Brady Alderson – University of Nebraska Lincoln
Titan Town Sports- Benzel Leaves Westminster,<\/em> Ben Kelly, Jacob Rhodes, Jorden Tate, Ethan Schon, Ethan Kurtz & Tom Rook – Westminster College
Sports Injuries,<\/em> Caleb Castile – Mississippi State University<\/p>\n

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Congratulations to our 2026 On-Location Student Competition Award Winners!\u00a0 All winners will be recognized at the 2026 On-Location Conference at Illinois State University. Audio CompetitionBest of Show: 93 Counties: Sinful Sidney, Maddie Hansen & Angelina Pattavina – University of Nebraska LincolnAwards of Excellence:Remixed – A Non-Alcoholic Night Out, Emma Turgeon – Furman UniversityGenesis, Alex Kirk, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

Congratulations to our 2026 On-Location Student Competition Award Winners!\u00a0 All winners will be recognized at the 2026 On-Location Conference at Illinois State University.<\/strong><\/p>\r\nAudio Competition\r\n<\/strong>Best of Show: 93 Counties: Sinful Sidney,<\/em> Maddie Hansen & Angelina Pattavina - University of Nebraska Lincoln<\/strong>\r\nAwards of Excellence:\r\n<\/strong>Remixed - A Non-Alcoholic Night Out,<\/em> Emma Turgeon - Furman University\r\nGenesis,<\/em> Alex Kirk, Cody Anderson, Edison Lewis, Connor McCary & Skylar Michalak - Missouri State University\r\nSpuknik,<\/em> Carson Powell, Sarah Miller-Ross, Wyatt Helm, Thai Le & Hiep Quach - Missouri State University\r\nWMSV Aircheck,<\/em> Blake Ligon - Mississippi State University\r\nDream Time Stories with Salma,<\/em> Salma Abdelnasser Salem - The American University in Cairo\r\nLincoln Parks & Rec Day Camp,<\/em> Leah Bryant - University of Nebraska Lincoln\r\n\r\nDocumentary Competition\r\nBest of Show: Spare Time,<\/em> David Peral, Katie McCawley, Audrey Enghauser & Sean Humphrey - Furman University<\/strong>\r\nAwards of Excellence:<\/strong>\r\n<\/em>The Uninvited Guests,<\/em> YCP CM 341-DOC Film Making - York College of Pennsylvania\r\nThin Places,<\/em> Hannah McLaughlin, Gracelyn Fletcher, Raena Rogers & Mackenzie Miner - Taylor University\r\nPeace Walls,<\/em> Kylee Kinsman, Nathan Tompkins, Ben Bailey & Adeline Heuser - Taylor University\r\n\r\nFilm & Video Competition\r\nBest of Show: I Memorized Your Sadness,<\/em> Shannon Sykes, Madison Donnely, Noah Keathly & Anoulak Blanchet - Columbia College Chicago<\/strong>\r\nAwards of Excellence:\r\n<\/strong>NEON GOD,<\/em> Luke Holdom, Jessica Veith, Zachary Donnachie, Adeline Heuser & Daniel Sanders - Taylor University\r\nCicada,<\/em> Vince Luo - Columbia College Chicago\r\nLast Resort,<\/em> Jaden Mason, Annie Troyer, Silas Aldrich, Kylee Kinsman, Josiah Seeman & Brynn Smarrella - Taylor University\r\nFar From Home: A Visual Poem,<\/em> Marcos Vasquez - York College of Pennsylvania\r\nReplication Room,<\/em> Angelo Pellicci - Ithaca College\r\nFeather, by Lauren Lindsay,<\/em> David Randall & Brooklin Gall - Mississippi State University\r\nLucky,<\/em> Nathan Glasser, Sean Fisher, Kayla Tidy, Brendan Noone, & Blake Beeler - Ithaca College\r\n\r\nNews Competition\r\n<\/strong>Best of Show: The Future Radio,<\/em> Blake Ligon - Mississippi State University<\/strong>\r\nAwards of Excellence:\r\n<\/strong>Waffles with Dave,<\/em> Hudson Carrico & Talon Strong - University of Nebraska Lincoln\r\nWinter Birdwatch: Ahead of Great Backyard Bird Count,<\/em> Marissa Lindemann - University of Nebraska Lincoln\r\n\r\nNews Competition - Program\r\n<\/strong>Best of Show: Nebraska Nightly: Agriculture Special,<\/em> Rachel Miller, Sophie Farrell & Hayden Hauge - University of Nebraska Lincoln<\/strong>\r\nAward of Excellence: <\/strong>WATCH NOW: NewsLink Indiana | November 24, 2025,<\/em> NewsLink Staff - Ball State University\r\n\r\nOpen Competition\r\n<\/strong>Award of Excellence: <\/strong>The House Next Door,<\/em> Anson Aldridge, Lexi Ogan, Katherine Purvin & Josh Raynor - Missouri State University\r\n\r\nSports Competition\r\n<\/strong>Best of Show: Trey Marler Reel,<\/em> Trey Marler - University of Nebraska Lincoln<\/strong>\r\nAwards of Excellence:\r\n<\/strong>Ball State Women\u2019s Golf Honors Program Legend,<\/em> Jake Dickman - Ball State University\r\nPius Jr. Bolt Football off Inaugural Season,<\/em> Trey Marler - University of Nebraska Lincoln\r\nMaryland vs UNL Soccer,<\/em> Danny Berg, Chase Ruch & Justin Rhody - University of Nebraska Lincoln\r\n\r\nSports Competition - Program\r\n<\/strong>Best of Show: Egg Bowl Play By Play,<\/em> Connor Davis - Mississippi State University<\/strong>\r\nAwards of Excellence: <\/strong>Unlimited Sports Preview Show (USC at UNL),<\/em> Trey Marler, Justice Rhody & Brady Alderson - University of Nebraska Lincoln\r\nTitan Town Sports- Benzel Leaves Westminster,<\/em> Ben Kelly, Jacob Rhodes, Jorden Tate, Ethan Schon, Ethan Kurtz & Tom Rook - Westminster College\r\nSports Injuries,<\/em> Caleb Castile - Mississippi State University\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5435","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5435"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5483,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5435\/revisions\/5483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/OL\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}