04/01/2026
Congratulations to seniors Megan Dorr, Tyson Ellison and Jacob Siciliano, who today won Student Production Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Mid-America Chapter, which includes DMAs in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana and Missouri.
Each student won top honors in at least one category; Dorr and Ellison were also nominated in three other classes. “The Tiger Kickoff Show” won the Sports Program category.
ANIMATION/GRAPHICS/SPECIAL EFFECTS
Winner
“Sideline Study Hall,” The Tiger Kickoff Show
Tyson Ellison, editor
FEATURE NEWS REPORT
Winner
“Holiday Special: Reindeer in Mid-Missouri,” KOMU-TV
Megan Dorr, reporter, photographer
Watch: https://www.komu.com/stories_of_the_season/moberly-reindeer-farm-brings-christmas-to-mid-missouri/article_d11a1fe6-f793-482f-9536-d6020602726b.html.
PHOTOGRAPHER
Nominated
“Tiger Kickoff Show videography”
Tyson Ellison, photographer
SPORTS PROGRAM
Winner
“The Tiger Kickoff Show”
Tyson Ellison, editor; Jacob Siciliano, host
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh9BnkOO1c8.
SPORTS STORY
Winner
“From spikes to spurs: Riding horses with Ahmad Hardy,” KOMU-TV
Jacob Siciliano, reporter
Watch: https://www.komu.com/sports/mizzouxtra/from-spikes-to-spurs-riding-horses-with-ahmad-hardy/article_af4480e1-39fd-4949-90f5-0bc305320f33.html.
Nominated
“The 80-year-old lacrosse player and his impact on the sport in Columbia,” KOMU-TV
Megan Dorr, reporter, photographer, editor
Watch: https://www.komu.com/sports/eddie-hedrick-the-80-year-old-lacrosse-player-and-his-impact-on-the-sport-in/article_2ea6a0f1-ad7d-48cb-83c2-9289ab5a4b49.html.
TALENT – NEWS OR SPORTS
Nominated
“Tyson Ellison talent composite,” The Tiger Kickoff Show
Tyson Ellison, talent
KOMU 8 The Tiger Kickoff Show
