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Marshall journalism professor Dan Hollis and WMUL-FM, Marshall’s public radio station, were honored with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for the second year in a row by the Radio Television Digital News Association.
Two Pulitzer Prize winners will review the development of the stories that earned their recognition and discuss the role journalism plays in fostering informed citizens at a free public forum at 7 p.m. Monday, April 2, in the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus.
Students from Marshall University’s public radio station, WMUL-FM, received seven first-place awards and 11 honorable-mention awards during the National Broadcasting Society/ Alpha Epsilon Rho (NBS/AERho) 27th Annual National Student Audio/Video Scriptwriting and 55th Annual Audio/Video Production Awards Competition ceremony March 3 in Bethesda, Maryland.
Students from Marshall University’s public radio station, WMUL-FM, received five Platinum Awards, seven Gold Awards and six Honorable Mention Awards in the MarCom Creative Awards 2017 Competition. The winners were posted on MarCom’s website Nov. 9.
Prize: $100.00 Deadline: 5 p.m., December 1, 2017 Winner to be announced before Winter Break. Copies of the winning poster will be printed and unveiled on or before January 15, 2018, during celebration of MLK holiday, and announcement about upcoming Black History Month events.
WMUL-FM 88.1 MHz, Marshall University’s public radio station, received the organizational award for Four-Year Radio Station of the Year in the 2016-2017 Pinnacle National College Media Awards Competition. In addition, students from WMUL-FM won one second-place and two third-place awards in the individual categories.
Marshall University Woodson Professor Burnis Morris will read from his new book and make announcements about the 2018 Black History Month observance during a Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum event this week. It will take place at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, in the atrium of the university’s Drinko Library on the Huntington campus.
Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications will facilitate a free public screening of the Netflix documentary “Heroin(e)” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Marquee Cinemas at Pullman Square. To reserve a seat, visit http://bit.ly/heroinescreening. The showing will be followed by a discussion with those featured in the film as
Veteran broadcast journalist Ed Rabel will present his program, “Journalism Under Siege,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in BE5 of the Memorial Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. Rabel is set to address a number of issues challenging the media industry, including a decline in trust of television news,
Five graduates of Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications (SOJMC) are being inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame later this month. Sean Callebs, John Hackworth, Susan Lavenski, Chris Stadelman and Dave Wellman officially will be inducted during a Friday, Sept. 29, ceremony.