KVSC News Awards
04.10.08
KVSC 88.1FM’s news and sports departments were recipients of several awards at the Midwest Journalism Conference held March 28 in Bloomington, Minnesota. The recognition came from the Minnesota Associated Press Broadcasters.
KVSC is St. Cloud State University’s student-run educational and community radio station. Student reporters compete against broadcasters throughout Minnesota (both commercial and non-commercial) in the radio class-one category. The category is designed for stations with one or no full-time newsroom employees. KVSC broadcasts eight weekday newscasts and more than 60 SCSU sporting events in an academic year.
| First Place | Sports Reporting | NCC to NSIC |
| Honorable Mention | Sports Reporting | KVSC Sports Alumni: 40 Years of Husky Sports |
| Honorable Mention | Series/Special | Jeff Cohen Presentation |
| Honorable Mention | Documentary/Investigative | Swastika Speak Out |
4.16.07
KVSC 88.1FM’s news and sports departments won four Media Best awards from the Minnesota Broadcasters Association. The awards banquet was held on April 16 and our staff received much deserved accolades for their fine reporting skills.
| First Place | Hard News Feature | Missing Student Scott Radel by Samrat Kharel |
| First Place | Soft News Feature | Tibetan Monks |
| First Place | Investigative Reporting | Archeological Dig |
| First Place | Sports Reporting | Husky Sports Friday |
KVSC is St. Cloud State University’s student-run educational and community radio station. Student reporters compete against broadcasters throughout Minnesota (both commercial and non-commercial) in the radio class-one category. The category is designed for stations with one or no full-time newsroom employees. KVSC broadcasts eight weekday newscasts and more than 60 SCSU sporting events in an academic year.
3.24.07
KVSC 88.1FM’s news and sports departments were recipients of several awards at the Midwest Journalism Conference held March 23 in Bloomington, Minnesota. The recognition came from the Minnesota Associated Press Broadcasters. A highlight of the evening was the Lone Ranger Award given to Samrat Kharel, KVSC’s news director. The award recognizes news directors who go above and beyond the call of duty in smaller newsrooms in Minnesota.
KVSC is St. Cloud State University’s student-run educational and community radio station. Student reporters compete against broadcasters throughout Minnesota (both commercial and non-commercial) in the radio class-one category. The category is designed for stations with one or no full-time newsroom employees. KVSC broadcasts eight weekday newscasts and more than 60 SCSU sporting events in an academic year.
| Lone Ranger Award | Special Recognition | Samrat Kharel |
| First Place | Feature Reporting | Tibetan Monks |
| First Place | Documentary/Investigative | Archeological Dig |
| First Place | Sports Reporting | Bobby Goepfert Feature |
| Honorable Mention | Feature Reporting | Take Back the Night |
| Honorable Mention | Sports Reporting | Top 10 SCSU Sports Moments |
3.31.06
KVSC receives five honorable mentions for the MAPB
We are proud to announce that Sujita Gyawaly, Chad Roberts, John Hadden and Samrat Kharel all received honorable mentions from the MAPB. An honorable mention
from this reputable organization is a significant accomplishment, as the students compete with professional news broadcasters. KVSC is deeply committed to providing its listeners with the very best in sports and news. We are proud to be an
award-winning radio station.
| Honorable Mention | Series/Special | "SCSU Planetarium" by Sujita Gyawaly |
| Honorable Mention | Documentary/Investigative | "Tuition Freeze" by Chad Roberts |
| Honorable Mention | Documentary/Investigative | "Iraq Reaction" by Samrat Kharel |
| Honorable Mention | Documentary/Investigative | "Stop the Slide" by Chad Roberts |
| Honorable Mention | Sports Reporting | "Erika Quigley Profile" by John Hadden |
4.5.05
| Award | Category | Subject/Reporter |
| First Place*** | Radio Spot News | "Swisshelm Plaque" by Chad Roberts |
| First Place* | Series/Special | "Swisshelm Plaque" by Chad Roberts |
| Media Best Award** | Hard News Feature | "Homecoming Queen" by Chad Roberts |
| First Place* | Sports Reporting | "Husky Sports Friday" by Curt Carstensen & John Hadden |
| Media Best Award** | Sports | "Husky Sports Friday" by Curt Carstensen & John Hadden |
| Second Place*** | Radio Spot News | "Hometown Proud Calendar" by Jill Gierke |
| Media Best Award** | Soft News Feature | "Hometown Proud Calender" by Jill Gierke |
| Honorable Mention* | Spot News | "Wetterling/Walker-1st Amendment Forum" by Jill Gierke |
| Honorable Mention* | Sports Reporting | "Matt Siegle Player Profile" by Curt Carstensen |
*Minnesota Associated Press
**Minnesota Broadcasters Association
***Society of Professional Journalists
4.5.04
KVSC staff brought back 5 awards from the Minnesota Associated Press Broadcasters' Awards Contest. They shine in the following areas.
| Award | Category | Subject/Reporter |
|---|---|---|
| First Place | Documentary/Investigative | "Talking About Racism in St. Cloud" by Michael Davies-Venn |
| First Place | Sports Reporting | "Men's Hockey Preview" by Mike Frey |
| Honorable Mention | Series/Special | "Homecoming Safety" by Chad Roberts |
| Honorable Mention | Play by Play | "SCSU vs. Denver 12/13/03" by Mike Frey, with Jim Hanggi and Chad Roberts |
| Honorable Mention | Sports Reporting | "Women's Basketball Report" by Mike Frey |
4.1.03
The KVSC News and Sports Departments won 6 Assosiated Press awards for some great reporting in 2002.
| Award | Category | Subject/Reporter |
|---|---|---|
| First Place | In-Depth Category | EEOC Report on SCSU by Michael Davies-Venn |
| Lone Ranger Award | Best in Show | EEOC report by Michael Davies-Venn |
| First Place | Sports Reporting | "Celebrating 50 Years of Sports (with Ray Christenson)" by Jim Olander |
| Honorable Mention | Play by Play | "Husky Hockey" by Jim Olander and Jim Hanggi |
| Honorable Mention | Play by Play | "SCSU vs. UND" by Jim Olander and Jim Hanggi |
| Honorable Mention | Wellstone Memorial by Kateri Wozny |
4.9.02
Our News and Sports Departments recieved six Minnesota Associated Press awards at the state-wide confrence on Friday, April 5th in Bloomington.
| Award | Category | Subject / Reporter |
| First Place | Feature Program | Mascot Summit at SCSU by Rob Callahan |
| First Place | In-depth Category | Employee Contract Vote by Dot Johnson & Jo McMullen |
| First Place | Sports Reporting | Husky Sports Friday by Jim Olander, Jason Marchand & Joe Gill |
| First Place Sports | Play By Play | Men's Husky Hockey by Jim Olander |
| Honorable Mention | Sports Reporting | Husky Player Profile-Scott Meyer by Jim Olander |
| Honorable Mention | Play By Play | Final Five Championship by Jim Olander |
KVSC 88.1FM's news and sports departments will take home nine Minnesota Associated Press Awards at the state-wide conference on Friday, April 20, 2001 in Bloomington.
KVSC is St. Cloud State University's student-run educational and community radio station. Student reporters compete against Minnesota commercial broadcasters in the radio class-one category, which is designed for stations with one or no full-time newsroom employees.
The following awards, for stories broadcast in the year 2000, were announced in March and will be distributed at the awards banquet:
| Award | Category | Subject/Reporter |
|---|---|---|
| Honorable Mention | Weapons Threat @ SCSU by Katie Nilsson |
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| Honorable Mention | St. Cloud Shooting by Dot Johnson |
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| First Place | Feature | Nat'l Collegiate Alcohol Awareness by Dot Johnson |
| Honorable Mention | In-Depth | Chronicle Insert by Katie Nilsson and Jo McMullen |
| First Place | Husky Player Profile | Kobi Kawamoto by Dan Miller |
| Honorable Mention | Sports Reporting | Husky Sports Friday by Dan Miller, Jim Olander, Jason March, Joe Gill and Erick Lind |
| First Place | Sports Reporting | Husky Men's Hockey by Jim Olander |
| Honorable Mention | Sports Play by Play | Husky Football by Dan Miller |
| Honorable Mention | Sports Play by Play | Husky Women's Hockey by Jim Olander |
Congratulations to KVSC's News and Sports department on recent (April 9th announced) Associated Press awards:
First Place--Radio Class One
Spot News "Pamphlet" Amy Dahlin-News Director A story about neo nazi pamphlets left on students' and community members cars in St. Cloud last summer. The story included reaction from students revolted by the racist/anti-semetic message.
Honorable Mention:--Gas Explosion
A story put together by the KVSC news department on the December 11, 1998 gas explosion that killed 4 people in St. Cloud and injured dozens of others.
First Place-Sports Play By Play
SCSU Hockey-Chris Withers talent KVSC's play by play commercial-free coverage of SCSU's Divsion I hockey program beat out competition from commerical stations!
Honorable Mention-Sports Reporting
Husky Sports Friday-Ron Johnson-sports director This program is featured at 4:30pm every Friday during the school year. The sports department covers all SCSU sports with player and coach interviews.