WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025, 7 PM
"THE 17TH ANNUAL STUDENT MAC AWARDS"
THE OFFICIAL 17TH ANNUAL 2025 STUDENT MAC AWARDS NOMINEE LIST AND THEIR WORKS!
TELEVISION
BEST NEWS PACKAGE
Solaris Yan, Dante Sterling – “Gender Ideology”
Joanna Vissichelli, Ryan Forte, Tim Coventry – “Hazing, A Byron Hurt Documentary”
Karla Scott – “SUNY Old Westbury's SGA”
Tim Coventry – “Own your Future Gala 2024”
Joanna Vissicherlli, Olivia Ambery, Ryan Gaetan – “President Sams Interview”
BEST NEWS PACKAGE FOR REPORTER
Derell R. Smith – “Melvis Santa: Jazz at OW”
Tim Coventry – “Own your future Gala”
Joanna Vissichelli – “Hazing, A Byron Hurt Documentary”
BEST SPECIAL COVERAGE
Drew Champagnie, Derell Smith, Amira Francois, Jolline Andre – “The King's Visit to Old Westbury”
Derell R. Smith – “Global Fusion: African Art”
Derell Smith, Drew Champagnie, Rayvin Dawkins – “Finding Flaco”
BEST TV SEGMENT OR EPISODE
Ethan Ford, Nelson Benitez – “The After Hours Starring Ethan Ford and Nelson Benitez”
Ryan Forte, Derell Smith – “Panther Match Season 2: Ep 1”
Debora Gil, Allison Garcia – “El Arte de Futbol”
Thomas Summer – “Dungeons and Dragons: High Treason Episode 1”
Kayla Kidd, Chloe Cutting – “Cuzzins Pilot Episode”
BEST TV SHOW HOST
Ethan Ford – “The After Hours Starring Ethan Ford and Nelson Benitez”
Thomas Summer – “Dungeons and Dragons: High Treason Episode 1”
Debora Gil, Allison Garcia – “El Arte de Futbol”
VIDEO
PORTRAIT OF A PLACE
Solaris Yan – “WGSS: Your New Comfort Corner”
Shayla Shaw – “Future Of Media”
Joshua Ramirez-Lopez – “The Machines”
DOCUMENTARY
Demarr Josephs – “Odub Club: Pre-Season”
Amira Francois – “Introducing The Media Innovation Center”
Solaris Yan – “Sydney Mae Diaz | Anxioushum”
CREATIVE VIDEO
Dante Sterling – “Rhythm”
Rayvin Dawkins – “Anxiety and Intrusive Thoughts”
Kortney Henderson – “Unbreakable By Trust, Ustoppable By Past”
ESSAY FILM
Solaris Yan – “Big World, Little Things”
Garcelle Brunache – “Self Perception”
Rayvin Dawkins – “Coming From Within”
NEW MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA: BEST VERTICAL VIDEO
Jolline Andre, Rayvin Dawkins – “Productions’ Worst Nightmare”
Jeffrey Valdez – “Something’s Missing”
Jolline Andre – “Art Gallery”
SOCIAL MEDIA: BEST SERIES OR CAMPAIGN
Jaden Nunez – “@zone6.park All Star”
Jolline Andre – “Media Innovation Center Intern Profiles”
PHOTOJOURNALISM: BEST PHOTO
Phylicia Cangemi – “Panthers Take the First Win”
Nelson Benitez – “Trinity in Motion”
Drew Champagnie – “Grand Opening, Suffolk Physical Therapy & Chiropractic”
PHOTOJOURNALISM: BEST PHOTO STORY
Melanie Chen – “Panther Care Community Center Serves SUNY Old Westbury and Long Island”
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Laieba Chaudhry – “Suhoor Food Festival Hosted On Long Island”
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Derek Vazquez – “Community Unite, We Fight Homelessness”
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MULTIMEDIA: BEST AUDIO SLIDESHOW
Elizabeth Reilly – “Invisible Disability Awareness”
Jillian Schaefer – “ADHD in College Students”
Gisselle Hernandez – “Fall Foliage: A walk through Sands Point Preserve”
PORTFOLIO: BEST DEMO REEL
Kieran Charles – “Demo Reel”
Luisa Garcia Munoz – “Ritmo Latino Reel”
PORTFOLIO: BEST PORTFOLIO
Kayla Joseph – “Multimedia Journalist”
Joanna M. Vissichelli – “Multimedia Storyteller”
Allison Garcia – “Portfolio”
Solaris Yan – “Portfolio”
Nyah Sotelo – “Portfolio”
BEST FEATURE
Olivia Ambery - “O.W. Welcomes Back Child Care Center”
Vincent Arroyo - “The Adventures of OW’s Own Professor DelGiudice”
Diana Colavita - “WGSS Center Celebrates Audre Lorde’s Birthday”
Alexia Croll - “Emmy Award-Winning Alum Visits Campus”
Jackie Martinez - “Birds of Prey Take Flight at SUNY Old Westbury”
BEST NEWS
Alexia Croll - “How to Close Down a Landfill: A Discussion”
Olivia Ambery - “The “Does” and Don’ts of Road Safety on Campus”
Mary Jane Hernandez - “Reconstruction Underway at the Natural Science Building”
Samantha Robinson - “Old Westbury Earns University Title”
Joanna Vissichelli - “The Dryer That Caught Fire”
BEST OPINION
Olivia Ambery - “A Nation Divided: Students and Faculty Speak on the 2024 Election”
Vincent Arroyo - “Good Morning America, How Are Ya?”
Diana Colavita - “Old Westbury Finally Gets a Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Major”
Juliana Vasquez - “Inside the NCAA: My Experience at the Student Immersion Program”
Aaliyah Laldee - “SUNY Old Westbury Has an Emergency?”
BEST REVIEW
Vincent Arroyo - “Turning to the East: The Afro-Asian Connection,”
Alexia Croll - “Alligator Bites Never Heal: A Mixtape Review”
Andrea Gordon - “Ariana Grande Reaches Her Saturn Return In “Eternal Sunshine”
Jackie Martinez - “Bikini Kill Live in Brooklyn”
James Panagakos - “Triple Headliner: Koyo, Anxious & One Step Closer!”
BEST SPORTS
Aidan Bongiorno - “Gianna DiLillo Takes the Field”
Muhamed Doucouré - “Panthers Men’s Volleyball Team Falls Flat Against Conference Team”
Dylan Murphy - “Men’s Volleyball Begins with Ryan Pastuch”
Anthony Payamps - “Panthers Fall Short to Mount Saint Vincent in a Hard-Fought Conference Matchup”
Juliana Vasquez - “Panthers Aim High After Historic 2024 Run”
RADIO
BEST NEWS SEGMENT:
Gabrielle Gambuzza – “Farsight, the Interview on OWWR”
GABRIELLE GAMBUZZA FARSIGHT BAND INTERVIEW
Jahnavi Sripathi, Muhamed Doucoure, Henry Wilson, Amanda Zavala, Angelina Zavala – “The OWWR 6 PM News Update”
OWWR 6PM NEWS UPDATE JAHNAVI SRIPATHI MUHAMED DOUCOURE HENRY WILSON AMANDA ZAVALA
Joshua Wilson – “OWWR Sports: Jose Lorenzo Santos the Interview”
JOSHUA WILSON INTERVIEW OWWR SPORTS
Tim Coventry, Patrec-Alexander Jones-Brown, Muhamed Doucoure – “OWWR Spotlight: Mike LiPetri for Congress, the Interview”
Tim Coventry Patrec-Alexander Jones-Brown Muhamed Doucoure OWWR Spotlight Mike LiPetri
Tim Coventry – “Student News Live on OWWR, Election Day, the day after”.
TIMOTHY COVENTRY OWWR STUDENT NEWS LIVE THE DAY AFTER
BEST EVENT PROMO:
Derell Smith – “Old Westbury Panthers vs. Brooklyn Bears”
DERELL SMITH PANTHERS VS BEARS
Patrec-Alexander Jones-Brown – “OWWR’s Annual St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser, Glen Cove, NY”
PATRICK ALEXANDER JONES BROWN OWWR ANNUAL ST BALDRICKS FUNDRAISER GLEN COVE NY
Gabrielle Gambuzza, Patrec-Alexander Jones-Brown – “Student News Live on OWWR”
GABRIELLE GAMBUZZA PATREC ALEXANDER JONES BROWN SNL
Amanda Zavala – “Old Westbury Panthers vs. York College Cardinals”
BEST STATION PROMO
Angelina Zavala – “3… 2… 1… on OWWR”
Jaden Nunez – “Vibes on OWWR”
Gabrielle Gambuzza – “Unhinged on OWWR”
BEST CREATIVE PRODUCTION
Alexia Croll – “Women In Media and the Workplace”
ALEXIA CROLL WOMEN IN MEDIA AND THE WORKPLACE
Angelina Zavala – “Dead Air on OWWR”
ANGELINA ZAVALA DEAD AIR ON OWWR
Gabrielle Gambuzza – “Holiday Time on OWWR”
GABRIELLE GAMBUZZA HOLIDAY TIME
Quinn Dobson – “Student News Live on OWWR”
QUINN DOBSON STUDENT NEWS LIVE
BEST RADIO SHOW
Ryan Garcia, Jaden Nunez, Joshua Wilson, Muhamed Doucoure – “OWWR Sports: Old Westbury Panthers vs. York Cardinals live on OWWR”
Tim Coventry – “The Global Report on OWWR”
THE GLOBAL REPORT WITH TIM COVENTRY
Angelina Zavala, Jahnavi Sripathi, Gabrielle Gambuzza, Alexia Croll – “OWWR Spotlight: Women in Media”
ANGELINA ZAVALA - WOMEN IN MEDIA AND THE WORKPLACE
Gabrielle Gambuzza – “Unhinged: The Halloween Edition on OWWR”
GABRIELLE GAMBUZZA UNHINGED THE HALLOWEEN EDITION ON OWWR
Ryan Forte – “Southern Strings on OWWR”
RYAN FORTE SOUTHERN STRINGS ON OWWR