Witzel wins San Francisco 'Shoot-out'
(June 3, 2002) -- UF Photojournalism student Rob Witzel won first place (and $5,000) in the Hearst Foundation individual photo competition held over the weekend in San Francisco, Assoc. Prof. John Freeman announced today. This marks the second consecutive year that a UF student has won the San Francisco "Shoot-out."
Recent telecommunication graduate Kim Balestrieri placed third in TV
news and won $3,000.
Dean Terry Hynes was on hand to pick up the awards for the academic year:
third place in broadcasting ($2,500) and first in photojournalism ($10,000).
In addition, UF was recognized for finishing third place overall after
tallying all the individual winners' scores.
The contest, sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, is designed to encourage excellence in journalism education. Prizes are awarded in writing, photography, television and radio news to undergraduates at accredited schools of journalism. School-year competitions are judged by panels of media professionals. Finalists compete at national championships in San Francisco. Winning students and their schools earn cash prizes and special medallions.
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