Awards

The Collegiate Broadcasters Inc. 2009 National Student Production Awards

The Collegiate Broadcasters Inc. also announced the finalists for the 2009 National Student Production Awards. ICTV won the award for Best Newscast & Best Sportscast. ICTV was named a finalist in seven of the categories, including:

• Best Student Media Web Site: ICTV.org
• Best General Entertainment Program: Entertainment 16, Produced by Andrea Teplitsky, Mariel Rubin, and Faryn Shiro
• Best Promo: ICTV.org, produced by Matt Baldovsky
• Best Live Sports Production (two finalists): "Bombers Football vs. Frostburg State," produced by Allison Gainza and Ryan Boyce; "Bombers Women's Basketball vs. Stevens," produced by Allison Gainza and Jodi Eisenberg
• Best Sportscast: Sports Final, produced by Jodi Eisenberg, Dana Matson, Kevin Cartini, and Matt McLaughlin. Sports director: Tom Wrede
• Best Newscast: Newswatch16, produced by Becky Goodling. News Director: Bryan Mercer.
• Best Special Broadcast: "ICTV 50th Anniversary," produced by Stu Kenny

Association of Higher Education Campus Televison Administrators (AHECTA) 2009

Busking the Big Apple, a documentary on street performers in New York City, won the grand prize at the Association of Higher Education Campus Television Administrators (AHECTA) 2009 National Student Production contest. The documentary was produced by Chris Cucci, Chris Burt, and Sarah Justine Woodhouse. Three other ICTV programs were recognized with Honorable Mentions by AHECTA, including: Game Over, produced by Dan Hirsch and Natalie Shoemaker; Gourmet for a Day, produced by Allison Gainza and Stu Kenny; and History of ICTV, produced by Bryan Mercer.

NYS Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards - College Television Competition

Newswatch 16 was awarded first place in the college television competition by the NYS Associated Press Broadcasters Association. Newsdirector Bryan Mercer & Producer Becky Goodling were in attendance.

2008 Hometown Video Award - Alliance for Community Media

Bombers Football won a 2008 Hometown Video Award from the Alliance for Community Media for Sports Coverage: Non Professional. This is a national competition recognizing excellence in public access programming.

2008 Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. Student Production Awards
Washington, D.C. - October 2008

ICTV was recogized as the overall winner in three categories at the 2008 Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. Student Production Awards, held this year in Washington, D.C. The winning shows were:

• Best Website: ICTV.org
• Best On-Air Promotions ICTV Sign-On
• Best Live Sports Production: Bombers Football

2007 Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. Student Production Awards
Washington, D.C. - October 2007

Four ICTV shows were selected as top winners at the 2007 Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. Student Production Awards, held this year in Washington, D.C. The winning shows were:

• Best Drama: Beyond - 'The Terrible Young Couple'
• Best Sportscast: Sports Final
• Best Sports Play-by-Play: 'Ithaca Football vs. Hartwick'
• Best Special Broadcast: The Race 2, Episode 1

In attendance to accept the awards were Peter Johanns, Manager of TV Operations, and Laurel Mick, Station Manager

New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association: Annual News Competition - College Division
June, 2007

For the third year in a row, ICTV's "Newswatch 16" won Best Regularly Scheduled Local News Program in the College Station competition sponsored by the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association (NYSAPBA). A plaque and $250.00 were awarded at the annual NYSAPBA banquet in Saratoga Springs June 9. The judges commented: "The anchors were by far the best we saw, the team was polished. Newscast was well produced and says: they 'get it'. These folks have a future in the broadcast news business."

The winning entry - March 4, 2007 - was anchored by Ana Liss '07 and Cody Holyoke '07, who also produced. They are now reporting at stations in Elmira, NY and Montgomery, AL respectively. Joe McCormick '09 directed, and Becky Goodling '09 was news director.

The were only two categories in the competition. The other - Best News Story - was won by Fordham University.

Society of Professional Journalist Awards
April, 2007

The Society of Professional Journalists announced the Region 1 Mark of Excellence Award winners for the 2006 calendar year. Collegiate journalists submitted more than 3,300 entries in 39 categories across SPJ’s 12 regions. Region 1 is northeast and mid-Atlantic states.

The honorees were awarded certificates on April 14 during the Spring Conference held at Hofstra University. First place regional winners advanced to the national round of judging, which is currently taking place. National winners will be announced in mid May.

Television Newscast
• First Place: Staff, Ithaca College, “Newswatch 16” (newscasts of March 14, Oct. 10 and Dec. 7)

Television General News Reporting
• First Place: Ray Villeda and Colin Bonzey, Ithaca College, “Plan B” on Newswatch 16, November 2.

Television In-Depth Reporting
• First Place: Marie Luby, Ithaca College, “Timothy’s Law” produced for journalism class, aired on ICTV.

Time Warner PEGASYS Local Cable Access Awards
Ithaca - February 2007

Four Ithaca College Television programs received 2007 Pegasys Awards for Cablecasting Excellence. The February 23 presentation was televised live on Time Warner channel 13 from the downtown cable access studio. This annual competition honors local public and educational access programming. ICTV winners were:

Comedy/Variety
This Week Tonight, produced by Michael DeHart and Kyle Jamieson

Live
Sports Final, produced by Luke Uttaro


Magazine
The Gridiron Report, produced by Amy Zeleznock

Documentary
The Race, produced by Peter Berg

Additionally, Sports Final and The Race were selected Best Educational Access programs. Time Warner will sponsor them in the Alliance for Community Media’s Hometown Video competition.

College Media Advisers' National Conference
St. Louis - October 2006

"Women's Basketball: Ithaca vs. Elmira" was named winner of the 2006 Best Sports Play By Play in the National Student Production Awards sponsored by College Broadcasters Inc., at the College Media Advisers national conference in St. Louis in October, 2006.

Finalist awards were given to:
Play by Play - Bombers Football: Ithaca vs. Cortland 11/05
Drama - Beyond: The Archive of Charles Welling 12/05
Sportscast - The Gridiron Report 11/9/05

New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association: Annual News Competition - College Division
Saratoga Springs NY - June 2006

First Place - Best regularly scheduled local news program
Newswatch 16 of Dec. 1, 2005
Jared Wiener - Producer, Aaron Inver - News Director

First Place - Best news story
St. Patrick's Day 4 Trial
Marie Luby - Reporter, Lindsey Knox - Photographer

Broadcast Education Association 2006 News Division Student Awards
Las Vegas - April 2006

Newswatch 16 provided two national finalist news stories in the 2006 Broadcast Education Association awards.

National Finalist
Nathan Lindberg & Colin Bonzey "The Cortaca Jug"

National Finalist
Ray Villeda & Chris Cucci "Ithaca is Drugged"

Society of Professional Journalists 2005 Mark of Excellence Awards
Rutgers University - April 1, 2006

ICTV was awarded four Society of Professional Journalists 2005 Mark of Excellence Awards on April 1, 2006 at the SPJ convention at Rutgers University.

Second Place - Television Breaking News Reporting
St. Pat's Four Trial - Marie Luby and Lindsey Knox

Second Place - Television Sports Reporting
The Cortaca Jug - Colin Bonzey & Nathan Lindberg

Second Place - Television Sports Photography
Bombers Football, Ithaca v. Cortland - Anthony Sabato & Colin Bonzey

Third Place - Television Newscast
The staff of Newswatch 16

College Media Advisers Apple Award
New York City - March 18, 2006

Newswatch 16, cablecast March 14, 2006 won the College Media Advisers' Apple Award for Television News Broadcasting on March 18. This was an on-site, national competition at the Spring National College Media Convention in New York City.

Time Warner Pegasys Local Access Awards
Ithaca - February, 2006.

Ithaca Time Warner Cable honored ICTV's first ever cartoon, "Unicorn Boy" with two PEGASYS local access awards in February 2006. Unicorn Boy was produced by Peter Berg '07 and Michael Wechsler '07.

• Best Comedy / Variety Show
• Best Edicational Access

2005 Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. Student Production Awards
Kansas City, MO - October 2005

The five Ithaca finalists for the 2005 Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. Student Production Awards were all named top winners at the College Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press convention Oct. 29 in Kansas City.

• Best Student Media Website: ICTV.org (by Peter Berg '07)
• Best TV Comedy: "The Solarium" (producer: Jesse Porter '05)
• Best TV Drama: "My Loyal Imposters" (producer: Andrea Adams '06)
• Best TV Promo: "The Ithacan Online" (by Robert Edwards '05)
• Best Video Documentary: "Mad Cow Crusaders" (produced by Matthew Antalek '06, Dan Shott '06, Jaime Foster '06, and Rachel Webster '06 in Documentary Research class)

ICTV station manager and winning documentary co-producer Matt Antalek was present at the ceremony to accept the awards.

Hometown Video Featival
Monterey, CA - July, 2005

Newswatch 16 from Fall 2004 named 2005 winner in the News Non-Professional category. Award was sponsored by the Alliance for Community Video, and awarded in Monterey, CA.

New York State Associated Press Broadcasters
Saratoga Springs, NY - June, 2005

Newswatch 16 of Feb. 22, 2005 was named best regularly scheduled local news program in the College Competition at the annual dinner in Saratoga Springs.

Broadcast Education Association's 2005 Festival of Media Arts
Las Vegas - April 21, 2005

Promotional
First Place (Tie)
Producer Robert Edwards,"Studio Walk," a thirty second promo for ICTV programs

Studio Production
Producer Chris Caccioppoli, "30 Minutes," a sketch comedy show.
Third Place

All entries were reviewed by a panel of professional judges. Awards will be made April 21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center as part of the BEA's annual convention.

Society of Professional Journalists Regional Competition
April 9, 2005

Television Spot News Reporting
First Place
”Manhunt Ends” – Kelly McPherson & Michael Geller
First place winners are entered into the SPJ national competition

Television Non-Daily Newscast
Second Place
Newswatch 16

Television Feature
Second Place
”Ice Fishing” – Adam Aurand & Peter Busa

Television Feature
Third Place
”Calvin Rothermich” – Kyle Clark & Michael Geller

Associated Collegiate Press – Apple Award
Spring National College Media Convention, New York, NY - March 19, 2005

Best Television Newscast
Newswatch 16 of Feb. 22, 2005

Time Warner Pegasys Local Access Awards
Ithaca - February 11, 2005.

Ithaca Time Warner Cable honored three Ithaca College Television programs from Fall 2004 in its 20th annual Pegasys Awards ceremony February 11. Local public, governmental, and educational access programs on cable channels 13, 15, and 16 competed.

• “Newswatch 16” (producer Michael Geller) won the Newscast/Magazine category. NewsWatch presents Tompkins County news live at 8:00pm on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• “Work in Progress” (producer Nathan Brown), which showcases student films and videos, won the Performing Arts category.
• “The Solarium with Professor Smedley Drake,” a satire produced by Jesse Porter, and “Newswatch 16” were named Best Educational Access programs. Time Warner will enter them in the Hometown Video Festival, a national competition of the Alliance for Community Media.

College Media Advisers Fall 2004 Conference
Nashville, TN - November 3-6, 2004
(Collegiate Broadcasters Inc. sponsored by the National Student Production Awards.)

Best TV Newscast
Newswatch 16
The Spring 2004 NewsWatch staff

Best TV News Reporting
Ice Fishing, on Newswatch 16
Reporter Adam Aurand '04, photographer Peter Busa '05

Best Video Promotion
ICTV.org
Director/animator Robert Edwards '05

Best TV Technical Production
By the Book, a comedy enacted by handpuppets
Producer Don Ferlazzo '05

Finalist - TV News Reporting
The Rose Inn Fire, on NewsWatch 16
Reporter Evan Axelbank '05, photographer Sean Colahan '04

Finalist - TV Sportscast
Newswatch 16 Sports
Producers Matt Millson '06 and Ed Cohen '05

Finalist - TV Sports Play by Play
Bombers Football - Ithaca v. Cortland
Announcers Chris Onorato '04 and Adam Aurand '04

Finalist - Regularly Scheduled TV Program
Thirty Minutes - a skit comedy series
Producers Chris Caccioppoli '05 and Dave Ferguson '06

Finalist - Music Video
Photobooth - by Andrew Rowe '04 & Abhinav Bhat '04

In the on-site Best of Show competition sponsored by Associated Collegiate Press, ICTV's Newswatch 16 (Spring 2004) won best television news program.

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - College Television Awards
Los Angeles CA - March 28, 2004. ("College Emmys")

First Place, Newscast - Newswatch 16 - newscast of November 20, 2003
The photo shows Fall 2003 news producer Michael Geller and news director John Cook receiving plaques from actors Faith Salie and Corbin Bernsen at the ballroom of the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel. The Newswatch episode was screened the following evening, along with other first place winners, at the Academy's theater.

About the College Emmy Award: It's a first for Newswatch, and a first for Ithaca College. An ICTV production received first place honors at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 25th anniversary College Emmy Awards, March 28 in Hollywood. The competition, which honors student producers, awarded Fall 2003 news director John Cook and news producer Michael Geller $2000 in cash, $2000 in Kodak film product and most of the expenses to attend the awards gala. The November 20 newscast was entered by Eloise Greene. The newscast was screened in the Academy's theater the following evening, along with the first place winners in the seven other categories. This was the first year the Academy had a newscast category.