Both The Exponent, BW's student newspaper, and WBWC 88.3 FM The STING, the nation's longest-standing, student-run college radio station, continue to earn national recognition.
BW's
student
newspaper
garnered
a
number
of
awards
this
year,
including
regional
and
national
recognition
in
the
prestigious
Society
of
Professional
Journalists
(SPJ)
Mark
of
Excellence
Awards,
which
honor
the
best
of
collegiate
journalism
within
a
calendar
year.
Winners included Jesse Kucewicz '20, who won the best small college "Breaking News Photography" in the region and was named a national finalist for his photo "Lightning strikes Saylor Hall."
Charlie Egli '20 also claimed a regional first place and national finalist recognition for his story on the passing of Olympic gold medalist Harrison Dillard '49.
National Mark of Excellence award judges can select one national winner and up to two national finalists (runners-up) from the 12 regional winners in each category.
At the regional level, SPJ judges also named The Exponent one of the top three non-daily college newspapers in the four-state region (along with Ohio State and Ohio University).
Meantime,
at
an
awards
ceremony
that
came
just
prior
to
the
pandemic
shutdown,
staff
at
The
STING
took
home
honors
at
the
Intercollegiate
Broadcasting
Systems
Conference
in
New
York
City.
The STING won the award for "Best Station Contest, Promotional Event" for the Bold and Gold Concert they staged in October 2019.
Professor Joe Tarantowski, station general manager Emily Dowling '20 and WBWC student staffers Zoe Ryan-Hubbard, Emma Ciha, Kevin Ng and Marisa Nieves were also invited to present at the conference. The students led a panel discussion on "Why You Need Structure at Your Station."
WBWC has been broadcasting for 62 years.
