Staff report
Carmel High School claimed both the Television School of the Year and Radio School of the Year honors on March10 at the 2014 Indiana Association of School Broadcasters High School Conference and Competition at the University of Indianapolis.
Carmel’s double win is a first for the competition.
Nearly 800 students and instructors from 28 high schools throughout the state participated in the 11th annual event, presented by UIndy’s student-staffed broadcast operations, UIndy TV and public radio station WICR-FM/HD.
The day on the university campus included more than 30 educational sessions, workshops and roundtable discussions led by broadcast journalists from such outlets as WTHR, WRTV and WFYI, as well as other electronic media professionals from around the state.
The competition drew 389 entries in 25 categories, most judged in advance from mailed submissions but some decided during live final rounds in the UIndy Department of Communication’s radio and TV studios. Students from 21 high schools received awards:
RADIO
Radio Interview
1. Brooke Sauter, Chesterton High School
2. Laila Dutra e Mello, Franklin Central High School
3. Zach Howe, Pendleton Heights High School
Radio Sportscast
1. Madeline May, Pendleton Heights High School
2. Sean Hitchens, New Castle Career Center
3. Bobby Greaser, Carmel High School
Radio Spot Production
1. John Perkins, Carmel High School
2. Matt Hamilton, Homestead High School
3. Brittney Dean, New Castle Career Center
Radio Imaging
1. Gabe Truex, Carmel High School
2. Casey Stanley, Homestead High School
3. Ethan Barnes, J. Everett Light Career Center
Radio In-Depth
1. Brittney Dean, New Castle Career Center
2. Madelyn Harris, Carmel High School
3. Gabe Truex, Carmel High School
Radio Drama or Skit
1. Connor Whitfield, Brittney Dean, Josh Davis, New Castle Career Center
2. Matt Snyder, Anna Todd, Kaitie Feaster, Robbie Leffew, Aaron Benson, New Castle Career Center
3. Gabe Truex, Carmel High School
Radio Play-by-Play
1. Cory Stace, Homestead High School
2. Jesse Smith, Carmel High School
3. Austin Render, Homestead High School
Radio Sporting Event Broadcast
1. Cory Stace, Connor Fitzharris, Austin Render, Homestead High School
2. John Perkins, Jesse Smith, Carmel High School
3. Riley Sawyers, Vince Reimer, Carmel High School
Radio Sports Talk Show
1. Jake Smith, John Perkins, Alex Thomas, Carmel High School
2. Cory Stace, Connor Fitzharris, Austin Render, Homestead High School
3. Kaleb Gillock, Cory Hensley, New Castle Career Center
Radio Copywriting
1. Haley Welch, Franklin Central High School
2. Emily Callahan, Carmel High School
3. Sarah Ryan, Franklin Central High School
Radio News Anchor Live Finals
1. John Perkins, Carmel High School
2. Brooke Sauter, Chesterton High School
3. Madeline May, Pendleton Heights High School
Radio Air Personality Live Finals
1. Michael Cluff, J. Everett Light Career Center
2. Brittney Dean, New Castle Career Center
3. Ryan Walstrom, Carmel High School
Radio School of the Year
Carmel High School
TELEVISION
Television Spot Production
1. Lauren Marsh, Jeremy Imes, LeeAnn Forlacher, Western Boone High School
2. Kessa Deardorff, Hammond Area Career Center
3. Cat Patron, Tori Dickey, Jeffersonville High School
Music Video
1. Sarah Cruz, Franklin Central High School
2. Samantha Johnson, Peri Paul, Martinsville High School
3. Skylar Hall, Landry Long, Zach Whitaker, Whiteland Community High School
Video Magazine
1. Porter County Career Center
2. Martinsville High School
3. Prairie Heights High School
Television Package
1. Anna Darling, Ben Davis High School
2. Caroline Hitchcock, Carmel High School
3. Alec Edick, Adam Shattuck, Ben Davis High School
Television School Newscast
1. Crown Point High School
2. Ben Davis High School
3. Carmel High School
Video In-Depth
1. Landry Long and Zach Whitaker, Whiteland Community High School
2. Culley Burton, Wyatt Chitwood, McCauley Dotson, Abby Peavey, Whiteland Community High School
3. Jack Pickard, Huntington North High School
Live Telecast
1. Whiteland Community High School
2. Jake Allen, Richmond High School
3. Jake Combs, Brad Davis, Tyler Meinz, Carmel High School
Corporate Video
1. Megan Leetz, Porter County Career Center
2. Malcolm Larry, Beech Grove High School
3. Ana Otero, South Bend Community Schools
Short Film
1. Danny Yount, Carmel High School
2. Sophie Kelner, Carmel High School
3. Matt Hamilton and Drake White, Homestead High School
Video Show Open/Close
1. Jack Pickard, Huntington North High School
2. Crown Point High School
3. Jordan Miller, Richmond High School
Television Copywriting
1. Lilly Jablonski, Chesterton High School
2. Avarie Bowman, Franklin Central High School
3. Brad Davis, Carmel High School
Videography/Cinematography
1. Abby Peavey, Whiteland Community High School
2. Tyler Payne, Lake Central High School
3. Meredith Dalton, Martinsville High School
Television News Anchor Live Finals
1. John Perkins, Carmel High School
2. Samantha Johnson, Martinsville High School
3. Karla Fernandez, Ben Davis High School
Television School of the Year
Carmel High School
