State Fair Community College (SFCC) Digital Media Communications student Dawson Propst of Stover received a first-place award from the Missouri Broadcast Educators Association (MBEA) on April 1 at Southeast Missouri State University. Propst was recognized for a video he produced featuring Sedalia business No. 5 Bistro & Bar. He competed against students from two- and four-year institutions throughout Missouri.
Besides attending SFCC full-time, Propst is owner of D-Pro Studio, which mainly produces wedding videos. He said creating the No. 5 Bistro & Bar video allowed him to step outside his comfort zone.
SFCC Digital Media Instructor Tim Oar said Propst has “the inherent flair of a genuine storyteller.”
Propst estimates that the two-minute video took about 10 hours to produce. His video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/IjJg4b1X-u4.

MBEA was established to “encourage and coordinate educational and instructional activities related to broadcast education,” according to its website. The awards recognize excellence in video and audio production, script writing and multimedia. Broadcast professionals or qualified faculty judge the entries.

SFCC’s Digital Media Communications program prepares students for communication careers by teaching communication, journalism, marketing, and public relations fundamentals and using technologies such as blogs, podcasts, video production, websites, and social media platforms.

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