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FESTIVAL WINNERShttp://beaweb.org/festival/2003winners.htmlFebruary 12, 2003—The BEA Festival of Film, Video and Media Arts Committee ispleased to announce winners in the 2003 competition. The Festival had more than 400entries overall and the success of this first year has been remarkable. All entries werereviewed by a panel of professional judges and the entries have been pared down to thewinners announced here. The Festival Awards Ceremony and Screening will take placeon Saturday, April 5th in the Las Vegas Convention Center as part of the annualconvention of the Broadcast Education Association. On that night, the best of the bestfrom among this list of winners will receive their “Best of Festival” awards. We hope tosee you there. Thanks to Avid for sponsoring the event. We also thank Robb Wellerand Gary Grossman, our M.C.s for the event. Congratulations to all the winners!2003 BEA Festival of Film, Video & Media ArtsCompetition WinnersFaculty Audio CompetitionDavid E. Reese, John Carroll University, Competition ChairBEST OF FESTIVAL WINNER: Terry Likes, Western Kentucky University, “MediaCoverage of 9-11: Responsible or Unreliable?”AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: Sam Lovato, University of Southern Colorado “XMAS Party!”Best of Competition AwardsSTATION IMAGE PROMO: Don Connelly, Western Carolina University “The Met”LONG-FORM PRODUCTION: Gordon C. Webb, Ithaca College “Steal Away: A Slave’sJourney on the Underground Railroad”RADIO DOCUMENTARY: Stephen Adams, Cameron University “Can’t Buy Me Love:The 1966 Radio Station Boycott of the Beatles”Student Audio CompetitionMaryjo Adams Cochran, Sam Houston State University, Competition ChairBEST OF FESTIVAL WINNER: Mike Santos, Colorado State University “9/11Remembrance”BEST SPORTSCAST1ST PLACE: Brian Skowron, University of North Texas2ND PLACE: Chris Dittmer & Travis Huntington, Colorado State UniversityBEST SPORTSCASTER1ST PLACE: Travis Huntington, Colorado State UniversityBEST PLAY BY PLAY1ST PLACE: Jarrod Shadrick, U AlabamaNEWSCASTER1ST PLACE: Joel Neden, Seymour College / SUNY BrockportBEA—Educating tomorrow’s electronic media professionals 79