WUTM SWEEPS CATEGORIES AT TAB AWARDS PROGRAM
WUTM SWEEPS CATEGORIES AT TAB AWARDS PROGRAM
MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin’s student-operated radio
station, WUTM 90.3 “The Hawk,” was awarded first and second places in both categories
offered in the college competitions at the inaugural Tennessee Association of Broadcasters
“Excellence in Broadcasting” awards banquet. The event was held Oct. 4 at the Country Music
Hall of Fame in Nashville.
The Radio Horizon award was awarded to the best up-and-coming college radio reporter
or personality. Blaine McDonald, a senior broadcasting student from Martin, received this award
recognizing the newscasts she has anchored. Dylan Ingram, a senior media design major also
from Martin, received second place for his newscasts and spot reporting.
“I was honestly extremely shocked to have won the Radio Horizon award,” said
McDonald. “To win this award makes me truly grateful for everything I have learned at UTM.”
The best radio news, sports or event coverage award was presented to Shannon Sullivan,
a 2022 meteorology graduate from Colorado Springs, Colorado, for her “severe weather
coverage” on WUTM. Second place went to Davis Gregory, a senior broadcasting major from
Knoxville, McDonald, and Daariq Burton, a senior broadcasting major from Cordova, for their
sports talk show, “The Bench.”
The Tennessee Association of Broadcasters advocates for and provides support to the
broadcast industry in Tennessee through education and creating relationships between
broadcasters and citizens.
WUTM 90.3 “The Hawk” is in its 51 st year as UT Martin’s student radio station.
Programming is available over the air and through live streaming. Dr. Richard Robinson,
professor in the Department of Mass Media and Strategic Communication, is the station’s faculty
adviser. For more information about the station, contact Robinson at rrobins2@utm.edu.
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