Senior Randy Gyllenhaal took first place in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation's National Television Broadcast News Championship in June following a two-day competition in San Francisco. View his award-winning video.
Gyllenhaal was one of five finalists in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The finalists were selected following a yearlong competition involving students at 110 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ journalism programs.
Finalists were given two days to conceive, shoot and edit a TV news story on an economic topic of their choice in the San Francisco area. Gyllenhaal’s award-winning story focused on the fishing industry in the Bay Area. He received a $5,000 prize for first place.