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Nov. 27, 2005
Marshall’s WMUL-FM Claims 4 MarCom Creative Awards
By HNN Staff
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Students, along with the faculty manager, from
WMUL-FM, Marshall University’s public radio station, received one Platinum
Award, two Gold Awards and one Honorable Mention Award in the MarCom
Creative Awards 2005 competition. The winners were named in a letter dated
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005, from Arlington, TX.
The MarCom Creative Awards is an international competition that recognizes
achievement by marketing and communication practitioners. Entries are
judged by industry professionals who look for companies and individuals
whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as
a benchmark for the industry. There were 4,613 entries in the MarCom
Creative Awards 2005 competition.
MarCom’s prestigious Platinum Award is presented to those entries judged to
be among the most outstanding entries in the competition. Platinum Winners
are recognized for their excellence in terms of quality, creativity and
resourcefulness. About 15 percent of the entries won this award. Platinum
Winners are listed on the MarCom Creative Awards Web site at
www.marcomawards.com.
The Gold Award is presented to those entries judged to exceed the high
standards of the industry. About 16 percent of the entries received this
award. Honorable Mention certificates are granted to those entries that meet
the expectations of the judges. About 10 percent of the entries were
Honorable Mention winners.
MarCom Creative Awards Platinum and Gold winners come from radio stations,
advertising and public relations agencies, corporate communication
departments, educational institutions, government entities, designers,
writers, video production professionals, broadcast and cable operations and
other business and individuals throughout the country and several foreign
countries.
Dr. Chuck G. Bailey, professor of electronic media management in the W. Page
Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Marshall University and
faculty manager of WMUL-FM, said it is an outstanding accomplishment to be
recognized as having produced one of the best Training/Operations Manuals in
the country as well as highly regarded documentary scripts and public
service announcements.
“I am proud and grateful for the honor this Platinum Award bestows on
WMUL-FM, the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications and
Marshall University,” Bailey said. “This operation manual’s success
demonstrates to our student and community volunteer staff that their
training materials are first rate and combined with their dedication and
hard work WMUL-FM will continue to be one of the top college radio stations
in the country. The Gold Awards are tributes to the scriptwriting skill and
public service commitment of our broadcast students in competition with
professional practitioners.”
The Platinum Award winning entry by WMUL-FM is in the Employee
Publication/Manual/Training category. The winner is “WMUL-FM Operation
Manual Revision 2005” written by Bailey, with 2005 revision assistance from
Michael Stanley, WMUL-FM Operations Manager, who is a senior from West
Hamlin, W.Va. The WMUL-FM Operations Manual was written for student and
community volunteer staff of the campus radio station.
The two Gold Award winning entries are:
Writing/Radio Script – The script for the documentary program “The
Huntington Game” was written by Adam Nedeff, a recent graduate from
Parkersburg. The script was completed Monday, July 11, 2005.
Public Service Announcement – “Didn’t You See?” an in-house public service
announcement broadcast in WMUL-FM’s Public Service Announcement rotation
from Wednesday, April 13, 2005 through the present time, written and
produced by Jen Smith, a senior from Huntington.
The Honorable Mention Award winning entry is:
Writing/Radio Script – The script for the documentary program “To Change or
Not to Change Gameday: The Pros and Cons of Weeknight College Football
Games,” was written by Clark Davis, a graduate student from Huntington. The
script was completed Monday, May 9, 2005.
