Missy Repola of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Earns National Honors for Audio Work at SUNY Plattsburgh

PLATTSBURGH, NY (04/02/2010)(readMedia)-- Missy Repola, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., recently won both regional and national honors for audio production work done at the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh.

Repola was among a group of SUNY Plattsburgh students who cleaned up at this year's Region One National Broadcasting Society Conference.

They won 20 out of the 34 awards offered for video and audio work – more than any other college – and they competed against colleges from 11 states.

But they didn't stop there.

Repola and two other SUNY Plattsburgh students went on to win first-place awards at the national NBS convention. Repola also had a second project make it to the finals, and one of her fellow student made the finals in three separate divisions. In fact, Repola's National Broadcasting Society chapter did so well it was voted most improved in the nation.

SUNY Plattsburgh Assistant Professor of Communication Christine Johnson was not surprised.

"Our facilities are wonderful, and the students are extremely talented," said Johnson "They really have very creative minds."

Johnson said faculty worked hard to push students to take a risk and submit work.

"I think that's why we won so many awards because people took a chance," she said.

"Obviously, I am very proud of all the students," said Peter Ensel, chair of the communication department and co-director of the Center for Communication and Journalism at SUNY Plattsburgh. "These awards prove to our students they are as talented as those studying at any other communication program in the country."

The first-place winners at the national convention:

• Audio Promotion: "NBS Can Drive Promo," Missy Repola. (Listen to the audio file at http://bit.ly/NBS_Honors.)
• Comedy Script: "MATCHCUT," Felicia Cavallaro and Jovie Castillo.

Other SUNY Plattsburgh projects making it to the finals:

• Audio Public Affairs/Interview Program: "Cell Phone Use While Driving," Sean McCluskey.
• Audio Station Imaging: "WARP," Missy Repola.
• Video Sports Program: "Cardinal Hockey Pregame Show," Sean McCluskey.
• Sports Play-by-Play Programming: "Cardinal Hockey Play by Play," Sean McCluskey.