Campus News

Campus News is a collaborative learning project at Minnesota State University Moorhead where faculty and industry professionals mentor students to produce weekly television program that airs on Prairie Public Television. The Prairie Public network reaches thousands of homes throughout the region. The half-hour newscast focuses on local and regional colleges, and also includes stories about campuses from around the world. It's written, reported, photographed, anchored and produced by students.

Campus News has served as a launching pad for many television reporters, photographers, anchors and producers. In fact, several local reporters and anchors teach some of the accompanying Campus News classes. Campus News and the students who work on the program have won hundreds of awards over the years from professional organizations such as the National Academy of Arts and Sciences Upper Midwest Chapter, the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), and the North Dakota Professional Communicators (NDPC), and the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association (MBJA). Campus New has also earned national recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Broadcast Education Association.

Award-Winning Newscast & Stories

Awards & Recognitions

Campus News and the students who work on the program have won hundreds of awards over the years from professional organizations such as the National Academy of Arts and Sciences Upper Midwest Chapter, the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), and the North Dakota Professional Communicators (NDPC), and the Northwest Broadcast News Association (NBNA). Campus New has also earned national recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Broadcast Education Association.

Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards

Best All-Around Television News Magazine

Television Sports Reporting

  • Winner – Nick Tabatt – Honoring a Superfan – Link to Story
  • Finalist – Matt Stewart – Is Esports a Sport?

Food/Restaurant Journalism

Radio Feature

  • Finalist – Jacob Anderson – Bagley Pep Band Revival

Print Category – Feature Writing (Small)

  • Winner – Mike McGurran, Matty Leingang – Accidental Cannabis Legalization in MN

Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Eric Sevareid Awards

Morning Newscast

  • First Place – Campus News 4-29-23

Audio – Radio

  • First Place – Jacob Anderson – Bagley Pep Band Revival – Link to Story

Broadcast Writing – Radio

  • Award of Merit – Jacob Anderson – Bagley Pep Band Revival

Broadcast Writing – Television

  • First Place – Alex Sapp Writing Compilation
  • Award of Merit – Tylar Frame Writing Compilation

General Reporting – Television

  • Award of Merit – Hunter Schwartz – MState Electric Cars
  • Award of Merit – Alex Sapp – NDSU Budget Cuts

Soft Feature – Radio

  • Award of Merit – Jacob Anderson – Bagley Pep Band Revival

Sports Reporting – Radio

  • Award of Merit – Hannah Morgan – SMSU Baseball Family Weekend

Sports Reporting – Television

  • Award of Merit – Nick Tabatt – NDSU Pro Day

Sportscast/Program – Television

Videojournalism

  • First Place – Matty Leingang – MSUM Oceanarium Expansion – Link to Story
  • Award of Merit – Matty Leingang – NDSU Jazz Festival
  • Award of Merit – Chris Hovden – A Return to the Powwow

Weather – Feature

  • First Place – Brenda Mendes – Exchange Students Battle Winter – Link to Story
  • Award of Merit – Bryant Stenberg – Winter Weather Challenges

NATAS Upper Midwest Student Production Awards

College Magazine Program

  • Campus News 4-29-23

College Multimedia Journalist

College Writer

  • Alex Sapp Composite

College Photographer

  • Chris Hovden Composite