Awards:

At the 2009 Region 1 National Broadcasting Society Conference in Lancaster, Pennsylvania Rider University won 3 first place awards.

The winning students and categories were:

Best Movie Trailer- Senior, Niko Paleologus
Best Instructional/Industrial Production Video- Senior, Alex Corini and Junior, Gina Grosso
Best Live Performance Video Segment- Junior, Gina Grosso

2009 National Broadcasting Society Video Competition Results:

First Place Award for Video Sports Program Rider Sports Corner Best of Show Rider University-Patty Wittenburg, Sean Rainey, Alex Corini, Bryan Persons and Tom Mellaci (COM 380 Project)

First Place Award for Comedy Program Cornucopia of Disaster: Meghian Hogate and Sean Rainey

First Place Award for Movie Trailer Cornucopia of Disaster: Meghian Hogate

Honorable Mention For Video Magazine Program Rider Right Now: Look Back On Lifestyles Rider University-Kelly Dixon and Gina Grosso (COM 380 Project)

Honorable Mention for Video Instructional/Industrial/Promotional Production Eggert’s Crossing Village Rider University-Bryan Persons, Scott Alboum and Alex Corini

Honorable Mention for Video Sports Segment (COM 380 Project) Rider Ice Hockey Training Camp Rider University-Sean Rainey

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At The National Broadcasting Society conference in March 2008 - Rider won first place in 4 of the 6 programming categories in which we were entered. With 2 honorable mentions in the other programming categories - we were 6 for 6 in awards. This is especially impressive since Rider’s NBS Chapter is only it it’s second year . The students - Nick Ballasy, Jon Schulter, Sean Rainey, Diana Vigorito, Kristen Salvatore, Gina Grosso and their advisor Scott Alboum did a fantastic job with their productions and in representing the best of Rider at the conference.

Scott’s production, Date Rape: A Violation of Trust was awarded first place by the judges in the professional production category. That video is now being distributed by Films for the Humanities - perhaps the largest distributor of educational programs in the nation.

Click here to view the News@Rider article about the 2008 NBS National Convention

Click here to watch a video about our trip to the 2008 NBS Convention
Click on any of the program links above to take a look at what’s airing on The Rider University Network this week.

Recent Awards Won By The Rider University Network:

  • 2008 Telly Awards:
  • Bronze Telly Award for: Date Rape: A Violation of Trust, Produced by Dr. Barry Janes and Directed by Scott Alboum
  • Bronze Telly Award for: On The Issues With Nicholas Ballasy: “An Interview with Chris Wallace of Fox News”

2008 OSTN (Open Student Television Network) National Broadcasting Society Regional Awards

  • Best University/Community Program: Inside Rider: Produced by Justin Herrera

NBS, 2008

  • At The National Broadcasting Society conference in March 2008 - Rider won first place in 4 of the 6 programming categories in which we were entered. With 2 honorable mentions in the other programming categories - we were 6 for 6 in awards. This is especially impressive since Rider’s NBS Chapter is only it it’s second year . The students - Nick Ballasy, Jon Schulter, Sean Rainey, Diana Vigorito, Kristen Salvatore, Gina Grosso and their advisor Scott Alboum did a fantastic job with their productions and in representing the best of Rider at the conference.


  • Scott Alboum’s production, Date Rape: A Violation of Trust was awarded first place by the judges in the professional production category. That video is now being distributed by Films for the Humanities - perhaps the largest distributor of educational programs in the nation.


  • The first-place winning entries were:
  • Audio Public Affairs/Interview Program, On The Issues with Nicholas Ballasy, Miss NJ Inetrview
  • Video Public Affairs/Interview Program, On The Issues with Nicholas Ballasy, The Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate in Philadelphia
  • Video Commercial: Aqua-fresh Commercial: Jonathan Schulter, Nicholas Ballasy


  • The Rider University Chapter of the National Broadcasting Society participated in the NBS Region 1 – Freedom States Region 2007 Competition Awards. Below is a list of our award winning entries.
  • News, Feature, or Sports Package – Video Honorable Mention UN Climate Change Conference on Water Safety: Nicholas Ballasy, Jon Schulter
  • News, Feature, or Sports Package – Audio First Place UN Climate Change Conference on Water Safety: Nicholas Ballasy, Jon Schulter
  • News, Feature, or Sports Segment – VideoHonorable MentionThe Patriot Act: Nicholas Ballasy, Jon Schulter
  • News, Documentary, or Public Affairs/Interview Program – VideoHonorable Mention Spotlight on Student Government: Bryan Persons, Jon Schulter, Gina Grosso
  • Honorable Mention“On the Issues” Interview with Nicholas Wade: Nicholas Ballasy, Jon Schulter
  • Honorable Mention“On the Issues” Interview with Dean Tony Campbell: Nicholas Ballasy, Jon Schulter
  • Honorable Mention Night Diana Vigorito Rider University

2007 Telly Awards

  • Telly AwardThe News At Rider from the Fall 2006 Semester has been awarded a Bronze Telly Award in the 28th Annual Telly Award Video Production Competition. Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world. Please help me in congratulating all of the students from the Rider University Network who made this award a reality.


  • Rider students selected as finalists in National Broadcasting Society Competition.The National Broadcasting Society is a student organization dedicated to promoting excellence in the field of broadcast communication. Each year The National Broadcasting Society holds a national production competition. Two students from Rider University, Elizabeth Mielnicki and Nicholas Ballasy were finalists in this years NBS student production competition. Nicholas Ballasy also received a grant to attend the convention which was held March 27-April 1st in Chicago.