LAWRENCE — KUJH-TV News, the University of Kansas student-staffed television news operation, received eight awards, in the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Student Broadcast Awards competition. Awards were presented at the KAB luncheon on April 12 in Topeka.

The KAB awards honor the best student work in news, sports, public affairs, public service and commercial efforts in radio and television. The contest was open to all Kansas high school and university student content produced during the last year.

KUJH-TV News and its website provide students with hands-on, professionally supervised work experience. The student-produced news airs at 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 p.m. Monday through Friday while KU classes are in session during the fall and spring semesters.

To watch select KUJH-TV stories and learn more about the station and the student staff, visit the awarding winning web site at http://tv.ku.edu.

Students and their awards are listed below.

Complete Newscast
1st Place
Oct 7, 2005
(http://tv.ku.edu/search.php?tvproducerid=111&from=105)
Adam Sechrist, Steve Zawilinski

Complete Newscast
2nd Place
Feb 23, 2005
(http://tv.ku.edu/search.php?tvproducerid=88&from=40)
Karen Abramowitz, Steve Zawilinski

Complete Newscast
Honorable Mention
Oct 11, 2005
(http://tv.ku.edu/search.php?tvproducerid=423&from=60)
Kassandra Weber, Steve Zawilinski

Hard News Package
1st Place
Boardwalk Fire
(http://tv.ku.edu/stories/6321)
Adam Sechrist, Marshanna Hester, Amanda Hollis,
Lindsey Hale

Hard News Package
Honorable Mention
Evolution
(http://tv.ku.edu/stories/8721)
Natasha Trelfa, Haley Harrison

Complete News Feature
Honorable Mention
Spanish Class
(http://tv.ku.edu/stories/7224)
Audrey Esther

Complete Sports Feature
2nd Place
Kansas Relay Preparation
(http://tv.ku.edu/stories/3172)
Tom Hipp

Internet/TV
Hard News Package
2nd Place
Graduation Rates
Beau Harkness, Haley Harrison

For more information, contact: Staci Wolfe, Multimedia Coordinator, (785) 864-5337, swolfe@ku.edu.