Ram Media Students Win Awards at State Contest

The TIPA journalism/media competition consists of two parts – the Annual Contest that solicits submission of entries previously published or broadcast in the past academic year, and the Live Contests that take place between students attending the convention.

In the Annual Contest against entries from other mid-size, four-year universities, Angelo State’s Ram TV took first place in the Video Newscast category. In the Live Contests against students from institutions of all sizes, ASU students on the staff of Ram TV and/or the Ram Page digital newspaper won the following awards:

• Katie Scholl of Lubbock – 1^st Place in Live TV Announcing
• Millie Switzer of Bentonville, Ariz. – 2^nd Place in Live Press Release Writing
• Anaomy Somoll of Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 3^rd Place in Live Print Advertising

Dr. Leslie Rodriguez “I could not be prouder of our Ram Media students for their outstanding performance at the TIPA competition, where they brought home several well-deserved awards,” said Dr. Leslie Rodriguez, chair of the Communication and Mass Media Department. “Their success is a clear reflection of the exemplary, hands-on training and mentorship they receive in our department. We are committed to equipping our students with the skills, experience and confidence they need to thrive in the media industry after graduation.”

Scholl and Switzer are mass media majors, and Somoll is a computer science major.

Ram Media consists of the Ram TV television station that broadcasts locally on Optimum Cable Channel 6, the Ram Page digital newspaper and the Ram Radio internet radio station, as well as Ram TV Sports that broadcasts live ASU intercollegiate sports on the FloSports Network.