Work done by students in the telecommunications department helped Ball State University win Television School of the Year from the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters.
Joseph Misiewicz, chairperson of the department of telecommunications, said the entries came from student reporting on aired cable television shows at the university, not from class work.
"The judges voted that Ball State still does the best TV product than any place in the state," he said.
IASB is composed of 16 universities including Ball State, DePauw University, Taylor University and University of Southern Indiana.
Misiewicz said because the IASB also includes 35 to 40 high schools, this recognition is a pretty good recruiting tool for Ball State.
IASB awards its TV School of the Year honor to the university earning the most total points from individual submissions from students.
Students can submit DVDs or CDs of radio newscasts, television programs, interviews or special programs. Three points are awarded for each first place, two points for each second place and one for each third.
Ball State placed first in four categories including radio play-by-play, video in-depth, video other live broadcasts and video spot production.
Senior Cameron Andry's entries placed in five categories with three first-place wins, including first place in radio play-by-play. Andry said after placing second in this category last year, this win meant the most to him because his ultimate career goal is to become a sports broadcaster.
During his college career, Andry has worked as the pre-game and post-game football announcer, as the play-by-play commentator and has covered high school basketball games in his hometown of Paoli. The winning clip came from commentary from the Central Michigan football game, which Andry said was "probably the most exciting part of the season."
Andry and Ken Sothman placed first in the video in-depth category. The pair submitted a story about football player Bryant Haines, who Andry said was in the program during the worst of times.
Andry, Sothman and a team of five other students also won the video other live broadcasts category for their contribution to Ball State Sports Link, an immersive learning project that focuses on sports-related content.
Andry said Ball State's overall win "shows there's no better school in the state, especially in telecommunications."
Sean Armie contributed to this report
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