IBA’s 2024 Student Silver Dome Award Winners
Best Radio Station Newscast
First Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Best Radio Station Newscast
Credits: Ben Howell
Second Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Best Radio Station Newscast
Credits: Lauren Leisure
Third Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Best Radio Station Newscast
Credits: Lexi Muoghalu
Best Radio Aircheck
First Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Best Radio Aircheck
Credits: Sam Falco
Second Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Best Radio Aircheck
Credits: Jared Maricich
Third Place
Harper College
Entry: Saam on Air
Credits: Brandon Saam
Best Radio Spot
First Place
North Central College
Entry: North Central College: Philo TV
Credits: Sam Fretto, Hayden Krzyzanowski, Andy Jachim, Olivia Rosenberg, Ashly Rico
Second Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Spirit Halloween
Credits: Connor Broderick
Third Place
North Central College
Entry: North Central College: KitKat
Credits: Sam Fretto
Best Radio Recorded Promotion
First Place
Lake Land College
Entry: Bedtime Story Promo
Credits: Lauryn Samuelson
Second Place
North Central College
Entry: North Central College: WONC Instagram – “Date Night”
Credits: Sam Fretto, Jesse Hudgins, Chloe Kallberg, Andy Jachim
Third Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Flashback Friday Promo
Credits: Sam Falco, Cheyenne Brown
Best Radio PSA
First Place
Loyola University
Entry: Loyola University Chicago: Loyola School of Education PSA
Credits: Avalon Smith
Second Place
Eastern Illinois
Entry: Media Literacy
Credits: John Wills, Alonna Baisden, Ryan Bevers, Mitchell Cox
Third Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Special Olympics
Credits: Lou Warner
Best Radio News Story
First Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: The Case of Barton McNeil
Credits: Ben Howell
Second Place
Eastern Illinois
Entry: SBL Vistor Policy
Credits: Drew Coffey
Third Place
North Central College
Entry: North Central College: Trump Indictments
Credits: Olivia Rosenberg
Best Radio Sports Story
First Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Student Athlete Mental Health
Credits: Kaylee Sugimoto
Second Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Laurie Hernandez
Credits: Kaylee Sugimoto
Third Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: The Missouri Valley Tournament
Credits: Braden Fogerson
Best Radio Longform Journalism Programming
First Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Bird’s-I-View The Case of Barton McNeil
Credits: Colleen Holden, Ben Howell, Gavin Broderick
Second Place
Lake Land College
Entry: Roadside Bomb Interview
Credits: Olivia Carroll
Third Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Bird’s-I-View The Job Market Of Bloomington – Normal
Credits: Ben Howell, Colleen Holden, Gavin Broderick
Best Radio Longform Entertainment Programming
First Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: New Music Monday
Credits: Logan Moeller, Hannah Berge
Second Place
North Central College
Entry: North Central College: Roommate Reviews – Barbie (part 1)
Credits: Jesse Hudgins, Chloe Kallberg, Meg Kordik
Third Place
Eastern Illinois
Entry: The Haunting of Hit-Mix Manor
Credits: John Wills
Best Station Use of New Media
First Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: WZND Social Media
Credits: Jordan Scholtes, Audra Goff
Second Place
North Central College
Entry: North Central College: Riff Worship – Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger
Credits: Austin Paulson
Third Place
North Central College
Entry: North Central College: Riff Worship – Sean Ingram of Coalesce
Credits: Austin Paulson
Best Sales Presentation
First Place
Lake Land College
Entry: Shear Bliss
Credits: Lauryn Samuelson
Second Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Sports Package
Credits: Braden Bylak
Third Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Specialty Show Package
Credits: Braden Bylak, James Kouris
Best Radio/TV Promotional or Public Service Campaign
First Place
Loyola University
Entry: Loyola University Chicago: Battle of the Bands Campaign
Credits: Sarah Cline, Josie Stahler, Sam Short
Second Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Ticket Mania Campaign
Credits: Eric Boyce, Colten Shadis
Third Place
Illinois State Radio
Entry: Boo or You Campaign
Credits: Eric Boyce, Colton Shadis
Best Radio/TV Live Game Sports Broadcast
First Place
Eureka College
Entry: EUREKA COLLEGE AT GREENVILLE RADIO
Credits: Spencer Davis, Kareem Burnett
Second Place
North Central College
Entry: North Central College: NCC Men’s Basketball vs. Milikin University
Credits: Sam Corbett
Third Place
North Central College
Entry: North Central College: NCC Football vs. Washington University
Credits: Sam Corbett, Andy Jachim, Sam Fretto
Best TV Longform Journalism Programming
First Place
Southern Illinois University-WSIU
Entry: SIU Football Player Kayleb Wagner
Credits: Jared Harris, Amanda Pozniak, Samantha Dodd, Laniah Randle
Second Place
Southern Illinois University-WSIU
Entry: Coming Back Stronger
Credits: Joey Bernard, Cole Daily, Joei Younker, Ashleigh Spence, Jordan Kruse
Third Place
Illinois State TV
Entry: The Bottom Line: April 18, 2024
Credits: Micah Sewell, Kyle Langellier, Cameron Maine, Gil Cano, Emma Bratt, Casey McMurray, Marilyn Howard
Best TV Longform Entertainment Programming
First Place
College of DuPage
Entry: The Every Day Life of Everyday Cups
Credits: Sofi Tongson
Second Place
Loyola University
Entry: CNCT: Exploring Connections (excerpt)
Credits: Calista Cardenas, Caroline Ejzak, Sabrina Balsink Krieg, Vanesa Hoxha, Aislinn Kincaid Nolan, Amelia Villhauer, Jessica Martens, Rebecca Szarzynski, Susanlyn Singroy, Gustavo Avezedo
Third Place
College of DuPage
Entry: The Demon Tween
Credits: Jose Luis Rivas
Best TV Newscast
First Place
Eastern Illinois
Entry: WEIU News Watch
Credits: WEIU TV Staff
Second Place
College of DuPage
Entry: Courier TV News – May 13th
Credits: Laokratis Cios, Bianna Yeager, William Kinkead, Ben Ellenby, Hannah Smith, Ryan Karlin, Billy O’Brien
Third Place
College of DuPage
Entry: Courier TV News – April 15th
Credits: Laokratis Cios, Bianna Yeager, William Kinkead, Ben Ellenby, Hannah Smith, Ryan Karlin, Billy O’Brien
Best TV News Package
First Place
Governors State University
Entry: Total Solar Eclipse
Credits: Graham Taylor
Second Place
Loyola University
Entry: Saving the birds
Credits: Alyssa Suarez
Third Place
Loyola University
Entry: The American Dream: A short story of a long legacy
Credits: Christina Hoffman, Chau Nguyen, Caitlin Wagner
Best TV Sports Package
First Place
Eastern Illinois
Entry: EIU Pickleball Club
Credits: Andrew Spaid
Second Place
Southern Illinois University-WSIU
Entry: SIU Softball
Credits: Samantha Dodd
Third Place
College of DuPage
Entry: Inaugural Lacrosse Teams – College of DuPage
Credits: Laokratis Cios, Bianna Yeager
Best TV Spot
First Place
Eureka College
Entry: Clean Slate Promo
Credits: Spencer Davis
Second Place
Eureka College
Entry: EC 103.1 LAUNCH COMMERCIAL
Credits: Spencer Davis
Third Place
Illinois Media School
Entry: Ivory Castro Venezuela PSA
Credits: Ivory Hunt
Best TV Photojournalism
First Place
University of Illinois
Entry: The Women of Uman Tok Reframe Menstruation in Sierra Leone
Credits: Amadu Lamrana Bah, Stella Fredricka Bangura, Elena Cleary, Maggie Knutte, Rose-Lyn Koroma, Faith Lee, Nour Longi, Piper Pascarella, Stephanie Wayda, Hanna Aba Yankson
Second Place
College of DuPage
Entry: Doodlebug
Credits: Laokratis Cios, Bianna Yeager, Hannah Smith
Third Place
Eastern Illinois
Entry: A Sailor Killed in the Pearl Harbor Attack is Finally Home
Credits: Matt Williamson
Best TV Weather
First Place
Eastern Illinois
Entry: Sky Watch Weather November 1, 2023
Credits: Will Redden
Second Place
Eastern Illinois
Entry: Sky Watch Weather April 29, 2024
Credits: Ben Whitney
Third Place
Eastern Illinois
Entry: Sky Watch Weather April 18, 2024
Credits: Emily Davis
