Sophomore broadcast journalism major Samantha Baranowski placed fifth nationally in the Hearst Journalism Awards Broadcast (Radio) Features Competition.
As a result of her top five finish, Baranowski has also qualified as a semifinalist, which means she will be allowed to enter additional materials for a second round of judging. Students from Syracuse, Hofstra, the University of North Carolina and Brigham Young finished first through fourth in the competition.
Baranowski is an anchor on Phoenix14News, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s weekly television news broadcast, and she’ll be completing an internship at “60 Minutes” this summer.