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William Paterson University’s radio and television stations, WP88.7 fm Brave New Radio and WPTV television, won a combined six first-place awards from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS). Students from the radio and TV clubs gathered together for a viewing party to watch the 82nd virtual awards ceremony. WP’s Brave New Radio won four awards from nine award nominations, which include an award for Best Sports Director: Steven Mulder; Best Program Director: Vont Leak; Best Morning Show: Vont Leak, Justis Gregg, Suzette Ramirez and Best Campus News Coverage: Marissa Banks, Isabel Birritteri, and Johan Yamoza.
“I never expected to win an award for two passion projects but being acknowledged for our hard work truly makes it all the more worth doing,” says Vont Leak, student program director for Brave New Radio. Leak won Best Program Director for his day-to-day contributions to the radio station as well as rebranding the station as Jersey’s Home for Alt Hip Hop last summer. His morning show, Morning Commute, was also named Best Morning Show.
WPTV Television won two awards for Best Comedy Program and Best Social Media Director (TV), Marissa Banks, from its seven nominations.
“I’m so proud of all of our award winners and nominees this year,” says Samory Rose, student president for WPTV. After a year of creating content on Zoom, our club members proved themselves up for the challenge and we made it happen.”
