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Completely Great “Mostly Moscow”
Dec. 9, 2008
Written by Donna Emert
Student Production Earns First Place in Multi-State Competition
MOSCOW, Idaho – "Mostly Moscow," a television news program produced by University of Idaho Journalism and Mass Media students, recently took first place in the television magazine category of the Region Six National Student Broadcasting Society (NBS) Student Audio and Video Competition.
"This shows, once again, that the work of our students can stand with the work being done by students at any college in the country," said Glenn Mosley, JAMM director of broadcasting.
The program was produced as part of Mosley’s spring semester course, Advanced Broadcast News. It earned top ranking in competition with student submissions from Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming and Washington.
The winning entry was the February 20, 2008, edition of the program, telecast on UITV- 8, the university's cable channel. The news program featured debate over whether guns should be allowed on campus, looked at community impact of the Kids on Campus student volunteer program, explored the university's efforts to increase its energy efficiency, reported on the Latah County voting caucus, and revealed where to find a good cup of coffee in Moscow.
“The educational value in actually participating in producing a television news show is the experience that the pressure of meeting a deadline brings,” said Mackenzie Wilson, currently a senior in JAMM and one of the students who produced the award-winning program. “I think that our piece won this competition because our class really took notice of what was important to University of Idaho students as well as the Moscow community.”
The relevance of the coverage also impressed NBS judges, who noted that the Idaho telecast "had pieces with good substance,” and that it was “very refreshing to see this in student work.”
The program also featured two public service announcements produced by students in Denise Bennett's video production course, Studio Program Production.
The award-winning team includes the following students and recent graduates: Jennifer Castro of Anchorage, Alaska (now with KTUU- TV, Anchorage, Alaska); Jarod Breshears of Colfax, Wash.; Anne Harding of Idaho Falls, Idaho (now with KLEW- TV in Lewiston, Idaho); Pramesh Karki of Kathmandu, Nepal; Mary Kienzle of John Day, Ore. (now with KBCI- TV in Boise, Idaho); Lindsey Koppen of Missoula, Mont.; Rei Matsumoto of Issaquah, Wash. (now with the Sunrise Identity company in Seattle); Hayley Larsen of Sparks, Nev.; John Mallory of Moscow, Idaho (the radio voice of Idaho Women's Basketball); Brittany Mayson of Boise, Idaho; William McWilliams of Boise, Idaho; Kevin Otzenberger of Jerome, Idaho; Jacob Sellen of Moscow, Idaho; and Mackenzie Wilson of Sandpoint, Idaho.
"Mostly Moscow" has been a staple of the student experience in the broadcasting program at the University of Idaho since 1982, when it was first aired on KUID-TV, the on-campus Idaho Public Television station. The show now regularly airs on cable channel UITV-8.
As a first place award winner regionally, "Mostly Moscow" now enters into the 46th annual NBS national competition. Winners will be announced during the NBS National Convention March 24-29, 2009, in New York City.
For more information on this and other JAMM programs, visit www.class.uidaho.edu.
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About the University of Idaho
Founded in 1889, the University of Idaho is the state’s flagship higher-education institution and its principal graduate education and research university, bringing insight and innovation to the state, the nation and the world. University researchers attract nearly $100 million in research grants and contracts each year; the University of Idaho is the only institution in the state to earn the prestigious Carnegie Foundation ranking for high research activity. The university’s student population includes first-generation college students and ethnically diverse scholars. Offering more than 150 degree options in 10 colleges, the university combines the strengths of a large university with the intimacy of small learning communities. For information, visit www.uidaho.edu.
Media Contact: Joni Kirk, University Communications, (208) 885-7725, joni@uidaho.edu
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