Awards

2024 

Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards:

• Best Documentary Winner (Therese Boudreaux: PFAS: Forever Chemicals)
• Best Specialty Show (Non-Music) Finalist – Wall Street Weekly
• Best Radio Drama Finalist – Welcome To Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (Therese Boudreaux)
• Best Sports Play-By-Play (Women’s Basketball) Finalist – Hillsdale vs. Walsh, 02/09/23 (Julius Graber, Evan Mick)
• Best Sports Update Finalist – WRFH Sports with Hana Connelly (Hana Connelly)
• Best News Feature Story Finalist – The Cherry Blossoms of D.C. (Aubrey Gulick)
• Best Public Service Announcement Finalist – Hillsdale Humane Society (Lauren Smyth)
• Best Station ID Finalist – WRFH Fresh ID (Lauren Smyth)

Michigan Association of Broadcasters – Student Broadcast Awards

• College Radio Station of the Year
• Best Current Events Story Winner (Josh Barker: The Policy Corner: Michigan Tax Reform)
• Best Music Feature or Special Winner (Gwen Thompson: The Timbrel and the Lyre)
• Best Editorial Winner (Gavin Listro Editorial)
• Best Daily Newscast/News Feature Winner (Therese Boudreaux: Spotlight on PFAS)
• Best Promotional Announcement Winner (Wall Street Weekly Promo)
• Best Sports Feature Winner (Evan Mick: Hillsdale Football’s New Head Coach)
• Best Current Events Story – Second Place (Abigail Snyder: Israel War Special Report)
• Best Editorial – Second Place (Abigail Snyder Editorial)
• Best On-Air Personality or Team – Second Place (Lauren Smyth)
• Best Sports Feature – Second Place (Evan Mick: The Life of a Kicker)
• Best Current Events Story – Honorable Mention (Josh Barker: The Policy Corner: Right To Work Repeal)
• Daily Newscast/News Feature – Honorable Mention (Lauren Smyth News)

2023 

Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards:

• Best Faculty Advisor Winner (Scot Bertram)
• Most Creative/Innovative Show Winner (Five Minute Myths)
• Most Creative/Innovative Show Finalist – State Facts
• Best Specialty Show (Non-Music) Finalist – The Virtual Voyage
• Best Specialty Show (Non-Music) Finalist – Grammar Minute
• Best Talk Program Finalist – The Social Mediators
• Best Sports Play-by-Play – Hillsdale vs. Findlay
• Best Press Release Finalist – Lauren Scott
• Best College/University Radio Station (under 10,000 students) Finalist

Michigan Association of Broadcasters – Student Broadcast Awards

• College Radio Station of the Year
• Best Current Events Story Winner (The Policy Corner: Michigan Affordable Housing and Property Taxes)
• Best On Air Personality or Team Winner (Elena Naborowski: Five Minute Myths)
• Best Daily Newscast/News Feature Winner (Collegian Week in Review)
• Best Daily Newscast/News Feature – Second Place (Lauren Smyth Newscast)
• Best Daily Newscast/News Feature – Honorable Mention (Sports Story Time)
• Best On-Air Personality of Team – Honorable Mention (Grammar Minute)
• Best Promotional Announcement – Second Place (Election 2022)
• Best Promotional Announcement – Honorable Mention (Election Night Coverage)
• Best Talk Show – Second Place (Wellness Weekly)

• Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program – 2nd Place (The Virtual Voyage)
• Best Documentary/Public Affairs – 2nd Place (Hillsdale Student, American Hero)
• Best Promo – 3rd Place (The Grammar Minute Promo) 
• Best Newscast or Sportscast – 4th Place (Lauren Smyth News)
• Best Documentary – 4th Place (Lauren Smyth: Ian Fleming)
• Best Special Broadcast – 4th Place (Election Night 2022) 
  

2022

Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards:

• Best Production Director Winner (Ryan Young)
• Best Comedy Program Finalist – The Loft
• Best Morning Show Finalist – The Ryan Young Show
• Best Women’s Basketball Play-By-Play Finalist – Women’s Basketball: Hillsdale vs. Ohio Valley
• Best Press Release Finalist – Josh Barker
• Best Documentary Finalist – John Lee Hooker
• Best Talk Program Finalist – The Social Mediators
• Best College/University Radio Station (under 10,000 students) Finalist

Michigan Association of Broadcasters – Student Broadcast Awards

• Best Current Events Story Winner (The Policy Corner: Michigan Voting Bills)
• Best Current Events Story – Honorable Mention (Hillsdale Interview: Mike Pompeo)
• Best Daily Newscast/News Feature – Second Place (Lauren Smyth Newscast)
• Best Promotional Announcement – Second Place (Hillsdale Men’s Basketball)
• Best Public Service Announcement – Second Place (Adoption)
• Best Sports Announcing Team – Second Place (Football: Hillsdale vs. Kentucky Wesleyan)

2021

Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards:

• Best Comedy Show Winner (The Loft)
• Best Morning Show Finalist – Marty & Stef in the Morning
• Best Specialty Show Finalist – The Rest is History
• Most Innovative and Creative Program Finalist – State Facts
• Best Specialty Music Show Finalist – Conserving the Classics
• Best Women’s Basketball Play-By-Play – Hillsdale v. Malone basketball
• Best Newscast Finalist – Reagan Gensiejewski Update
• Best Newscast Finalist – Christine Talent Update
• Best Station Promo – Election Night Promo 

2020

Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards:

• Best News Interview Winner (The Hillsdale Interview: Gov. Scott Walker)
• Best Talk Show Finalist – Off Topic
• Best Specialty Music Shown Finalist – The Spin Room
• Most Innovative/Creative Program Finalist – State Facts 
• Best Public Affairs Program Finalist – The Policy Corner
• Best Sports Update – Rachel Kookogey Update

2019

Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards:

• Best News Interview Winner (The Hillsdale Interview: John Bolton)
• Best Talk Show Finalist – Miss Informed
• Best Specialty Shown Finalist – Wait, What Happened
• Best Celebrity/Artists Interview Finalist – The Hillsdale Interview: Ben Shapiro
• Best Public Affairs Program Finalist – Citizen Talk
• Best Show Promotional Poster Finalist – Wait, What Happened
• Best Show Promotional Poster Finalist – The Devil’s Advocate
• Best Play-By-Play, Baseball/Softball Finalist – Hillsdale vs. Bellevue Baseball
• Best Play-By-Play, Baseball/Softball Finalist – Hillsdale vs. Findlay Baseball

Michigan Association of Broadcasters-Student Broadcast Awards:

• College Radio Station of the Year
• Best Current Event Program Winner (The Hillsdale Interview: Ajit Pai)
• Best On-Air Personality or Team Winner (Wait, What Happened?)  
• Best Talk Show (American View)
• Best Current Event Program – Second Place (The Hillsdale Interview: John James)
• Best Newscast / News Feature – Second Place (Econ 101)
• Best Newscast / News Feature – Honorable Mention (Ryan Kelly Murphy Newscast)
• Best Sports Announcing Team – Honorable Mention (Hillsdale Academy vs. Bellevue Baseball)

•  Best Special Program – 3rd Place (Patmos, WI Radio Drama Preview)

2018

Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Awards:

• Best Talk Show Finalist – Off Topic
• Best Documentary Finalist – Opioid Epidemic
• Best Comedy Show Finalist – The Daily Grind
• Best Show Promotional Poster Finalist – The Devil’s Advocate
• Best Play-By-Play, Baseball/Softball Finalist – Hillsdale vs. Wayne State Baseball

Michigan Association of Broadcasters-Student Broadcast Awards:

• Best Daily Newscast/News Feature Winner (Ryan Kelly Murphy Newscast)  
• Best On-Air Personality or Team Winner (Wait, What Happened?)  
• Best Sports Announcing Team – Second Place (Hillsdale vs. Wayne State)

College Broadcasters, Inc. Awards:

• Best Audio Newscast – Third Place
• Best Public Affairs Documentary – Fourth Place