During the 2019-2020 academic year, Ithaca College's student radio and television stations were recognized for outstanding programming, news and sports coverage by the College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI), Broadcast Education Association (BEA), Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA) and Syracuse Press Club. Due to public health concerns, the associated award ceremonies were canceled or postponed to a future date to be announced.
Congratulations to this year's talented award winners!
College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI)
2019 National Student Production Awards
Best Sports Reporting (Audio)
First Place - Cortaca Jug Football Game Open – Cam Pratt, WICB
Best Podcast
First Place - Six Degrees – Sarah Horbacewicz, WICB
Best Station Promo (Video)
First Place – ICTV Reports Promo – Manny Sanchez, ICTV
Best Special Broadcast (Video)
Third Place – Election Center – Producers: Michael Pyskaty, Molly North and Patricia Visceglia, ICTV
Best General Entertainment Program (Video)
Fourth Place – Looseleaf – Producers: Kyle Lauerman, Val DiGloria, Kristen Karaliunas and Vik Schultz, ICTV
Broadcast Education Association (BEA)
2020 Festival of Media Arts
Radio Hard News Reporting
Second Place – Students Rally, Protest and Fight for Climate Justice in Albany – Peter Champelli, WICB
Radio Sports Story/Feature/News
Second Place – Ithaca Football: Cortaca Jug Game Open – Sevrin Lavenstein, WICB
Radio Sports Story/Feature/News
Third Place – Ithaca Football: Cortaca Jug Players Package – Ben Carlton and Matias Weilmann, WICB
Specialty Program / Podcasts
Award of Excellence – Podcast: Six Degrees - Sarah Horbacewicz, WICB
Specialty Program / Podcasts
Award of Excellence – Podcast: Homebrew Unplugged - Pia Rizzo-Wittlin, WICB
Student Film & Video Competition – Animation/Experimental/Mixed
Award of Excellence – Looseleaf – Producers: Kyle Lauerman, Val DiGloria, Kristen Karaliunas and Vik Schultz, ICTV
Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
2019 Mark of Excellence Awards – Region 1
Radio Sports Reporting
Finalist – Cortaca Jug Football Game Open – Sevrin Lavenstein, WICB
Television General News Reporting
First Place – Staying Connected – Jack Arpey, ICTV
TV In-Depth Reporting
Finalist – Beyond the Ban – Kristen Mirand, Vaughn Golden, Madison Moore and Stephen Hechler, ICTV
Television Sports Reporting
Finalist – Cornell Hockey’s Misha Song – Tara Lynch, ICTV
Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
The CCC Awards for College Coronavirus Coverage
Week 6 Winner – Remote Newscast 4/29 – Producers: Erika Liberati and Mark Scaglione, ICTV
New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA)
2020 Excellence in Broadcasting Awards
Outstanding Use of Audio
Winner – Students, Rally Protest and Fight for Climate Justice in Albany – Peter Champelli, WICB
Outstanding Spot News Story
Winner – Newswatch: Ithaca College Robbery – Sarah Horbacewicz, ICTV
Outstanding Series or Documentary
Winner – Game Over (10-1-2019) – Producers: Aidan Glendon, Chloe Landau, Samantha Lemza and Katie Goldberg, ICTV
Outstanding Live On-Scene Reporting
Winner – Election Center Live On-Scene Reporting – Jack Culkin, ICTV
Outstanding Evening Newscast
Winner – Newswatch (12-8-2019) – Producers: Maia Noah and Frank Preolo, ICTV
Outstanding Morning Newscast
Winner – Good Day Ithaca (10-25-2019) – Producers: Teddy Byrne, Elaina Aliferis, Chase Pelton and Skylar Eagle, ICTV
Outstanding Election Coverage
Winner – 2019 Election Center – Producers: Sarah Horbacewicz and Kyle Johnson, ICTV
Outstanding Use of Digital Platforms
Winner – ICTV News Social Media – Erika Liberati and Mark Scaglione, ICTV
Outstanding Breaking News Coverage
Winner – Syracuse University Hendricks Chapel Forum – Sarah Horbacewicz and Patricia Visceglia, ICTV
Syracuse Press Club
2019-2020 Professional Recognition Awards
Best College Radio / Podcast News Story
Finalist – Students, Rally Protest and Fight for Climate Justice in Albany – Peter Champelli, WICB
Best College Radio / Podcast Sports Story
Finalist – Cortaca Jug Game Open – Sevrin Lavenstein, WICB
Best College Radio / Podcast Sports Story
Finalist – Importance of Cortaca Jug Game – Ben Carlton and Matias Weilmann, WICB
Best College Radio / Podcast Feature Story
Finalist – Drag Queen Story Hour – Bronte Cook, WICB
Best College Radio / Podcast Feature Story
Finalist – Six Degrees – Sarah Horbacewicz, WICB
Best College TV News Story
Finalist – Vaping Ban – Kristen Mirand, ICTV
Best College TV News Story
Finalist – Staying Connected – Jack Arpey, ICTV
Best College TV Sports Story
Finalist – Newswatch: Cornell Hockey’s Misha Song – Tara Lynch, ICTV
Best College TV Sports Story
Finalist – The Gridiron Report: Cortaca Postgame Interviews – Casey Honigbaum and Tanner Wegzyn, ICTV
WICB broadcasts locally on 91.7 FM and streams at WICB.org, on the WICB iOS mobile app, along with the TuneIn and iHeart Radio apps.
During the academic year, ICTV's programming streams on ICTV.org and airs locally on the City of Ithaca's educational cable access channel (Spectrum 16).
