Janelle Patterson receives Grand Prize honor from National Broadcasting Society

2015 May 12

Marietta College's Janelle Patterson of Coppell, TX, was part of a team of college television (WCMO-TV) students who recently won the Grand Prize honor from the National Broadcasting Society.

Marietta won in the undergraduate electronic media competition for their election coverage in the fall, which included a debate between Congressman Bill Johnson and challenger Jennifer Garrison.

"We knew ahead of time that C-Span wanted our debate program to run on its network. So, the pressure was even higher than usual to produce as flawless of a program as possible," said Marilee Morrow, Associate Professor of Media Studies. "Each year, there is a lot of planning that goes into producing these debates and the other election programs we usually do like live election night coverage and election preview talk shows. This planning is crucial because a lot has to happen in just a few weeks. As as result, election season can be exhausting and seem thankless."

Patterson is majoring in Broadcasting and Journalism and is expected to graduate in May of 2015. Patterson is a graduate of Robert D. Edgren High School.