This past weekend in New York City, finalists were announced for the 76th Intercollegiate National Broadcasting Awards. This year, nine Lincoln Junior High Storm Radio student groups were announced as finalists in the high school/middle school division.
Lincoln is currently the only junior high radio station broadcasting 24/7 in the United States. The radio station has been on-air since September of last year. This is the second year participating in the IBS awards, as Storm Radio is part of the IBS network.
Nine Storm Radio student groups were announced as finalists in the high school/middle school division, representing the top 10 percent in each of the thirty categories. The winners will be announced on March 4-6, 2016, at the 76th Annual IBS International Conference in New York City. The Awards Ceremony will take place on the 18th floor Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Penn on Saturday, March 5 in the afternoon.
Congratulations to the following LJHNational Finalists:
* B e s t S p o r t s T a l k P r o g r a m : A d a m H u n t e r & K o r e y K o p e t s k i
* Best Speciality Show-“LJH Karaoke Hour”: Rose Sherwood, Chloe Gardner, and Stefany Ordonez-
* Best Fundraising/Underwriting- “Benefiel’s Carpet Cleaning” & “Hunter Transit”–(nominated twice)–Harlie Mast, Hannah Stillson, Nancy Garcia Pena, and Miranda Beatty.
* Best Campus News:Diego Garcia, Jocelyn Draper, and Peter Schumacher
* Best Campus News: Rose Sherwood and Chloe Gardner
* Best Campus News: Dominic Smith
* Best Website: Storm Radio- LJH Digital Storm
* Best Use of Social Media: Storm Radio- LJH Digital Storm
Storm Radio, is one component of the Mass Media program at Lincoln Junior High, which is a new program at Lincoln 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 t h e Tu n e I n A p p o n I O S d e v i c e s , t h e L J H D i g i t a l S t o r m w e b s i t e -
h t t p : / / w w w . l j h d i g i t a l s t o r m . c o m / ,a n d t h e I n t e r n e thttp://tunein.com/radio/Storm-Radio-s231710/.
