Campus News Named Best College News Magazine by SPJ and Wins First Place in Eric Sevareid Awards
The Society of Professional Journalists has named MSUM’s Campus News as the winner in the student news magazine category in its annual Mark of Excellence Region 6 Awards. In addition, MSUM students earned nine individual awards in six different categories.
Left to Right: Jade Millner, Jacob Anderson, Nathan Stange, Dallas Korelc, Celia Bjerke, Nathan Coen, Cora Bohl, Drew Berg, Halle Sanders, Dr. Aaron Quanbeck, Selah Jacoway, Jaelynn Wagner
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Awards for Region 6 includes colleges and universities in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. First place winners in each category advance to the national round of judging.
Campus News also took first place in the morning newscast category in its annual Eric Sevareid Awards. The Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association (MBJA) Eric Sevareid Awards covers the six-state region of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Nebraska. MSUM students also earned 10 individual awards, including first place in podcasting and the television categories of hard feature, soft feature, sports reporting, DEI reporting, weather feature, and videojournalism.
Campus News students also took home Crystal Pillars in the Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences annual Student Production Awards. The NATAS Upper Midwest Chapter includes the five-state region of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.
The awards were presented at the Midwest Journalism Conference, recently held in St. Paul, MN. Program Director for Campus News, Dr. Aaron Quanbeck, said the recognition highlights the dedication students bring to their work. “Students invest many hours each week gathering video and interviews for their stories, writing scripts, and editing their projects. These awards acknowledge their commitment to producing high-quality journalism,” Quanbeck said.
Campus News airs on Prairie Public Television at 8:30 AM during the spring semester and has been broadcast since the early 1980s. Archived newscasts and stories are available on the Campus News Youtube channel at www.youtube.com/MSUMCampusNews.
Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards
Best All-Around Television News Magazine
Winner: Campus News 4-26-25 – Link to Newscast
TV General News Reporting
Finalist: Drew Berg – Student Narcan Bill
TV In-Depth Reporting
Finalist: NDSU Bird Research – Chris Hovden
TV Sports Reporting
Winner: Drew Berg – NDSU Pro Day – Link to story
Finalist: Dallas Korelc – Wheelchair Basketball
TV Feature Videography
Winner: Jacob Anderson – Triumphant Concordia – Link to story
Finalist: Megan Sirek – Tastee Vintage Store
Finalist: Nate Coen – Concordia Mime Workshop
Arts Fashion Journalism
Finalist: Selah Jacoway – D Smoke at MSUM
Retail/Small Business Journalism
Winner: Selah Jacoway – Tastee Vintage Store – Link to story
Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Eric Sevareid Awards
TV Morning Newscast
First Place: Campus News 4-26-25
TV Hard Feature
First Place: Drew Berg – Student Narcan Bill – Link to story
TV Soft Feature
First Place: Selah Jacoway – NDSU Kiddie Days – Link to story
Award of Merit: Dallas Korelc – Concordia Mime Workshop
TV Sports Reporting
Award of Merit: Dallas Korelc – Wheelchair Basketball
TV DEI Reporting
Award of Merit: Selah Jacoway – Honoring Yvonne Condell
TV Weather Feature
First Place: Dallas Korelc – NDSU Freeze-a-thon
TV Videojournalism
First Place: Jacob Anderson – Triumphant Concordia
Award of Merit: Megan Sirek – NDSU Grad’s Vintage Store
Multi-media Journalist/Solo Storyteller
Award of Merit: Chris Hovden Composite
Podcast
First Place: “Otter Nonsense with Derrick: My Wife Episode 3 –
difficulties of pregnancy and postpartum depression” – link to podcast
NATAS Upper Midwest Student Production Awards
Hard News Report
Crystal Pillar – Drew Berg – Student Narcan Bill
Arts/Entertainment/Cultural Affairs
Crystal Pillar – Selah Jacoway – D Smoke at MSUM – link to story
Photographer
Crystal Pillar – Megan Sirek Composite
Writer
Crystal Pillar – Nate Coen Composite