SUNY Old Westbury MAC Awards

THE 17TH ANNUAL 2025 STUDENT MAC AWARDS OFFICIAL NOMINEE LIST FOR SUNY OLD WESTBURY!

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”

Download Visual Journalism_Chen

Laieba Chaudhry – “Suhoor Food Festival Hosted On Long Island”

Download MULTIMEDIA.JRNLSM.Photojournalism Project

Derek Vazquez – “Community Unite, We Fight Homelessness”

Download Presentation8

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”

PRINT

 

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”

AMANDA ZAVALA P VS C

BEST STATION PROMO

Angelina Zavala – “3… 2… 1… on OWWR”

ANGELINA ZAVALA 3...2...1...

Jaden Nunez – “Vibes on OWWR”

JADEN NUNEZ VIBES

Gabrielle Gambuzza – “Unhinged on OWWR”

G 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”

OWWR SPORTS BROADCAST RYAN GARCIA- PLAY BY PLAY JADEN NUNEZ- COLOR COMMENTATOR JOSHUA WILSON-SIDELINER REPORT MUHAMED DOUCOURE - ENGINEER

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

 

THE 17TH ANNUAL 2025 STUDENT MAC AWARDS!

THE 17TH ANNUAL 2025 STUDENT MAC AWARDS!

SUNY Old Westbury is preparing for The 17th Annual 2025 Student MAC Awards!

The awards will be held Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 7 PM, in the Student Union, Panther Pad, (Zoom details to be released).

All work from students and recent alumni that were engaged in work from Tuesday, April 1, 2024, onwards are eligible to earn an award.

Please contact your respective faculty member:

Professor Andrew Mattson = Print
[email protected] 

Professor's Oz Akgun, Samara Smith, Laura Chipley = TV/Video/New Media
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

Professor Joe Manfredi = Radio
[email protected]

Students and recent alumni must have their work submitted by Monday, March 30, 2025!


HERE ARE THE WINNERS FROM THE 16TH ANNUAL 2024 STUDENT MAC AWARDS, DOWNLOAD NOW!

SUNY Old Westbury is preparing for The 17th Annual 2025 Student MAC Awards!

The awards will be held Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 7 PM, in the Student Union, Panther Pad, (Zoom details to be released).

All work from students and recent alumni that were engaged in work from Tuesday, April 1, 2024, onwards are eligible to earn an award.

Please contact your respective faculty member:

Professor Andrew Mattson = Print
[email protected] 

Professor's Oz Akgun, Samara Smith, Laura Chipley = TV/Video/New Media
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

Professor Joe Manfredi = Radio
[email protected]

Students and recent alumni must have their work submitted by Monday, March 30, 2025!


HERE ARE THE WINNERS FROM THE 16TH ANNUAL 2024 STUDENT MAC AWARDS, DOWNLOAD NOW!

THE 16TH ANNUAL 2024 STUDENT MAC AWARDS OFFICIAL NOMINEE LIST FOR SUNY OLD WESTBURY IS HERE!

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2024, 7 PM

"THE 16TH ANNUAL STUDENT MAC AWARDS"

 

 

 

DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL 16TH ANNUAL STUDENT MAC AWARDS POSTER HERE!

 

 

MEET THE JUDGES:

Marvin O. Argueta, Content Associate, ESPN, Bristol, CT

James Bacchioni, Executive Producer, Audacy, New York, NY

Peter Bellotti, Associate Producer, CBS Sports Radio, New York, NY

Maisha Closson, Showrunner Writer, Apple TV & Peacock, New York, NY

Bryon Hurt, Filmmaker, Fanwood, NJ

Sundi Lofty, Creative Director/Writer/Producer, Black Robin Media, NY/DC

Bedel Saget, Multimedia Editor, The New York Times, New York, NY

Larry Striegel, Newsday, Melville, NY

 

THE OFFICIAL 16TH ANNUAL 2024 STUDENT MAC AWARDS NOMINEE LIST AND THEIR WORKS! 

 

 

 

 

TELEVISION

BEST NEWS PACKAGE

Joanna Vissichelli, Derell Smith – “Student Activity Fee Election”

Tim Coventry, Cody Werner – “Lt. Governor Delgado visits SUNY Old Westbury”

Karla Scott, Tim Coventry, Adriana Harris, Taylor Scott – “Food on Campus”

 

Amira Francois – “Julius Garvey, M.D. visits Old Westbury”

 

Azuki Kubo – “Prof. Sarah Smith Book Talk: Forgotten Bodies”

 

BEST NEWS PACKAGE FOR REPORTER

Joanna Vissichelli – “Student Activity Fee Election”

Tim Coventry – “Lt. Governor Delgado visits SUNY Old Westbury”

Amira Francois – “Julius Garvey, M.D. visits Old Westbury”

Azuki Kubo – “Prof. Sarah Smith Book Talk: Forgotten Bodies”

BEST TV EPISODE

Azuki Kubo, Joanna Vissichelli – “Global Fusion Ep:1”

 

Cody Werner – “Panther Match Ep:3”

 

Ryan Forte – “Wake up Westbury Ep:2”

 

 

BEST CREATIVE TV SEGMENT

Joanna Vissichelli, Julianne Sucre, Patrec Alexander Jones-Brown, Cody Werner, Azuki Kubo – “Monday Afternoon Live”

 

Julianne Sucre, Wendy Verdieu, Bethany Watson – “Why Living Single is Better – Ep. 1”

Cody Werner – “Panther Match Ep:4”

Bethany Watson – “Palace Diaries”

 

BEST TV SHOW HOST

Patrec Alexander Jones Brown – “ Monday Afternoon Live”

 

Derell Smith – “Panther Match Ep:4”

Gabrielle Gambuzza, Derell Smith – “Wake up Westbury Ep:2”

Joanna Vissichelli – “Panther Match Ep:2”

SPECIAL COVERAGE

Renee DeLorenzo – “Robin Rue Simmons- The Road to Reparations”

Tim Coventry – “Old Westbury Speaks - Israel-Palestine Conflict”

 

VOX POP

Bethany Watson – “Best Part of the Day”

Cody Werner – “Just Beat It Ep 2”

Wendy Verdieu – “Fashion Talks”

 

BEST TV EPISODE STORY

Nastassia Aniceta – Abbott Elementary - “Stress Care is Self-Care”
Download Nastassia Aniceta - Abbott Elementary - _Stress Care is Self-Care_

Angela Guzman – Lopez vs Lopez – “Lopez vs Debt”
Download Angela Guzman - Lopez vs Lopez - _Lopez vs Debt_

Shanice Hyde – “The Bear – “Everything Goes Up in Smoke”
Download Shanice Hyde - The Bear - _Everything Goes Up In Smoke_

Jahlya Leone – Abbott Elementary – “Sneaker Ball”
Download Jahlya Leone - Abbott Elementary - _Sneaker Ball_

Aakash T. Singh – The Neighborhood – “Welcome to the Blazin' BBQ”
Download Aakash Singh - The Neighborhood - _Welcome to the Blazin' BBQ_

 

 

VIDEO

EVENT COVERAGE

Erik Darmstadt, Christopher Zepeda – “Dr. Daniel Black: Black on Black on our resilience and brilliance in America”

Christopher Zepeda, Julianne Sucre, Cassim Jewsbury – “Robin Rue Simmons: How the Next Generation can Lead on the Road to Reparations”

Kayla Joseph, Marcus Ennette, Kieran Charles – “Fall 2023 Convocation”

CREATIVE CONTENT

Kieran Charles – “Mirage”

Marcus Ennette – “Hater Olympics”

Marcus Etienne – “Inheritance, Remembrance, Resilience Exhibit”

DOCUMENTARY

Christopher Zepeda – “A Role of a Mother”

Cody Werner – “The Voice of Vietnam”

Ethan Ford – “Going Up”

 

PROMO

Christopher Zepeda – “Training station: Jon Linden's promo video”

Cody Werner – “Fail me Not Glasses”

 

PORTRAIT OF A PLACE

Drew Champagnie – “Panther Community Care Center”

Tahvon Balugahale – “The Sculpture Court”

 

Anthony Moyett – “The Road”

 

 

INTERVIEW

Cody Werner, Ryan Gaetan, Jalaal McCoy – “Marcus Ennette”

Cassim Jewsbury, Erik Darmstadt – “Janet Taylor Pickett Interview: Necessary Memories”

 

ESSAY FILM

Jedidiah Zervos – “Just In Time”

 

Aidan Bongiorno – “College Dorming”

 

Allison Garcia – “Dedication”

 

Cody Werner – “Darkness”

 

 

NEW MEDIA

AUDIO SLIDESHOW

Nataly Castillo – “Professional Wrestling”

Sydney Hayes – “Accessibility on SUNY Old Westbury Campus”

Ava Holdgruen – “Reggio Emilia Inspired Learning”

Joshua Ramirez-Lopez – “Media & American Studies Advising Party”

Solaris Yan – “Gender Neutral Bathrooms on Campus”

 

PODCAST

Hillary Bennett – “Sha’Carri Richardson”

Renee DeLorenzo – “Marjorie Taylor Greene Sucks”

Kortney Henderson – “George Floyd: No Justice. No Peace.”

Daniel Jefferson – “Colin Kaepernick”

Nyah Sotelo – “Cesar Chavez”

 

WEB PORTFOLIO

Erik Darmstadt – “Video Editor, Videographer & Copywriter”

Renee DeLorenzo – “Political Podcaster”

Angelina Fernandez – “Video Portfolio”

Muhammad Shumayl – “YouTuber  |  Reporter”

Alexa Spinelli – “Portfolio”

 

PRINT

BEST FEATURE STORY

Vincent Arroyo – “Dr. Kyle Anderson: A Profile”

Kayla Joseph – “A Look into Black History:” The Birth of House Music”

Kayla Joseph, Joanna Vissichelli – “From Mentee to Mentor: Meet Terry Phebe”

Luisa Garcia – “Dr. Fred Millán: A Distinguished Service Professor at SUNY Old Westbury”

Andrea Gordon, Joanna Vissichelli – “An Inside Look at the Farmingdale High School Bus Crash”

 

BEST REVIEW

Vincent Arroyo – “Shift. Breathe. Expand. Painting in Space”

Aidan Bongiorno – “SUNY Old Westbury Pays Tribute to 50 Years of Hip Hop”

Alexia Croll – “Bob Marley: One Love”

James Panagakos – “Concert Review: Pantera “For Legacy” Tour with Lamb of God”

Bethany Watson – “Inheritance, Remembrance, Resilience at SUNY Old Westbury”

 

BEST OPINION PIECE

Julia Becchinelli – “An Unhealthy Relationship: Wellness Culture”

Yasmin Espinal – “Feminine Products Inaccessible to Many Women”

Luisa Garcia – “Remember: “Your Direction is More Important than Your Speed””

Kayla Joseph – “The Greenhouse: Advocating for a Sustainable Future”

Joanna Vissichelli – “Is Pop-Punk Dead?”

 

BEST SPORTS STORY

Aidan Bongiorno – “SUNY Old Westbury Women’s Basketball Honors the Seniors”

Dylan Murphy – “Pandemonium at the Clark”

Francia Rivera – “The Freshman Breaking Records: Alyse Then”

Jacob Taormina – “SUNY Old Westbury Men’s Soccer Set For Bounce Back Year”

Joanna Vissichelli – “SUNY Old Westbury’s Loss of A True Home Court and Crowd”

BEST NEWS STORY

Olivia Ambery – “Celebrating OW’s Fitness Community with the Heart Healthy Run/Walk”

Alexia Croll – “Banned Books: A WGSS Discussion” 

Luisa Garcia & Andrea Gordon – “The Shuttle Bus at SUNY Old Westbury”

Derell Smith & Joanna Vissichelli – “Student Activity Fee: Gone or Golden”

 

 

RADIO

BEST NEWS SEGMENT

Luisa Garcia – “Section Too Interview on OWWR”

LUISA GARCIA - SECTION TOO INTERVIEW - WHAT DO YOU KNOW OLD WESTBURY ON OWWR

Luisa Garcia, Gabrielle Gambuzza, Derell Smith, Tim Coventry – “OWWR 6 PM News Update”

LUISA GARCIA GABBY GAMBUZZA DERELL SMITH TIMOTHY COVENTRY - OWWR 6PM NEWS UPDATE

Luisa Garcia, Joanna Vissichelli, Tim Coventry – “OWWR Spotlight: Mold”

LUISA GARCIA JOANNA VISSICHELLI TIMOTHY COVENTRY - OWWR SPOTLIGHT MOLD

Tim Coventry – “OWWR Spotlight: Hempstead Village Trustee Clariona D. Griffith”

TIM COVENTRY - OWWR SPOTLIGHT HEMPSTEAD TRUSTEE CLARIONA D. GRIFFITH

BEST EVENT PROMO

Cody Werner – “What Do You Know Old Westbury?”

CODY WERNER - WHAT DO YOU KNOW OLD WESTBURY

Gabrielle Gambuzza – “Old Westbury Panthers Basketball”

GABBY GAMBUZZA - OLD WESTBURY PANTHERS BASKETBALL

Patrec Alexander Jones-Brown – “Old Westbury Panthers Softball”

PATREC ALEXANDER BROWN-JONES - OLD WESTBURY PANTHERS SOFTBALL

BEST STATION PROMO

Dan Rubinowtiz – “What Do You Know Old Westbury on OWWR”

DAN RUBINOWITZ - WHAT DO YOU KNOW OLD WESTBURY ON OWWR

Gabrielle Gambuzza – “Unhinged on OWWR”

GABBY GAMBUZZA - UNHINGHED ON OWWR

Luisa Garcia – “Ritmo Latino on OWWR”

LUISA GARCIA - RITMO LATINO ON OWWR

BEST CREATIVE PRODUCTION

Luisa Garcia – “Freedom”

LUISA GARCIA - FREEDOM

Nolyn Salter – “Segue”

NOLYN SALTER - SEGUE

Tim Coventry – “OWWR, Turn It Up!”

TIM COVENTRY - OWWR TURN IT UP!

BEST SHOW

Derell Smith – “Whatever, Whatever on OWWR”

DERELL SMITH - WHATEVER WHATEVER ON OWWR

Gabrielle Gambuzza – “Unhinged on OWWR”

GABRIELLE GAMBUZZA - UNHINGED ON OWWR

Luisa Garcia – “Ritmo Latino on OWWR”

LUISA GARCIA - RITMO LATINO ON OWWR

Tim Coventry – “The Global Report on OWWR”

TIM COVENTRY - THE GLOBAL REPORT ON OWWR

 

THE 16TH ANNUAL 2024 STUDENT MAC AWARDS OFFICIAL POSTER!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST, 2024, 7 PM, AT SUNY OLD WESTBURY, THE MAC AWARDS RETRUNS!

VISIT MACAWARDS.ORG MONDAY 4.22.2024 FOR ALL THE MAC AWARD NOMINEES AND THEIR WORKS! 

 

DOWNLOAD THE FLIER NOW!

 

 

THE 16TH ANNUAL STUDENT MAC AWARDS!

THE 16TH ANNUAL 2024 STUDENT MAC AWARDS!

SUNY Old Westbury is preparing for The 16th Annual 2024 Student MAC Awards!

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024, 7 PM, (Zoom details to be released).

All work from students and recent alumni that were engaged in work from Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, onwards are eligible to earn an award.

Please contact your respective faculty member:

Professor Andrew Mattson = Print

Professor's Oz Akgun, Samara Smith, Laura Chipley, Lisa Payton = TV / Video /New Media

Professor Joe Manfredi = Radio 

Students and recent alumni must have their work submitted by Monday, April 1st, 2024!

SUNY Old Westbury is preparing for The 16th Annual 2024 Student MAC Awards!

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024, 7 PM, (Zoom details to be released).

All work from students and recent alumni that were engaged in work from Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, onwards are eligible to earn an award.

Please contact your respective faculty member:

Professor Andrew Mattson = Print

Professor's Oz Akgun, Samara Smith, Laura Chipley, Lisa Payton = TV / Video /New Media

Professor Joe Manfredi = Radio 

Students and recent alumni must have their work submitted by Monday, April 1st, 2024!

THE 15TH ANNUAL 2023 STUDENT MAC AWARDS OFFICIAL NOMINEE LIST FOR SUNY OLD WESTBURY IS HERE!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2023, 7 PM

"THE 15TH ANNUAL STUDENT MAC AWARDS"

 

 

DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL 15TH ANNUAL STUDENT MAC AWARD POSTER HERE!

 

DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM GUIDE TODAY!

 

MEET THE JUDGES:

Peter Bellotti, CBS Sports Radio, New York, NY
Andrew Bogusch, Anchor, CBS Sports Radio, New York, NY
Ilkay Niscanci Ph.D., Associate Professor, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkiye
Michelle Purpura, Assistant Editor, A&E Networks, New York, NY
Larry Striegel, Newsday, (retired), Melville, NY

 

THE OFFICIAL 15TH ANNUAL 2023 STUDENT MAC AWARDS NOMINEE LIST AND THEIR WORKS! 

 

TELEVISION

NEWS PACKAGE

Julianne Sucre, Alexa Spinelli – “A Campus Remembrance - Celebrating the Leadership & Impact of Calvin O. Butts, III”

 

Alexa Spinelli, Cassim Jewsbury, Jessica Janssen – “Historias Paralelas - Exhibition by Tamara Rosenblum”

 

Juliana Hernandez, Nasir Fanfan – “Women In Media: Lisa Payton and Dr. Amanda Frisken”

Juliana Hernandez – “Blood Drive Fall 22”

 

TV EPISODE

Nasir Fanfan, Christopher Zepeda – “Weeb Weekly Episode 2”

Damian Goodridge, Nasir Fanfan – “Campus Talks Episode 11”

Brandon Ortega, Sebastian Jasinski – “Get to Know”

CREATIVE TV SEGMENT

Jessica Janssen, Damian Goodridge – “Women’s History Month” 

Renee DeLorenzo – “The Math in Robots with Leanne Cushing”

Chanel Abreu, Cassim Jewsbury, Taylor Riggins – “Cost of Fame”

 

INTERVIEW

Brandon Ortega, Erik Darmstadt, Sebastian Jasinski – “Alumni Talks: Moses Nunes”

Renee DeLorenzo, Erik Darmstadt, Nasir Fanfan, Brandon Ortega, Sebastian Jasinski – “Feldsott”

Bethany Watson, Jessica Janssen – “Best Part of the Day”

 

SGA EVENT COVERAGE

Nasir Fanfan, Christopher Zepeda, Julianne Sucre – “Club Bash Spring 2023”

Juliana Hernandez, Brandon Ortega – “SGA Annual Brunch”

 

Tyler Carr, Luke Carlin – “Club Bash Fall 2022”

 

VIDEO

PORTRAIT OF A PLACE

Renee DeLorenzo – “The Library”

Tyra Goldston – “Science Building: The Follow”

 

David Paiz-Torres – “Studying in the Library”

DOCUMENTARY

Christopher Zepeda – “Coaches Corner”

 

Damian Goodridge – “Interracially Dating, We're not completely different”

 

 

EVENT COVERAGE

Erik Darmstadt, Julianne Sucre – “Professional Spotlight: Media Mentors - Jacque Reid How to use social media to jumpstart your career”

 

Brandon Ortega, Sebastian Jasinski, Erik Darmstadt – “Bill Dedman: Long Island Divided”

 

Erik Darmstadt, Nasir Fanfan, Brandon Ortega – “Feldsott: Conversation”

 

NEW MEDIA 

AUDIO SLIDESHOW

Idalia Reyes – “Winter Wonderland at the Long Island Children's Museum”

Ryan Gaetan – “Day in the life of a streamer”

Jessica Gibbs – “Blood Shortage”

PODCAST

Renee DeLorenzo – “Queen Elizabeth Sucks”

Hannah Westbrook – “Acceptance Starts With Our Kids”

Joanna Vissichelli – “ACL Tears: Two Sisters’ Journeys From Injury to Recovery”

WEB PORTFOLIO

Chanel Abreu – “Videographer”

Tyler Carr – “Multimedia Portfolio”

Saaraa Sattaur – “Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle Writer”

SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT

Nasir Fanfan – “My Nana”

Damian Goodridge – “Love you Dad!”

Erik Darmstadt – “Media Mentor, Jacque Reid How to use social media to jumpstart your career Part 1”



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BEST FEATURE STORY

Laura Francavilla – “The Power of Crystals and Covid-19”

Joanna Vissichelli – “International Students at SUNY Old Westbury”

Luisa Garcia – “Smart Textiles are Revolutionizing the Fashion Industry”

Yasmin Espinal – “Frieda Kahlo”

Kayla Joseph – “The Future of Creativity: How AI is Changing Art”

BEST REVIEW

Ryan Smith –“If it’s Brown Lay Down. If it’s Black Fight Back. If it’s Cocaine Bear, You’re Screwed”

Kayla Kidd – “You People”

Vincent Arroyo – “Winkler at Arlene’s Grocery”

Ananda Hoggard-Shannon – “Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village, March ‘23”

Laura Francavilla – “Mötley Crüe – The Dirt: Declassified”

BEST OPINION PIECE

Katherine Birmingham – “The Innocence of Children Teaches Us to Be Grateful”

Luisa Garcia – “Marriage Equality: A Global Comparison of the Legalization of Same Sex Marriage,” December”

Muhammad Shumail – “What Global Population Crossing 8 Billion Means for Our Future”

Joanna Vissichelli – “Potential TikTok Ban: Security Vs. Freedom”

Kyla Joseph – “How to Celebrate Women’s History Month”

BEST NEWS STORY

Laura Francavilla – “SUNY Old Westbury’s School for Education Receives $1.5 million from NY State Child Care Facility”

David Paiz-Torres – “Panther Pantry to be Located to Campus Center”

Joanna Vissichelli – “Meet Dr. Cheryl Wilson”

Julia Becchinelli – “Enrollment Changes”

Vidal Moscoso – “Sugary Cereals will no longer Qualify as Healthy Under New FDA Rule”

 

RADIO

BEST NEWS SEGMENT

Tania D. Fils-Aime – “New Media Beat on OWWR”

TANIA D FILS AIME - NEW MEDIA BEAT

Damian Goodridge – "Children's Mental Health"

DAMIAN GOODRIDGE - CHILDRENS MENTAL HEALTH

Denis Tuohy – “WBC Monologue”

DENIS TUOHY WBC MONOLOGUE AND WHY GLOBAL SPORTING EVENTS ARE A BEAUTIFUL THING (2)

 

BEST EVENT PROMO

Niklaus Feil – “Old Westbury Panther’s Softball”

NIKLAUS FEIL - OLD WESTBURY PANTHER'S SOFTBALL

Denis Tuohy – “Old Westbury Panther’s Basketball”

DENIS TUOHY - OLD WESTBURY PANTHER'S BASKETBALL

BEST STATION PROMO

Tania D. Fils-Aime – “Tunes with T on OWWR”

TANIA D. FILS-AIME - TUNES WITH T ON OWWR

Damian Goodridge, Sanique Sutherland – “TNT on OWWR”

DAMIAN GOODRIDGE - SANIQUE SUTHERLAND - TNT ON OWWR

Denis Tuohy – “Tuohy & Gable Talk Sports on OWWR”

DENIS TUOHY - TUOHY & GABLE TALK SPORTS ON OWWR

BEST CREATIVE PRODUCTION

Cassandra Brown – “Urban Image”

CASSANDRA - URBAN IMAGE

Noa Caines – “Tik-Tok on OWWR”

NOA CAINES - TIK-TOK ON OWWR

BEST SHOW

Noa Caines – “Here’s What’s Happening on OWWR”

NOA CAINES - HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING ON OWWR

Tania D. Fils-Aime – “Tunes with T on OWWR”

TANIA D. FILS-AIME - TUNES WITH T ON OWWR

Damian Goodridge – “What’s Goodie? on OWWR”

DAMIAN GOODRIDGE - WHATS GOODIE ON OWWR

Denis Tuohy – “Tuohy & Gable Talk Sports on OWWR”

DENIS TUOHY - TUOHY & GABLE TALK SPORTS ON OWWR

THE 15TH ANNUAL 2023 STUDENT MAC AWARDS!

SUNY Old Westbury is preparing for The 15th Annual 2023 Student MAC Awards!

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023, 7 PM, (Zoom details to be released).

All work from students and recent alumni that were engaged in work from Tuesday, April 5th, 2022, onwards are eligible to earn an award.

Please contact your respective faculty member:

Professor John Friedman = Print

Professor's Oz Akgun, Samara Smith, Laura Chipley, Lisa Payton = TV / Video /New Media

Professor Joe Manfredi = Radio 

Students and recent alumni must have their work submitted by Tuesday, April 4th, 2023!

THE 14TH ANNUAL 2022 STUDENT MAC AWARDS OFFICIAL NOMINEE LIST FOR SUNY OLD WESTBURY IS HERE!

TUNE IN LIVE WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH, 2022, 7 PM FOR "THE 14TH ANNUAL STUDENT MAC AWARDS"



Download the official program guide for "The 14th Annual 2022 Student MAC Awards" HERE!

THE JUDGES FOR THE 14TH ANNUAL 2022 STUDENT MAC AWARDS

Peter Bellotti, CBS Sports Radio, New York, NY
Andrew, Bogusch, CBS Sports Radio & WFAN Radio, New York, NY
Jody Culkin, CUNY, New York, NY
Alfred Robbins, Botn Films, McDonough, GA
Susan Smith, University of Maine, Orono, ME
Larry Striegel, Newsday, (retired), Melville, NY
Stenley Talabert, CNN, New York, NY

 

THE 14TH ANNUAL 2022 STUDENT MAC AWARDS NOMINEE LIST AND THEIR WORKS! 

 

MAC AWARDS OFFICIAL POSTER COMPETITION NOMINEES


Karla Panameno





Jana Lynch





Johanna Duran 

DIGITAL ARTS

 

GRAPHIC DESIGN 

Sophia Soto – “I Matter”

Jake Mascolo – “Claustrophobia”

Jamie Hang – “Show and Tell Research Day Poster”

DIGITAL IMAGING 

Karla Panameno – “SunKissed” 

Jade Thompson – “Pure Genius”

Sharif Hill-Dunning – “Underwater in a Cup”

VIDEO 

Patrick Osterwald – “Business Ritual”

Angela Maure – “Hippocampus Playback”

James Ferrara – “self-help”

3D DESIGN 

Brianna Canciani – “Candy Land”

Rachel Jungeun Oh – “Invisible Reality”

ANIMATION

Jake Mascolo – “Litterbug”  

Patrick Osterwald – “Repossessed”

TELEVISION

 

BEST OWTV NEWS PACKAGE

Matthew Lorenzo – “Mask Mandate Opinions”

 

Michelle Chan – “Marvelous Monday”

 

Joshua Gable, Ryan Mcarthur, Kurt Miller – “Fall 2021 Blood Drive”

Brianna Knibbs – “Weekly Brief Episode 29”

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE

Alexander Zepeda and Erin Mcinerney – “Movie Night Episode 11”

Kurt Miller and Ryan McArthur – “Campus Talks: The New Normal”

Megan McGrath – “Cook-off: Pizza Episode”

 

Lillian Chen – “Tech Talk Episode 3”

 

BEST CREATIVE TELEVISION SEGMENT

Alexander Zepeda – “Questing Guild: Adventures for Beginners”

Erin Mcinerney – “Hockey Alert Episode 10”

Kurt Miller, Ryan McArthur – “What Song Are you Listening to? Episode 1”

Tania Fils-Aime – “Sung Rok Choi: The Great Chain of Being Exhibition”

BEST INTERVIEW

Michelle Chan – “Melany Lobo, COVID-19 Contact Tracer”

Matthew Lorenzo – “Artist Interview: Sung Rok Choi”





Jemima Wilson – “From Texas to New York” 

VIDEO

 

BEST PORTRAIT OF A PLACE

Alexia Allen – “365 Days”

Matthew Lorenzo – “OW Starbucks Café”

Jacob Taormina – “Serenity”

Hannah Westbrook – “The Bench”

 

BEST PORTRAIT OF A PERSON

Kurt Miller – “Jake Miller”





Jasmin Reyes – “Untitled”

Julianne Sucre – “Lou Sucre”

 

BEST SELF PORTRAIT

Kurt Miller – “A Passion of Endless Possibilities”

Adrian Munoz – “Isolation”





Tafari Simpson – “Grounded”

BEST SPOKEN WORD

Deborah Bichotte – “Climate Change”

Evan Howell – “Recycle or Die”

Matthew Lorenzo – “Bluebird”

Alexander Zepeda – “The Truth is”

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Rahul Andrade – “Journey to find God”

Zachary Cummings – “Jake Moscato”

Adrian Munoz – “The Group”

BEST SOCIAL JUSTICE VIDEO

Deborah Bichotte – “Has Social Media Altered Our Perception of Beauty?”





Precious Richards – “A Conversation about Colorism”

 

NEW MEDIA

PODCAST

Evan Howell – “Black Wall Street”

SOUNDCLOUD LINK

Ryan McArthur – “From Snurfing to Snowboarding”

ANCHOR FM LINK

Megan McGrath – “Polar Bear Versus Climate Change”

ANCHOR FM LINK

Jonathan Smith – “Dream”

SPOTIFY LINK


MEDIA PORTFOLIO

Colleen Guirand – “Product Designer & Journalist”

COLLENGUIRAND.COM

Sophia Soto – “Writer & Journalist”

WEBSITE LINK

Anthony Zachariadis – “Video Portfolio”

WEBSITE LINK

Alexander Zepeda – “Video Portfolio”

WEBSITE LINK


INTERACTIVE PROJECT

Erik Darmstadt – “Small Business Portrait: Wine Tastings”

VOICETHREAD LINK

Renee DeLorenzo – “Island Harvest Food Bank”

VOICETHREAD LINK

Ryan McAurthur – “College, or not?”

WEBSITE LINK

Selia Mercado – “Sexual Harassment in the Workplace”

WEBSITE LINK

 

PRINT

VISIT "THE CATALYST" FOR ALL THE ENTIRES!

BEST FEATURE STORY 

Kevin Horton – “Hey, SUNY Old Westbury! Give me a Sign”

Noa Caines – “Dr. Ozgur ‘Oz’ Akgun”

Sa’Rita Pearson – “Nomophobia”

Sandra Lavoy – “Former Catalyst Executive Editor Begins Blazing Career Trail”

Laura Francavilla – “Keeping the Past Alive Through Vinyl Records”

BEST REVIEW 

Katie Tolentino – “Cold War Long Island”

Jasmin Reyes – “The Edge: An Outdoor Observation Deck”  

Kyle Berthoud – “The Fallout is a Heartbreaking Depiction of Teen Anxiety and Grief that Doesn’t Hold Back”

Julia Becchinelli – “Harry Styles Concert”

Rosdany Checo – “Zuma”

BEST OPINION PIECE 

Sandra Lavoy – “Desensitized”

David Paiz-Torres – “Democracy is on its Deathbed in Nicaragua”

Kyle Berthoud – “Manchin Blocking Biden's Climate Plan”

Mariam Olowa – “My Best Pal”

Katherine Birmingham – “A Letter to my Daughter”

BEST NEWS STORY

Kyle Berthoud, Kevin C. Horton – “Radio Station Hopes for Installation of New Computers for the Spring” 

Kevin C.Horton – “Teachers Rally for Respect and Better Safety Protocols”

Laura Francavilla, Kelly Benatti – “Covid Update”

Kyle Berthoud – “SUNY OW’s Plan for Natural Science Building Stuck in the Mud”

David Paiz-Torres – “Former Old Westbury Student Arrested with Loaded Firearm on Campus”

 

RADIO

BEST NEWS SEGMENT

Brandon Natale – “TNT Technology on OWWR”

BRANDON NATALE - TNT TECHNOLOGY ON OWWR

Damian Goodridge - "TNT Game Review on OWWR"

DAMIAN GOODRIDGE - TNT GAME REVIEW ON OWWR

Niklaus Feil – “TNT Movie Review Venom on OWWR”

NIKLAUS FEIL - TNT MOVIE REVIEW VENOM ON OWWR


BEST EVENT PROMO

Brandon Natale – “Old Westbury Panther's Men’s Basketball”

BRANDON NATALE - OLD WESTBURY PANTHERS MENS BASKETBALL

Damain Goodridge, Brandon Natale – “Old Westbury Panther's Woman’s Basketball”

DAMIAN GOODRIDGE - BRANDON NATALE - OLD WESTBURY PANTHERS WOMENS BASKETBALL

Niklaus Feil – “Old Westbury Panther's Baseball”

NIKLAUS FEIL - OLD WESTBURY PANTHERS BASEBALL


BEST STATION PROMO

Aaliyah Archer, Bryan Dupuy – “TNT on OWWR”

AALIYAH ARCHER - TNT ON OWWR

Brandon Natale, Denis Tuohy, Joshua Gable – “BDJ Talk Sports on OWWR”

BRANDON NATALE - DENIS TUOHY - JOSHUA GABLE - BDJ TALK SPORTS ON OWWR

Damian Goodridge – “What’s Goodie? On OWWR”

DAMIAN GOODRIDGE - WHATS GOODIE ON OWWR

Michelle Chan – “Savage Radio on OWWR”

MICHELLE CAHN - SAVAGE RADIO ON OWWR


BEST CREATIVE PRODUCTION

Brian McKnight, Niklaus Feil – “AAA”

BRYAN MCKNIGHT - NIKLAUS FEIL - AAA

Michelle Chan – “Thore Ad”

MICHELLE CHAN - THORE AD

Niklaus Feil – “Coke Commercial”

NIKLAUS FEIL - COKE COMMERCIAL


BEST SHOW

Brandon Natale, Denis Tuohy, Joshua Gable – “BDJ Talks Sports on OWWR”

BRANDON NATALE - DENIS TUOHY - JOSHUA GABLE - BDJ TALK SPORTS ON OWWR

Damian Goodridge - "What's Goodie? on OWWR"

DAMIAN GOODRIDGE - WHATS GOODIE ON OWWR

Denis Tuohy, Joshua Gable – “Denis & Josh Talk Sports on OWWR”

DENIS TUOHY AND JOSHUA GABLE - DENIS AND JOSH TALK SPORTS ON OWWR

 

For more information please visit comment on this page below, or the contact page on  OWWRNY.ORG.

 

THE 14TH ANNUAL 2022 STUDENT MAC AWARDS ARE HERE!

The 14th Annual Student MAC Awards are Wednesday, May 4th, 2022, at 7 PM!

Tune in Wednesday, April 27th, 2022, at 5 PM EST, only on OWWR, Old Westbury Web Radio for the official reading of all the nominees in Digital Arts, Radio, New Media, Video, Print and Television! 

This years MAC Awards return live on-line, and MACAWARDS.org has your pass. Check back often for the live link!

 

For more information please visit comment on this page below, or the contact page on  OWWRNY.ORG.

THE 13TH ANNUAL STUDENT MAC AWARDS OFFICIAL WINNER LIST FOR SUNY OLD WESTBURY!

MAC AWARDS WINNERS 2021 MASTER LIST

(REVISED 4.27.2021 / 1:45 PM/ FINAL VERSION)

DIGITAL ARTS

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Daniel DeAmeller – “Moby Dick”

DIGITAL IMAGING

James Ferrara – “Butterfly Fx”

WEB DESIGN

Gabrielle Grenier – “You're Okay App”

3D DESIGN

Daniel DeAmeller – “Candy”

ANIMATION

Daniel DeAmeller – “Lesson Learned”

VIDEO

Malique Parker - Untitled

 

 

TELEVISION

 

BEST TELEVISION PROMO

Ashley Fiorito – “Virtual Reality Lab at SUNY Old Westbury”  

BEST SPECIAL EVENTS PACKAGE

Brandon Johnson – “First-Year Experience Common Reading Speaker - Dr. Michael Eric Dyson”

BEST SPECIAL INTERVIEW

Julie Goldsmith – “Noam Chomsky on COVID-19 and its Impacts”

BEST SPORTS SEGMENT

Marvin Argueta – “Get in the Game: Episode 4”  

BEST CREATIVE TELEVISION SEGMENT

Joshua Thiong – “Outlandish: Episode 2”

BEST NATIONAL NEWS PACKAGE

Nina Crawford, Alexa Spinelli – “An interview with Naala Royale: Restaurant Business during COVID-19 Pandemic”

BEST CAMPUS BASED NEWS PACKAGE

Julie Goldsmith – “Old Westbury Discusses Climate Change”

BEST PROFILE PIECE

Diana Pignatelli, Monica Crespo Badillo – “Calvin O. Butts”

BEST ANCHOR TEAM

Reza Khan, Amber Green – “OWTV News”

BEST SPORTS NEW PACKAGE

Marvin Argueta – “Kobe” 

 

VIDEO

 

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

Erin Mcinerney – “Being Five”

BEST SELF PORTRAIT

Hannalore Thomas – “Mirror”

BEST CREATIVE VIDEO

Tafari Simpson – “Spoken Words - The Renaissance”

NEW MEDIA

AUDIO SLIDESHOW

Matthew Lorenzo – “Covid Church”

PODCAST:

Cory Soodoo – “By The Window”

INTERACTIVE PROJECT:

Jalen Natera – “Who Am I, AR Project”

MEDIA PORTFOLIO

Joshua Thiong – “Josh of All Trades”

PRINT

BEST FEATURE

Jamilet Rivera – “Experiences of a Fast Food Worker”

BEST REVIEW

Colleen Guirand – “SZA Did It Again”

BEST OPINION PIECE

Enoch Byrd – “My Grandfather, Master Jay, and the NBA”

BEST NEWS STORY

Ghadir Razeq – “SUNY OW Ranked One of the ‘Best Colleges’ For Value in New Money Magazine Issue”

 

 

RADIO

BEST NEWS SEGMENT

Gregg Mandel – “OWWR 6 PM News Update”

BEST EVENT PROMO

Ajon Crump – “Open House”

BEST STATION PROMO

Brandon Ellis, Scott Honickman – “The Damage Report”

BEST CREATIVE PRODUCTION

Joelle Desrosiers – “Cops and Ghosts”

BEST SHOW

Marvin Argueta – “Goal Zone on OWWR”

Sara Avroch Wins This Year's Poster Competition! #OWMAC

Sara Avroch is the winner of this year's poster competition.  Share her poster using #OWMAC and come to the zoom event on Wednesday May 5 at 7pm to see all the winners of this year's competition.