MHTV wins College Station of the Year for 16 consecutive years
Student-run television station, MHTV, triumphed at the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference on March 8 in Lansing by being named College Television Station of the Year for the 16thyear in a row.
The Michigan Association of Broadcasters hosts its Excellence Awards program every year at the conference, where radio and television stations from across Michigan showcase their best materials and compete in various categories. Students and faculty involved with public television and radio at Central Michigan University were honored at the conference.
MHTV’s 16thconsecutive win is record breaking in the association.
MHTV won first place in the Hard News, News Feature and Most Innovative Media Technology categories. It also received second place awards for work in Public Service Announcements, Talk Shows/Scripted Shows and Digital Media Experience and Current Events Programs.
Part of that success was due to the preparation faculty provide for continuously progressing industry standards, said Rick Sykes, a professor of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts.
With the quickly-evolving technological and societal landscape associated with younger generation, CMU students have a significant advantage, he said.
Eric Limarenko, who is also a BCA faculty member, emphasized that technology used in class is a "tool” for storytelling and understanding how to incorporate developing technologies is critical in the broadcasting industry.
Aside from technology competency, Limarenko said the department also helps students by occasionally "(Bringing back) alumni in the industry to give advice and offer help in career placement and planning."
MHTV is broadcast on campus to the Isabella County community 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Programming can be viewed on CMU’s campus Cable Channel 34 and Isabella County community members can watch on Cable Channel 189.
The station’s programming can also be found on Vimeo at vimeo.com/moorehalltv.
