BGSU junior among broadcasters' 10 scholars

BOWLING GREEN, O.—Nicole Humphrey, a Bowling Green State University junior from Warren, is one of 10 students chosen as the first National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) Scholars.

A journalism major in the broadcast sequence, Humphrey will receive $10,000 per year for the next two years through the new program. It targets outstanding communications students from diverse backgrounds to complete their undergraduate degrees and begin careers in broadcasting.

Communications schools at 10 universities were selected to award the scholarships on the basis of “quality of the school's communications program, emphasis on serving women and people of color and on regional distribution,” according to the foundation.

In addition to BGSU, chosen universities were Brigham Young, Murray State and Pennsylvania State, along with the universities of Alaska-Anchorage, Arkansas, Florida, Nevada-Reno, Southern California and Texas-Austin.

Each communications school picked a broadcast major—a woman or person of color—to receive the scholarship, based upon demonstrated ability and promise as well as financial need.

As part of the scholarship, each student must perform an internship at a licensed radio or television station. Humphrey, who will be an intern this fall at WTVG-TV in Toledo, interned this summer at WJAR-TV in Cranston, R.I. “I want to go to New York next summer,” said the 2004 Howland High School graduate, who would like to work at NBC's “Today Show.”

Also a former intern at WYTV-33 in Youngstown, Humphrey is a production assistant and editor for WBGU-PBS and a producer and anchor of BG24 News on campus.

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(Posted August 23, 2006 )