Eight Buena Vista University media students received national honors at the annual College Media Association MediaFest conference.

Aydan Guenther of Peoria, was one of them.

Guenther won second place for the podcast "TH3 MONK3Y'5 P4W," along with Carter Soyer, Matthew Forristal, Johnathan Maffucci.

The awards are CMA's flagship national honors, recognizing the best student work in collegiate journalism, media production, and organizational excellence. Winners were selected by a panel of experienced media professors and educators. This year, the organization judged a total of 3,358 entries across eight categories.

Buena Vista University, founded in 1891 in Iowa, is dedicated to unlocking every student's greatest potential. As a leader in rural education and innovation, BVU offers a broa

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