Issue Date: 9/19/05
TV and cinema students take home 2 more Emmys
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Two Palomar College students won local Emmy awards this June, bringing the college to a total of 21 Emmy awards between the cinema, radio and television departments.
"The Emmy awards are a reflection on the quality of education at Palomar College," said RTV instructor Pat Hahn. "More importantly, the Emmys reflect the quality of our students."
RTV student Wayne Short won in the "Outstanding Student Achievement, Television News" category for the show, "Comet Report," while cinema student Michael Varga received his Emmy in the "Outstanding Student Achievement, Other Than News" category for "Bigfoot: Resident in Foxwood."
"Comet Report" was a fall sports recap in which Short and reporter Marie Tang interviewed coaches and top athletes from nine different sports.
Although the Emmy does not include a monetary prize, recognition like this does help Palomar by drawing students in, Hahn said.
"It also lets future students know that if you are serious about a career in broadcasting or cinema that Palomar College is the school to attend," Hahn said.
As a result of the project, sports are now a regular part of "Primetime Palomar," a student produced news program that is cablecast to 275,000 homes. In addition, Hahn has developed a sports news broadcast class.
"TV sports is huge in America and we hope to train future sports broadcasters and reporters," Hahn said.
"I knew we had a great show," said Short, "but I was really surprised to win."
Short, who wrote, produced and edited the 30-minute sports program, said he recognized the potential for a sports show at Palomar.
"Palomar has one of the best community college sports programs in the state," said Short, who operated Navy intra-mural sports programs before he came to Palomar in 2002.
Short said the show was a lot of work for everyone involved, but that he also had a lot of positive feedback from Hahn and others.
"It felt really good to get recognition for a lot of hard work," Short said. Hahn, who advised the project, estimated that Short put in more than 100 hours on the show.
Varga's award-winning project was a "mockumentary," which is a film presented as a documentary that is actually fiction. In it, Varga interviewed the residents of a small town that is in the midst of a hunt for Bigfoot. The film is a combination of interviews with the wacky residents of Foxwood and clips of Bigfoot himself.
"Mike has a great sense of humor and really good timing," said cinema instructor, Lisa Cecere. "It was a very funny film."
She said Varga won the Emmy not only because of his strong production skills, but also because of his ability to work well with others.
"This was his second nomination," Cecere said. "The first one was for a group project the previous year."
Cecere said that in the cinema field, the Emmy is a high profile award that represents recognition for a job well done. She also said it motivates students to create the best films possible.
"The Emmy awards are a reflection on the quality of education at Palomar College," said RTV instructor Pat Hahn. "More importantly, the Emmys reflect the quality of our students."
RTV student Wayne Short won in the "Outstanding Student Achievement, Television News" category for the show, "Comet Report," while cinema student Michael Varga received his Emmy in the "Outstanding Student Achievement, Other Than News" category for "Bigfoot: Resident in Foxwood."
"Comet Report" was a fall sports recap in which Short and reporter Marie Tang interviewed coaches and top athletes from nine different sports.
Although the Emmy does not include a monetary prize, recognition like this does help Palomar by drawing students in, Hahn said.
"It also lets future students know that if you are serious about a career in broadcasting or cinema that Palomar College is the school to attend," Hahn said.
As a result of the project, sports are now a regular part of "Primetime Palomar," a student produced news program that is cablecast to 275,000 homes. In addition, Hahn has developed a sports news broadcast class.
"TV sports is huge in America and we hope to train future sports broadcasters and reporters," Hahn said.
"I knew we had a great show," said Short, "but I was really surprised to win."
Short, who wrote, produced and edited the 30-minute sports program, said he recognized the potential for a sports show at Palomar.
"Palomar has one of the best community college sports programs in the state," said Short, who operated Navy intra-mural sports programs before he came to Palomar in 2002.
Short said the show was a lot of work for everyone involved, but that he also had a lot of positive feedback from Hahn and others.
"It felt really good to get recognition for a lot of hard work," Short said. Hahn, who advised the project, estimated that Short put in more than 100 hours on the show.
Varga's award-winning project was a "mockumentary," which is a film presented as a documentary that is actually fiction. In it, Varga interviewed the residents of a small town that is in the midst of a hunt for Bigfoot. The film is a combination of interviews with the wacky residents of Foxwood and clips of Bigfoot himself.
"Mike has a great sense of humor and really good timing," said cinema instructor, Lisa Cecere. "It was a very funny film."
She said Varga won the Emmy not only because of his strong production skills, but also because of his ability to work well with others.
"This was his second nomination," Cecere said. "The first one was for a group project the previous year."
Cecere said that in the cinema field, the Emmy is a high profile award that represents recognition for a job well done. She also said it motivates students to create the best films possible.