Congratulations to all the winners of the 2017-2018 Pinnacle Awards. See the results below! 

Want to see what the winning work looks like? Click here to see the individual or organizational slideshows. 

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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 Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans
• Second Place: OU Daily, University of Oklahoma
• Third Place: Daily Titan, California State University at Fullerton

Two-Year Best College Media Outlet of the Year

• First Place: The Advocate, Contra Costa College
• Second Place: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College
• Third Place: The Collegian, Tarrant County College

Broadcast Pinnacles

Four-Year Radio Station of the Year

• Honorable Mention: Radio Hofstra University – WRHU FM / WRHU.org, Hofstra University
• Third Place: 92 WICB – Ithaca College, Ithaca College
• Second Place: WMUL-FM, Marshall University
• First Place: WRST-FM, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Four-Year TV Station of the Year

• First Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
• Second Place: Mustang Media Group/Mustang News TV, Cal Poly
• Third Place: Texas Student Television, University of Texas at Austin
• Honorable Mention: ROAR Studios, Loyola Marymount University
• Honorable Mention: Met TV Metropolitan State, University of Denver

Two-Year Radio Station of the Year

• First Place: The Drumbeat, Tyler Junior College
• Second Place: Richland Student Media, Richland College

Two-Year TV Station of the Year

• First Place: Richland Student Media, Richland College
• Second Place: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College
• Third Place: The Drumbeat, Tyler Junior College

Feature Magazine Pinnacles

Four-Year Feature Magazine of the Year

• First Place: Baked, Syracuse University
• Second Place: Echo, Columbia College of Chicago
• Third Place: Manhappenin’ magazine, Kansas State University
• Honorable Mention: A Magazine, Kent State University

Two-Year Feature Magazine of the Year

• First Place: El Sol, Southwestern College
• Second Place: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College
• Third Place: The Summit, Grossmont Community College

Literary Magazine Pinnacles

Four-Year Literary Magazine of the Year

• First Place: Broken Ink, University of South Carolina Aiken
• Second Place: Hawaiʻi Review, University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Third Place: Collision University, of Pittsburgh
• Honorable Mention: Jet Fuel Review, Lewis University

Two-Year Literary Magazine of the Year

• First Place: AXIS Creative Arts Magazine, Miami Dade College
• Second Place: Miambiance, Miami Dade College
• Third Place: Amaranth, Anne Arundel Community College

Newspaper Pinnacles

Four-Year Daily Newspaper of the Year

• First Place: The Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin
• Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Third Place: Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University
• Honorable Mention: Daily 49er, California State University at Long Beach

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

• First Place: The Banner, California Baptist University
• Second Place: The Mercury, University of Texas at Dallas
• Third Place: Arrow, Southeast Missouri State University
• Honorable Mention: The University News, Saint Louis University

Four-Year Weekly Newspaper of the Year

• First Place: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University
• Second Place: The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Third Place: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University

Two-Year Newspaper of the Year

• First Place: The Advocate, Contra Costa College
• Second Place: The Union, El Camino College
• Third Place: The Collegian, Tarrant County College

Online Pinnacles

Mobile App/Plug-In of the Year

• First Place: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University
• Second Place: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University
• Third Place: The Charger Bulletin, University of New Haven
• Honorable Mention: The Drumbeat, Tyler Junior College

Four-Year Website of the Year

• Honorable Mention: The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
• Third Place: University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
• Second Place: OU Daily, University of Oklahoma
• First Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA

Two-Year Website of the Year

• First Place: Pacific Rim Magazine, Langara College
• Second Place: Substance.Media, Mt. San Antonio College
• Third Place: The Corsair, Santa Monica College

Yearbook Pinnacles

Yearbook of the Year

• First Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
• Second Place: The Campanile, Rice University
• Third Place: Palladium, Troy University
• Honorable Mention: The Scroll, University of Central Arkansas
• Honorable Mention: Angelos, California Baptist University

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Individual Pinnacle Award Winners

Advertising Pinnacles

Best Ad Campaign

• First Place: The Standard, Missouri State University
• Second Place: The McKinley Avenue Agency, Ball State University
• Third Place: The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University
• Honorable Mention: Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly

Best Ad Supplement/Special Section

• First Place: University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
• Second Place: EMERGE Magazine, University of Guelph-Humber
• Third Place: Pepperdine Graphic, Pepperdine University
• Honorable Mention: The Shorthorn, UT Arlington

Best Display Ad

• First Place: The Collegian, Kansas State University
• Second Place: Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly
• Third Place: Indiana Statesman, Indiana State University
• Honorable Mention: Manhappenin’ magazine, Kansas State University

Best House Ad

• First Place: The Signal, Georgia State University
• Second Place: SCAN Magazine, SCAD Atlanta
• Third Place: The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University

Best Multimedia Campaign

• First Place: EMERGE Magazine, University of Guelph-Humber
• Second Place: The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University

Best Online Ad

• First Place: University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
• Second Place: Northwest Student Media, Northwest Missouri State University
• Third Place: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Best Rate Card/Media Kit

• First Place: The Shorthorn, UT Arlington
• Second Place: The Daily Titan, California State University – Fullerton
• Third Place: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University

Best Social Media Strategy

• First Place: Mustang Media Group, Cal Poly
• Second Place: EMERGE Magazine, University of Guelph-Humber
• Third Place: The Shorthorn, UT Arlington

Broadcast Pinnacles

Best Television Newscast

• First Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
• Second Place: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College
• Third Place: NEWS3, Western Illinois University
• Honorable Mention: Mornings On The Hill, Syracuse University

Best Podcast

• First Place: Radio DePaul, DePaul University
• Second Place: No One Is Going To Do The Research For You, The American University in Cairo
• Third Place: WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1, North Carolina State University

Best Radio Newscast

• First Place: WSOU-FM, Seton Hall University
• Second Place: KTSW-FM 89.9, Texas State University
• Third Place: Radio Hofstra University – WRHU FM / WRHU.org, Hofstra University

Best Radio Promo/PSA

• First Place: Out of This World Promo, Marshall University
• Second Place: KCSU-FM, Colorado State University
• Third Place: Bangor Humane Society – Dog’s Day Out, Husson University
• Honorable Mention: Radio UTD, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Honorable Mention: KTSW-FM 89.9, Texas State University

Best Radio Special Event Coverage

• First Place: Bi Bi Bi, Arkansas State University
• Second Place: WSOU-FM, Seton Hall University
• Third Place: Mustang Media Group/KCPR-FM, Cal Poly

Best Radio Sportscast

• First Place: Ryan Yurachek Houston Flood Relief, Marshall University
• Second Place: WAER, Syracuse University
• Third Place: Husson University VS Castleton Women’s Basketball, Husson University

Best Radio Talk/Entertainment Program

• First Place: WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1, North Carolina State University
• Second Place: Edgar Allan Poe’s Tale of Mystery & Imagination, Husson University
• Third Place: Radio Hofstra University – WRHU FM / WRHU.org, Hofstra University

Best Television Sportscast

• First Place: BVTV, Buena Vista University
• Second Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
• Third Place: The Andersonian, Anderson University
• Honorable Mention: Q30 Television, Quinnipiac University

Best TV Entertainment Program

• First Place: ROAR Studios, Loyola Marymount University
• Second Place: Northwest Student Media, Northwest Missouri State University
• Third Place: NEWS3, Western Illinois University
• Honorable Mention: UABtv, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Best TV Promo/PSA

• First Place: One Mic, Kentucky State University
• Second Place: BVTV, Buena Vista University
• Third Place: ATV, American University
• Honorable Mention: KBVR-TV, Oregon State University

Best TV Special Event Coverage

• First Place: Northwest Student Media, Northwest Missouri State University
• Second Place: UTD TV, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Third Place: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College

Best Viral Video

• First Place: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College
• Second Place: Late Knight, Pacific Lutheran University
• Third Place: WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1, North Carolina State University
• Honorable Mention: Northwest Student Media, Northwest Missouri State University

Design Pinnacles (includes Best of Collegiate Design Pinnacles)

Best Editorial Illustration

• First Place: The State Press, Arizona State University
• Second Place: The Northerner, Northern Kentucky University
• Third Place: SCAN Magazine, SCAD Atlanta

Best Advertisement

• First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Second Place: Rice Thresher, Rice University
• Third Place: Pacific Rim Magazine, Langara College

Best Comic Strip

• First Place: The Banner, California Baptist University
• Second Place: The Connector, SCAD Atlanta
• Third Place: The State Press, Arizona State University

Best Editorial Cartoon

• First Place: Daily Titan, California State University – Fullerton
• Second Place: The Collegian, Tarrant County College
• Third Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Honorable Mention: The Union, El Camino College

Best Infographic

• First Place: The Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin
• Second Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Third Place: The Connector, SCAD Atlanta
• Honorable Mention: The Spectrum, University at Buffalo

Best Magazine Contents Page/Spread

• First Place: Drake Magazine, Drake University
• Second Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Third Place: Currents Magazine, Pepperdine University
• Honorable Mention: Jerk, Syracuse University

Best Magazine Cover

• First Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Second Place: Focus Magazine, Baylor University
• Third Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Honorable Mention: Pacific Rim Magazine, Langara College
• Honorable Mention: Swinging Bridge Magazine, Messiah College

Best Magazine Entertainment Page/Spread

• First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Second Place: SCAN Magazine, SCAD Atlanta
• Third Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Honorable Mention: Swinging Bridge Magazine, Messiah College

Best Magazine Feature Page/Spread

• First Place: Jerk, Syracuse University
• Second Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
• Third Place: AMP, The University of Texas at Dallas
• Honorable Mention: Horizon Magazine, Colorado Mesa University

Best Magazine News Page/Spread

• First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Second Place: Tusk Magazine, California State University – Fullerton
• Third Place: Alice, University of Alabama
• Honorable Mention: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Honorable Mention: Focus Magazine, Baylor University

Best Magazine Sports Page/Spread

• First Place: Ball Bearings, Ball State University
• Second Place: Swinging Bridge Magazine, Messiah College
• Third Place: Maroon Life, Texas A&M University

Best Newspaper Entertainment Page/Spread

• First Place: The Sunflower, Wichita State University
• Second Place: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University
• Third Place: Loyola Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans
• Honorable Mention: The Alestle, Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville

Best Newspaper Feature Page/Spread

• First Place: Arrow, Southeast Missouri State University
• Second Place: Daily 49er, California State University – Long Beach
• Third Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
• Honorable Mention: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan

Best Newspaper Front Page

• First Place: The Daily Barometer, Oregon State University
• Second Place: OU Daily, University of Oklahoma
• Third Place: The All State, Austin Peay State University
• Honorable Mention: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
• Honorable Mention: The Battalion, Texas A&M University

Best Newspaper Nameplate

• First Place: Rice Thresher, Rice University
• Second Place: The All State, Austin Peay State University
• Third Place: el Don, Santa Ana College
• Honorable Mention: Pepperdine Graphic, Pepperdine University

Best Newspaper News Page/Spread

• First Place: The Signal, Georgia State University
• Second Place: Daily Titan, California State University – Fullerton
• Third Place: Mustang Media Group/Mustang News, Cal Poly

Best Newspaper Opinion Page/Spread

• Honorable Mention: The Union, El Camino College

Best Newspaper Photo Page/Spread

• First Place: el Don, Santa Ana College
• Second Place: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University
• Third Place: Daily 49er, California State University – Long Beach
• Honorable Mention: The Signpost, Weber State University
• Honorable Mention: Mustang Media Group/Mustang News, Cal Poly

Best Newspaper Sports Page/Spread

• First Place: Rice Thresher, Rice University
• Second Place: The Sunflower, Wichita State University
• Third Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan

Best Online Infographic

• First Place: GH360, University of Guelph-Humber
• Second Place: Mustang Media Group/Mustang News, Cal Poly
• Third Place: The Connector, SCAD Atlanta

Best Online Main Page

• First Place: Talisman, Western Kentucky University
• Second Place: Urban Plains, Drake University
• Third Place: Ball Bearings, Ball State University
• Honorable Mention: Pepperdine Graphic, Pepperdine University

Best Social Media Main Page

• First Place: Mustang Media Group/Mustang News, Cal Poly
• Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Third Place: The Empire State Tribune, The King’s College
• Honorable Mention: Rice Thresher, Rice University

Best Special Section Cover

• First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Second Place: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
• Third Place: Daily Titan, California State University – Fullerton
• Honorable Mention: Pepperdine Graphic, Pepperdine University

Best Yearbook Cover

• First Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
• Second Place: Angelos, California Baptist University
• Third Place: The Scroll, University of Central Arkansas
• Honorable Mention: The Campanile, Rice University
• Honorable Mention: Palladium, Troy University

Best Yearbook Division Page/Spread

• First Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
• Second Place: Tower Yearbook, Northwest Missouri State University
• Third Place: The Scroll, University of Central Arkansas
• Honorable Mention: The Horned Frog, Texas Christian University
• Honorable Mention: The Campanile, Rice University

Best Yearbook Entertainment Page/Spread

First Place: The Campanile, Rice University

• Second Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
• Third Place: The Horned Frog, Texas Christian University
• Honorable Mention: The Scroll, University of Central Arkansas
• Honorable Mention: Crossings Yearbook, Roger Williams University

Best Yearbook Feature Page/Spread

• First Place: The Horned Frog, Texas Christian University
• Second Place: Tower Yearbook, Northwest Missouri State University
• Third Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
• Honorable Mention: The Royal Purple, Kansas State University

Best Yearbook News Page/Spread

• First Place: The Baylor Roundup, Baylor University
• Second Place: The Aggieland, Texas A&M University
• Third Place: Tower Yearbook, Northwest Missouri State University
• Honorable Mention: The Warbler, Eastern Illinois University

Best Yearbook Sports Page/Spread

• First Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
• Second Place: The Horned Frog, Texas Christian University
• Third Place: The Royal Purple, Kansas State University
• Honorable Mention: Tower Yearbook, Northwest Missouri State University

Online Pinnacles

Best Multimedia Breaking News Story

• First Place: Loquitur, Cabrini University
• Second Place: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
• Third Place: Daily 49er, California State University – Long Beach
• Honorable Mention: The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University
• Honorable Mention: The Simpsonain, Simpson College

Best Audio Slideshow

• First Place: The Tack Online, Buena Vista University
• Second Place: Campus Carrier, Berry College
• Third Place: Viking Fusion, Berry College
• Honorable Mention: The Connector, SCAD Atlanta

Best Breaking News Coverage

• First Place: Daily Titan, California State University – Fullerton
• Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Third Place: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
• Honorable Mention: The Eagle, American University

Best Multimedia Feature Story

• First Place: EMERGE Magazine, University of Guelph-Humber
• Second Place: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University
• Third Place: The Eagle, American University
• Honorable Mention: GH360, University of Guelph-Humber

Best Podcast

• First Place: Rice Thresher, Rice University
• Second Place: Catfishing in the Nile: Sexploitation and Online Blackmail in Egypt, The American University in Cairo
• Third Place: The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
• Honorable Mention: Radio DePaul, DePaul University
• Honorable Mention: KBVU 97.5 The Edge, Buena Vista University

Best Social Media Presence

• First Place: Mustang Media Group/Mustang News, Cal Poly
• Second Place: Ke Alaka’i, BYU Hawaii
• Third Place: OU Daily, University of Oklahoma
• Honorable Mention: The Beacon, University of Portland

Best Viral Video

• First Place: Ke Alaka’i, BYU Hawaii
• Second Place: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University

Photo Pinnacles 

Best Breaking News Photo

• First Place: Daily Titan, California State University – Fullerton
• Second Place: The Advocate, Contra Costa College
• Third Place: The Corsair, Loyola Marymount University
• Honorable Mention: The Rocket, Slippery Rock University
• Honorable Mention: The Shorthorn, UT Arlington

Best Feature Photo

• First Place: SCAN Magazine, SCAD Atlanta
• Second Place: The Connector, SCAD Atlanta
• Third Place: PULSE magazine, Central Washington University
• Honorable Mention: Expressions, East Carolina University

Best General News Photo

• First Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Second Place: The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University
• Third Place: The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University
• Honorable Mention: The Collegian, Tarrant County College

Best Photo Illustration

• First Place: Horizon Magazine, Colorado Mesa University
• Second Place: Currents Magazine, Pepperdine University
• Third Place: Tusk Magazine, California State University – Fullerton
• Honorable Mention: The Connector, SCAD Atlanta

Best Photo Package

• First Place: Horizon Magazine, Colorado Mesa University
• Second Place: The Empire State Tribune, The King’s College
• Third Place: Substance.Media, Mt. San Antonio College
• Honorable Mention: Rice Thresher, Rice University

Best Portrait

• First Place: Angelos, California Baptist University
• Second Place: Urban Plains, Drake University
• Third Place: The Shorthorn, UT Arlington
• Honorable Mention: Alice, University of Alabama

Best Sports Feature Photo

• First Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
• Second Place: College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
• Third Place: The Reflector, University of Indianapolis
• Honorable Mention: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University

Best Sports News Photo

• First Place: The Beacon, University of Portland
• Second Place: The Northerner, Northern Kentucky University
• Third Place: Rice Thresher, Rice University

Sports Pinnacles 

Best Online Sports Section

• First Place: OU Daily, University of Oklahoma
• Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Third Place: RMU Sentry Media, Robert Morris University
• Honorable Mention: Carrie Pratt, Western Kentucky University
• Honorable Mention: The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University

Best Sports Columnist

• First Place: The DePaulia, DePaul University
• Second Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
• Third Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Honorable Mention: Rice Thresher, Rice University
• Honorable Mention: The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University

Best Sports Feature

• First Place: The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
• Second Place: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
• Third Place: OU Daily, University of Oklahoma

Best Sports Game Story

• First Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
• Second Place: The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
• Third Place: Daily 49er, California State University – Long Beach
• Honorable Mention: Cardinal Points, SUNY Plattsburgh

Best Sports Investigative Story

• First Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
• Second Place: The DePaulia, DePaul University
• Third Place: The Daily Evergreen, Washington State University
• Honorable Mention: The Appalachian, Appalachian State University
• Honorable Mention: Daily Bruin, UCLA

Best Sports Multimedia Story

• First Place: OU Daily, University of Oklahoma
• Second Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
• Third Place: Rice Thresher, Rice University

Best Sports Section

• First Place: The Battalion Texas A&M University
• Second Place: Elon News Network Elon University
• Third Place: el Don Santa Ana College
• Honorable Mention: Rice Thresher Rice University
• Honorable Mention: The Michigan Daily University of Michigan

Writing Pinnacles

Best Arts and Entertainment Story

• First Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Second Place: University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
• Third Place: Urban Plains, Drake University
• Honorable Mention: The Santa Clara, Santa Clara University

Best Breaking News Story

• First Place: The Empire State Tribune, The King’s College
• Second Place: The University Star, Texas State University
• Third Place: The Shorthorn, UT Arlington

Best Column

• First Place: Tusk Magazine, California State University – Fullerton
• Second Place: Pursuit, California Baptist University
• Third Place: Wingspan, Laramie County Community College

Best Editorial

• First Place: The Beacon, University of Portland
• Second Place: University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
• Third Place: The Eagle, American University

Best Feature Story

• First Place: The Beacon, University of Portland
• Second Place: Daily Titan, California State University – Fullerton
• Third Place: Ball Bearings, Ball State University
• Honorable Mention: The Lumberjack, Northern Arizona University
• Honorable Mention: The Spectrum, University at Buffalo

Best General News Story

• First Place: The Northerner, Northern Kentucky University
• Second Place: The Beacon, University of Portland
• Third Place: The Lumberjack, Northern Arizona University
• Honorable Mention: The Arbiter, Boise State University
• Honorable Mention: Lindenwood Legacy Magazine, Lindenwood University

Best Investigative Story

• First Place: Lindenwood Legacy Magazine, Lindenwood University
• Second Place: AWOL Magazine, American University
• Third Place: The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University
• Honorable Mention: The Eagle, American University

Best News Package

• First Place: Daily Titan, California State University – Fullerton
• Second Place: University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
• Third Place: Daily 49er, California State University – Long Beach
• Honorable Mention: Mustang Media Group/Mustang News, Cal Poly

Best Profile

• First Place: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
• Second Place: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University
• Third Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA

Best Special Section – Four Pages or Less

• First Place: The Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University
• Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Third Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University
• Honorable Mention: The Sunflower, Wichita State University

Best Special Section – More than Four Pages

• First Place: Arrow, Southeast Missouri State University
• Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
• Third Place: Elon News Network, Elon University