Winners announced for 2024 RTDNAC Awards
The 2024 RTDNAC Awards were presented on Nov. 9, 2024 during an event at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. See a full list of winners!
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Featured speaker announced for RTDNAC Awards Luncheon
This year’s featured speaker at the RTDNAC Awards Luncheon has been announced!
We are pleased to welcome NBC News digital reporter and Elon graduate Maya Eaglin!
The 2024 RTDNAC Awards will be presented on Nov. 9, 2024, during a luncheon at The Speedway Club at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Register here to attend. All attendees need a ticket!
Learn more about Maya below
Maya Eaglin is an award-winning digital reporter and one of the co-hosts for Stay Tuned, NBC’s Gen Z brand with over 11 million subscribers on Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Her reporting is also showcased on Nightly News with Lester Holt , TODAY, NBC News Now, MSNBC, and NBCNews.com. Previously, Maya was a news associate at NBC News where she worked on production for The Rachel Maddow Show and in the control room for Meet The Press Daily. She has also interned for NPR, NBC-WRC4 in Washington and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.
In college, Maya was a producer, reporter and eventually news director for her university’s broadcast station, Elon News Network. Maya has received a Gracie Award and two Front Page Awards for her reporting at NBC News, along with two Hearst Awards, recognitions from the Broadcast Education Association, Online Pacemaker and College Media Association during college. Originally from the Washington DC area, Maya holds a degree in journalism from Elon University in North Carolina.
Student finalists announced
The finalists for the RTDNAC Student Awards have been announced! See the full list of student and professional finalists!
Winners will be announced during the 2024 RTDNAC Awards Luncheon on Nov. 9, 2024, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Finalists and their guests are welcome at the event. Everyone who plans to attend the event needs to register via this link.
Registration is $25 for students and $55 for non-students.
The deadline to register is Oct. 20, 2024.
Register now for RTDNAC Awards luncheon
Registration is now open for the 2024 RTDNAC Awards Luncheon to be held Nov. 9, 2024, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. More details, including this year’s guest speaker, will be announced in the coming days!
Everyone who plans to attend the event needs to register via this link.
Registration is $25 for students and $55 for non-students.
The deadline to register is Oct. 20, 2024.
Finalists announced for the 2024 RTDNAC Awards Competition
RTDNAC is pleased to announce the professional finalists in the 2024 RTDNAC Awards Competition, which recognizes the best of professional and student broadcast work in TV, radio and digital media.
Student finalists will be announced in the coming weeks.
See the full list of finalists
Winners will be announced at an awards luncheon on Nov. 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Details and registration link coming soon!
Student entry deadline extended
The entry deadline for the 2024 RTDNAC Student Awards has been extended to Sept. 23. The original deadline was Sept. 16.
Students can enter 10 categories.
Awards will be presented during an awards luncheon on Nov. 9 in Charlotte.
Save the date for RTDNAC Awards Luncheon
Mark your calendars because the 2024 RTDNAC Awards will be presented on Nov.9, 2024, during a luncheon at The Speedway Club at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Finalists for the professional competition will be announced in the coming weeks.
The deadline for the student competition is Sept. 16.
2024 RTDNAC Awards: Dates announced
The Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas will begin accepting entries for its 2024 awards competition on June 1, 2024.
There are more than 20 station categories for radio and TV outlets to enter, plus 12 individual achievement categories. Student journalists also have a chance to enter with 10 categories to choose from.
Entries must have been broadcast online or on-air between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
The deadline to enter is July 23 for professionals and Sept. 16 for students. Winners will be announced in the fall.
2024 Scholarship Winners Announced
The Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas presented two Dr. John R. Bittner Scholarships at its annual student workshop on Feb. 10, 2024.
The 2024 recipients are Samantha Hoffman at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and Zane Heinlein at the University of South Carolina in Columbia SC.. (Learn more about the winners here)
Each year, RTDNAC awards a $2000 scholarship each to a North Carolina and a South Carolina college student majoring in a field connected to the news industry.
The RTDNAC Scholarships have been named for the late Dr. John R. Bittner, RTDNAC’s first executive manager and a member of the faculty at in the journalism school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Funding for the scholarships has been provided by Capitol Broadcasting Company/WRAL, Hearst Television Inc./WYFF4 and the RTDNAC Board of Directors.
2024 Student Workshop
Students from across the Carolinas, this is your chance to network with news managers and educators and gain knowledge that will help as you prepare for graduation and seeking that first job.
The RTDNAC Student Workshop will take place at WSOC-TV, 235 W 23rd St., Charlotte, NC 28205 on Saturday, February 10, 2024, from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The registration desk will open at 8:30 a.m. in the WSOC-TV lobby.
The workshop is open to students enrolled at universities and colleges in North and South Carolina.
This year’s workshop will include the following sessions conducted by broadcast professionals from across the Carolinas:
Storytelling News and Sports: Find out what makes an engaging story with your viewers, from writing, shooting, and presenting it. We’ll discuss the importance of incorporating natural sound and discover the qualities needed to become a good storyteller in news and sports.
The Power of Producing: News producers drive the direction of today’s newsroom. Learn a producer’s role and impact, along with what makes a good newscast, from handling breaking news and writing the best teases. Also, find out why some of the best reporters were the first producers.
Finding Your Broadcast Presence: Learn what makes a good stand-up and voice tracks for your stories. You will also get a chance to learn tips on how to present on the anchor desk and read a teleprompter.
Photojournalism: Storytelling through the camera lens, learning the skills needed to create content with video.
A Day in the Life of an MMJ: What is it like to be a multimedia journalist? MMJs have to master a wide variety of skills, including shooting, writing, and editing stories by themselves. Learn what to expect from those doing it all and the advantages of being an MMJ.
Digital Revolution: Learn more about creating content for websites and social media like Facebook and Instagram. Find out why more news operations are creating podcasting and unique web-only content.
Finding Story Ideas: Learn how to win your morning meetings at your first job by finding and pitching the best stories. What is the key to finding engaging story ideas? Also, learn what is “a beat” and how working it can make your reporting and producing life easier.
Investigative Journalism: Learn how to find stories worth a deeper dive. This session will show you how to find stories by digging through documents and how to request them through the Freedom of Information Act. Also, you’ll learn some tools investigative journalists use to organize and find information and talk about the importance of getting it right.
Finding your First Job in TV: You are ready for your first job in TV, but what are some of the do’s and don’ts when reaching out to a hiring manager? What are News Directors looking for in a candidate? This session will dive deep into what all graduates should know in their job search and what to expect when they start their first job in TV.
Meet Hiring Managers: A chance to talk one-on-one with news directors and other managers about your interests, job search etc. Who knows…this might lead to your first/next job.
Students will also be given the opportunity to have their work critiqued by professionals. Samples of students’ work must be accessible online.
Register for the workshop here:
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