Broadcast Journalism Student Honored with Prestigious NATAS Scholarship

Broadcast Journalism student Christopher Hovden was recently announced as the 2024 Bob Fransen Leadership Scholarship recipient by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Upper Midwest Foundation. Hovden was recognized for his work as a co-anchor, producer, reporter, photographer, and writer on the university’s Campus News program. Hovden also recently produced and premiered a full length documentary, The […]

Campus News earns Crystal Pillar in broadcasting awards

Campus News, MSUM’s student-produced newscast, received a Crystal Pillar in the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Upper Midwest Regional Student Production Awards. The Upper Midwest region covers Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and western Wisconsin. MSUM’s Campus News was the only college newscast to receive a Crystal Pillar in the newscast category. MSUM Campus News students […]

MSUM’s Campus News sweeps TV newscast awards

MSUM’s campus news won all three of the biggest awards at this year’s Midwest Journalism Conference held in Bloomington. For the fourth year in a row, the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) named MSUM’s Campus News the winner in the student newscast category in its annual Mark of Excellence Region 6 Awards. In addition, Campus News students earned a total […]