This past weekend, the 75th Annual IBS National Broadcasting Conference focusing on New Trends in School and College Radio,TV and Webcasting was held in New York City. The conference featured over 150 speakers, over 100 sessions and tours, and 1,400 attendees from all over the world!
The highlight of the weekend was the IBS High School Golden Microphone Trophy Awards. Over 200 IBS Golden and Silver Microphones were presented at a ceremony Saturday evening to both high school and college students and radio stations.
Lincoln Junior High in Plymouth is currently the only junior high radio station broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. The radio has been on-air since September of this year. Additionally, this is the first year they are participating in the IBS awards, as Storm Radio is part of the IBS network.
Five Storm Radio student groups were announced as finalists in the high school division two months ago, representing the top 5% in the country.
Three Lincoln Junior High 1st place winners emerged this past weekend. National winners were: Best Spot News: Trenton Arveson, Nikki Laucis, and Brittney Klotz; Best Sports Update: Soren Houin and Shaun Frantz; and Best Sports Program: Adam Hunter and Korey Kopetski.
Additionally, the following students were recognized as finalists and will be receiving trophies. Best Campus News: Macy Carter and Elexus Whiteman; and Best Sports Update: Kelsey Owen and Carly Poczik.
Storm Radio, is one part of the Interactive Media program at Lincoln Junior High, which is a new program this year. The radio station is a 24/7 Internet Radio with the call tag – STORM RADIO- “Ride the Waves.” The radio station is Internet based, so it’s available through the TuneIn App on IOS devices, the LJH DigitalStorm website-http://www.ljhdigitalstorm.com/ , and the Internet at: http://tunein.com/radio/Storm-Radio-s231710/ Students research, write, create, and broadcast daily and provide 100 percent of the programming.
