CURRENT WUTM AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
AWARDS TO DATE
TOTAL AWARDS TO DATE = 409 (ALL PLACES)
TOTAL PLATINUM AWARDS = 16 (CONSECUTIVE FROM 2011-2025)
TOTAL FIRST PLACE = 120
TOTAL SECOND PLACE = 48
TOTAL THIRD PLACE = 43
TOTAL OTHER (FOURTH PLACE & UNDER) = 8
TOP FIVE FINALISTS NATIONALLY = 163
TOTAL HONORABLE MENTIONS = 9
TOTAL OTHER (SPECIAL AWARDS) = 3
Every year the Intercollegiate Broadcast System is proud to honor the best and the brightest among college and high school media.
Picture: 2025 IBS Award Ceremony (left to right): Carson Alexander, LeeAnne Morefield, Katelyn Cohee, Richard Robinson
2025
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Awarded a "Platinum" rating
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First Place
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"Best Social Media Director" - Carson Alexander
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"Best Sports Play-by-Play - Women's Basketball" - UTM vs. Eastern Illinois - Jared Davidson
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Top Five Finalist
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"Best News Features" - Lauryn Davis, Carlin Cochran​
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"Election Night Coverage: Hear Your Vote Counted" - Carlin Cochran
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"Best Underwriting Spot" - Weakley County Press - Alex Martin
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"Best Sports Play-by-Play - Softball" - Davis Gregory
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"Best Sports Play-by-Play - Rodeo" - UTM Rodeo 2024 - Jared Davidson, Amber Wright
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"Best Sports Talk Show" - The Bench - Daniel Mancusi, Christian Bryson
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"Best Program Director - Radio" - Alex Martin
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"Best Production Director - Radio" - Katelyn Cohee
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"Best Business Director - Radio" - Carlin Cochran
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"Best Talk Program - Television" - LeeAnne Morefield
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2025
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Second Place
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"Best Audio News Podcast"
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Third Place
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"Best College Radio Station in the South"
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"Best Television Anchor" - LeeAnne Morefield
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"Best Radio Journalist" - Lauryn Davis
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Fourth Place
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"Best Radio Feature Reporter" - Alex Martin
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The Southeast Journalism Conference is a vibrant learning community of collegiate journalists in a variety of media disciplines honing their craft through professional development and the Best of the South Collegiate Journalism Competition.
Check out awards we have won in previous years on our Award Archives page.