The 2020 SVG College Sports Media Awards (CSMAs) presented in association with NACDA, sponsored by Ross Video, is officially in the books, and the best of the best were honored for their work over the last year of collegiate athletics.
During the virtual ceremony, that was held on Thursday, June 26 at 7 p.m. ET, a cast of familiar faces in the college community made an appearance to hand out the hardware. The masters of ceremonies, who were also five former hosts of the CSMAs in years past, included ESPN’s Rece Davis, Jen Lada, and Tom Rinaldi; Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt; and NCAA.com and BTN’s Andy Katz. To introduce these personalities, the event was joined by Temple University’s Kevin Copp, Duke University’s Rebecca Fiorentino, the Mountain West Conference’s Jesse Kurtz, UCLA’s Suzi Mellano, and the Big 12 Conference’s Morgan Uber.
College Sports Media Awards winners and finalists are selected by a blue-ribbon panel of industry peers and celebrate the very best in college-sports-video production. For more information on the SVG/NACDA College Sports Media Awards, visit www.collegesportsmediaawards.com
2020 SVG College Sports Media Awards in association with NACDA
PROFESSIONAL
OUTSTANDING LIVE GAME PRODUCTION
CBS Sports | Football – Football – LSU vs. Alabama
OUTSTANDING LIVE NON-GAME PRODUCTION
ESPN | College GameDay (Football)
OUTSTANDING PROGRAM SERIES
Big Ten Network | The Journey
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL FEATURE
ESPN | College GameDay – A Hero’s Journey
OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM FAN ENGAGEMENT
NCAA | 2020 Division I NCAA Wrestling Championship Hype Series
COLLEGIATE CONFERENCES AND GOVERNING BODIES
OUTSTANDING LIVE GAME PRODUCTION
West Coast Conference | Women’s Basketball – WCC Championships: Portland vs. Gonzaga
OUTSTANDING LIVE NON-GAME PRODUCTION
Pac-12 Networks | The PreGame: USC
OUTSTANDING PROGRAM SERIES
Pac-12 Networks | Our Stories
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL FEATURE
NCAA | A Break From the Game – Tiana Mangakahia’s Story
OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM FAN ENGAGEMENT
Big 12 Conference and LDWW | Big 12 Champions for Life
COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
OUTSTANDING LIVE GAME PRODUCTION
University of Georgia | Softball – Georgia vs. South Carolina
OUTSTANDING LIVE NON-GAME PRODUCTION
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT SportsZone) | RIT SportsZone Pregame Live
OUTSTANDING PROGRAM SERIES
Northwestern University | The Foundation
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL FEATURE
University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish Media) | Live Like Reid
OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM FAN ENGAGEMENT
Duke University (Duke Men’s Basketball) | #TheDukeReveal: 8 Miles
COLLEGIATE STUDENT
OUTSTANDING LIVE GAME PRODUCTION
St. Cloud State University (Husky Productions) | Men’s Ice Hockey – St. Cloud State vs. North Dakota
OUTSTANDING LIVE NON-GAME PRODUCTION
St. Cloud State University (Husky Productions) | Husky Faceoff
OUTSTANDING PROGRAM SERIES
Seton Hall University (Pirate Sports Network) | The Voyage – Seton Hall Men’s Basketball
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL FEATURE
University of Kentucky | MVP: Most Valuable Punter
OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM FAN ENGAGEMENT
University of Portland | Portland Pilots National Women in Sports Day
Thank you to our hosts and sponsor Ross Video and a huge congratulations to this year’s winners!