For the second year in a row, the student staff of the Southeastern Channel are the recipients of a Student Production Award for Best Live Sporting Event by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Suncoast Chapter. This Emmy award is in recognition of the production of the live ESPN + presentation of the Southeastern vs. LSU Women’s Basketball Game on November 17, 2023. All camera and control room positions were the responsibility of students as was all pre-game research, producing and writing tasks including graphics coordination and production. Featured on-camera talent are also current graduate or undergraduate students at Southeastern Louisiana University.
It is important to note that this achievement is the result of hard work and dedication of the entire student staff of the Southeastern Channel. The level of professionalism evident in the contest vs LSU would not have been possible without the assistance of additional staffers who helped produce the Southeastern vs. Nicholls football game the night before on November 16. These students include Wade Jones, Daniel McClain, Anuraj Pant and Lucas Hill.
The award was announced at the 2024 Suncoast Student Production Awards Ceremony held on April 29 at the University of Miami School of Communications. This honor is in addition to a prior second-place mention for the same streamcast by the Broadcast Educators Association in February.