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 WMUL-FM, Marshall University’s public radio station, won four first-place awards and four finalist awards in the four radio categories available in the 2017 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Contest for Region Four. The awards were presented March 10 at Point Park University in Pittsburgh.

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.

Marshall professor Dan Hollis received two first-place awards for his creative work at the recent National Broadcasting Society national convention in Washington, D.C.

Marshall University will present a screening of Meadow Bridge, written and directed by Tijah Bumgarner, assistant professor of Journalism and Mass Communication in the College of Arts and Media, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, in room 154 of Smith Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus.

Students from Marshall University’s public radio station, WMUL-FM, received three Platinum Awards, six Gold Awards and three Honorable Mention Awards in the International AVA Digital Awards 2018 Competition.

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.