Plymouth Canton student radio station honored

Apr. 11m 2018  PLYMOUTH EAGLE.

Plymouth Michigan News

For the seventh time since 2001, WSDP-FM (88.1) has been chosen as the High School Station of the Year by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation.

The students from the Plymouth Canton Educational Park station were awarded the honor March 7 during the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference in Lansing.

In the high school radio category, Plymouth-Canton students won first-place awards in 10 categories and received 12 of the 29 awards presented.

First-place award winners included: On Air Personality or Team: Fiona Hughes (Canton junior); Sports Public Service Announcement: Saba Mangla (Plymouth senior); Sports Public Service Announcement: Rebekah McBride (Canton senior); Sports Public Service Announcement: Sam Badger (Canton junior); Sports Public Service Announcement: Maxim Jenkins (Plymouth senior); Current Events Program: Serafine Hinz (Salem senior) and Talk Show: Maxim Jenkins (Plymouth senior).

Second place awards went to: Sports Public Service Announcement: Serafine Hinz (Salem senior); Sports Announcing Team: Jack Krumm (Canton junior); Sports Announcing Team: Max Mulvaney (Canton senior); Current Events Program: Emma Menebroker (Plymouth senior); Current Events Program: Jack Krumm (Canton junior); Current Events Program: Katie Rapai (Plymouth freshman); Current Events Program: Rohan Ghantasala (Plymouth sophomore) and Public Service Announcement: Serafine Hinz (Salem senior).

Honorable mentions went to: Sports Public Service Announcement: Emma Menebroker (Plymouth senior); Innovations in Digital Media: Serafine Hinz (Salem senior); Innovations in Digital Media: Fiona Hughes (Canton junior); Current Events Program: Emma Menebroker (Plymouth senior) and Talk Show: Rebekah McBride (Canton senior).

More than 410 entries were received from 19 schools in the radio and television competition.

Plymouth Voice.