University of La Verne Communications Dept. Earns Broadcast, Video Honors
Two University of La Verne alumni won awards from the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts, and current students and faculty have been named finalists for seven Western Access Video Excellence (WAVE) Awards.
Daisy Moreira ’17 received a second place award in the air personality category for a 3-hour weekly LeoFM show that she hosted as part of her radio broadcasting major, BEA officials announced on Feb. 8. Stephanie Lopez-Ruvalcaba ’16 won an award of excellence in the specialty program category for her radio show “Noches de Rock.” Lopez-Ruvalcaba’s show featured Spanish rock music and some artist interviews, and was part of her radio broadcasting major coursework.
The BEA festival is considered the world’s largest digital media and broadcast competition for students and faculty. The organization received 1,530 entries in 2016, said Mike Laponis, professor of communications.
University of La Verne communications department students and faculty members are finalists for seven WAVE awards. The awards are open to residents of California, Nevada, Colorado, Hawaii New Mexico, and Arizona.
Winners will be announced at the Alliance for Community Media West region conference in Fresno on March 10.
“It’s great to be recognized for you work,” said Shane Rodrigues, operation manager and adjunct communications department professor. “It’s especially gratifying when we win awards for productions where we collaborate with our students.”
The finalists include:
- “Be Perfect”, Accesibility-Abled Programming (Community Producer) Lauren Van Lul and Paloma Bobadilla
- “Entertainment at the Fair”, Community Event (Community Producer) Ezra Broadus
- “Vicarious Living”, Dramatic Short (Community Producer) Alex Campione and Emily Bolka
- “Snapshot”, Dramatic Short (Community Producer) Daniel Farias
- “Ramona Middle School Pop Show”, Music Programming (Community Producer) Ricky Rocha and Shane Rodrigues
- “Bonita High School Pop Show”, Music Programming (Professional) Don Pollock and Shane Rodrigues
- “Spotlight Fall 2015”, News Programming (Community Producer) Don Pollock, Sarah Tang, Sydney Marshall, Alex Wiersma, Dylan Heflin, Bianca Zapata, Amanda Perello
