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2026 BEA Festival Leadership
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Audio Competition
Faculty Audio Chair:<\/strong>
Jodeane Newcomb Brownlee, University of Nebraska-Omaha | jbrownlee@unomaha.edu<\/a>
Student Audio Chair:
<\/strong>Kyle Miller, Northwest Missouri State University | KJMILLER@nwmissouri.edu
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Documentary Competition
Faculty Documentary Chair:
<\/strong>Shawn Kildea, Rider University | skildea@rider.edu
Student Documentary Chair:
<\/strong>Kathleen Ryan, University of Colorado-Boulder | kathleen.ryan@colorado.edu
Adam Kuban, Ball State University | ajkuban@bsu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Film & Video Competition
Faculty Film & Video Competition Chair:
<\/strong>Tom Hallaq, Kansas State University | thallaq@ksu.edu
Senior Student Film & Video Competition Chair:
<\/strong>Mike Sinclair, Regent University College of Arts and Sciences | msinclair@regent.edu
Animation\/Experimental\/Mixed Chair<\/strong>:
Nathan Tillett, Regent University College | nathtil@regent.edu
Instructional\/Educational Chair:
<\/strong>Amy Smelser, Indiana Wesleyan University |  amy.smelser@indwes.edu<\/a> 
Ines Petrovic Garcia, Volunteer State Community College |  ines.petrovicgarcia@volstate.edu<\/a>
Music Video Chair:
<\/strong>Houston Wells, University of Florida | hwells@jou.ufl.edu
Narrative Video Chair:
<\/strong>John Doyle, Eastern University | john.doyle@eastern.edu
Ronald Johnson, Wartburg College | ronald.johnson@wartburg.edu
Spots Chair (between 15 and 90 seconds):
<\/strong>Dean Cummings, Georgia Southern University |\u202fdcummings@georgiasouthern.edu<\/a>  
Promotional Chair (Promo material from 90 seconds to 30 minutes):
<\/strong>Allen Babiarz-Lira, Volunteer State Community   |  allen.babiarz-lira@volstate.edu<\/a> 
Studio Chair (multi-camera or live-to-tape):
<\/strong>Bill Hallman, Penn State University |\u202fwjh147@psu.edu <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interactive Multimedia & Emerging Technologies (IMET) Competition
Faculty IMET Chairs:
<\/strong>Ryan Stoldt, Drake University | ryan.stoldt@drake.edu
John Chambers, SUNY Plattsburgh | jcham013@plattsburgh.edu<\/a>
Student IMET Chairs: <\/strong>
Todd O\u2019Neill, Middle Tennessee State University | todd.oneill@mtsu.edu
Lakshmi N. Tirumala, Drake University | lakshmi.tirumala@drake.edu<\/a>
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News Competition<\/strong>
News Senior Chair:<\/strong>
Harrison Hove, University of Florida |\u00a0hchove@ufl.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Faculty News Chair: <\/strong>
Brian Rackham, Northern Arizona University | brian.rackham@nau.edu
Student Radio Chair: <\/strong>
Tanya Ott-Fulmore | tanyaott@gmail.com<\/a>
Student Television Short Feature: <\/strong>
Shawn Montano, Univ. of Northern Colorado | shawn.montano@unco.edu
Allysa Adams, Arizona State University | allysa.adams@asu.edu<\/a>\u00a0
Student Television Long Feature: <\/strong>
Kevin Curran, Arizona State University | kevin.j.curran@asu.edu<\/a>
Student Television Hard News: <\/strong>
Ginger Blackstone, University of Arkansas | gingerb@uark.edu<\/a>
Student Television News Reporter: <\/strong>
Harrison Hove, University of Florida | hchove@ufl.edu
Student Television Anchor: <\/strong>
Bob Gould, Michigan State University | bgouldmsu@gmail.com
Student Television Weathercaster Chair: <\/strong>
Allysa Adams, Arizona State University | allysa.adams@asu.edu<\/a>\u00a0
Student Newscast 3 Days or Less: <\/strong>
Kirstin Pellizzaro, Arizona State University | kpellizz@asu.edu<\/a>
Student Newscast 4 Days or More: <\/strong>
Tony DeMars, Lamar University | tdemars@lamar.edu
Student News Magazine Chair: <\/strong>
Boriana Treadwell, University of Miami | btreadwell@miami.edu
Student Television News Special Event Coverage: <\/strong>
Harrison Hove, University of Florida |\u00a0hchove@ufl.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scriptwriting Competition
Faculty Scriptwriting Chair:
<\/strong>Dr. Leslie Kreiner Wilson, Pepperdine University | leslie.kreiner@pepperdine.edu
Student Scriptwriting Co-Chairs:
<\/strong>Andrea Baltazar, Weber State University | andreabaltazar@weber.edu<\/a>
Michael Crews, <\/strong>Georgia College & State University | michael.crews@gcsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sports Competition
<\/strong>Sports Senior Chair: Suzy Smith, Ball State University | sjsmith@bsu.edu\u00a0
Faculty Sports Chair: <\/strong>Denise Belafonte-Young
Student Sports Co-Chairs:
<\/strong>Chris Shofner, Bethel University | c-shofner@bethel.edu
Gina Martino Dahlia, West Virginia University | gina.dahlia@mail.wvu.edu
Chuck Scatterday, West Virginia University | robert.scatterday1@mail.wvu.edu
Andrew Smith, Kansas State University | andrewasmith@ksu.edu
Ed Julbe, University of Miami\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two-Year\/Small Colleges Competition
Two-Year\/Small College Co-Chairs:
<\/strong>Lucas Cuny, Valley College | lcuny@valleycollege.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2026 BEA Festival Leadership Audio CompetitionFaculty Audio Chair:Jodeane Newcomb Brownlee, University of Nebraska-Omaha | jbrownlee@unomaha.eduStudent Audio Chair:Kyle Miller, Northwest Missouri State University | KJMILLER@nwmissouri.edu Documentary CompetitionFaculty Documentary Chair:Shawn Kildea, Rider University | skildea@rider.eduStudent Documentary Chair:Kathleen Ryan, University of Colorado-Boulder | kathleen.ryan@colorado.eduAdam Kuban, Ball State University | ajkuban@bsu.edu Film & Video CompetitionFaculty Film & Video Competition…
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