UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WIN MEDIA COMPETITION
Five students from Cedarville University won awards at the Intercollegiate National Religious Broadcasters’ 2009 production competition for their efforts with Resound Radio. From L to R: Abby Wight, Jeremy McDuffie, JoyAnna McBride, Jonathan Walburg, and Braden Jobson. Photo courtesy of Resound Radio.
by Public Relations Office—Cedarville, Ohio
February 13, 2009
Cedarville, Ohio—With the economy in trouble and college graduates facing a competitive job market, students know that having experience on their side will give them the edge they need. Five students from Cedarville University gained that edge when they won awards in the Intercollegiate National Religious Broadcasters’ 2009 production competition.
Jeremy McDuffie, a junior comprehensive Bible major with a minor in electronic media, and Jonathan Walburg, a junior electronic media major, both won first place for their efforts on the Resound Radio website and radio newscasts, respectively. Walburg also took home a second place award for radio demos. Joining Walburg in second place were electronic media majors JoyAnna McBride, a junior; Braden Jobson, a sophomore; and Abby Wight, a senior. Wight also won third place for radio commercial production.
These media gurus entered projects they had completed for class projects and Resound Radio, Cedarville University’s on-campus radio station. The projects included website design, commercials, air work, short films and newscasts. The students submitted their work for evaluation by a group of judges from the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) and competed against students from Christian colleges and universities across the country.
NRB is an association of Christian communicators working to keep the doors of electronic media open in order to spread the Gospel by providing networking, educational, ministry and fellowship opportunities for its members.
“This competition is an opportunity to see how the students’ work compares with that of students at other Christian colleges and universities, to interact with those students and to receive some affirmation that their academic and co-curricular opportunities available in the electronic media program are preparing them for a future in the field,” shares James Leightenheimer, associate professor of broadcasting and advisor for Resound Radio.
The award winners submitted their work during the fall semester and were notified of their win in December 2008. The students and Leightenheimer will travel to the NRB convention in early February to attend a banquet in their honor. The first-place winners will receive a trophy, free convention registration and a travel allowance.
“I’ve always been unsure of what I’ll end up doing,” admits Walburg, “but I think that the award confirms to me that broadcast news is a field I could feel confident about entering.”
More Information
To learn more about the electronic media program at Cedarville University, visit the Communication Arts department or call 1-800-CEDARVILLE.