The Louisiana Association of Broadcasters recognized LSU Manship School of Mass Communication senior Maria Pham for her accomplishments in broadcast journalism at its 2022 Prestige Awards.

Pham, a broadcast journalism major and native of New Iberia, La., received the LAB Scholarship. LAB awards the $4,000 scholarship to two promising students at a four-year Louisiana college who plan to pursue a career in the broadcasting industry. Pham is a news reporter at Tiger TV.

“I’m so excited for these award-winning journalists,” Professional-in-Residence and Tiger TV Adviser Cindy Carter said. “It means so much to me that all their hard work and dedication is paying off. Awards are great! But it’s the quality of journalism behind these awards that makes me so very proud.”

Pham is a broadcast journalism major. The New Iberia, Louisiana native received the LAB Scholarship at the 2022 Prestige Awards. LAB awards the $4,000 scholarship to two promising students at a four-year Louisiana college who plan to pursue a career in the broadcasting industry. Pham is a news reporter at Tiger TV.

The New Iberia, Louisiana native said the scholarship is meaningful because she feared she was late in deciding on the career she wants to pursue. Carter, however, provided Pham with the guidance and practice she needed to grow into the student reporter she is today. Even though the broadcast journalism major believes she still has a lot to learn, the award reminds her that it is never too late to get started.

“I am incredibly grateful to be selected as this year’s LAB Broadcast Scholarship recipient,” Pham said. “This award means a lot to me because it took me until my sophomore year at LSU to find my interest in broadcast journalism. I was scared that I may have found my passion too late, but the Manship School of Mass Communication provided a plethora of opportunities that helped me grow and hone in on my storytelling skills.”

For a list of all 2022 Prestige Award winners, visit: broadcasters.org/prestige-awards/.

The annual awards ceremony recognizes outstanding achievements by Louisiana radio and television broadcasters. The competition was established to encourage the highest standards of reporting, community service and production creativity.