UNC J-school radio and TV students win 11 RTDNAC awards at annual convention

UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media students won 11 awards at the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC) and The Associated Press (AP) annual convention held Nov. 14 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Carolina was the only school to have a student place in every student category that was given. All of the UNC wins were for work reported or produced for Carolina Week or Carolina Connection — the school’s television and radio newscasts, respectively.

Winners from UNC included:

Carolina Connection Crew
First Place, Best Student News Producing
Carolina Connection, April 16 episode

Nicole Comparato and Ryan O’Rorke
First Place, Best Student Sportscast
Carolina Week, April 16 sportscast

Brenna Cukier
Second Place, Best Student Feature Reporting (TV) 
Carolina Week, “Atlantis Project Program”

Janelle Davis
Second Place, Best Student Sports Story
Carolina Week, “The Cost of Recruiting”

Drew Day
First Place, Best Student Weathercast
Carolina Week

Landon Dowdy
Second Place, D. Haney Howell Student Journalist of the Year
Carolina Week, David Shannon Investigation

Landon Dowdy
Second Place, Best Student News Reporting (TV) 
Carolina Week, “David Shannon 911”

Dana Monocky and Evan Badler
Second Place, Best Student Newscast (TV) 
Carolina Week, April 9 episode

Charlie Shelton
First Place, Best Student News Reporting (Radio) 
Carolina Connection, “New Law Allows More Guns at UNC” 

Andrew Stern
First Place, Best Student Feature Reporting (Radio) 
Carolina Connection, “The Comeback of Vinyl Albums” 

Madison Way
First Place, Best Student Photography
Carolina Week, “Brooke Baldwin Returns”

RTDNAC and The Associated Press offered an expanded awards contest in 2014, recognizing the best of TV, radio and website work in North Carolina and South Carolina. RTDNAC members are professionals from North and South Carolina radio and television stations, networks, cable and news.