2025 Student Silver Dome Awards Finalists
*Finalists are listed in alphabetical order. 🥇 = 1st place 🥈= 2nd place 🥉= 3rd place
Best Longform Journalism Programming
🥇 CNTV - "With Love, Sonia"
🥈 Loyola Student Media - "Hidden Skyline"
🥉 TV-10 - "The Bottom Line - December 6, 2024"
Best Longform Entertainment Programming
🥉 CNTV - "The Train to Coney Island"
🥇 CNTV - "Vida"
🥈 Loyola Student Media - "UpClose Immigration"
Best Newscast
🥉 CNTV - "Courier TV News: May 16, 2025"
🥈 Loyola Student Media - "Windy City Watch"
🥇 WEIU - "WEIU News Watch"
Best News Package
🥉 TV-10 - "Parkinson's Climb"
🥈 TV-10 - "Union Rally"
🥇 WEIU - "Charleston Prepares for Pop Up Parties"
Best Sports Package
🥉 TV-10 - "Fighting Dream"
🥈 WEIU - "EIU Quarterback Competition"
🥇 WEIU - "Sibling Rivalry"
Best Spot
🥇 Loyola Student Media - "Green Element Resale Spot"
🥉 Loyola Student Media - "King KTV"
🥈 Loyola Student Media - "Metropolis Coffee Company Spot"
Best Photojournalism
🥉 CNTV - "Special Olympics - Basketball"
🥇 Loyola Student Media - "A Personal Story - Dear Love"
🥈 TV-10 - "Roots Ranch Farm"
Best Weathercast
🥇 WEIU - "Sky Watch Weather - Ben Whitney"
🥈 WEIU - "Sky Watch Weather - Emily Davis"
Best Newscast
🥈 Radio DePaul - "Pocket News"
🥇 WZND - "Ally Cooper Newscast"
🥉 WZND - "Courtney Conroy Newscast"
Best Aircheck
🥇 Radio DePaul - "Jonah's Discovery Weekly"
🥈 WZND - "Niyah Robinson"
🥉 WZND - "The Mighty Quinn"
Best Spot
🥈 WZND - "Garden of Paradise"
🥇 WZND - "Lvl Up Coffee Bar"
🥉 WZND - "Rainstorm Car Wash"
Best Recorded Promo
🥈 WZND - "Bonus Track Promo"
🥇 WZND - "Drive Thru Normal Promo"
🥉 WZND - "WZND Sports Promo"
Best PSA
🥈 WZND - "Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Illinois"
🥇 WZND - "ISU Student Mental Health"
🥉 WZND - "School Street Food Pantry"
Best News Story
🥇 WEIU - "Loxa Road Pack"
🥉 WZND - "Film History and Transformation"
🥈 WZND - "ISU Students Take Back the Night"
Best Sports Story
🥇 WEIU - "EIU Softball Care Game"
🥉 WZND - "Bloomington Bison Story"
🥈 WZND - "ISU Basketball Off-Season Outlook"
Best Longform Journalism Programming
🥇 WEIU - "Intro To The Lemon Twigs"
🥈 Radio DePaul - "The Dolphin Lounge"
🥉 WZND - "Bird's-I-View: Artificial Intelligence"
Best Longform Entertainment Programming
🥇 WEIU -"Movie Watch"
🥈 WLKL - "Calf Eye"
🥉 Radio DePaul - "Schmuck Radio"
Best Use of New Media
🥈 WLUW - "Live Sessions"
🥉 WLUW - "WLUW Blog"
🥇 WZND - "Bonus Track Podcast"
Best Sales Presentation
🥈 WLKL - "Glad I Stopped Internet Shoppe"
🥇 WZND - "ISU Media Business Office Media Kit"
🥉 WZND - "WZND Sports Package 2025 Season"
Best Promotional or Public Service Campaign
🥉 WZND - "Candy Carriage Campaign"
🥇 WZND - "REGGIEster2Vote Campaign"
🥈 WZND - "Turkey Bowl"
Best Live Game Sports Broadcast
🥇 WZND - "ISU Men's Basketball vs. Bradley"
🥉 WZND - "ISU Men's Basketball vs. Missouri State"
🥈 WZND - "ISU Women's Basketball vs. Drake"
