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2018 Hellinger Award Winner- Ethan Kibbe
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A native of Harrison Valley, Pa., Kibbe began writing for the Bona Venture student newspaper his freshman year. He worked his way up to sports editor before shifting into broadcast journalism as a reporter, anchor and producer for weekly newscaast with SBU-TV. He also served as a play-by-play announcer and producer for Bonaventure sports telecasts.
He served an internship with SiriusSM NBA Radio in New York City in the summer of 2017, working as an assistant producer and board operator for "The Starting Lineup" morning show with Frank Isola and Brian Scalabrine.
He was one of five students selected from candidates nationwide for a 2017 Jim Murray Memorial Foundation Scholarship, a sports writing contest based on the strength of student essays. His sister Amelia, SBU Class of 2017, won a Murray Scholarship the year before, the first time siblings have won the award.
Kibbe ran cross country for four years and served as team captain his sophomore, junior and senior years. He also served in leadership roles with the campus chapter of the Knights of Columbus.
A summa cum laude graduate, he delivered the student address at the university's 2018 Commencement Exercises. He was awarded the Koop Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Broadcast Curriculum, and received honorable mention for the General Excellence Award in the Communication Curriculum.