PCCS : P-CCS Radio Station 88.1 The Park Named Michigan's Top High School Station For 4th Straight Year

Press release from Plymouth-Canton Community Schools:

06/07/2021 7:18 PM

P-CCS student-run radio station 88.1 the Park continued its tradition of excellence and recognition by state and national broadcast organizations this spring when the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation named the station its 2021 High School Station of the Year. 

This year's honor is the fourth straight year that 88.1 has been named Michigan's top high school radio station. It also represents the seventh consecutive year that the station has been named either a finalist for the National Association of Broadcasters' Marconi awards, or the MABF Station of the Year

The MABF recognized 15 Plymouth-Canton Educational Park students in their annual High School and College Awards show earlier this spring. P-CEP students received 15 of the 32 total awards presented in the high school radio category, including seven first place awards out of 11 categories.

“Our success starts with the great work our students produce. We’re especially proud because they added to our legacy of success during a very challenging year.” said station manager Bill Keith.

88.1 The Park is celebrating 49 years of serving the Plymouth and Canton Communities, and has continued that vital service during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the past year, the station covered everything from stay-at-home orders to calls for social justice at a time when local newspapers were eliminating reporter jobs. With indoor gatherings restricted, the station worked with the Park Players' theater company on a series of radio dramas, and  when Plymouth’s century-old Memorial Day parade became a car caravan, WSDP stepped up and provided the soundtrack. 

"All of us at P-CCS could not be prouder of the 88.1 staff for their effort and well-deserved recognition," P-CCS Executive Director of Communications and Marketing Nick Brandon said. "Their work to inform and serve Plymouth-Canton while adapting to the challenges presented by the pandemic was exemplary, and they are a shining example of the strong relationship between the district and the community we serve."

88.1 the Park MABF Award Winners

First Place – Daily Newscast/News Feature – Evie Cadotte (Salem Junior)
First Place – Daily Newscast/News Feature – Heather McCorkle (Salem Junior)
First Place – Daily Newscast/News Feature – Emma Johnston (Plymouth Junior)
First Place – Pandemic Production Spring Semester – Alyssa Andrews (Salem Senior)
First Place – Pandemic Production Fall Semester – Ashley Temple (Canton Senior)
First Place – Public Service Announcement – Lily Mahnken (Plymouth Junior)
First Place – Sports Announcing Team – Ben Vertin (Plymouth Junior)
First Place – Sports Announcing Team – Jacob Jansen (Plymouth Senior)
First Place – Talk Show – Evie Cadotte (Salem Junior)
First Place – Use of Multi Media – Alyssa Andrews (Salem Senuor)
Second Place – Current Events Story– Rohan Ghantasala (2020 Plymouth graduate)
Second Place – Daily Newscast/News Feature – Ashley Temple (Canton Senior)
Second Place – Daily Newscast/News Feature – Grace Adelmann (Salem Senior)
Second Place – Daily Newscast/News Feature – Mady Bajorek (Salem Sophomore)
Second Place – Daily Newscast/News Feature – Evie Cadotte (Salem Junior)
Second Place – Promotional Announcement – Lily Mahnken (Plymouth Junior)
Second Place – Public Service Announcement – Megan Swan (2020 Canton graduate)
Second Place – Sports Public Service Announcement – Ben Vertin (Plymouth Junior)
Honorable Mention – Current Events Story – Daniel Schoenherr (Salem Junior)
Honorable Mention – Daily Newscast/News Feature – Alyssa Andrews (Salem Senior)
Honorable Mention – Daily Newscast/News Feature – Kyla Schilling (Salem Sophomore)
Honorable Mention – Daily Newscast/News Feature – Ben Vertin (Plymouth Junior)
Honorable Mention – Talk Show – Anna Brandl (2020 Plymouth graduate)

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