WSUM, UW-Madison’s student radio station, has been named Best College Station in the Nation by Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS).
WSUM students were presented with the award at the IBS conference in New York City on Feb. 21. The following day, WSUM celebrated its 24th year on the air.
The IBS Media Awards program is a nationwide contest with more than 3,000 entries from more than 100 schools across the country and world. All contest entries are produced entirely by students.
In order to qualify for Best College Station in the Nation, WSUM was first recognized as Best College/University Station of schools with more than 10,000 students. The IBS Media committee then judged WSUM against all college radio and television stations at schools of any size, and awarded WSUM its highest honor.
In addition to winning Best College Station in the Nation, WSUM was also recognized with four other IBS Media Awards:
–Former WSUM Sportscasters Anthony Winker and Evan Schmid won Best Hockey Play-by-Play.
–WSUM News and Sports Director Nathan Jahn won Best News Interview.
–Former WSUM Web Director Camille Forster won Best Phone App. –WSUM Student Radio won Best College/University Station (10,000+ students).
