April 10, 2024

LC Voices wins three 2023-24 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards

Eric Matte and Gyuri Kepes holding Awards

Landmark College Voices, including WLMC Radio and Voices TV, took home three awards at the 2023-24 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Awards in March, including Best College TV Faculty Advisor for Dr. Gyuri Kepes, assistant professor of communication.

Students Charles Karwowski and Madison Wan also won individual awards: Karwowski for Best Public Service Announcement and Wan for Best Spot News Interview.

Other nominations for Voices TV included Best Talk Program, “NeuroTalks,” and Best Student Station Manager, Guinevere Downey.

Nominations for WLMC included Best College Radio Station Streaming Under 10,000; Best Program Manager and Best Use of Voice in the Radio Studio, both for Matthew Snell; and the Tom Gibson Award for Outstanding Engineering, Owain Lucas.

Dr. Kepes and Professor Eric Matte, chair of the Department of Professional Studies, accompanied students to the ceremony in New York City, where they also toured NBC’s “Today,” met co-hosts Hoda Kotb, Carson Daley, and Craig Melvin, and got a shout out from Al Roker during the show’s opening. The LC group also had dinner with Roker, whose son Nick is a current LC student.