Awards & Honors

2019-20

• ROAR Studios’ sketch “Basic Witches” was named a finalist for the two College Media Association Pinnacle Awards.

2017-18

• Aoife Tejada placed first in College Media Association's Pinnacle Award for Best TV Entertainment Program with her sketch "Coming Out." ROAR Studios also received an honorable mention for the Four-Year TV Station of the Year Pinnacle Award.

• Patrick Reilly's The Veles Conundrum placed first in CMA's Long Documentary category.

2016-17

• ROAR Studios placed first in California College Media Association's Best Non-News Video with their LMU ON: Broken Escalators.

2015-16

• 2016 Association of Higher Education Campus Television Administrators (AHECTA) Student Production Awards:

  • First place, Original Short Film/Music Video: Liz Archer, Director; "Idaho James and the Haul to UHall"

  • Honorable Mention, Original Short Film/Music Video: Diona Okunbo, Director; "The Coughing Dead"

2014-15

• 2015 Association of Higher Education Campus Television Administrators (AHECTA) Student Production Awards:

  • First prize, News/Sports Feature: Audrey Liviakis, Director; "Behind the Scoreboard: Errol Smith"

  • First Prize, Original Short Film/Music Video: Ryan Pawlak, Director; "Geeks and Greeks"

  • Grand Prize, AHECTA SPA Grand Prize: Brennan Gilpatrick, Director; "A Tale of Rancid Love"

• 2015 College Broadcasters, Inc. National Student Production Awards:

  • Best Video Vodcast: Audrey Liviakis, Director; "Behind the Scoreboard: Errol Smith"

  • Finalist, Best Video Comedy: Ryan Pawlak, Director; "Geeks and Greeks"

2012-13

• 2013 Broadcast Education Association Festival (BEA) of Media Arts presented by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA):

  • Promotional Video Category

  • Second place, Christian Armada, ROAR Network; "The Learning Community (TLC) Documentary"

  • Third place, Mike Schafernak, ROAR Network; "Inside the Mayor's Office: LA on Track"

• 2012 Pinnacle Awards presented by College Media Association

  • Best Viral Video, Michael Lange, ROAR Network/Navy Seals of Comedy; "Dramatic Interpretations of Facebook"

  • First place, Christian Armada, ROAR Network; "TLC (The Learning Community)" (video commercial)

  • Second place, Brennan Barsell, ROAR Network; "PEAP Promotional Video" (video commercial)

  • First place, Ryan Kelly and Michael Lange, ROAR Network; "What Should Have Happened" (video PSA)

• National Student Production Award presented by College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI):

  • Finalist: Best Student Media Website 2013, Alisa Adams, Olivia Duncan, ROAR Network

  • Finalist, Best Comedy 2013, Michael Lange, Shannon McNulty, Alex Merkle, Joe Slavin, ROAR Network; "Hyperlinked: Pilot"

• 2013 College Broadcast & Web Tech Awards presented by Pinacle:

  • Finalist, Best Viral Video, Ryan Kelly, Michael Lange, ROAR Network; "What Should Have Happened" (video PSA)

  • Finalist, Best TV Entertainment Program, Michael Lange, Shannon McNulty, Alex Merkle, Joe Slavin, ROAR Network; "Hyperlinked: This Is Netflix"

2011-12

• College Media Association, Apple Award:

  • Second place, Best Entertainment Broadcast, ROAR Network; "Mayhem Entertainment"

2010-11

• National Student Production Awards presented by College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI):

  • Finalist, Best Documentary/Public Affairs, Jim Schaefer, ROAR Network; "De Colores: Two Communities, One Heart"

  • Best Documentary, Jim Schaefer, ROAR Network; "De Colores: Two Communities, One Heart"

• Association of the Higher Education Campus Television Administrators (AHECTA):

  • First Place, Best Documentary, Kyle Laffey/Luke Braun, ROAR Network; "Human First"

2008-09

• Gold Circle Awards presented by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA):

  • First place, Best Commercial, Aaron Williams, ROAR Network

  • Second place, Zachary Snyder, ROAR Network, Documentary; "Partnering with History"

  • Certificate of Merit, News Package, Zachary Snyder and Jonathan Urbanus, ROAR Network; "Hip-Hop Dialogue"

  • Certificate of Merit, Feature Package, Jeremy Flores and Eva Kosmas, ROAR Network; "LA Eats"

2007-08

• Association of the Higher Education Campus Television Administrators (AHECTA):

  • Finalist, Best Student Run Campus TV Network

• Gold Circle Awards presented by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA):

  • First and second place, commercial advertisement

  • First place, news feature package category

  • The Student Service and Leadership MAGIS Award was presented to ROAR Network's General Manager, Tom Leach

2006-07

• Insomnia Film Festival:

  • Second place in California

  • 17th place in the Nation out of 156 entries