Students at 90.3 WRST-FM won four first-place awards in the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association’s Student Awards for Excellence.
WRST swept the statewide competition in the “Air Check” category. The Air Check category is equivalent to the best radio on-air talent. Students also won first place for “Episodic Entertainment Program,” “Special Programming” and “Long Form Production.”
Students will receive their awards during the WBA Student Seminar and Job Fair on March 5 in Madison.
WRST-FM is the UW Oshkosh campus radio station and part of the broadcast facilities within the Radio-TV-Film department.
A full list of awards can be found at https://wrst.org/awards/
WRST award winners include:
Air Check (Best On-Air Talent)
1st place
Cody Buechel
2nd place
Michael Stensland
3rd place
Taycee Zach
Sports Play-By-Play
2nd place
NC College vs. UWO Men’s Basketball, Dec. 11, 2021
Jonathan Samp and Deven Michalak
Episodic Entertainment Program
1st place
Script To Screen, Oct. 16, 2021
Gideon Patrick and Max Fredrik
Episodic Entertainment Program
2nd place
Script To Screen, Nov. 17, 2021
Gideon Patrick and Max Fredrik
Special Programming
Now Hear This, Nov. 18, 2021
Cody Barnes, Matthew Frea, Andrew Hansen, Jacob Lewis, Brady Meyer and Jonathan Samp
Long Form Production
1st place
Santa’s Supply Chain
Matthew Frea
2nd place
COVID’s Impact on Teaching
Brady Meyer
