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NANCY DUPONT BROADCAST ADVISER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Loidha Bautista — Lafayette High School
FINALISTS:
Roben Nobles — Center Hill HS
Bobby Gross — Jackson Preparatory School
Terry Cassreino — St. Joseph Catholic School
Dustin Cockrell — South Panola HS
BEST NEWS STORY
WINNER: Zoey Deel, Natalie Mann, Kamie Thompson — Madison Central HS
Excellent about Jackson public schools! Good interviews and production quality!
FINALISTS:
Veronica Flores — Center Hill HS
Tavi Belser & Sela Waller — Madison Central HS
BEST FEATURE STORY
WINNER: Anderson Shows — Oxford HS
Great storyline of two brothers who are quarterbacks together! Excellent videography and shots, as well as good interviews.
FINALISTS:
Ava Gee & Ella Joyner — Madison Central HS
Julia Jane Averette & Sam Laney — Tupelo HS
Julia Jane Averette — Tupelo HS
BEST SPORTS STORY
WINNER: Anna Grant Khalstorf & Awa Camara — Tupelo HS
Great use of storytelling elements. Interviews, B-roll, and script pulled the story together.
FINALISTS:
Wells Jordan — Jackson Preparatory School
Anderson Shows & Madison Pegues — Oxford HS
BEST IN-STUDIO ANCHOR
WINNER: Zaniah Purvis — St. Joseph Catholic School
Zaniah seems like a natural on camera! Her facial expressions are great and I love how her side remarks to her co-anchor sound genuine.
FINALISTS:
Veronica Flores — Center Hill HS
Emerson Erwin — St. Joseph Catholic School
BEST IN-STUDIO SPORTS ANCHOR
WINNER: Cate Babb — Tupelo HS
Cate has a really good camera presence! She has really bright facial expressions and a clear speaking tone.
FINALISTS:
Adriana Terrazas — St. Joseph Catholic School
BEST NEWS REPORTER
WINNER: Thomas Roper — Tupelo HS
Thomas is full of energy, has clear speech, and is always doing something on camera to help engage the audience.
FINALISTS:
Leila Alvarado — Center Hill HS
Natalie Mann — Madison Central HS
Rachael Carpenter — Madison Central HS
BEST SPORTS REPORTER
WINNER: Annalise Kirk — Madison Central HS
Annalise has really good energy for sports! Clear speaking tone and good facial expressions.
FINALISTS:
Zoey Deel — Madison Central HS
Gabriella Russo — South Panola HS
Malick Yedjou — St. Joseph Catholic School
BEST WEATHER REPORTER
WINNER: Deveunte Byrd — Center Hill HS
Deveunte has a fantasic on camera personality! Great annunciation, facial expressions, and energy!
FINALISTS:
Andrew Bonds — St. Joseph Catholic School
BEST PSA
WINNER: Colin Chung & Logan Kelly — Northwest Rankin HS
Well done! Great illustrations and call to action!
FINALISTS:
Delilah Roberts — Northwest Rankin HS
Sarah Young & Aidan Grant — Northwest Rankin HS
BEST HYPE VIDEO
WINNER: Annalise Kirk — Madison Central HS
Excellent storytelling and editing!
FINALISTS:
Annalise Kirk — Madison Central HS
Gabriella Russo — South Panola HS
BEST LONG-FORM STORY
WINNER: Anderson Shows — Oxford HS
FINALISTS:
Maya Freedman, Rachael Carpenter, Annalise Kirk — Madison Central HS
WTHS & BNN — Tupelo HS & St. Joseph Catholic School
PUBLICATION
Newscast of the Year:
WINNER: Jaguar News Network — Madison Central HS
JNN does a fantastic job with the content of their stories. They know their traget audience and their segments are always strong.
FINALISTS:
Bruin News Now — St. Joseph Catholic School
Charger Media Group — Oxford HS
BEST OPENING SEQUENCE
WINNER: Mustang TV — Center Hill HS
catchy, DIFFERENT, total vibe of your show. I was dancing along and it looked like you guys were having the best time making it!
FINALISTS:
Jaguar News Network — Madison Central HS
BEST NEWS COVERAGE
WINNER: Jaguar News Network — Madison Central HS
Great job at covering events going on all around the central MS area while making it easy for high school students to understand! JNN has a lot of diversity in their coverage from Madison county and beyond!
FINALISTS:
Bruin News Now — St. Joseph Catholic School
Eye of the Tiger — Hernando HS
BEST FEATURE COVERAGE
WINNER: Jaguar News Network — Madison Central HS
Very creative and engaging feature stories!
FINALISTS:
Bruin News Now — St. Joseph Catholic School
Charger Media Group — Oxford HS
BEST SPORTS COVERAGE
WINNER: Jaguar News Network — Madison Central HS
No sport left out! JNN did a fantastic job covering every sports in the school.
FINALISTS:
Bruin News Now — St. Joseph Catholic School
Charger Media Group — Oxford HS
BEST CREATIVITY
WINNER: Patriot Vision — Lewisburg HS
I love how the segments involve students and even faculty in some way. You can tell everyone is having fun!
FINALISTS:
Jaguar News Network — Madison Central HS
BEST DAILY NEWSCAST
WINNER: Patriot Vision — Lewisburg HS
Nice variety of segments. Traffic Law Trivia is awesome!
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