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2008 RTNDAC student award winners

Winners were announced Oct. 18, 2008, at the RTNDAC Awards Luncheon. (More award winners: TVRadio)

Best Student Newscast
1st place: Carolina Week, UNC-Chapel Hill – “Remembering Eve” – Carla Babb, Catherine Cannon, Cat Fowler, Sierra Moore
2nd place: Elon University – “Phoenix 14 News April 7, 2008” – Leigh Lesniak, Kevin Kline

Best Student News Story
1st place: Carolina Week, UNC-Chapel Hill – “Honeybees” – Erin Franklin
2nd place: Phoenix 14, Elon University – “Skybus Grounded for Good” – Kirsten Bennett

Best Student Weathercast
1st place: Carolina Week, UNC-Chapel Hill – “Weather-March 5, 2008” – Jonathan Oh
2nd place: Carolina News/Campus Cable-Time Warner/Univ of South Carolina – “Weather-Nov 16, 2007” – Michelle Hamel 

Best Student Sportscast
1st Place: Elon University – “Circus Show – 9/17/07 Sportscast” – Mitch Pittman, Sam Gyllenhaal
2nd Place: Carolina News/Time Warner Cable/Univ of S.C. – “Sportscast – Nov 27, 2007” – Stephen Waldon

Best Student Sports Story
1st place: Carolina Week, UNC-Chapel Hill –“Racetrack” ” – Mark Olexik
2nd place: Carolina Week, UNC-Chapel Hill – “Open Water Swimmer” – Mark Olexik 

Best Student Feature
1st place: Carolina Week, UNC-Chapel Hill – “ Davina Jones Death” – Jennifer Carpenter
2nd place: Carolina News/Campus Cable/University of South Carolina – “State House Statues” – Ashley Jeffery

Best Radio Feature
1st place: Carolina Connection aired on WCHL 1360 (UNC Chapel Hill) – “Hula Hoop” – Gervais Hagerty

Best Radio Newscast
2nd place: WSOE FM, Elon University – “WSOE News” – Meredith Gulley