The 19th Annual Media Studies and Production (MSP) Student Awards took place Tuesday, April 30, in Annenberg Hall, recognizing outstanding student work in video, audio, writing and multimedia production. 

Hosted by Klein alumna and CBS3 anchor/reporter Alicia Roberts, the ceremony celebrated the creative achievements of Klein students across 19 award categories. The event was sponsored by Five Guys and Richie’s Café. 

Top winners included: 

• Celina Ehrlich, who earned first place in four categories: Best Long Form Script, Best Website and Best Long Form Video for Mirror Lake, and Best Graduate Creative Project for The Shockwave: A Horror Host Story. 
• Connor Murray, who earned top honors in Best Research Paper and Long Form Audio Production for Plato’s Severance. 
• Natalie Koranda, who took first in both the Best Talent and Best Sports Package categories. 
• Calvin Ton, who won Best Music Production and Graduate Research Paper for Dual Nature: Harmonizing Chinese and American Cultural Identity through Musical Fusion. 
• Lauren Morris, who earned first place for Temple Senior Shines Bright On Broadway in the Best Feature/News Package category and for System Upgrades for Temple University Police Department in Package Script. 
• The annual event reflects the depth of talent and hands-on experience Klein students gain through coursework, student media and professional development opportunities. 

The full list of 2025 winners is below.

Category: Best Feature-News Package

3^rd Place

Student Name(s): Lauren Morris, Charly Shultz, Sujan Upreti, Spencer Schenkel and Connor Magee

Project Title: President John Fry’s Plans for Temple University

2^nd Place

Student Name: Rachel Williams

Project Title: Update on The Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris

1^st Place

Student Name(s): Jesse Kosierowski and Lauren Haley Morris

Project Title: Temple Senior Shines Bright on Broadway

Category: Best Long Form Script

3^rd Place

Student Name:  Maggie Salter

Project Title: Take Care of Yourself!

2^nd Place

Student Name:  Fletcher Gamwell

Project Title: Devotion - A Horror Short Film

1^st Place

Student Name(s): Celina Ehrlich, Boburjon Egamberdiev, Hunter Gonzales, Gabriella Natale, Finn Shaffner, Safiya Totesau and Lianna Platzner

Project Title: Mirror Lake

Category: Short Form Audio Production

3^rd Place

Student Name: Sofia McClintock

Project Title: Techno Eclipse

2^nd Place

Student Name(s): Andrew Johnson and Dave Piacentini

Project Title: The Influencer Equation: Fame, Power, and Society

1^st Place

Student Name: Rob Lista

Project Title: Dark Future: Cyberpunk Media’s Cautionary Tales

Category: Research Paper

3^rd Place

Student Name:  Jennifer Quagliariello

Project Title: Bringing Media Coverage of College Sports to Youth Viewers

2^nd Place

Student Name: Morgan Immell

Project Title: Social Media, the Fast Fashion Cycle, and Global Consumption

1^st Place

Student Name:  Connor Murray 

Project Title: The Evolution of Diversity in Video Game Culture

Category: Best Music Production

3^rd Place

Student Name: Tyler Deerfield

Project Title: Devil Woman -Cadalay

2^nd Place

Student Name: Maeve Conran

Project Title: Consequential

1^st Place

Student Name: Calvin Tron

Project Title: Dual Nature: Harmonizing Chinese and American Cultural Identity through Musical Fusion

Category: Website

3^rd Place

Student Name: Morgan Malecki

Project Title: Philly Local Music Guide

2^nd Place

Student Name(s): Celina Ehrlich, Boburjon Egamberdiev, Hunter Gonzales, Gabriella Natale, Lianna Platzner, Finn Shaffner and Safiya Totesau

Project Title: Mirror Lake

1^st Place

Student Name: Alexandra Pombo

Project Title: Wander Around With Pombo

Category: Graduate Creative Project

3^rd Place

Student Name: Kayla Owens 

Project Title: My Eyes Deceive - An Afro-Surrealist Dance Narrative

2^nd Place

Student Name: Christina Brown 

Project Title: Out of Frame

1^st Place

Student Name: Celina Ehrlich

Project Title: The Shockwave: A Horror Host Story

 Category: Best Talent

3^rd Place

Student Name: Sam Covone 

Project Title: Sam Covone Reel

2^nd Place

Student Name: Lauren Haley Morris

Project Title: Lauren Haley Morris Reel

1^st Place

Student Name: Natalie Koranda

Project Title: Natalie Koranda Reel

Category: Best Sports Package

3^rd place

Student Name: Sam Covone and Sheldon Harvey

Project Title: The Game Continues – The Mashburn Legacy

2^nd Place

Students Name: Kylie Haberstroh and Sheldon Harvey

Project Tite: Fran Dunphy & Adam Fisher Sit-Downs

1^st Place

Student Name: Natalie Koranda

Project Title: Lax Love with Ryder

Category: Best Entrepreneurial Vision for a Media Business

3^rd Place:

Student Name: Maeve Conran

Project Title: Meat Bone Studios

2^nd Place:

Student Name: Jarvis Cain

Project Title: Tap in, LLC

1^st Place:

Student Name: Rachel Scierka

Project Title: The Note Keepers

Category: Studio/On Location Show

3^rd Place 
Student Name(s): Sam Covone, Hayden Bandel, Sam Massad, Andrew DePietro, Arden Patterson, Domingo Dominguez, Sheldon Harvey, Jackson Batchler and Kayla Levine
Project Title: Inside The Nest: December 3. 

2^nd Place 
Student Name(s): Natalie Koranda, Hayden Winter, Rachel Williams, Maggie Przywara, Mariam Akraz and Charly Schultz
Project Title: TUTV Live in Paris (July 30, 2024) 

1st Place 
Student Name(s): Kylie Haberstroh, Natalie Koranda, Sam Covone, Sarah Winton, Logan Matthews, Sheldon Harvey and Pat Dallahan
Project Title: Built on Broad: 2000 Wins and Counting

Category: Media Analysis/Critique

3^rd Place

Student Name: Molly Caufield

Project Title: Momfluencers: The Impact of Social Consumerism on Identity and Misogyny

2^nd Place

Student Name: Francine Rodriguez

Project Title: Selling Smell with Sight - How Cologne Advertisements Degrade Men’s Masculinity as a Sales Technique

1^st Place

Student Name: Stephen Nackman

Project Title: Big Brother Is Watching, But So Is Everyone Else: Social Media and Activism

Category: Graduate Research Paper

3^rd Place 

Student Name: Joelle DelPrete

Project Title:  Psychedelics in the Media: A Documentary Journey Through Coverage, Controversy, and Culture

2^nd Place

Student Name: Matt Lavine

Project Title: Infrastructure is Politics: Social Media’s Legacy in The Arab Spring

1^st Place 

Student Name: Calvin Ton

Project Title: Dual Nature: Harmonizing Chinese and American Cultural Identity through Musical Fusion

Category: Best Emergent Media

3^rd Place

Student Name: James De Martini

Project Title: Mind the Gap

2^nd Place

Student Name: Charly Shultz

Project Title: Build Your Own Rundown - An Interactive Video

1^st Place 

Student Name: Sam Massad

Project Title: A Look Behind the Scenes: OwlSports Update 

Category: Long Form Video Production

3^rd Place 
Student Name: Maggie Salter
Project Title: Take Care of Yourself!

2^nd Place 
Student Name(s): Ernie Coney, Winston Cameron, Jack Zebertavage, Rylan Epstein, Markus Guirand, Kendal Lorfink, Cesar Selvaggi, Danny Podolsky, Nathaniel Davies, Andrew Johnson, Jemar Butler, Lleyton Powell, Camilla Romero, Peter Behrig and  Macy Katzman
Project Title: Do You Know Your Boo? 

1^st Place 
Student Name(s): Celina Ehrlich, Boburjon Egamberdiev, Hunter Gonzales, Gabriella Natale, Lianna Platzner, Finn Shaffner and Safiya Totesau
Project Title: Mirror Lake

Category: Package Script

3^rd Place

Student Name(s): Sarah Winton, Caroline Delaney and Jaiden Vallejo

Project Title: From Skis to Clubs

2^nd Place

Student Name: Natalie Koranda

Project Title: The Metal Maze: Paris Olympics

1^st Place

Student Name: Lauren Morris

Project Title: System Upgrades for Temple University Police Department (TUPD) 

Category: Critical Video

3^rd Place

Student Name(s): Kennedy Brown and Cassie Paioletti

Project Title: Technological Dilemma - Friend or Foe

2^nd Place

Student Name(s): Markus Guirand, Chris Porter and Kristian Robinson

Project Title: “Dope and Greed”

1^st Place 

Student Name(s): Amaris Alfonseca, Carly Morris, Rowe Shepps

Project Title: “Behind the Screen”

Long Form Audio Production

3^rd Place

Student Name: Sianna Blackwell

Project Title: Radio DJ "For the Girls"

2^nd Place

Student Name: Celina Ehrlich

Project Title: Home Sweet Unhomely Podcast - Analog Horror and Digital Anxieties

1^st Place

Student Name: Connor Murray

Project Title: Plato's Severance

Category: Best Video Editing

3^rd Place

Student Name: James De Martini

Project Title: learnaboutdesirepaths.exe

2^nd Place

Student Name: Melanie Spiegel

Project Title: How Playing Music Makes Me Feel

1^st Place

Student Name(s): Nialyn Albino, Winston Cameron, and Kylie O'Connor

Project Title: Shucked into the Deep End