AWARDS ARCHIVES
2020
Awarded a "Platinum" Rating
Top Five Finalist
Best Specialty Show “Lost in Translation” - Anais Bocher
Best Radio Drama “John Dillinger” - Radio Production Class 2018
Best Public Affairs Program “For the Record” - Kayla Brooks
Best Public Service Promotion - Kayla Brooks
Best Live Promotional Event “Quad City 2019” - Kayla Brooks
Best Community News Coverage “Your News on Our Campus” - Kayla Brooks
Best Political News Coverage “Former French President’s Death” - Kayla Brooks
Best Spot News Coverage “Bill Nunnelly at Quad City” - Kayla Brooks
Best News Promotion “Your News on Our Campus” - Kevin Bartholomew & Kayla Brooks
Best Underwriting Spot “UT Martin Online” - Kait Scott & Jessica Davis
Best Women’s Basketball Play-by-Play “UT Martin vs. SIUE” - John Thornton & Jordan Taylor
Best Station Blog “The Daily Squawk” - Jessica Davis & Kayla Brooks
Best Radio Program Director - Jillianne Moncrief
Best Support & Development Director - Jessica Davis
Best News Director - Kayla Brooks
Best Sports Director - John Thornton
Best Faculty Advisor - Richard Robinson
Best College Radio Station (under 10,000) - WUTM Staff /Operations
Every year the Intercollegiate Broadcast System is proud to honor the best and the brightest among college and high school media.
WUTM Staff pose alongside the station's most recent awards from Intercollegiate Broadcast System at IBS's 79th annual conference in New York City, New York on March 3, 2019.
2019
Awarded a "Platinum" Rating"
First Place
"Best News Promotion"
"Best Political News Coverage"
Top Five Finalist
“Best College Radio Station (under 10,000 enrollment)
“Best Station Facilities”
“Best Overall On-Air Schedule”
“Best Community News Coverage”
“Best Public Affairs Program”
“Best Sports Pre/Post Game Show” — John Thornton
“Best Public Affairs Event/Promotion”
“Best Social Media Director” — Kait Scott
“Best News Director” (Radio) — Jillianne Moncrief
“Best Program Director” — Olivia Johnston
“Best Sports Play-by-Play / Men’s Basketball — John Thornton & Jordan Taylor
“Best Baseball/Softball Play-By-Play” — John Thornton
“Best Sports Interview” — John Thornton
“Best Business Director” — Emma Bruner
“Best News Promotion”
“Best Specialty Music Program” — WUTM
Every year the Intercollegiate Broadcast System is proud to honor the best and the brightest among college and high school media.
WUTM Staff pose alongside the station's most recent awards from Intercollegiate Broadcast System at IBS's 79th annual conference in New York City, New York on March 3, 2019.
The Southeast Journalism Conference is a vibrant learning community of collegiate journalists in a variety of media disciplines honing their craft through professional development and the Best of the South Collegiate Journalism Competition.
2019
First Place
“Best Audio News Podcast”
Second Place
“Best College Radio Station in the South”
“Best Radio Hard News Reporter”— Olivia Johnston
“Best Radio News Feature Reporter”— Jillianne Moncrief
Third Place
“Best Radio Journalist” — Jenson Greenburg
Pictured after the Southeast Journalism Conference Awards Ceremony are (l-r) UT Martin students Kait Scott, Kayla Brooks, Jillianne Moncrief, and Brian Affolter.
2019
First Place
“Best Radio Newscast”— Kait Scott
“Best Radio News Story”— Jillianne Moncrief
“Best Radio Sports Coverage — John Thornton and Jordan Taylor
“Best Radio Use of Sound (Natural Sound)” — Jillianne Moncrief and Brian Affolter
Second Place
“Best Radio Sports Reporting”— John Thornton
“Best Radio Sports Coverage/Program” — John Thornton, Jordan Taylor and Haley Carpenter
“Radio Feature Story” — Kayla Brooks
The Tennessee AP College Journalism Awards is a not-for-profit news cooperative representing thousands of newspapers and broadcasters in the United States.
Pictured after the Tennessee Associated Press Career Day and College Awards are (l-r) UT Martin students John Thornton, of Atoka; Jillianne Moncrief, of McLemoresville; Kayla Brooks, of Dickson; and Brian Affolter, of Spring Hill.
CBI is a member-driven organization serving students and advisers of college and high school electronic media outlets.
2019
First Place
“Best News Reporting – Audio” — Shane Wofford
“Best Sportscast — The Bench” — Natalie King, Jordan Taylor and John Thornton
Second Place
“Best Sports Play-by-Play” — John Thornton and Jordan Taylor
“Best Special Broadcast”
Third Place
“Best Sports Play-by-Play” — Natalie King, Ashley Shores, Jordan Taylor and John Thornton
“Best Sportscast — The Bench” — Haley Carpenter, Jordan Taylor, John Thornton
Fourth Place
“Best D.J.” — Brian Affolter
“Best Podcast — The Collegiate Capitalist” — Brian Affolter
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