On Friday, April 15, 2011, CitrusTV members and alumni came together to celebrate another year of excellent news, sports and entertainment programming. Students and alumni gathered at Drumlins Country Club to eat, drink and be merry.
They also listened to CitrusTV alum and guest speaker, J.R. Whalen (Class of 1991), talk about his experience in the industry. Whalen currently works at both The Wall Street Journal Digital Network and CBS Sports.
The directors of each department handed out the following awards to deserving studio members for all of their hard work throughout the year. Christina Orazio, class of 2011, was awarded this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. You can watch this award’s video below. A special thanks goes to Josh Wetmore for stepping up to put the video together.
Entertainment
Best Producer: Jamian Shapiro, Float Your Boat
Rookie of the Year: Joshua Rivera, Syracuse After Hours
Best Sketch: “Adult Discovery,” Float Your Boat
Best Actress: Alliy Drago in “Fall Rush 2010″ on Float Your Boat
Best Actor: Sam Klemmer in “Reality Show Cameraman” on Syracuse After Hours
Best Director: Ben Rosen for “My Retainers” on Float Your Boat
Best Writer: Billy Waters, Syracuse After Hours
News
Best Reporter: Lorne Fultonberg
Best Anchor: Clay LePard
Best Weather Forecaster: Chris Wilner
Rookie of the Year: Megan McNally
Best News Package: Lorne Fultonberg
Best Producing Team (led by an Executive Producer): Hannah Kollock, Tuesday News
Most Improved: Steph Machado
Sports
Best Show: Orange Press Pass
Best Anchor: Shannon Lins
Best Host: Johnny Mangano
Best Analyst: Chris Lewis
Best Reporter: David DeGuzman
Best Feature Story: Lorne Fultonberg
Best Photographer: Scott Grodsky
Best Editor: Ryan Balton
Sports Rookie of the Year: Heather Prusak
