Region 6 Mark of Excellence Awards 2022 winners announced

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4/3/2023

CONTACT:
Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@spj.org
Kimberly Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org

INDIANAPOLIS — The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 6 with 2022 Mark of Excellence Awards winners.

SPJ’s Region 6 comprises Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions.

National winners will be notified in the late spring and will be recognized at the SPJ’s 2023 convention in Las Vegas, Sept. 28-30.

MOE Awards entries are judged by professionals with at least three years of journalism experience. Judges were directed to choose entries they felt were among the best in student journalism. If no entry rose to the level of excellence, no award was given. Any category not listed has no winner.

School divisions are based on student enrollment, including both graduate and undergraduate: Large schools have at least 10,000 students and small schools have 9,999 or fewer students.

The list below details all Region 6 winners. If you have any questions regarding the MOE Awards, contact SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards Lou Harry by email.

This list reflects the spelling and titles submitted in the award entries.

Print/Online

Breaking News Reporting (Large)
Winner: Live updates: Citizens gather at Wisconsin Capitol to protest draft opinion repealing Roe v. Wade — by staff, The Daily Cardinal, University of Wisconsin-Madison

In-Depth Reporting (Large)
Winner: Soaring mental health, academic needs overwhelm UWM students and staff — by Hunter Turpin, Media Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Finalist: Why does UW-Madison rank dead last in sustainability among its peers? — by Tyler Katzenberger, The Capital Times, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Finalist: Being a woman at MU: Pay, inequities in academia — by Skylar Chun and Alexandria Garner, Marquette Wire, Marquette University

In-Depth Reporting (Small)
Winner: A language of love — by Rachel Blood, Talia McWright, Hannah Hobus and María Isabel Castañeda, Textura Guatemala, Bethel University
Finalist: It’s worth dreaming — by Soraya Keiser, Bryson Rosell and Majo Díaz, Textura, Bethel University
Finalist: Devastation from a distance — by Sarah Bakeman and Soraya Keiser, Bethel Clarion, Bethel University

Feature Writing
Winner: A bus, a brocha and bullet holes — by Soraya Keiser, Bryson Rosell and Majo Díaz, Textura Guatemala, Bethel University
Finalist: Prairie protectors — by Allyson Fergot, Curb Magazine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Finalist: The second victim of Jesse Anderson — by Adrienne Davis, Media Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Sports Writing
Winner: St. Thomas football downs Butler, claims PFL title outright — by Cam Kauffman and Sam Larson, TommieMedia, University of St. Thomas

Editorial/Opinion Writing
Winner: Editorials — by Grace Cady, Marquette Wire, Marquette University

General Column Writing (Large)
Winner: Columns — by Hope Moses, Marquette Wire, Marquette University

Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper (Large)
Winner: The Daily Cardinal — by staff, The Daily Cardinal, The University of Wisconsin-Madison

Best Student Magazine
Winner: Textura Guatemala — by staff, Textura Guatemala , Bethel University

Best Affiliated Web Site
Winner: Curb Online — by staff, Curb Magazine, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Best Independent Online Student Publication
Winner: WRST.org — by Teagan Tolley, Deven Michalak and Dylan Eckhart, WRST-FM, University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Finalist: TommieMedia — by staff, TommieMedia, University of St. Thomas

Art/Graphics/Multimedia

Sports Photography
Winner: St. Thomas football takes down San Diego — by Orney Walker IV, TommieMedia, University of St. Thomas

Feature Videography
Winner: Concordia Powwow — by Tylar Frame, Campus News, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Finalist: Lunar New Year — by Tylar Frame, Campus News, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Finalist: Steve Smith at MSUM — by Brady Wolkow, Campus News, Minnesota State University Moorhead

Audio

Radio News Reporting
Winner: Dragon Pantry — by Jude Barsch, KMSC Dragon Radio, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Finalist: Child care staffing shortages — by LeRoy Lacko, KMSC Dragon Radio, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Finalist: Cardinal Call: Interstate Plasma to close campus-area location — by Hope Karnopp and Tyler Katzenberger, WORT 89.9 FM, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Radio Feature
Winner: WRCO's Rockin' Saturday Nights — by Chandler Brindley, WRST-FM, University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Finalist: Collegiate wrestler — by Cory Sparks, WRST-FM, University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Finalist: Santas on wheels rampage across Milwaukee — by Andrea Bellart, Media Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Radio In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Fines, fines, fines — by Chandler Brindley, WRST-FM, University Of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Finalist: Football and concussions — by Josh Boyko, KMSC Dragon Radio, Minnesota State University Moorhead

Radio Sports Reporting
Winner: MSUM esports — by Matthew Stewart, KMSC Dragon Radio, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Finalist: NDSU vs. MSUM football experience — by Alex Sapp, KMSC Dragon Radio, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Finalist: Faces of UWM: The swimmer — by Sonia Spitz, Media Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Best All-Around Radio Newscast
Winner: Wire Weekly — by staff, Marquette University Radio, Marquette University

Broadcast

Television General News Reporting
Winner: Fundraiser for Ukraine brings community together — by Callie Donovan, Media Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Finalist: Nursing apprehension — by Katie Bartnick, Campus News, Minnesota State University Moorhead

Television Feature Reporting
Winner: Kritter Krazy — by Genna Scott, Campus News, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Finalist: Milwaukee doulas work to lower maternal and child mortality rates — by Lauren Krueger, Media Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Television Sports Reporting
Winner: Jeremiah Minkel — by Nyah Adams and Aiden Farrell, UTVS Television, St. Cloud State University
Finalist: SCSU volleyball 2022: The Cinderella story — by Anna Behning and Jacob Palm, UTVS Television, St. Cloud State University

Best All-Around Television Newscast
Winner: UTVS News — by staff, UTVS Television, St. Cloud State University
Finalist: Marquette Now — by staff, Marquette University TV, Marquette University

Best All-Around Television News Magazine
Winner: Campus News — by staff, Campus News, Minnesota State University Moorhead

All Platforms

Food/Restaurant Journalism
Winner: Cut the curds: Farmer John’s cheese ousted from Dane County Farmers’ Market — by Tyler Katzenberger, The Capital Times, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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