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Former student wins national SPJ award for television sports photography

Former student wins national SPJ award for television sports photography

Meredith Eddy | Tuesday, September 09, 2014

The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) is honoring Michael Ploger (BSJ, 2013) for his outstanding work in television sports photography. Ploger won first place in the national competition for his story, WVU Gymnastics Success. Winners were announced this past weekend during the Excellence in Journalism Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Ploger’s story aired on “WVU News” during the spring 2013 semester.