BEA2000 Faculty Production Competition Winners Announced

BEA announces the winners in the BEA2000 Faculty Juried Production Competition. Productions underwent blind review by a jury of faculty as well as professional peers. Submissions were judged on professionalism, the use of aesthetic and/or creative elements, sense of structure and timing, production values and technical merit.

MODERATOR: Pam Doyle, University of Alabama (Pam@tcf.ua.edu) and Darrell Roe, Marist College

TV Promotional
1st place, "One Day/One University"
John M. Woody and John Fishell, James Madison University
2nd place, "Parents Anonymous"
Michael J. Laponis, University of LaVerne
3rd place, "Health Education and Recreation"
Scott Hodgson & Steve Mellon, Southern Illinois University
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TV Commercials
1st place, "I Want"
Craig Schaefer, Loras College
2nd place, "This is Our Classroom"
Scott Hodgson, Southern Illinois University
3rd place, "Alumni Gala"
Mary Blue, Loyola University
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TV News
1st place, "Postcards"
Bob Jacobs, Bradley University
2nd place, "On the Farm"
Neil Roberts, Minot State University
3rd place, "FSU Live"
Eric W. Hoffman, Florida State University
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TV Narrative
1st place, "Araby"
Andrew Quicke, Regent University
2nd place, "My Uncle Sidney"
Timothy Dee, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
3rd place, "Catherine's Story"
James Babanikos, University of Florida
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TV Educational/Instructional
1st place, "Kids Science News Network"
Rustin Greene, James Madison University
2nd place, "Season of Fury"
Kevin Hager, Wichita State University
3rd place, "Storytellers"
Peter Biesterfeld, Carleton University
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TV Documentary
1st place, "The Ozarks: Just that Much Hillbilly in Me"
Mark Biggs, Southwest Missouri State University
1st place, "Honduran Hope"
William Bolduc and Lou Buttino, University of North Carolina Wilmington
2nd place, "When You're Smiling"
Janice Tanaka, University of Florida
3rd place, "The Passing of Time"
Matt Jenkins, Cameron University
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TV Mixed
1st place, "The News Media's Coverage"
Greg Luft, Colorado State University
2nd place, "Surprize Packidge"
Babak Sarrafan, San Jose State University
3rd place,"L.A. County Fair"
Michael Laponis, University of LaVerne
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Radio Documentary
1st place, "The State of the News Business"
Terry Likes, Western Kentucky University
2nd place, "The Tuskegee Airmen"
Jean Moore, Temple University
3rd place, "The Negro Baseball League"
Robert Franklin,  Arkansas State University
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Radio News
1st place, "El Nino"
Terry Likes, Western Kentucky University
2nd place, "Inside Look"
Neil Roberts, Minot State University
3rd place, "News Reports"
Len Clark, University of Evansville
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Radio Commercial/PSA
1st place tie
"Drake MBA"
Sandy Henry & Todd Evans, Drake University
"Halloween Havoc"
Sam Lovato, KTSC
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Radio Promo
1st place, "KULV Music Promo"
Michael Laponis, University of LaVerne
2nd place, "The Future Belongs To You"
Evan Wirig, Grossmont College Radio
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Radio Educational/Instructional
1st place, "Fighting Blindness"
Jean Moore, Temple University