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2022 KAB student award winners

Left to right Brock Brown, Brayden Oneal, Adrian Holguin, Dylan Wittorff, Slade Wiley. Not pictured: Andrew Jones, Holly Lamb, Hayden Cole, Kylee Chain, Aiden Harper
Left to right Brock Brown, Brayden Oneal, Adrian Holguin, Dylan Wittorff, Slade Wiley. Not pictured: Andrew Jones, Holly Lamb, Hayden Cole, Kylee Chain, Aiden Harper
Published: Monday, April 11th, 2022

Butler students win 15 awards at 2022 Kansas Association of Broadcasters

On March 8, the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) announced the winners of this year’s Student Production awards. Ten Butler students received 15 awards for radio and television programming created over the past year.   

In Kansas, all two-year and four-year programs compete against each other. Butler received seven times as many awards as all other two-year colleges combined and ranked second in the state compared to undergraduate awards received by four-year universities. Over the 25 years the KAB has sponsored a student production competition, Butler has received 104 first place awards, 86 second place awards, and 98 honorable mentions for a total of 292 awards.

The following students in Butler's Mass Communications program received awards from the KAB. Awards were presented at a luncheon held during the organization’s Student Seminar April 7 on the University of Kansas campus. First and second place winners receive custom plaques, while those receiving Honorable Mention take home framed certificates.   

Brock Brown – Park City, KS

1st Place – Radio Complete Newscast 3 days/week or less – “KBTL News Update 1-26-22”

Kylee Chain – Wichita, KS

2nd Place – Radio Complete Newscast 3 days/week or less – “KBTL News Update 1-24-22”

Hayden Cole – Kansas City, KS

Honorable Mention – Radio Entertainment Program – “Open Door Policy 11-17-21”

Aiden Harper – Winfield, KS

2nd Place – Radio Sports Play By Play – “Butler Men’s Basketball vs Cloud”

Adrian Holguin – Newton, KS

1st Place – Radio Complete Sports Feature – “Coach Vignery”

2nd Place – Radio Complete Newscast 3 days/week or less – “KBTL News Update 1-24-22”

2nd Place – Television Research Paper – “Joe Rogan”

Andrew Jones – Towanda, KS

2nd Place – Radio Best Podcast – “Keeping Up With Jonesy”

Holly Lamb – Wichita, KS

1st Place – Radio Complete Newscast 3 days/week or less – “KBTL News Update 1-26-22”

Braydon Oneal – Fredonia, KS

1st Place – Television Research Paper – “Max Kellerman”

2nd Place – Radio Sportscast – “Sports Update”

Honorable Mention – Radio Sports Play By Play – “Butler vs Dodge City”

Slade Wiley – South Haven, KS

1st Place – Radio 60 Second Commercial/PSA – “Spot Adobe”

2nd Place – Radio Enterprise News Package – “Butler Designfest Coverage”

2nd Place – Television 60 Second Commercial/PSA – “Butler Construction”

Honorable Mention – Television Research Paper – “KWCH Channel 12 Media”

Dylan Wittorff – Maize, KS

2nd Place – Radio Station Promotion Announcement – “Grizzly Overlords”

2022 Undergraduate Awards “Medal Count”

Kansas State University – 37

Butler Community College – 15

University of Kansas – 14

Fort Hays State University - 10

Pittsburg State University – 9

Baker University – 2

Cloud County Community College – 2