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Elon Local News, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ’s student-produced newscast, received nine award nominations in the hosted by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC) and The Associated Press (AP). The winners will be announced at an annual convention and awards luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord.

Named a finalist in eight award categories, ELN is guaranteed of at least one victory having swept the top two places in the Best Student TV News Producing
category. This year’s awards competition recognizes the best of television, radio, website and collegiate work from July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015.

“As our adviser Rich Landesberg reminds us, we don’t do work for awards, but it feels pretty great to do award-nominated work,” said Gary Grumbach ’16, ELN’s news director.

​The ELN nominations and their respective award categories are:

Best Student Feature Reporting (Radio)

John Curtis ’17 — The Life of a Tattoo Artist


Best Student Feature Reporting (TV)

Andrew Feather ’17; Elon Local News —

Best Student TV News Producing

Elon Local News —
Elon Local News —

Best Student News Reporting (Radio)

John Curtis ’17— Bringing Hope to Alamance County


Best Student News Reporting (TV)
Ashley McGetrick ’16; Elon Local News —

Best Student Newscast (Radio)

Elon Local News — ELN Radio – April 8, 2015


Best Student Sports Story (Radio)

Andrew Feather ’17; Elon Local News — 

Best Student Sports Story (TV)

Justin Biegel ’16; Elon Local News — 

About the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas

RTDNAC sponsors professional development meetings and seminars for journalists in North and South Carolina. It holds an annual fall meeting, which offers training for professionals and honors winners of the awards competition. The organization’s annual spring workshop is geared toward helping students hone their skills as they prepare to enter the job market.