Student Success

Press Release from
Assiniboine Community College:

We always knew our students were winners.
And now the rest of the country knows it, too!

The Media Production program was thrilled today to receive word that Westman Newsline, the live daily newscast the Media students produce and perform on WCG-TV Channel 12, was the national winner of the Studio Newscast Category in the Broadcast Educators Association of Canada (BEAC) National Student Awards.

The ACC student production was selected as the winner among 12 post-secondary institution entries from across the country.

The producer of the show was Jason Cruickshank; the director was Stephen Weisgerber. The April 7th installment of Newsline featured the on-air talents of Jessica Bailey (news anchor), Jesse Carlson (sports), Tim Proven (weather) and Ashly Larson (Community Calendar). The show's technical director was Mathew Bevis.

"Congratulations! Westman Newsline is the winner!" said Sue Childs, co-ordinator of the Radio, TV and Journalism Programs of Canadore College in North Bay , Ontario , and chairwoman of the BEAC Studio Newscast Award selection committee.

Video Instructor Greg Sherris and Journalism Instructor Diane Nelson are co-executive producers of Westman Newsline, and were delighted to hear of the students' win.

"We're just so excited for the students – this is a real coup for Assiniboine," Nelson said following the announcement.

"The students worked hard, and they really deserve this," added Sherris.

The award will be presented at the BEAC National Conference in Toronto on May 26th.