Awards
EIU students received 11 awards in the Student Silver Dome Awards competition at the IBA-U Student Broadcasting Convention in Chicago. Eastern's four first-place awards were the second most among Illinois schools.
EIU Silver Dome Award Winners
| Category | Finish | Entrants |
|---|---|---|
| Best TV Spot | 1st Place | Gabe Przygoda and Dustin Tylman (Charleston, IL) |
| Best TV News Package | 1st Place | Zach Nugent (Sheridan, IL) |
| Best Use of New Media | 1st Place | Monica Becker (Bartlett, IL) and Korey Adkins (Mattoon, IL) |
| Best TV Sports Package | 1st Place | Zach Nugent (Sheridan, IL) |
| 2nd Place | Rachel Morris (Urbana, IL) | |
| 3rd Place | Kyle Guertin (Bourbonnais, IL) | |
| Best TV Newscast | 2nd Place | WEIU News Watch |
| Best Radio Aircheck | 2nd Place | Monica Becker (Bartlett, IL) |
| Best Radio Public Service Announcement | 2nd Place | Monica Becker (Bartlett, IL) |
| Best Radio Spot | 3rd Place | Ethan Kruger (Aurora, IL) |
| Best Radio Live Sports | 3rd Place | Claire Dau (Charleston, IL) and Wally Swenson (Elgin, IL) |
