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State Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Sunday April 28, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Miss. Education Dept. Announces 2024 Mississippi Administrator of the Year, Teacher of the Year
JACKSON, Mississippi, April 27 -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: The Mississippi Department of Education today announced the 2024 Mississippi Administrator of the Year (MAOY) is Anita Wansley, principal at Northeast Elementary School in the Lauderdale County School District (LCSD), and the 2024 Mississippi Teacher of the Year (MTOY) is Shauna Waters, teacher at West Lauderdale High School in the Lauderdale County School District. Th  more

MSU Radio Station Best in Nation for Sports Talk Program
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, April 27 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State students' dynamic skills are known as "best in the country" after three broadcasters from WMSV--MSU's radio station--won first place in the nation for Best Sports Talk Program at the 2024 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System convention in New York City earlier this semester. Senior communication major Elizabeth Keen of Vicksburg, communication graduate student Tanner Marlar of Corinth   more

National Broadcast Historian Award Presented to MSU Communication Head
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, April 27 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Terry Likes, head of Mississippi State's Department of Communication, is the winner of the national 2024 Broadcast Historian Award from the Library of American Broadcasting's Foundation, in conjunction with the Broadcast Education Association. Established in 2015, LABF and BEA developed the annual award to recognize an educator who has produced a documentary or multimedia project specifically related t  more