Northwestern Student Radio Station Dominates Intercollegiate National Religious Broadcasters Awards

ST.PAUL, MN (02/27/2010)(readMedia)-- For the second year in a row, Northwestern College student radio station WVOE 97.7 FM received the 2010 Intercollegiate National Religious Broadcasters (iNRB) Media Award for iNRB Radio Station of the Year. In addition, Northwestern Electronic Media Communication students took home 24 iNRB awards, including eight 1st Place Awards and the $2,500 Bob Dobbs Scholarship.

"Our students consistently pursue their craft with excellence," said Mark Seignious, associate professor of communication and WVOE advisor. "But for them it's about more than just excellence or doing good productions. They set out to be faithful and bring glory to God. We [the department of communication] are thrilled for the students. We share in their joy and God gets the glory."

Awards are presented to undergraduate students for outstanding examples of audio, video and web productions.

The student staff at WVOE have a history of exceptional work and in the last two years have taken home close to half the awards at the iNRB Association Award Ceremony including Best of the Competition Audio Award, first place in Radio Demo and Radio Promo, second place in Radio Newscast, and second and third place in Radio Drama.

The student staff of WVOE continues to stand out in radio broadcast and has covered events such as Gospel Music Week in Nashville, Tenn., the GMA Dove Awards and has joined KTIS-FM to help at training seminars for radio stations in Belize. Many participating WVOE students have gone on to secure jobs and internships in major media outlets such as KSTP-AM/FM, KFAN, Fox Sports Net, KOOL 108 and other markets across the country.

Northwestern's media ministry also received NRB honors, as David Christian and Pam Lundell of KTIS FM were named 2010 NRB Media Award for Air Personality of the Year.

Presentation of the awards takes place during the National Religious Broadcaster's 67th Annual Convention in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 27–March 2.

About Northwestern College

Founded in 1902, Northwestern College is a private Christian liberal arts college in St. Paul, Minn. offering more than 50 undergraduate majors, two master's degrees and several associate degree and certificate programs. More than 3,000 students representing 31 states and 28 countries are enrolled in Northwestern's traditional undergraduate and graduate and continuing education programs in North and South America. Northwestern College exists to provide Christ-centered higher education equipping students to grow intellectually and spiritually, to serve effectively in their professions, and to give God-honoring leadership in the home, church, community, and world. Visit www.nwc.edu.

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