Radio/Audio Production students, grads win three John Drury High School Radio Awards

Radio/Audio Production students, grads win three John Drury High School Radio Awards
Posted on 12/09/2020
Current 88.7FM The Pulse radio students and recent grads of EVIT’s Radio/Audio Production program won three national awards at the 2019-2020 John Drury High School Radio Awards. The winners were announced during a virtual ceremony on Dec. 5.Current 88.7FM The Pulse radio students and recent grads of EVIT’s Radio/Audio Production program won three national awards at the 2019-2020 John Drury High School Radio Awards. The winners were announced during a virtual ceremony on Dec. 5.

Ellie Willard (Class of 2020) won for Best Public Affairs Program for her show last November about Mesa United Way’s “Harvest of Hope” program. Willard is a current freshman at Arizona State University’s Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication.

Amanda Krainski (Class of 2020) won for Best Public Service Announcement for her PSA this past May for Tempe Coalition, encouraging fellow students to make smart decisions during last spring’s stay-at-home order. Krainski continues to make an impact at EVIT, even after graduating, as she currently serves as a teacher’s aide in the Radio/Audio Production program. She’s also preparing to begin classes at the Conservatory for Recording Arts & Sciences (CRAS).

Current EVIT seniors Marc Baca, Jacob Henderson, Schuyler Malloy and Jonathan Navarro, along with 2020 grad Eva-Marie Johnson, teamed up to win Best Radio Drama. The students wrote an original script and presented the parody “The Day Santa Claus Died,” live on the air last December. The drama was based loosely on a true story that took place in Mesa in December 1932.

Overall, EVIT received 18 nominations in nine different categories this year. The Radio/Audio Production students are taught by Dave Juday and Steve Grosz.

This is the second year that EVIT students have competed in the John Drury High School Radio Awards, a national competition presented by North Central College in Naperville, Ill., and WONC-FM. In May 2019, Katie Poloncak, Enrique Garcia, Adam Smith, Tito Sandoval & Alex Lamont collaborated to win Best Station Promo, while instructor Juday was named Best Radio Advisor.

For more information about EVIT’s Radio/Audio Production program, visit www.evit.com/radio. For more information about 88.7FM The Pulse, visit www.pulseradio.fm.

EVIT is currently enrolling for the 2021-22 school year. To get the process started, go to www.evit.com/enroll.