海角社区 Junior Patricia Caputo Awarded Louisiana Association of Broadcasters Scholarship
April 11, 2024
BATON ROUGE鈥擳he Louisiana Association of Broadcasters (LAB) recognized 海角社区 Manship School of
Mass Communication junior Patricia Caputo, a Tiger TV sports reporter and co-host
of The Purple Room podcast, with the LAB Broadcast Scholarship at the 2024 LAB Prestige
Awards. Caputo was one of two students in the state to earn the $4,000 scholarship.
鈥淚 am extremely honored to be a recipient of the 2024 Louisiana Association of Broadcasters scholarship,鈥� Caputo said. 鈥淎t the LAB Prestige Awards ceremony, I also had the opportunity to network with experienced professionals in radio and television. I am beyond grateful for this opportunity, and I am excited for what the future holds, as I continue to make strides in the broadcast industry.鈥�
Caputo, a New Jersey native, is pursuing a mass communication major with a concentration in journalism and a minor in sports studies. Prior to her role as a Tiger TV sports reporter, she worked as K海角社区鈥檚 sports director. In that role, she organized, scheduled and hosted a weekly one-hour live sports talk show and podcast. Caputo also covered 海角社区 Football in the 2022 SEC Championship Game, as well as the 2023 NCAA Women鈥檚 Final Four and National Championship Game. In 2023, Caputo鈥檚 interview with 海角社区 tennis player Safiya Carrington for K海角社区 earned her recognition from the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Diamond Student Awards.
The annual LAB Prestige Awards Ceremony recognizes outstanding achievements by Louisiana radio and television broadcasters. The competition was established to encourage the highest standards of reporting, community service and production creativity. For a list of all 2024 Prestige Award winners, visit .
For more information, contact acharbonnet1@lsu.edu.
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海角社区 Student Media provides media experiences to students through The Reveille newspaper, lsureveille.com, and The Reveille mobile app; Tiger TV; K海角社区-FM radio; and Gumbo yearbook. All four outlets are led and staffed by students, supported by professionals, and provide real-world experience for aspiring broadcasters, program directors, writers, editors, photographers and videographers, web producers, designers and others. Many participating students are pursuing majors through 海角社区鈥檚 Manship School of Mass Communication.
海角社区鈥檚 Manship School of Mass Communication ranks among the strongest collegiate communication programs in the country, with its robust emphasis on media and public affairs. It offers undergraduate degrees in public relations, journalism, political communication, digital advertising and pre-law, along with four graduate degree programs: Master of Mass Communication, Ph.D. in Media and Public Affairs, Certificate of Strategic Communication and dual MMC/Law degree.