Student Media has award-winning season
The Marquette Wire continues to shine through the 2021 award season. Read on for a look into the hard work and outstanding products pulled together this year.
WISCONSIN BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION
WBA Student Leadership Award
Aimee Galaszewski
MUTV General Manager; Marquette Wire Executive Director
FIRST PLACE
Radio Newscast
Emily Sacco
Wire Weekly — 11/3/21
FIRST PLACE
Radio General News Story
Charlotte Ives
Robbery Reaction
FIRST PLACE
Radio Sports Programming Non Play-by-Play
John Leuzzi, Kristin Parisi, Sam Arco
Wire Sports Weekly — Women’s BIG EAST Tournament Preview
FIRST PLACE
Radio Sports Story
Rashad Alexander
Basketball Academy
FIRST PLACE
Radio Sports Play-by-Play
Matt Yeazel, Aidan Hatton
Men’s Basketb
FIRST PLACE
Podcast
Aidan Hatton
Milwaukee Coffee: Reimagined Brew City
FIRST PLACE
Television Newscast
Autumn Hirchert, Sarah Richardson, Vanessa Rivera, Aimee Galaszewski, Benjamin Wells, Mazie Baldus, Richie Lyons, Kaylee Staral, Rashad Alexander, Ava Mares, Julia Jarman, Ivy Wen, Caroline Bennett.
Marquette Now — 3/31/21
FIRST PLACE
Television Feature Story
Tim Littau, Manuel Gonzalez Barreto
Scientific Glass Blower
FIRST PLACE
Television Sports Programming Non Play-by-Play
Shane Hogan, Andrew Amouzou, Tyler Peters, Kristin Parisi, Richie Lyons, Mazie Baldus, Charlie Waitkus, Kaylee Staral, Ivy Wen, Sarah Richardson, John Leuzzi
Golden Eagle Sports Report — 4/22/21
FIRST PLACE
Television Sports Story
Rashad Alexander, John Leuzzi
Chapman Academy
FIRST PLACE
Live Television Special
Charlie Waitkus, Aviral Rajvanshi, Collin Narowcki, Sarah Kuhns, Alex Rivera Grant, Caroline Bennett, Vanessa Rivera, Tyler Peters
Sean Kingston Concert
FIRST PLACE
Television Photojournalism
Manuel Gonzalez Barreto, Tim Littau
Glass Blower
FIRST PLACE
Television Public Affairs/Talk Show
Alex Rivera Grant, Andrew Amouzou, Natallie St. Onge, Aimee Galaszewski, Mazie Baldus, Skyler Chun, Shane Hogan, Sam Lee, John Leuzzi, Richie Lyons, Tyler Peters, Vanessa Rivera, Kaylee Staral, Charlie Waitkus
Being the Difference: A Town Hall on Diversity and Inclusion
SECOND PLACE
Radio Feature Story
Kaylee Staral
Moment of Magic
SECOND PLAC
Radio Sports Programming Non Play-by-Play
John Leuzzi, Matt Yeazel, Sam Arco, Tyler Peters
Wire Sports Weekly — Men’s Season Preview
SECOND PLACE
Podcast
Aidan Hatton, Zack Passios, Brian Gallagher
Games and Grub: Sports, Food and Everything Halloween
SECOND PLACE
Television General News Story
Andrew Amouzou, Maureen Ojiambo
COVID Longhaulers
SECOND PLACE
Television Feature Story
Maureen Ojiambo, Kaylee Staral
SECOND PLACE
Live Television Special
Andrew Amouzou, Matt Yeazel, John Leuzzi, Aimee Galaszewski, Charlie Waitkus, Aviral Rajvanshi, Laura Bigay, Ivy Wen, Connor Baldwin, Mazie Baldus
Marquette Madness
SECOND PLACE
Television Sports Story
Tyler Peters
Hoops Holiday Spirit
THIRD PLACE
Radio Sports Programming Non Play-by-Play
John Leuzzi, Matt Yeazel, Nick Galle
Wire Sports Weekly — BREAKING: Steve Wojciechowski Fired
THIRD PLACE
Television Newscast
Aspen Ramos, Sarah Richardson, Vanessa Rivera, Kaylee Staral, Autumn Hirchert, Benjamin Wells, Ava Mares, Richie Lyons, Julie Jarman, Kristin Parisi, Mazie Baldus, Ivy Wen
Marquette Now — 2/24/21
REGIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS MARK OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Cultural Criticism
Kim Cook
Kim Cook’s Reviews
Best All-Around Radio Newscast
Emily Sacco and Marquette Wire Staff
Wire Weekly
Sports Column Writing
John Leuzzi, Zoe Comerford, Alexandra Garner, Marquette Wire Editorial Board
Sports Columns
Editorial Writing
Alexandra Garner & Marquette Wire Editorial Board
Best Student Magazine
Skyler Chun and Marquette Wire Staff
Marquette Journal: Between the Lines
General Column Writing
Alexandra Garner, Grace Cady, Laura Niezgoda
Opinions Desk Columns
General Column Writing
Hope Moses
Columns by Hope Moses
Best Affiliated Website
Marquette Wire Staff
Best Use of Multimedia
Kim Cook, Julianna Okosun, Ryan Hagan, Patrick Curran
Indian Student Association celebrates the triumph of light over darkness at Diwali Night
Breaking News Reporting
Benjamin Wells
Marquette student-athlete removed from team after racial slur video surfaces on social media
Photography
Josh Meitz
“Another Day in Paradise” for Quinn XCII fans at Summerfest
Podcast
Aidan Hatton
Milwaukee Coffee: Reimagined Brew City
Podcast
Aidan Hatton, Zach Passios, Brian Gallagher
Games and grub: Sports, food and everything in Halloween
General News Reporting
Benjamin Wells, Megan Woolard
A year-long battle over University budget
Radio Sports Reporting
Matt Yeazel
Athlete Mental Health
Radio News Reporting
Charlotte Ives
Robbery Rash
Broadcast/Online Feature Videography
Manuel Gonzalez Barreto, Tim Littau
Scientific Glassblower
Television Sports Reporting
Chloe Marotta
NCAA COVID Testing
Television Sports Reporting
Kristin Parisi, Tyler Peters
Between the Lines: Women in Sports
Best All-Around Television Newscast
Autumn Hirchert, Sarah Richardson, Vanessa Rivera, Aimee Galaszewski, Benjamin Wells, Mazie Baldus, Richie Lyons, Kaylee Staral, Rashad Alexander, Ava Mares, Julia Jarman, Ivy Wen, Caroline Bennett.
Marquette Now — 3/31/21
Best All-Around Television News Magazine
Alex Rivera Grant, Andrew Amouzou, Natallie St. Onge, Aimee Galaszewski, Mazie Baldus, Skyler Chun, Shane Hogan, Sam Lee, John Leuzzi, Richie Lyons, Tyler Peters, Vanessa Rivera, Kaylee Staral, Charlie Waitkus
Being the Difference: A Town Hall on Diversity and Inclusion
Television Feature Reporting
Tim Littau, Manuel Gonzalez Barreto
Glassblower
Television Feature Reporting
Amalia Liguori-Coneff, John Leuzzi
Go for Mars
Feature Writing
Julia Abuzzahab
University embraces “Lovell Strong”
Sports Writing
John Leuzzi
The new ‘Wild West’ of college athletics
Sports Writing
Jackson Gross
Sarah Rose battles Ewing Sarcoma
Sports Writing
Sam Arco
Between the lines: Student-athletes embrace mental health problems
MILWAUKEE PRESS CLUB AWARDS
Best Pandemic Story in Print
Beck Salgado
Putting questions about COVID-19 vaccines to the test
Best Pandemic Story in Video
Andrew Amouzou, Maureen Ojiambo
Covid Long Haulers
John Leuzzi, Jack Connelly
COVID Vaccinations
Best News Story
Benjamin Wells
Marquette student-athlete removed from team after racial slur video surfaces on social media
Best Long Hard Feature Story
Natallie St. Onge
It’s criminal: How Marquette’s languages department is trying to stay afloat amid budget shortfalls and failed support
Best Short Hard Feature Story
Claire Driscol
Between the Lines: Disabilities & resources
Best Short Soft Feature Story
Julia Abuzzahab
University embraces “Lovell Strong”
Best Sports Story
John Leuzzi
The new ‘Wild West’ of college athletics
Best Editorial or Commentary
Alex Garner & Marquette Wire Editorial Board
EDITORIAL: Marquette failed faculty, staff
Alex Garner & Marquette Wire Editorial Board
EDITORIAL: MU needs reform, addressing singular racist actions not enough
Zoe Comerford
Life is more than just sports
Best Still Photograph/Photos
Collin Nawrocki, Isabel Bonebrake
Men’s basketball shocks №10 Illinois Photo Series
Best Radio News Story Single or Ongoing
Charlotte Ives
Community Books You
Best Radio Sports Story
Rashad Alexander
Basketball Academy
Best TV News Story Single or Ongoing
Amalia Liguori-Coneff, John Leuzzi
Go for Mars
Best TV Sports Story
Kristin Parisi, Tyler Peters
Women in Sports
Best TV Newscast
Autumn Hirchert, Sarah Richardson, Vanessa Rivera, Aimee Galaszewski, Benjamin Wells, Mazie Baldus, Richie Lyons, Kaylee Staral, Rashad Alexander, Ava Mares, Julia Jarman, Ivy Wen, Caroline Bennett.
Marquette Now, 03/31/2021
Best TV Program, Documentary or Special
Alex Rivera Grant, Andrew Amouzou, Natallie St. Onge, Aimee Galaszewski, Mazie Baldus, Skyler Chun, Shane Hogan, Sam Lee, John Leuzzi, Richie Lyons, Tyler Peters, Vanessa Rivera, Kaylee Staral, Charlie Waitkus
Being the Difference: A Town Hall on Diversity and Inclusion
Best Website Design
Marquette Wire Staff
Marquettewire.org
Best Online Soft Feature Story
John Leuzzi
Basketball programs spread Christmas cheer with Kohl’s shopping spree
Best Online Sports Story
John Leuzzi
Former BIG EAST Player of the Year finds success with Connecticut Sun
John Leuzzi
From Minnesota to the BIG EAST: Bueckers, Karlen have experienced it all
Best Editorial or Commentary
Alex Garner
Being mindful as we move forward
Kristin Parisi
We should advocate for mental health awareness during National Suicide Prevention Month
Best Journalistic Use of Social Media to Tell or Enhance a Story
Kaylee Staral, Sarah Richardson, Vanessa Rivera, Autumn Hirchert
Marquette Minute 04/28/21
MBJA ERIC SEVAREID AWARD COMPETITION
Radio Newscast
Emily Sacco & Marquette Wire staff
Wire Weekly 11/3/21
Radio Sports Play-by-Play
Matt Yeazel, Aidan Hatton
Men’s Basketball v. Illinois
Television Documentary/Special
Alex Rivera Grant, Andrew Amouzou, Natallie St. Onge, Aimee Galaszewski, Mazie Baldus, Skyler Chun, Shane Hogan, Sam Lee, John Leuzzi, Richie Lyons, Tyler Peters, Vanessa Rivera, Kaylee Staral, Charlie Waitkus
Being the Difference: A Town Hall on Diversity and Inclusion
Television General Reporting
Andrew Amouzou, Maureen Ojiambo
COVID Long Haulers
Television Soft Feature
Tim Littau, Manuel Gonzalez Barreto
Glassblower
Television Sports Play-by-Play
Charlie Waitkus, Avi Rajvanshi, Jackson Gross, Johnnie Brooker, Aimee Galaszewski, Ivy Wen, Collin Nawrocki, TJ Dysart, Ava Mares, Alex Rivera-Grant
Volleyball v. Providence
Television Sports Reporting
Chloe Marotta
NCAA Testing
Television Sports Reporting
Shane Hogan
Sarah’s Story
Television Sportscast/Program
Shane Hogan, Andrew Amouzou, Tyler Peters, Kristin Parisi, Richie Lyons, Mazie Baldus, Charlie Waitkus, Kaylee Staral, Ivy Wen, Sarah Richardson, John Leuzzi