Managing Editor Aaron Hughes introduces staff awards at the gala.
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Staff Member of the Year winner Marie White, left, takes a moment with Photographer of the Year winner Madison Cantrell.
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Rylee Curley, one of the Echo team artists, is honored at the staff Artist of the Year.
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Blake McQueary, The Echo sports editor, is honored for the Article of the Year, having written the piece considered the best work of the staff by audience popularity.
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Echo alumni Russ Kenyon is named a Friend of The Echo honoree for his support of the current staff. A photographer, Kenyon donated cameras and other equipment to the team. The Echo staff then named the photo studio in honor of Kenyon.
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The Echo staff chose former Editor-in-Chief Layla McMurtie as an Echo Legend.
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Echo Advisor Christine Uthoff introduces the Hall of Fame inductee from 2023 just before the 2024 inductee was announced.
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2024 Echo Hall of Fame Inductee Rob Musial speaks to the crowd at the annual banquet. He praised The Echo staff and said journalism is as valuable today as it ever has been.
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Alumni Anne Lindner receives the Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award from fellow alumni Rob Musial and Dino Lampron.
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Cellar Roots Editor-in-Chief Ameera Salman discusses the future of Cellar Roots literary magazine, which is produced by students.
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