Just wins MBEA Award

2016 Apr 20

Statewide college and university broadcasting honors have been awarded to eight Central Methodist University students by the Missouri Broadcast Educators Association (MBEA).

Kristen Just, a Sophomore Communications from Viera, was honored in the News Show category for a broadcast entitled "School Shootings Uncovered.".

She is a staff member of KCMU Eagle Radio, the Central Methodist University online radio station. The MBEA is an affiliate of the Missouri Broadcast Association.

CMU claimed top honors in two categories: News Show, and Sports Show, according to Dr. Kristin Cherry, associate professor of communication and faculty sponsor of Eagle Radio.

Students from a dozen different colleges and universities in Missouri received 2016 MBEA awards, scattered across 30 different categories of competition.