Student newscast productions earn Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award nominations

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State students earned 10 nominations, with recognition in five different newscast categories, for the College Production Awards, part of the annual Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards.

Four episodes of student newscasts were nominated for the competition’s top award. Plus, one student received individual recognition.

Recipients of 2023 Mid-Atlantic Chapter Emmy Awards will be announced in mid-October in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Penn State’s nominees were:

Newscast:

• “Centre County Report” (March 31, 2023)
• “Centre County Report” (March 24, 2023)
• “Centre County Report” (Oct. 21, 2022)
• “After the Whistle, Week 5” (Sept. 23, 2022)

News report:

• “Penn State Cancels Controversial Event Over Security Concerns”

Arts and entertainment/cultural affairs:

• “In the Genes”

Sports story or segment:

• “Fighting for Rudy: A Source of Inspiration”
• “From Granite to Greatness”
• “Penn State Boxing: A Century and Counting”

News, sports or performer:

• AJ Sisson