Lincoln Parish Journal co-publisher Kyle Roberts and the rest of the Bearcat broadcast team were awarded first place for Best Live Event Broadcast at the Louisiana Sports Writers Association awards Sunday for calling Ruston High’s win over West Monroe back in November.
“This is truly an honor and a team award,” Roberts said. “I want to thank Nick Brown, Carl Johnson and Mike Roberts for all being a huge part of this award, along with the entire Ruston High football team and school administration.
“I also want to thank both Z107.5 FM and the Bearcat Nation Network along with the many listeners and viewers for the opportunity to serve as the football voice for my beloved alma mater.”
A ten-minute audio clip from Ruston’s 35-17 win was submitted to the LSWA back in May to be reviewed by an independent group of judges along with multiple other broadcasts from the state.
The LPJ also took home multiple places and honorable mentions.
- Malcolm Butler: Third Place, Class-II General Sports Feature
- Malcolm Butler: Third Place, Class-II Pro-College Event
- Kyle Roberts: Honorable Mention, Class-II Prep Event
- T. Scott Boatright: Honorable Mention, Class-II Pro-College Event
- Josh McDaniel: Honorable Mention, Open Class Prep-Amateur Photography
The Lincoln Parish Journal was only one of ten media outlets across the state to garner points in the Class-II newspaper sweepstakes. The other outlets were the Kinder Courier News, The Town Talk, The Ouachita Citizen, The Concordia Sentinel, The Daily Iberian, Houma Courier, Geaux Preps, Crowley Post Signal, and Oakdale Journal.
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