Front row, from left, Bruce Shaw, Jake Taylor, Chandler Morrison, Brandon Robinson, Logan Garrett and Cade Deakins. Back row, from left, Billy Weeks, Bailey Biddle, Mark Drinkard, Germyah Batey, Michael Andrews, Joseph Dycus, Savannah Champion and Allie Schrenker.
Students at UTC brought home eight awards from the 2018 Tennessee Associated Press Broadcasters and Media Editors competition, including four first-place finishes.
About 300 submissions from student newspapers, TV stations, radio stations and digital operations at universities across the state were in the running.
UTC won first place in News Story, Online Sports Reporting, TV Specialized/Topic Reporting and TV Investigative/In-Depth Reporting.
It landed second-place trophies in College Media Website , Online Graphics Design, College Photojournalist and TV News Story.
Awards were only given to the top two submissions in each category.
First-place awards for UTC were:
News Story
Logan Garrett and Cade Deakin, University Echo, “President Donald Trump, VP Mike Pence Hold Rally on UTC’s Campus.”
Online Sports Reporting
Chandler Morrison, University Echo, “Life after Football: Cates Copes with Aftermath of Concussions.”
TV Specialized/Topic Reporting
Mocs News, “Twitter Gun Picture Controversy.”
TV Investigative/In-Depth Reporting
Bruce Shaw, Mocs News, “Mental Health: One Woman’s Story.”
Second-place wins were:
Online Graphics Design
Savannah Champion, Rising Rock, “Ghosts-the Hunt.”
College Media Website
Rising Rock.
College Photojournalist
Cade Deakin, University Echo.
TV News Story
Mocs News, “Trump Rally at UTC.”
