Pinnacle College Media Awards
Top Honours for Mohawk's Journalism and Broadcast students
Students from Mohawk College's Journalism and Broadcast Television programs took first and second place at the 2016 Pinnacle College Media Awards.
Mohawk second-year Journalism and Broadcasting Television students won first place in the Best Television Newscast category, while first-year students took second place in the Best TV Special Event Coverage for their coverage of Mohawk's International Women's Day celebrations.
The shows were led by Journalism Coordinator Susan Prestedge, Television Professor Brian Willrich and Television Coordinator Tracey Kadish. The prestigious competition attracts entries from schools in Canada and the United States. Other schools in the competition included Penn State, UCLA and the University of Guelph-Humber.
Mohawk College educates and serves more than 32,500 full-time, part-time, apprenticeship and international students at four main campuses in Hamilton, Ontario and learning hubs across Hamilton through City School by Mohawk, as well as at the Mohawk College Mississauga Campus in partnership with triOS College. Mohawk is committed to upholding an equitable, diverse and inclusive learning, working and engaging environment for students, employees and the community. The college is among the top colleges for applied research in Canada. It has been named one of Hamilton-Niagara’s top employers and one of Canada’s greenest employers, and holds a GOLD STARS rating from AASHE for sustainability achievements. More than 165,000 people have graduated from Mohawk since it was founded.