Student Media, Gallery magazine awarded at state convention
PHOTO COURTESY UTRGV STUDENT MEDIA
The UTRGV Student Media team celebrated on March 21 after Julie Reed, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association executive director and student media adviser for Baylor University, announced the Vaqueros had won the Director’s Cup, marking it as a fourth-consecutive win and fifth time in program history.
The convention was held March 19-21 in Denton, Texas, where members of The Rider newspaper, KVAQ-TV, Pulse magazine, Vaquero Radio and Gallery magazine represented the university and secured 47 state awards, including the Director’s trophy, beating schools such as Baylor, Texas A&M University and Texas State University.
TIPA is the oldest state collegiate press association in the nation, after its first meeting in 1909, and is one of the largest and most respected collegiate groups in the country, according to its website.
The Director’s Cup is awarded to the school that secures the most points by placing during the on-site live contests during the convention.
The live contests consist of 31 categories in which students test their skills, featuring real-world scenarios. Some of these include video production, public relations, copy editing, print news writing, TV advertising, social media and more.
Student Media claimed 12 live-contest awards.
The Rider won honorable mention for Best In Show – Newspaper website. Editor-in-Chief Daniela Chapa-Reyes won third place in Public Relations Release Writing; Editorial Cartoonist Kayla Martinez, first place in Editorial Cartoon; Copy Editor Carlos Castañeda, first place in Spanish News Writing; Arts and Entertainment Editor Eduardo Escamilla, second place in Editorial Writing; and Reporter Hugo Sepúlveda, second place in Radio Sports Writing.
KVAQ-TV Assistant News Director Perla Cortez won first place in Live Video News; TV Web Producer Juan Carlos Marquez Jr., second place in TV Advertising; Multimedia Journalist Victor Otrega, third place in Spanish TV Announcing; and Multimedia Journalist Ian Juarez, third place in TV News Writing.
Pulse magazine Editor-in-Chief America Salazar won second place in PR Crisis Management.
Vaquero Radio Reporter Diego Montaño won first place in Spanish Radio Announcing.
In the previously published competition, Student Media and Gallery magazine won 38 awards, including 11 for Vaquero Radio, six for The Rider, eight for KVAQ-TV, three for Pulse magazine, four for the Student Media Marketing Team and five for Gallery.
Vaquero Radio won second place for Newscast – Audio.
Former Sports Reporter Leonardo Guajardo won first and third in Sports Reporting – Audio, first and honorable mention in Sportscast – Audio.
Former Reporter Joseph Zambrano placed first and second in Program Production – Audio.
Former Reporter Victoria Gonzalez placed second in In-Depth News Reporting – Audio.
Reporter Emilio Suarez won honorable mention in General News Audio Story.
Station Manager Ariana Gallardo won honorable mention in Advertising/PSA/Promo – Audio.
For The Rider, former Editor-in-Chief Rebeca Salinas won first in Sports Page Design.
Former Editor-in-Chief Daniela Martinez Salazar won honorable mention for Cover Design-Newspaper.
Spanish Editor Sofía Cantú Sauceda won first and second in Spanish Feature Story.
Former Photographer Jose Rodriguez won first in Breaking News Photo.
KVAQ-TV won first in Live Newscast – Video and Overall Excellence – Social Media and second place in Overall Excellence News Production – Video.
Ortega won first and second in Spanish Multimedia News.
Former Multimedia Journalist Desiree Villanueva and Cortez won second in Sportscast – Video.
Marquez, Cortez and TV News Director Dathan Treviño won honorable mention in Social Media – Breaking News.
For Pulse magazine, former Section Editor Nikole Salinas won second in Feature Photo.
Former Graphics Editor Devin Garza won third in Interactive Ad Design.
Former Online/Social Media Editor Adrian Gamboa won third in Advertising Campaign.
For Student Media Marketing, Marketing Manager Yazmin Castro Adame and Marketing Specialist Jocelyn Garcia Serna won first and third place in Advertising/PSA/Promo – Video and second place for In-House Marketing.
Student Media had collaboration wins. Garcia Serna, KVAQ-TV Multimedia Journalist Jasmin Espinosa and The Rider Reporter Sophia Cortez won first in Advertising/PSA/Promo – Video.
Rodriguez and Marquez won first in Program Production – Video.
Gallery magazine won second in Overall Design – Literary Magazine and third in Overall Excellence Literary Magazine.
Gallery magazine contributor Robert Martinez won first in Cartoon Strip/Panel.
Gallery magazine contributor Charlotte Hinojosa won first in Literary Writing.
Gallery magazine contributor Paola Medina won honorable mention in Static Information Graphic.
