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Other finalists in the category of best college radio station were:

• 88.9 WSHA Shaw University
• 89.3 WXYC UNC
• 90.7 WNCU NCCU

The station’s license will expire on Dec. 1, 2011. WKNC must file an application for renewal with the FCC by Aug. 1, 2011. When filed, a copy of this application will be available for public inspection during regular business hours, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. It contains information concerning this station’s performance during the last eight years.

Individuals who wish to advise the FCC of facts relating to our renewal application and to whether this station has operated in the public interest should file comments and petitions with the Commission by Nov. 1, 2011.

Further information concerning the FCC’s broadcast license renewal process is available at the WKNC studio at Suite 354, Witherspoon Student Center or may be obtained from the FCC, Washington, D-C 20554.

As part of the transparency of our organization, each year, we post our annual report online. The annual report is one of several reports we are required to produce each year. It is submitted to the director of the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service. He submits it to the associate vice chancellor. She combines it with her other reports and submits it to the vice chancellor. He combines it with his other reports and submits it to the provost. He combines it with his other reports and submits it to the chancellor. Officially, it becomes the administrative record of the year.

This year’s report shows some of the highlights of the year and identifies some areas for concern particularly in terms of finances, notably administrative service fees and the increased cost of benefits for the full-time staff, and space allocation.

No other student group on campus has the demands placed upon it that the students have who produce the daily newspaper, keep a radio station on the air 24/7, produce the final draft of history, produce a weekly publication that maintains a discussion about the news from an African-American perspective, and shows the creative side of our campus. Our online presence and video presence continue to be areas of focus and growth.

READ the whole report for more insights.

Chris Hondros at N.C. State last spring. Photos by Tim O’Brien.

The Associated Press and Agence France-Presse April 10 reported that Chris Hondros, a 1993 graduate of N.C. State with a BA in English, was killed in Libya on assignment for Getty Images. Later in the day, Getty Images confirmed that Hondros had been shot and killed. Tim Hetherington a photographer also working in the area was killed.

Many alumni and friends have asked how to contribute in memory of photographer Hondros, a former photographer for both Technician and the Agromeck.

If you, or someone you know, would like to make a donation to N.C. State in Chris’ memory, we are working with University officials and the family to set up an endowment in his name. We can begin collecting donations now that will go into a holding account. After we raise $25,000, we can create scholarships or other opportunities in Chris’ name, depending on the wishes of the family. In the unlikely event that we do not raise $25,000, we can still use the money for programmatic needs such as a speaker series like the University Scholars series that has that brought Chris to campus twice in the last two years.

Such donations are fully tax-deductible.

Anyone who would like to make a donation to
The N.C. State Foundation
Becky Bumgardner, executive director
University Development
CB7501, 40 Pullen Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27695

Enclose a note stating that the money is being donated in memory of Chris Hondros.

LINK to Hondros’ photo blog at the New York Times.

To be eligible to enter the contest, students had to be members of the Society for Collegiate Journalists meaning they had to have at least a 3.0 grade point average.

2011 Society for Collegiate Journalists Awards

for North Carolina State University Student Media

Yearbook Overall Excellence
Enrollment more than 7,000
First place: N.C. State University Agromeck

Companion Broadcast Website Overall Excellence
Second place: wknc.org

Newspaper Photo Essay
Third place: Luis Zapata, “Through a Tiny Lens,” 09/27/2010

Newspaper News Stories
Honorable mention: Kate Shefte. “Barrell Monster Creator,” 04/26/2010

Newspaper Columns/Commentary
Second place: Russell Witham
Third place: Jessica Neville

Newspaper Sports News
First place: Kate Shelte

Newspaper Sports Features
Second place: Brent Kitchen, “Man of STIHL,” 04/13/2010

Sports Columns
Third place: Kate Shefte

News Photography
Second place: Luis Zapata

Feature Photography
Second place: Luis Zapata
Honorable Mentions:
Luis Zepata
David Mabe, “Rafting on Recyclables,” 04/27/2010

Sports Photography
First place: Brent Kitchen, “CJ Leslie Yelling,” 11/10/2010

Graphic Illustration
Second place: Susannah Brinkley

Radio Commercial, Promotion, Public Announcement
Second place: WKNC