Congratulations to all the winners of the 2016-2017 Pinnacle Awards. See the results below! 

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Organizational Pinnacle Winners 

Best College Media Outlet of the Year

Four-Year Best College Media Outlet of the Year

• First Place: The Oklahoma Daily, University of Oklahoma
• Second Place: The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans
• Third Place: Ball State Daily News, Ball State University

Two-Year Best College Media Outlet of the Year

• First Place: The Advocate, Contra Costa College
• Second Place: The Collegian, Tarrant County College
• Third Place: The Voice Student Newspaper, Glendale Community College

Broadcast Pinnacles

Four-Year Radio Station of the Year

• First Place: WMUL-FM, Marshall University
• Second Place: Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM, Rowan University
• Third Place: WWVU-FM, West Virginia University

Four-Year TV Station of the Year

• First Place: Met TV, Metropolitan State University of Denver
• Second Place: Elon Local News, Elon University
• Third Place: RMU-TV, Robert Morris University
• Honorable Mention: UTD TV, University of Texas at Dallas

Two-Year Radio Station of the Year

• First Place: The MYX, Bismarck State College
• Second Place: The Drumbeat, Tyler Junior College

Two-Year TV Station of the Year

• First Place: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College
• Second Place: MystiCast, Bismarck State College

Feature Magazine Pinnacles

Four-Year Feature Magazine of the Year

• First Place: Baked, Syracuse University
• Second Place: Drake Magazine, Drake University
• Third Place: AMP, University of Texas at Dallas
• Honorable Mention: Ampersand, Webster University
• Honorable Mention: Pursuit Magazine, California Baptist University

Two-Year Feature Magazine of the Year

• First Place: AC Current, Amarillo College
• Second Place: El Sol, Southwestern College
• Third Place: Pacific Rim Magazine, Langara College
• Honorable Mention: Warrior Life, El Camino College

Literary Magazine Pinnacles

Four-Year Literary Magazine of the Year

• First Place: Hawaii Review, University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Second Place: The Auburn Circle, Auburn University
• Third Place: Prism, Oregon State University
• Honorable Mention: Brushfire Literature and Arts Journal, University of Nevada, Reno
• Honorable Mention: American Literary Magazine, American University

Two-Year Literary Magazine of the Year

• First Place: Crowder Quill, Crowder College
• Second Place: The Wright Side, Wilbur Wright College
• Third Place: Figments of Imagination, Bismarck State College
• Honorable Mention: Axis Creative Arts Magazine, Miami Dade College, North Campus
• Honorable Mention: The Breeze, Chaffey College

Newspaper Pinnacles

Four-Year Daily Newspaper of the Year

• First Place: The Kent Stater, Kent State University
• Second Place: The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
• Third Place: The Daily Texan, Univeristy of Texas at Austin
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania

Four-Year Less-Than-Weekly Newspaper of the Year

• First Place: The Eagle, American University
• Second Place: Loquitur, Cabrini College
• Third Place: Ka Leo O Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Four-Year Weekly Newspaper of the Year

• First Place: The Crimson White, University of Alabama
• Second Place: The Signal, Georgia State University
• Third Place: The Nevada Sagebrush, University of Nevada, Reno
• Honorable Mention: The Prospector, The University of Texas at El Paso

Two-Year Newspaper of the Year

• First Place: el Don, Santa Ana College
• Second Place: Foghorn News, Del Mar College
• Third Place: The Sentinel, North Idaho College

Online Pinnacles

Mobile App/Plug-In of the Year

• First Place: Ka Leo O Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Second Place: The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans
• Third Place: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University
• Honorable Mention: The Charger Bulletin, University of New Haven

Four-Year Website of the Year

• First Place: Kansan.com, University of Kansas
• Second Place: The Temple News, Temple University
• Third Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Honorable Mention: KentWired.com, Kent State University

Two-Year Website of the Year

• First Place: Pacific Rim Magazine, Langara College
• Second Place: The Corsair, Santa Monica College
• Third Place: The Collegian, Tarrant County College
• Honorable Mention: SAConScene.media, Mt. San Antonio College

Yearbook Pinnacles

Yearbook of the Year

• First Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
• Second Place: Bluestone, James Madison University
• Third Place: The Campanile, Rice University
• Honorable Mention: Baylor Roundup, Baylor University
• Honorable Mention: Diorama, University of North Alabama

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Individual Pinnacle Award Winners

Advertising Pinnacles

Best Ad Campaign

• First Place: EMERGE Magazine, University of Guelph-Humber
• Second Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Third Place: Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly

Best Ad Supplement/Special Section

• First Place: The Shorthorn, UT Arlington
• Second Place: The Rice Thresher, Rice University
• Third Place: The University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
• Honorable Mention: Ball State Daily News, Ball State University
• Honorable Mention: Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly

Best Display Ad

• First Place: Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly
• Second Place: he University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
• Third Place: The Xavier Herald, Xavier University of Louisiana
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University
• Honorable Mention: Beaver’s Digest, Oregon State University

Best House Ad

• First Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Second Place: The Union, El Camino College
• Third Place: Ball State Daily News, Ball State University

Best Multimedia Campaign

• First Place: The Marquette Tribune, Marquette University
• Second Place: Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly
• Third Place: The University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas

Best Online Ad

• First Place: The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University
• Second Place: The Shorthorn, UT Arlington
• Third Place: EMERGE Magazine, University of Guelph-Humber
• Honorable Mention: The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans

Best Rate Card/Media Kit

• First Place: The Standard, Missouri State University
• Second Place: Northwest Student Media, Northwest Missouri State University
• Third Place: The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans

Best Social Media Strategy

• First Place: The Shorthorn, UT Arlington
• Second Place: The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University
• Third Place: Stephens Life, Stephens College

Broadcast Pinnacles

Best Television Newscast

• First Place: iGnite News, Lee University
• Second Place: TV2, Kent State University
• Third Place: The Griffon News, Missouri Western State University

Best Podcast

• First Place: Behind The Spurs: Excited, but Nervous, University of South Carolina
• Second Place: WNYU, Washington Square News
• Third Place: Radio DePaul, DePaul University

Best Radio Newscast

• First Place: WRST-FM, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
• Second Place: UTA Radio, University of Texas – Arlington
• Third Place: WMUL-FM, Marshall University

Best Radio Promo/PSA

• First Place: UTA Radio, University of Texas – Arlington
• Second Place: WMUL-FM, Marshall University
• Third Place: WRHU FM / WRHU.org, Hofstra University

Best Radio Special Event Coverage

• First Place: WRHU FM / WRHU.org, Hofstra University
• Second Place: VandyRadio, Vanderbilt University
• Third Place: Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM, Rowan University
• Honorable Mention: WHSN, New England School of Communications at Husson University
• Honorable Mention: Radio DePaul, DePaul University

Best Radio Sportscast

• First Place: 89.5 WSOU, Seton Hall University
• Second Place: KZLX 106.7 LPFM, Northwest Missouri State University
• Third Place: WMUL-FM, Marshall University

Best Radio Talk/Entertainment Program

• First Place: WNYU, Washington Square News
• Second Place: WVCW, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Third Place: WRHU FM / WRHU.org, Hofstra University
• Honorable Mention: Z89, Syracuse University
• Honorable Mention: Radio DePaul, DePaul University

Best Television Sportscast

• First Place: Sports Paws- Q30 Television, Quinnipiac University
• Second Place: “Sports Corner” TV2, Kent State University
• Third Place: Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly

Best TV Entertainment Program

• First Place: EMERGE Magazine, University of Guelph-Humber
• Second Place: Viking Fusion, Berry College
• Third Place: Quinnipiac Tonight, Quinnipiac University
• Honorable Mention: Golden Gate Xpress, San Francisco State University
• Honorable Mention: KNWT Channel 8, Northwest Missouri State University

Best TV Promo/PSA

• First Place: Student Media, Kent State University
• Second Place: KBVR-TV, Oregon State University
• Third Place: EMERGE Magazine, University of Guelph-Humber

Best TV Special Event Coverage

• First Place: Mustang Media Group/Mustang News TV, Cal Poly
• Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Third Place: The Griffon News, Missouri Western State University
• Honorable Mention: Tourism in Gatlinburg After Fires, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
• Honorable Mention: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College

Best Viral Video

• First Place: The Daily Aztec, San Diego State University
• Second Place: Orange Media Network, Oregon State University
• Third Place: Mustang Media Group/Mustang News TV, Cal Poly

Design Pinnacles (includes Best of Collegiate Design Pinnacles)

Best Editorial Illustration

• Honorable Mention: The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans
• Honorable Mention: The All State, Austin Peay State University
• Honorable Mention: The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Advertisement

• First Place: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
• Second Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Third Place: Technician, NC State University

Best Comic Strip

• First Place: The Banner, California Baptist University
• Second Place: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
• Third Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Best Editorial Cartoon

• First Place: The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
• Second Place: Ball State Daily News, Ball State University
• Third Place: The Bulletin, Emporia State University
• Honorable Mention: Ball Bearings, Ball State University

Best Infographic

• First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Second Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Third Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami

Best Magazine Contents Page/Spread

• First Place:F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Second Place: Stephens Life, Stephens College
• Third Place: Drake Magazine, Drake University
• Honorable Mention: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Honorable Mention: Pursuit Magazine, California Baptist University

Best Magazine Cover

• First Place: Pursuit Magazine, California Baptist University
• Second Place: Drake Magazine, Drake University
• Third Place: Talisman, Western Kentucky University

Best Magazine Entertainment Page/Spread

• First Place: Ink Magazine, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Second Place: Stephens Life, Stephens College
• Third Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami

Best Magazine Feature Page/Spread

• First Place: Mosaic, University of Alabama
• Second Place: Focus Magazine, Baylor University
• Third Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Honorable Mention: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Honorable Mention: Ampersand, Webster University

Best Magazine News Page/Spread

• First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Second Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Third Place: Stephens Life, Stephens College
• Honorable Mention: Ball Bearings, Ball State University
• Honorable Mention: Alice Magazine, University of Alabama

Best Magazine Sports Page/Spread

• First Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Second Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Third Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami

Best Newspaper Entertainment Page/Spread

• First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Second Place: The Advocate, Contra Costa College
• Third Place: Ke Alaka’i, BYU-Hawaii
• Honorable Mention: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
• Honorable Mention: The State Hornet, Sacramento State

Best Newspaper Feature Page/Spread

• First Place: The Pioneer, California State University, East Bay
• Second Place: The Current Sauce, Northwestern State University
• Third Place: The All State, Austin Peay State University

Best Newspaper Front Page

• First Place: Ball State Daily News, Ball State University
• Second Place: The Shorthorn, UT Arlington
• Third Place: Patriot Talon, The University of Texas at Tyler
• Honorable Mention: The Prospector, The University of Texas at El Paso

Best Newspaper Nameplate

• First Place: The State Hornet, Sacramento State
• Second Place: The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University
• Third Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Honorable Mention: The Chimes, Biola University

Best Newspaper News Page/Spread

• First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Second Place: The Signal, Georgia State University
• Third Place: The Rice Thresher, Rice University
• Honorable Mention: The Advocate, Contra Costa College
• Honorable Mention: The Banner, California Baptist University

Best Newspaper Opinion Page/Spread

• Honorable Mention: Daily Bruin, UCLA

Best Newspaper Photo Page/Spread

• First Place: College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
• Second Place: Technician, NC State University
• Third Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
• Honorable Mention: The Advocate, Contra Costa College
• Honorable Mention: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Best Newspaper Sports Page/Spread

• First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Second Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University
• Third Place: College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
• Honorable Mention: The All State, Austin Peay State University

Best Online Infographic

• First Place: The Beacon Today, Palm Beach Atlantic University
• Second Place: The Reflector, University of Indianapolis
• Third Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA

Best Online Main Page

• First Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Second Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Third Place: Lee Clarion, Lee University

Best Social Media Main Page

• First Place: Mustang Media Group/Mustang News, Cal Poly
• Second Place: Arizona Daily Wildcat, University of Arizona
• Third Place: The Shorthorn, UT Arlington
• Honorable Mention: The Rice Thresher, Rice University
• Honorable Mention: The All State, Austin Peay State University

Best Special Section Cover

• First Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Second Place: The Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University
• Third Place: The Signpost, Weber State University

Best Yearbook Cover

• First Place: The Scroll, University of Central Arkansas
• Second Place: La Ventana, Texas Tech University
• Third Place: Aggieland, Texas A&M University
• Honorable Mention: The Horned Frog, Texas Christian University
• Honorable Mention: The Griffon, Missouri Western State University

Best Yearbook Division Page/Spread

• First Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
• Second Place: The Horned Frog, Texas Christian University
• Third Place: Royal Purple, Kansas State University
• Honorable Mention: Palladium,Troy University, Hall School of Journalism & Communication
• Honorable Mention: Agromeck, NC State University

Best Yearbook Entertainment Page/Spread

• First Place: Warbler, Eastern Illinois University
• Second Place: The Griffon, Missouri Western State University
• Third Place: Angelos, California Baptist University
• Honorable Mention: The Scroll, University of Central Arkansas
• Honorable Mention: Crossings Yearbook, Roger Williams University

Best Yearbook Feature Page/Spread

• First Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
• Second Place: Baylor Roundup, Baylor University
• Third Place: Royal Purple, Kansas State University

Best Yearbook News Page/Spread

• First Place: La Ventana, Texas Tech University
• Second Place: Aggieland, Texas A&M University
• Third Place: The Tower, Loyola Marymount University
• Honorable Mention: Warbler, Eastern Illinois University
• Honorable Mention: The Campanile, Rice University

Best Yearbook Sports Page/Spread

• First Place: La Ventana, Texas Tech University
• Second Place: Baylor Roundup, Baylor University
• Third Place: Angelos, California Baptist University

Online Pinnacles

Best Multimedia Breaking News Story

• First Place: The Daily Universe, BYU
• Second Place: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
• Third Place: Mustang Media Group/Mustang News, Cal Poly
• Honorable Mention: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University
• Honorable Mention: Ball State Daily News, Ball State University

Best Audio Slideshow

• First Place: The Connector, SCAD Atlanta
• Second Place: Viking Fusion, Berry College
• Third Place: Campus Carrier, Berry College

Best Breaking News Coverage

• First Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Second Place: The Eagle, American University
• Third Place: Golden Gate Xpress, San Francisco State University

Best Multimedia Feature Story

• First Place: Daily Texan, Univeristy of Texas at Austin
• Second Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
• Third Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Honorable Mention: Golden Gate Xpress, San Francisco State University

Best Podcast

• First Place: More Than Just A Game :: A Documentary About Professional Video Gaming In Egypt, American University in Cairo
• Second Place: The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
• Third Place: The Daily Universe, BYU
• Honorable Mention: The Medill Justice Project, The Medill Justice Project–Northwestern University
• Honorable Mention: Radio DePaul, DePaul University

Best Social Media Presence

• First Place: Ke Alaka’i, BYU-Hawaii
• Second Place: University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
• Third Place: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University
• Honorable Mention: Radio DePaul, DePaul University
• Honorable Mention: EMERGE Magazine, University of Guelph-Humber

Best Viral Video

• First Place: The Prospector, The University of Texas at El Paso
• Second Place: DIG MAG, California State University, Long Beach
• Third Place: University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas

Photo Pinnacles 

Best Breaking News Photo

• First Place: Technician, NC State University
• Second Place: Substance, Mt. San Antonio College
• Third Place: College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University

Best Feature Photo

• First Place: Ke Alaka’i, BYU-Hawaii
• Second Place: The Shorthorn, UT Arlington
• Third Place: Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin

Best General News Photo

• First Place: Substance, Mt. San Antonio College
• Second Place: Technician, NC State University
• Third Place: Arizona Daily Wildcat, University of Arizona

Best Photo Illustration

• First Place: The Tulane Hullabaloo,Tulane University
• Second Place: Observer, Central Washington University
• Third Place: Elon News Network, Elon University

Best Photo Package

• First Place: College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
• Second Place: The O’Colly, Oklahoma State University
• Third Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University

Best Portrait

• First Place: Mustang Media Group/Mustang News, Cal Poly
• Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Third Place: Tower Yearbook, Northwest Missouri State University

Best Sports Feature Photo

• First Place: The Corsair, Santa Monica College
• Second Place: Agromeck, NC State University
• Third Place: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College

Best Sports News Photo

• First Place: College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
• Second Place: Advance-Titan, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
• Third Place: The Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University
• Honorable Mention: Daily Bruin, UCLA

Sports Pinnacles 

Best Online Sports Section

• First Place: Arizona Daily Wildcat, University of Arizona
• Second Place: Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University
• Third Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA

Best Sports Columnist

• First Place: The Rice Thresher, Rice University
• Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Third Place: The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
• Honorable Mention: The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Sports Feature

• First Place: The O’Colly, Oklahoma State University
• Second Place: The Wood Word, Marywood University
• Third Place: University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas

Best Sports Game Story

• First Place: The Montclarion, Montclair State University
• Second Place: The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
• Third Place: Arizona Daily Wildcat, University of Arizona

Best Sports Investigative Story

• First Place: Q30 News, Quinnipiac University
• Second Place: The Rice Thresher, Rice University
• Third Place: The Signpost, Weber State University

Best Sports Multimedia Story

• First Place: Ball State Daily News, Ball State University
• Second Place: University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
• Third Place: Fan First, Syracuse University

Best Sports Section

• First Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
• Second Place: Arizona Daily Wildcat, University of Arizona
• Third Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University
• Honorable Mention: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University

Writing Pinnacles

Best Arts and Entertainment Story

• First Place: The Advocate, Contra Costa College
• Second Place: The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
• Third Place: The Fordham Observer, Fordham University
• Honorable Mention: Urban Plains, Drake University
• Honorable Mention: The Chimes, Biola University

Best Breaking News Story

• First Place: East Tennessean, East Tennessee State University
• Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Third Place: The Spectrum, University at Buffalo
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University
• Honorable Mention: Ball State Daily News, Ball State University

Best Column

• First Place: University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
• Second Place: The Mercury, University of Texas at Dallas
• Third Place: The College VOICE, Mercer County Community College
• Honorable Mention: Flagler College Gargoyle, Flagler College
• Honorable Mention: The Rice Thresher, Rice University

Best Editorial

• First Place: The Sun, Southwestern College
• Second Place: Vanguard, University of North Georgia
• Third Place: The Griffon News, Missouri Western State University
• Honorable Mention: Washington Square News, Washington Square News

Best Feature Story

• First Place: 14 East Magazine, DePaul University
• Second Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Third Place: DIG MAG, California State University, Long Beach
• Honorable Mention: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University

Best General News Story

• First Place: The Medill Justice Project, Northwestern University
• Second Place: Drake Magazine, Drake University
• Third Place :Arizona Daily Wildcat, University of Arizona
• Honorable Mention: The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University
• Honorable Mention: Patriot Talon, The University of Texas at Tyler

Best Investigative Story

• First Place: College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
• Second Place: The Spectrum, University at Buffalo
• Third Place: Currents Magazine, Pepperdine University
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
• Honorable Mention: The Mercury, University of Texas at Dallas

Best News Package

• First Place: The Medill Justice Project, Northwestern University
• Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Third Place: Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin
• Honorable Mention: The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University
• Honorable Mention:The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Profile

• First Place: Medley Magazine, Syracuse University
• Second Place: The Sun, Southwestern College
• Third Place: The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
• Honorable Mention: The Brown and White, Lehigh University

Best Special Section – Four Pages or Less

• First Place: College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
• Second Place: The Rice Thresher, Rice University
• Third Place: The Daily Evergreen, Washington State University

Best Special Section – More than Four Pages

• First Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Second Place: Arrow, Southeast Missouri State University
• Third Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Honorable Mention: Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin