The Jones College Radionian staff received multiple awards at the Mississippi Press Association’s Education Foundation Awards Banquet, held in Jackson March 30.
The Radionian won five first place awards. Bryce Dupree of Raleigh won first place for Best General News Story, Megan Matthews of Richton won first place for Best Sports Feature Story, Olivia Norwood of Ellisville won first place for Best Feature Story, Montanah Middleton of Mize for Best Sports Photo, and Taylor Garretson of Leakesville and Donovan Williams of Ellisville for Best Use of Video.
Dupree also won third place for Best General News Story, Middleton won second and third place for Best Feature Photo, and the staff won third place for Best Website.
The General Excellence Award, which is awarded to one university and one two-year college each year based on the number of points earned in each category, had an unprecedented tie this year in the two-year college category. The Radionian and Southwest Mississippi Community College’s The Pine Burr tied for first place.
The awards were part of the O.C. McDavid Journalism Summit, which had guest speakers: attorney Haley Gregory, artist Candy Cain and media panelists Lyndy Berryhill with the Stone County Enterprise, Jackie Hampton with The Mississippi Link, Peter Imes with The Commercial Dispatch and Stephanie Patton with The Leland Progress.
The O.C. McDavid Memorial Fund is used to host the conference and is named after the late O.C. McDavid, former editor of the Jackson Daily News.
The Radionian is currently accepting applications for the fall semester for writers, photographers and videographers. Students interested in applying should email the advisor at Kelly.atwood@jcjc.edu
PHOTO: The Radionian class is pictured with their awards from the Mississippi Press Association’s college competition. Seated, left to right, editor Bryce Dupree of Raleigh, video editor Donovan Williams of Ellisville, Taylor Garretson of Leakesville, Olivia Norwood of Ellisville; standing, left to right, editor Kyle Manseill of Waynesboro, Jaylynn Conner of Waynesboro, Haley Shepherd of Petal, Isaiah Spradley of Laurel, Dylan Brennan of Puckett, Annaleigh Ragsdale of Mize, Lola Phillips of Ovett, Sheridan White of Laurel, Julius Green of Terry, Malia McDonald of Laurel, and editor Jennifer Shirley of Waynesboro.