Wednesday, February 21, 2024

AUTV and WRDL gain six national Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Finalist Awards

The Journalism and Digital Media department's two electronic media co-curricular media organizations recently were named as Finalist Award winners (top 6) for multiple media categories in the 2024 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System national competition. The First Place Awards will be named at the national IBS convention in March. AUTV Best Newscast Good Afternoon Ashland Best Sports Report Sports Break Best College/University Television Station (3rd year in a row) WRDL Best Morning Show Early Bird's Word Best Newscast News in 90 Best Liner/Sweeper Morning Show

Dashia Lanai (Johnson) makes her AUTV Sports Break debut

Digital Media Journalism first-year major Dashia Lanai (Johnson) recently made her AUTV Sports Break debut. Congratulations to Dashia!

The Collegian earns six SNO writing awards

Reporters and editors from The Collegian received six different collegiate journalism awards from the SNO website. Articles by Katelyn Meeks, Cade Cracas, Brynn Meisse and Ethan Jenkins were noted as stellar examples of college journalism among peer institutions. Click here to read the award-winning articles.

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Dr. Dave McCoy interviewed on historical documentary program

Dr. Dave McCoy, chair and associate professor of Journalism and Digital Media, was interviewed on the new documentary program "PBS Western Reserve: A Study in Persistence." McCoy shared his obeservations on the historical inception of the medium of television and its subsequent impact on on local community broadcasting. The documetary can be viewed on-air at WNEO/WEAO Channels 45/49 or streaming on-demand from the station's website.

PBS Western Reserve: A Study in Persistence

You can view this documentary and listen to Dr. Dave McCoy's observations on the inception of the television medium and its role in local community-based television.

Monday, November 6, 2023

AUTV Election Show 2023 Promo

Tune in on Tuesday November 7th from 9 pm to 11 pm for the AU Journalism and Digital Media department's wall-to-wall, convergd media coverage of Election 23. You can view live AUTV coverage on the JDM Streaming Channel, listen to it on 88.9 WRDL or go to the digital Collegian website.

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

The Collegian wins national awards

The Collegian digital and print newspaper is off to a great start for the 2023-24 academic year. Recently, the student-created newspaper won an American Scholastic Press Association First Place award in the college newspaper category. This is the second year in a row that The Collegian received the First Place award. This week, an article written by DMJ junior Brynn Meisse garnered a Best of SNO award. SNO Sites platform is a hosting source for digital college and high school newspapers.It is the largest provider of college and K-12 student news sites in the country. Brynn's article on AU Student Sarah Watson was selected over feature stories from more than 383 college newspapers.