Corpus Christi- This past week, UTRGV Student Media won more than 50 awards at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention also known as TIPA held in Corpus Christi. UTRGV-TV won 3 on-site awards and 13 awards for our previously published material, which are as follows:
Ileana Moreno- 1st place SPANISH GENERAL NEWS REPORTING
Jackie Arias- 2nd place IN-DEPTH REPORTING MULTIMEDIA
Illiana Luna, Yuliana Quiroz, J.P. Hernandez- 2nd place PROGRAM PRODUCTION VIDEO
Nathaniel Puente- 2nd place IN-DEPTH REPORTING VIDEO
UTRGV-TV Staff- 2nd place OVERALL EXCELLENCE TELEVISION PROGRAM
UTRGV-TV Staff- 2nd place NEWSCAST VIDEO
Marisol Villarreal- 3rd place IN-DEPTH REPORTING MULTIMEDIA
Kenia Gomez- 3rd place SPANISH GENERAL NEWS REPORTING
Rocio Villalobos- 3rd place SPANISH FEATURE NEWS REPORTING
Illiana Luna- 3rd SPORTSCAST VIDEO
Yuliana Quiroz- 3rd IN-DEPTH REPORTING VIDEO
Yuliana Quiroz- Honorable Mention GENERAL NEWS VIDEO
Ileana Moreno- Honorable Mention GENERAL NEWS MULTIMEDIA
UTRGV Student Media was also awarded the Director’s Trophy for winning the most points by placing in the on-site contests after competing against over 10 other universities in Texas during the convention.
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