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WEIU TV and Radio Wins SINBA Awards

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WEIU is excited to announce that the Illinois News Broadcasters Association has announced the winners of this year’s SINBAs, honoring the best in student journalism. At the Best of Broadcast Awards in Champaign, WEIU-TV Newswatch took home multiple awards for excellence. From standout reporting to top-tier production, the team continues to raise the bar.  Hit-Mix 88.9 WEIU took home an award as well.

News Watch won first place for Outstanding Television Newscast. Olivia Bennett, Junior Broadcast Journalism major from Charleston, won first place for Outstanding Television News Reporting. Matt Williamson, Senior TV and Video Production major from LeRoy, won second place for Outstanding Television News Reporting. Bennett also won first place for Outstanding Television Sports Reporting and first place for Outstanding Television News Photography. Williamson also won second place for Outstanding Television News Photography.

A member of the INBA board announced it was the first time in INBA history that the same person had won all three individual awards for television news.

Andrew Spaid, Senior TV and Video Production major from Lake in the Hills, won second place for Outstanding Radio News Reporting. Spaid also was awarded the INBA Don Brown Scholarship. Bennett was awarded the Fred “Fritz” Sorenson Scholarship.

Pictured (L-R: Olivia Bennett, Matt Williamson, Andrew Spaid)