Phoenix14News Wins First Place in BEA Competition

Phoenix14News, Elon University’s weekly student newscast, won first place in the nation in the Broadcast Education Association awards competition.

Nick Ochsner (left) and Mitch Pittman work live from Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.

It is the program’s third first-place finish in the last six years. Students and adviser Rich Landesberg will receive the award at the BEA Festival in Las Vegas later this spring.