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BEC-TV wins three awards in Best of the Midwest Media Fest
BEC-TV wins three awards in Best of the Midwest Media Fest
Well, heck - WE know that BEC-TV’s student volunteers put out amazing programming, and yep - our fans here in town know it too - but still, it’s nice to have others judge our work as some of the best out there, ain’t it?
BEC-TV was honored this past spring with THREE awards from the “Best of the Midwest” Media Fest.
The festival, sponsored by Wisconsin Community Media, was open to community television producers and has categories for both volunteer and professional levels.
Producers from 9 states were eligible to submit programming which was judged by a panel of producers.
BEC-TV Student Volunteer Techs are being honored for two productions that they took the lead on:
Inside Football is a live weekly dive into Bloomington’s football programs, with both Kennedy and Jefferson editions.
The show is hosted by veteran BEC-TV announcer (and Jefferson grad) Josh Powers.
The student crew was led by Kennedy senior Andrew Grund.
Staffer Paul Fourniea has shepherded the entire production since it started in 2014.
Inside Football has also been awarded in past years by the Upper Midwest Emmy Foundation as the top student produced program in its category.
BEC-TV’s Swimming Coverage also took an award.
Because of COVID 19, fans weren't allowed at the swim meets.
BEC-TV Student Techs stepped in and provided live coverage of nearly EVERY Kennedy and Jefferson Boys & Girls swim meet this year.
5 cameras, including an underwater camera, got all the angles. Graphics were overlaid on the lanes so viewers could identity each swimmer and their time.
Several viewers said they’d only seen swimming coverage that good in the Olympics.
OGM 8th grader Lucas Krieg, Student Producer and Senior Zach Vacura, Engineer, led the team of students who created the live productions.
In addition, BEC-TV Staff earned an award for their role in Bloomington Schools’ Back to School Community Engagement events. BEC-TV teamed with other BPS departments to engage and inform the community each time there was a major change surrounding the pandemic and education.
To reach as many people as possible, each event was broadcast and streamed live in 3 languages simultaneously, with all the visual information translated to that language.
Thousands of Bloomington families tuned in and participated.
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