Bellisario College of Communications

      Seven Penn State entries selected as finalists in nationwide media competition

      College Media Association’s Pinnacle Awards recognize student achievement in a variety of audio and video categories

      Student-produced coverage of the solar eclipse in April was one of seven Penn State entries that earned finalist recognition from the College Media Association. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

      UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. — All seven entries submitted by Penn State students for consideration by the College Media Association (CMA) for its Pinnacle Awards advanced as finalists in the nationwide competition.

      The awards honor the nation’s college media organizations and individual work. The annual contest is open to student work produced for any college media organization, including print, broadcast and online outlets, during an academic year.  

      Winners will be announced during the CMA Convention, scheduled Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 in New Orleans.

      Penn State’s finalists, all from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, are:

      • Best Audio Special Event Coverage Division I 
        CommRadio's 2023 Peach Bowl Broadcast, Dylan Price, Matt Scalzo and Mike Bolger
      • Best Podcast Division I
        Teammates for Life at Penn State - Episode 1, "Always Wanting More: The Char Morett Story,” Matt Brown and Courtney Green
      • Best Use of Short (sub 3-minute) Video for News and Information Division I 
        “Student Groups Organize Protest for Palestine,” Olivia Dunne
      • Best Video Entertainment Program Division I 
        “Groundhog Day 2024,” Centre County Report Staff
      • Best Video Newscast Division I
        “Centre County Report” Dec. 1, 2023, Staff 
      • Best Video Special Event Coverage Division I
      • “County Report Solar Eclipse Live Special Report,” Staff
      • Best Video Sportscast Division I 
        “After The Whistle,” Sept. 29, 2023, Staff 
      Last Updated August 23, 2024

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