2005 Awards

Hearst National Competition

• UNC-CH, 3rd Place, Intercollegiate Broadcast Championships
• Ross Weidner, 2nd Place, Radio Feature Reporting
• Kristi Keck, 6th Place, Radio Feature Reporting
• Sean Maroney, 6th Place, TV Feature Reporting
• Dan Siler, 3rd Place, National Radio News Reporting Finals

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

• "Carolina Week," 2nd Place Emmy, Student Newscast

SPJ National Competition

• Broadcast Website, Top 3
• Sean Maroney, Top 3, Radio Feature Reporting

SPJ Region 2

• Non-daily TV Newscast, 1st place, Carolina Week
• Web site, 1st place, Carolina Week
• TV General, 1st place, Joe Mott
• TV General, 2nd place, Courtney Robinson
• TV Feature, 1st place, Joe Mott
• TV Feature, 2nd place, Lydia Garlikov
• TV Feature, Honorable Mention, Joe Mott
• In Depth TV Reporting, 1st place, Joe Mott
• TV Sports Reporting, 1st place, Jon Leggette
• TV Sports Reporting, 2nd place, Wes Wilson
• TV News Photography, 1st place, Joe Mott
• TV News Photography, 3rd place, Joe Mott
• TV Sports Photography, 1st place, Jon Legette
• TV Sports Photography, 2nd place, CW sports staff
• Radio Feature, 1st place, Sean Maroney
• Radio Feature, 3rd place, Ross Weidner
• Radio Feature, Honorable Mention, Ross Weidner

BEA National Competition

• Top Student News Team, UNC-Chapel Hill
• TV Newscast, 2nd place, Carolina Week, 12/01/04, Producer: Kristi Keck
• TV Newscast, 3rd place, Carolina Week, 11/03/04, Producer: Courtney Robinson
• TV Hard News Report, 2nd place, Joe Mott: "Horace Williams Airport,"
• TV Hard News Report, 3rd place, Courtney Robinson: "Hazardous Toys,"
• TV Hard News Report, National Finalist, Nora Warren
• TV Hard News Report, National Finalist, R.J. Weber
• TV Sports Reporting, National Finalist (2 citations), Wes Wilson
• TV Feature Reporting, National Finalist, Amanda Iler
• TV Feature Reporting, National Finalist, Courtney Robinson
• Radio Newscast, 1st place, Daniel Siler and Joe Mott
• Radio News Feature, 1st place, Ross Weidner
• Radio Sports, 3rd place, Wes Wilson

CBI National Student Production Awards

• Best Newscast: Carolina Week (April 27 broadcast)
• Best Newscast: Carolina Connection (October 1 broadcast)
• Best News Reporting Finalist: Carolina Week (B-1 Mechanic)
• Best Sportscasts Finalist: Carolina Week (11/22/04)
• Best Feature Finalist: Carolina Connection
• Best News Reporting Finalist: Ross Weidner, Carolina Connection (Allen & Son BBQ)