SELINSGROVE--Susquehanna University's WQSU-FM took second-place
honors at the 2009 Pennsylvania AP news awards, presented at the
organization's March 27 banquet at the Holiday Inn
Harrisburg-Hershey in Grantville, Pa.
WQSU earned second place in the Radio C (small market) Sports
Play-by-Play category for its broadcast of the 2009 Landmark
Conference Men's Basketball Championship game against The
University of Scranton on Feb. 28, 2009.
The broadcast featured play-by-play announcer Jack
Burns, the "Voice of the Crusaders" for more than two
decades and, as a 2010 honoree, the only media member ever to be
inducted into the SU Sports Hall of Fame. Burns
was joined by Susquehanna Director of Athletics Communications
Bob Healy, who provided color commentary for the
winning broadcast. Susquehanna students Eric Burkhard
'10 and Dave Stefanovige '11 served as
engineers.
Entries were judged by the Minnesota AP Broadcasters
Association. Judges noted that the Susquehanna broadcasting team
"followed the play well... we really felt the atmosphere of the big
game."
The Pennsylvania AP news awards recognize outstanding broadcast
journalism efforts by AP-member radio and television stations,
cable television and networks in Pennsylvania.
Founded in 1858, Susquehanna University is a national liberal
arts college that prepares students for achievement, leadership and
service in a diverse, interconnected world. Academic excellence,
study away and service learning, student-faculty collaboration, and
rich opportunities for creative and personal growth are hallmarks
of a Susquehanna University education. Susquehanna students come
from 36 states and 13 countries, and more than 90 percent of them
find jobs or pursue graduate study within six months of graduation.
The university is located in central Pennsylvania, in the town of
Selinsgrove, along the banks of the scenic Susquehanna River and
about three hours from major East Coast cultural, financial and
recreational centers. For more information, visit www.susqu.edu.
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Contact:
Karen M. Jones
570-372-4650
joneskm@susqu.edu
