AWARDS
NATAS SOUTHEAST STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARD winner: LIGHT NEWS
This story that I shot, edited and wrote myself while working for Carolina News at the University of South Carolina won the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' southeast student production award for light news in 2024. It's called "Real Men Read," showcasing men in the Columbia community reading to students at a school that has a history of low reading literacy scores among schools in the area.
This story also won the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas' "Best Student Feature Reporting" award in 2023.
NATAS SOUTHEAST STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARD nomination: serious NEWS
This is another story I completed entirely by myself for Carolina News, which was nominated for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' southeast student production award for serious news in 2024. It breaks down a major bridge repair project slated for I-77 in the Midlands of South Carolina, the necessity of the roadwork and how it will impact drivers in the area.
This story also won the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas' "Best Student News Reporting" award in 2023.
HEARST TV FEATURES COMPETITION: 9th place
These two packages which I shot, edited and wrote, one longform and one day-turn, were awarded 9th place in the Hearst Foundation's TV Features competition, which considered entries from broadcast journalism students from around the nation.
The top package focuses on a Greenville mother's struggles with her sickle cell anemia amid a continuing blood shortage around South Carolina.
The bottom package takes viewers to Leaphart Elementary School in Columbia, South Carolina. Each year, the school hosts an event to bring men around the community together to read to students, which comes as the school's recent test scores were well-below the state's average.
HEARST TV FEATURES COMPETITION: 10th place
These two packages which I shot, edited and wrote, one live and both day-turns, were awarded 10th place in the Hearst Foundation's TV News competition, which considered entries from broadcast journalism students from around the nation.
The top package takes viewers live to polling places in the Midlands during general Election Day in South Carolina, providing perspective on why some precincts were completely empty for hours.
The bottom package educates Midlands drivers on a massive construction project planned for I-77, where the state department of transportation planned to completely close north and southbound lanes for nine days while crews repaired 18 bridges in the area.
broadcast education association: first place, tv news feature
This was a story I put together with two of my colleagues while at USC. We discovered a string of counterfeit bills being cashed in at Columbia area businesses, before realizing the problem crossed state lines. Our work was able to bring home the Broadcast Education Association's First Place award for its TV News Features category in 2023.
CMA 2021 Pinnacle awards: winner, best audio newscast; third place, best podcast
During my time as Program Director for SGTV, I was able to create and sustain programming for our station year-round, even over the summer when we were forced to work remotely. To ensure the station was still putting out content during this time, I created In The Loop, an audio newscast telling stories of what's happening in and around Columbia. Our first episode of the podcast received a first place honor in the Best Audio Newscast category and a third place honor in the Best Podcast category from the College Media Association.
ACP 2022 feature story of the year: 2nd Place
This was a feature news package that I created about a UofSC legend regarding the haunted nature of Longstreet Theatre, which used to house wounded Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. This package was named the 2nd place Feature Story of the Year from the Associated College Press.