Hillsdale College Radio Students Win National Student Production Awards

College Broadcasters Inc. names students as top four in three categories

HILLSDALE, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Three Hillsdale College students have won national College Broadcasters, Inc. awards for their work with Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM. These awards were announced at the National Student Electronic Media Convention in Baltimore.

“I'm very proud of our students for their well-deserved wins,” General Manager at WRFH 101.7 FM Scot Bertram said. “It is great to see our students being recognized on the national level for their continued hard work and dedication.”

Sophomore Lauren Smyth placed first in Best Newscast or Sportscast category for “Lauren Smyth News,” senior Josh Barker placed third in Best Hard News Reporting for his feature “The Policy Corner: Michigan Voting Laws,” and Rachel Kookogey (’22) received both first and second place for two segments of her feature, “Sports Story Time.”

Hillsdale College has a history of radio students receiving nominations for College Broadcasters, Inc. awards. The school had three finalists in 2021, four in 2020, one in 2019, and two in 2018. WRFH Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM has won five national first place awards in the past three years.

College Broadcasters, Inc. is a member-driven organization serving students and advisers of college and high school electronic media outlets, according to its website.

Find the full list of winners here.

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About Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College is an independent, nonsectarian, Christian liberal arts college located in southern Michigan. Founded in 1844, the College has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts an outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 6.3 million. For more information, visit hillsdale.edu.