Hastings College radio station KFKX 90.1, television station HCTV6 and website HCworldnews.com were named Media of the Year for overall excellence at the 2009 Golden Leaf Awards presented by the Nebraska Collegiate Media Association and Nebraska Press Association on Saturday, April 4 at Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb.

At the 17th annual competition, Hastings College media received 26 first-place awards, 15 second-place awards, 11 third-place awards and seven honorable mentions. They swept the top three spots in five award categories.
Hastings College media competed with collegiate media from Chadron State College, Concordia University, Doane College, Midland Lutheran College, Northeast Community College, Wayne State College and Western Nebraska Community College.

Hastings College award recipients are listed below with their hometowns.

Television

Overall Excellence
HCTV6 Staff

Entertainment
Zach Mayhew, second – Alda, Neb.

Entertainment Music Video
Jameon Rush, first – Clay Center, Kan.
Anthony Pingel, second – Beloit, Kan.
Danielle McDonald, third – Eden Prairie, Minn.
Jessica Brock, honorable mention  - Hastings, Neb.

Feature News Reporting
Josh Bonifas, second – Hastings, Neb.  
Kelsey Foley, third – Merna, Neb.  

Live (Remote) Reporting  
HCTV 6 Staff, first  

Long Form Video              
Randy Rockey, first – Bartlesville, Okla.   
Josh Bonifas, second – Hastings, Neb.  
Erika Ivanoff, third – Cody, Wyo.  

Newscast
Megan Johnson, first – Burwell, Neb.  

Public Affairs
Megan Johnson, first – Burwell, Neb.  

Promotional  
Jay Roberts, first – Las Vegas, Nev.  
Jameon Rush, honorable mention – Clay Center, Kan.  
Megan Johnson, honorable mention – Burwell, Neb.  

Sports Reporting/Sports Feature
Megan Johnson, first – Burwell, Neb.  
Josh Bonifas, second – Hastings, Neb.   
Erika Ivanoff, honorable mention - Cody, Wyo. 

Videography
Josh Bonifas, first - Hastings, Neb. 
Megan Johnson, second – Burwell, Neb.  
Kelsey Foley, third – Merna, Neb.  

Website

Overall Excellence
HCworldnews.com

Design
HCworldnews.com, first  

Multimedia
HCworldnews.com, first  

Usability
HCworldnews.com, first  

Arts & Entertainment
HCworldnews.com, second  

News Coverage
HCworldnews.com, first  

Sports Coverage
HCworldnews.com, first  

Opinion Coverage
HCworldnews.com, first

Newspaper

Headlines                    
Isaiah May, second – Beatrice, Neb.  

Series/Special Section
Isaiah May, third – Beatrice, Neb.  

Special Design Graphs or Graphics
Isaiah May, second – Beatrice, Neb.  

Sports Photograph
Zach Mayhew, second – Alda, Neb.  
Isaiah May, third – Beatrice, Neb.

Radio
  
Overall Excellence
KFKX 90.1 FM

Air Personality
PM Propaganda, first 

Community Service 
90.1 KFKX Staff, first  

Event Sports Cast
90.1 KFKX Staff, first  
90.1 KFKX Staff, second  
90.1 KFKX Staff, third  

Feature News
John Dibbern, first – Grand Island, Neb.  
Tyler Maffitt, honorable mention – Fremont, Neb.  

News Story
Megan Arrington, first – Centennial, Colo.  
John Dibbern, second – Grand Island, Neb.  
John Dibbern, honorable mention  - Grand Island, Neb. 

Newscast 
Tyler Maffitt, first - Fremont, Neb. 
John Dibbern, third – Grand Island, Neb. 
Tyler Maffitt, honorable mention - Fremont, Neb. 

Promotional Announcement
Tyler Maffitt, first - Fremont, Neb. 
Tyler Maffitt, second – Fremont, Neb.

Public Affairs Program
John Dibbern, first – Grand Island, Neb.   
Xin Focus, third  

Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Josh Bonifas, second – Hastings, Neb.  

Public Service Announcement Series (PSA Series)
Stefan Welsh, first – Center, Colo.  
Randy Rockey, second – Bartlesville, Okla.  
John Dibbern, third – Grand Island, Neb.  

Remote Broadcast
KFKX Staff, first  
Logan Dobbs, third – Brooklyn, N.Y.

Sports Story
Jameon Rush, first – Clay Center, Kan.

Transitional Element
Tyler Maffitt, first - Fremont, Neb.