Rising Rock recently won several 2023 Excellence in Broadcasting Awards from the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters
Winners include:
- Eli Rushing won 1st place Best Radio News – Sports – or Event Coverage for “Heather’s Story“
- Allie English won 1st place Best Local Use of Digital or Social Media Platforms for “Raising Wolves“
- Brittany Santiago and Seth Carpenter were finalists Best Radio News – Sports – or Event Coverage for “Miss Nola’s Gumbo“
- Jerrod Niles was a finalist for Best TV News or Feature Story for “Battle Buddies“
You can check out these student’s work, along with all the great work from students involved in Rising Rock, at: https://risingrock.net/
Learn more about the awards by checking out UTC’s blog: https://blog.utc.edu/news/2023/09/students-earn-first-place-awards-in-statewide-journalism-competition/