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<\/a>Joel Klatt of Fox Sports served as emcee for the 2015 SVG\/NACDA College Sports Media Awards.<\/p><\/div>\n
Hosted by Fox Sports\u2019 Joel Klatt and sponsored by Ross Video, the ceremony celebrated winners in five categories (Live Game Production; Live Studio\/Remote-Hosted Programming; Program Series; Special Feature; and Promo, PSA, Tease, or Marketing Campaign) across four divisions (National Networks\/Professional, Regional\/Local\/Conference Digital Networks, Collegiate Athletics, and Collegiate Student).<\/p>\n
WATCH: 2015 College Sports Media Awards Winners Channel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This year\u2019s competition was the largest to date, with more than 400 entries submitted, an all-time high and approximately a 30% increase over last year\u2019s field.<\/p>\n \u201cThe passion for and the familiarity to not only college football but college athletics runs deep in everyone here. You live it. It\u2019s the fabric of each fan base,\u201d said Klatt. \u201cWhat\u2019s so cool about this room is, we get to be the conduit, the connectivity for fans back to that time of their life. It\u2019s a remarkable experience to be the connection for fans to their university.\u201d<\/p>\n Longhorn Network led the way with four\u00a0awards on the night, while ESPN notched its record ninth all-time CSMA trophy. Ball State University\u2019s Ball State Sports Link reeled in its seventh pyramid, the\u00a0most by\u00a0any organization in the Collegiate Student division; St. Cloud State University\u2019s Husky Productions was not far behind, winning twice on the evening for\u00a0six awards all-time.<\/span><\/p>\n Longhorn Network led the way with four CSMA wins. Producer Tom McCollum accepted.<\/p><\/div>\n In addition, a field featuring\u00a0many new entrants saw five organizations celebrate their first-ever CSMA honor (Pac-12 Networks, University of Arkansas\u2019s Razorback Productions, St. John\u2019s University\u2019s Red Storm Productions, Liberty University, and the University of Georgia).<\/p>\n Throughout the night, one thing was certainly clear: college sports video is a team effort. Each and every CSMA recipient paid tribute not only to the teams they cover on a daily basis but to the team of producers, directors, engineers, on-air talent, and more that make these productions a reality.<\/p>\n The ceremony kicked off with a new category in this year\u2019s CSMA lineup, honoring the best in Live Studio\/Remote-Hosted Programming. In the College Student division, St. Cloud State University\u2019s Husky Productions took home its first of two awards on the night with its production of Husky Mag<\/em>. Longhorn Network began a strong night in the Regional\/Local\/Conference Digital Networks division, winning for Texas Game Day Live<\/em>. In Collegiate Athletics, Liberty University took home its first-ever CSMA trophy, for its production of Liberty University National Signing Day 2015<\/em>. In the National Networks\/Professional group, ESPN won for its wildly popular football pregame show College GameDay<\/em>. It\u2019s ESPN\u2019s ninth CSMA all-time.<\/p>\n Zach Swartz (left) and Emily Barker accept University of Arkansas’ first CSMA.<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cWe\u2019re very thankful for our team,\u201d said Matthew Byrd, producer, Liberty University. \u201cA lot of hours went into each production related to this, and we\u2019re really blessed to have the facility that we\u2019re able to take advantage of. We\u2019re very thankful to have that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n In the Promotion, PSA, Tease, or Marketing Campaign category, University of South Carolina\u2019s Gamecock Productions continued its dominance, securing the award in the Collegiate Student division for the fourth straight year with its Softball Intro<\/em>. Longhorn Network struck again in the Regional\/Local\/Conference Digital Networks division with its All the Live Long Day Campaign<\/em>. In the Collegiate Athletics division, St. John\u2019s University\u2019s SJU-TV\u00a0nabbed its first CSMA trophy with its Men\u2019s Basketball Intro<\/em>, and\u00a0Pac-12 Networks accepted its first award, for Brand Campaign<\/em>.<\/p>\n St. John’s Ryan Gilbert accepted a CSMA for his work for SJU-TV.<\/p><\/div>\n Watching his entry play on the big screen at this year\u2019s ceremony, St. John\u2019s producer Ryan Gilbert said, \u201cI have to say, this is awesome to see. It was awesome to see at [Madison Square] Garden, it was awesome to see at Carnesecca Arena, and it\u2019s awesome to see here in front of my peers. It means a lot, and I\u2019m very proud of this.\u201d<\/p>\n The Program Series category saw South Carolina\u2019s Gamecock Productions pull in its second award of the night in the Collegiate Student division for Gamecock Confidential: It\u2019s Time<\/em>. Gamecock Productions has won six CSMAs in the event\u2019s seven-year history. Mind Over Media swooped in to win a CSMA for the second straight year with The Penn State Hockey Story<\/em>, taking the award in the Regional\/Local\/Conference Digital Networks division. In Collegiate Athletics, University of San Francisco also claimed a win for the second year in a row with its production of Hilltop Hoops<\/em>. CBS Sports, meanwhile, took the National Networks\/Profession division amid some stiff competition, with its series Men of March<\/em>.<\/p>\n St. Cloud State’s Husky Productions took home Outstanding Live Game Production in the Collegiate Student division. (From left) Taylor Budge, Erin Goodin, Elizabeth Burda, and Katie Halter were on hand to celebrate.<\/p><\/div>\n Mind Over Media Senior Partner Mike Messner thanked the many people who played a role in telling The Penn State Hockey Story<\/em>\u00a0but especially the guys on the ice: \u201cHead coach Guy Gadowsky, who is as good of a person as he is a coach; I\u2019m grateful to be on this ride with you. Thank you to the remarkable student-athletes, coaches, and staff for letting us into your locker room. We never take that for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n A lasting legacy endured another fierce competition, with\u00a0Ball State Sports Link securing the Special Feature award in the Collegiate Student division for the fifth straight year. The award for Broken \u2013The Andrew Stutz Story<\/em> is Sports Link\u2019s seventh award all-time. In the Regional\/Local\/Conference Digital Networks, Longhorn Network won for its piece titled Her Voice \u2013 The Imani McGee-Stafford Story<\/em>. University of Georgia snatched its first CSMA in the Collegiate Athletics division for its feature\u00a0Malcolm Mitchell Book Club<\/em>. In National Networks\/Professional, Turner Sports and NCAA.com won for Gregg and Peggy Nibert: Fostering Lives<\/em>. It was the first of two wins on the night for Turner Sports.<\/p>\n Turner Sports multimedia producer Lee Shelton accepted the CSMA for Outstanding Special Feature in the National Networks\/Profession division.<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cOur group is three producers with NCAA.com,\u201d said Lee Shelton, multimedia producer, Turner Sports. \u201cFor this amazing story, we went out with a camera guy and an audio guy. I cut it myself. I want to thank [the Niberts] for letting us into their home, and I just want to say that, if the story\u2019s good and you believe in it, things like this can happen.\u201d<\/p>\n The show came to a dramatic conclusion with the Live Game Production division. St. Cloud State\u2019s Husky Productions took home the award in the Collegiate Student division for its production of Men\u2019s Ice Hockey \u2013 St. Cloud State vs. Nebraska-Omaha<\/em>. It marks the fourth time that Husky Productions students have won a CSMA for a live game production. Longhorn Network notched its third award of the night in the Regional\/Local\/Conference Digital Networks division with its coverage of Baseball \u2013 Baylor vs. Texas<\/em>. In the Collegiate Athletics division, the University of Arkansas\u2019s Razorback Productions registered its first CSMA for its production of Baseball \u2013 LSU vs. Arkansas<\/em>. The night wrapped up with CBS Sports and Turner Sports sharing the honors in the National Networks\/Professional division for the second consecutive year with 2015 NCAA Men\u2019s Basketball Championship: Duke vs. Wisconsin<\/em>. CBS Sports now owns seven CSMA trophies, and Turner boasts three.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat an honor it is to be up here tonight,\u201d said Elizabeth Burda, producer, St. Cloud State\u2019s Husky Productions. \u201cFour of us were able to make it tonight all the way from Minnesota, but there are 20 students at home who were a huge part of all the productions this season, and this award wouldn\u2019t be possible if it weren\u2019t for each and every one of them giving up their Friday and Saturday nights, so thank you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n College Sports Media Awards winners and finalists are selected by a blue-ribbon panel of industry peers and celebrate the very best in college sports-video production. For more information on the SVG\/NACDA College Sports Media Awards, visit www.svgcollege.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2015 SVG\/NACA College Sports Media Awards OUTSTANDING LIVE GAME PRODUCTION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n NATIONAL NETWORKS\/PROFESSIONAL<\/u><\/strong> OUTSTANDING LIVE STUDIO\/REMOTE HOSTED PROGRAMMING<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n NATIONAL NETWORKS\/PROFESSIONAL<\/u><\/strong> OUTSTANDING PROGRAM SERIES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n NATIONAL NETWORKS\/PROFESSIONAL<\/u><\/strong> OUTSTANDING SPECIAL FEATURE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n NATIONAL NETWORKS\/PROFESSIONAL<\/u><\/strong> OUTSTANDING PROMOTION, PSA, TEASE, OR MARKETING CAMPAIGN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n NATIONAL NETWORKS\/PROFESSIONAL<\/u><\/strong> For a complete list of all of the Finalists, CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n Karen Hogan contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Sports Video Group (SVG) and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) unveiled the winners of the Seventh Annual College Sports Media Awards in a special ceremony […]\n More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7901],"tags":[1017,7154],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79445"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91394,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79445\/revisions\/91394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>
\nComplete List of Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCBS Sports\/Turner Sports<\/strong>\u00a0| 2015 NCAA Men\u2019s Basketball Championship: Duke vs. Wisconsin
\nREGIONAL\/LOCAL\/CONFERENCE DIGITAL NETWORKS<\/u><\/strong>
\nLonghorn Network<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0Baseball \u2013 Baylor vs. Texas
\nCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS<\/u><\/strong>
\nUniversity of Arkansas (Razorback Productions)<\/strong>\u00a0| Baseball \u2013 LSU vs. Arkansas
\nCOLLEGIATE STUDENT<\/u><\/strong>
\nSt. Cloud State University (Husky Productions)\u00a0<\/strong>| Men\u2019s Ice Hockey \u2013 St. Cloud State vs. Nebraska-Omaha<\/p>\n
\nESPN<\/strong>\u00a0| College GameDay (Football)
\nREGIONAL\/LOCAL\/CONFERENCE DIGITAL NETWORKS<\/u><\/strong>
\nLonghorn Network<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0Texas Game Day Live
\nCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS<\/u><\/strong>
\nLiberty University<\/strong>\u00a0| Liberty University National Signing Day 2015
\nCOLLEGIATE STUDENT<\/u><\/strong>
\nSt. Cloud State University (Husky Productions)<\/strong>\u00a0| Husky Mag<\/p>\n
\nCBS Sports<\/strong>\u00a0| Men of March
\nREGIONAL\/LOCAL\/ CONFERENCE DIGITAL NETWORKS<\/u><\/strong>
\nMind Over Media<\/strong>\u00a0| The Penn State Hockey Story
\nCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS<\/u><\/strong>
\nUniversity of San Francisco<\/strong>\u00a0| Hilltop Hoops
\nCOLLEGIATE STUDENT<\/u><\/strong>
\nUniversity of South Carolina (Gamecock Productions)<\/strong>\u00a0| Gamecock Confidential: It\u2019s Time<\/p>\n
\nTurner Sports\/NCAA.com<\/strong>\u00a0| Greg and Peggy Nibert: Fostering Lives
\nREGIONAL\/LOCAL\/CONFERENCE DIGITAL NETWORKS<\/u><\/strong>
\nLonghorn Network\u00a0<\/strong>| Her Voice \u2013 The Imani McGee-Stafford Story
\nCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS<\/u><\/strong>
\nUniversity of Georgia |<\/strong>\u00a0Malcom Mitchell Book Club
\nCOLLEGIATE STUDENT<\/u><\/strong>
\nBall State University (Ball State Sports Link)\u00a0<\/strong>| Broken \u2013 The Andrew Stutz Story<\/p>\n
\nPac-12 Networks<\/strong>\u00a0| Brand Campaign
\nREGIONAL\/LOCAL\/CONFERENCE DIGITAL NETWORKS<\/u><\/strong>
\nLonghorn Network<\/strong>\u00a0| All the Live Long Day Campaign
\nCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS<\/u><\/strong>
\nSt. John\u2019s University (SJU-TV) |<\/strong>\u00a0Men\u2019s Basketball Intro
\nCOLLEGIATE STUDENT<\/u><\/strong>
\nUniversity of South Carolina (Gamecock Productions)<\/strong>\u00a0| Softball Intro<\/p>\n