Studio One interns receive awards Studio One, the live television show produced by students at the University of North Dakota Television Center, recently received 12 awards at the Midwest Journalism Conference in Bloomington, Minn. The awards were presented by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the Northwest Broadcast News Association (NBNA). The Studio One web site was awarded first place in the student market web site category. In addition, several individual Studio One interns were honored by the SPJ and the NBNA for their contributions to the show. Studio One News Director Sarah McCurdy says it’s rewarding to see students recognized for their hard work. “These students put a lot of effort into their stories every single week. So to see the smiles and that excitement as their name is called - it’s a lot of fun.” Studio One has received more than 525 awards since it began in 1987. The following is a complete list of the individual awards given to Studio One interns at the 2008 Midwest Journalism Conference: Society of Professional Journalists Nick Johnson - Second Place, TV Sports Photography; Third Place, TV Sports Reporting Kenneth Seiden – First Place, TV General News Northwest Broadcast News Association Eric Sevareid Awards Kelly Corbo – Award of Merit (three), Broadcast Writing Stephanie Flyger - First Place, Broadcast Writing; First Place, Soft Feature Nick Johnson – Award of Merit, Sports Reporting Ashley Portra – First Place, Series Kenneth Seiden - First Place, Series; Award of Merit, General Reporting Studio One is a live one-hour news and information program produced by students at the University of North Dakota Television Center. The program can be seen by more than 3.5 million viewers in Grand Forks, Fargo, Bismarck/Mandan and Minot, N.D.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Denver, Colo.; and Winnipeg, Manitoba. -- Meghan Flaagan, Director of Marketing, Television Center, meghan.flaagan@und.edu, 777-3818