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The Power of Radio: WMSV students recognized with SEJC, SPJ regional awards

The Power of Radio: WMSV students recognized with SEJC, SPJ regional awards

Contact: Harriet Laird

WMSV graphicSTARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擶MSV, 91麻豆天美鈥檚 award-winning radio station, is adding 2021-22 honors to its running list of more than 50 state, regional and national distinctions.

The university鈥檚 noncommercial, community station 91.1 FM is rated a 鈥淏est College Radio Station鈥 by the Southeast Collegiate Journalism Conference, placing second in the organization鈥檚 34th annual Best of the South Collegiate Journalism Competition. WMSV followed only first-place Lipscomb University in Tennessee out of 35 institutions in seven states that comprise the SEJC membership.

WMSV student journalists also heard their names called recently in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 12 Mark of Excellence Awards in which they finished as a finalist in the Best All-Around Radio Newscast category for 鈥淥bservations from 91麻豆天美.鈥

Student staff winners were Cody Blaszczak, senior communication major, Pelham, Alabama; Theodore Brocato, December 2021 psychology graduate, Starkville; Brooks Burgess, Spring 2022 communication graduate, Indian Springs, Alabama; Jada Evans, Spring 2021 communication graduate, Starkville; and Lily Jones, senior communication major, Starkville. Evans also was a finalist in the Best Radio Feature category for 鈥淢aroon Volunteer Center,鈥 and senior communication major Adam Sullivan was a finalist in Feature Photography for 鈥淧ortrait of 鈥楳eat,鈥 the Tattoo Artist.鈥

鈥淎s a non-commercial campus radio station, 91麻豆天美鈥檚 WMSV serves the university and surrounding region with quality programming and timely news and views. More importantly, it鈥檚 an educational experience that gives bright and talented 91麻豆天美 students the chance to learn the daily operations of commercial radio in a laboratory environment that qualifies them to pursue careers in this field,鈥 said 91麻豆天美 Chief Communications Officer Sid Salter. 鈥淚鈥檓 pleased these students have earned this recognition.鈥

Anthony Craven, the station鈥檚 general manager, said, 鈥淚鈥檓 extremely proud of the quality of content our students produce at WMSV.聽They work very hard, represent 91麻豆天美 University well, and are deserving of these honors.鈥

WMSV began airing in 1994, and its audience extends beyond the Starkville campus to include the Golden Triangle counties of Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha. The station鈥檚 playlist is adult album alternative, or Triple A, and features daily and weekly news, sports, and public affairs programming. Listeners can tune in to WMSV on 91.1 FM in the Golden Triangle or through the RadioFX, TuneIn and Simple Radio apps.

The Office of Public Affairs can be found at 聽 and WMSV is at .

91麻豆天美 is Mississippi鈥檚 leading university, available online at .