Gaylord College Students Earn Top Honors at 2023 Heartland Emmy's Student Production Awards

Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication is proud to announce its students' outstanding achievements at the 2023 Heartland Emmy's Student Production Awards. 

The Heartland Emmy's, representing Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming, is a regional chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). NATAS is a national membership-based organization dedicated to advancing and awarding excellence in all areas of media and television through the Emmy Awards competition, student production competition, scholarships, and other programs. The Student Production Awards recognize and promote outstanding student achievements in television production.

The following Gaylord College students were honored for their exceptional work:

• News Report/Serious News
  • Cameron Joiner: OU Nightly- “Bedlam Fan Arrested”
  • Noah Mack: Gaylord In-depth- “Storm Chasing: Learning from the Deadly 2013 Tornadoes”

• News Report/Light News
  • Ka’Tani Gouch: OU Nightly- “For Colored Girls”

• Multimedia Journalist
  • Alexa Diego: Gaylord In-depth- “Unexpected: Study Abroad Students Report on the Russia/Ukraine War”

• Video Essay
  • Jacob Leo Marino: “Chief Nate Tarver-Lead by Example”

• Non-Fiction/Short Form-Long Form
  • Katie Smith: Routes TV- “Indian Country Oklahoma”

• Magazine Program
  • Romelo Woodfork & Sydney Wallace: “OU Nightly Election Night 2022”

• Sports Program
  • Pierce Loeffelholz & Emily Land: “Game Day U”

• Commercial
  • Kate Furney: “Arts! Arts! Arts! Season in Review 2022”

• Editor
  • Andrew Kelly: “Editing”

• Talent
  • Colton Williams: “OU Nightly Meteorologist”

View the full list of winners here . View the awards ceremony here.