CHSTV Wins National Competition for Poignant Story of a Homeless Youth

, under Advisor Doug Green, learned it has won first place in the Human Interest/Feature Story category in the prestigious national Student Television Network (STN) Fall 2011 contest for its poignant piece entitled “Josh’s Story.” It also won first- and second-place awards in the Sports/Feature category. ’s VMSTV, also under Green, captured two STN awards in its category. 

The competition in all categories is fierce. Green explains, “The STN contest, the pinnacle in the U.S., receives many entries from broadcasting programs across the nation and from American schools in Europe and Asia. We are thrilled to be able to tell stories such as the pieces that have won these national awards. ”

Over the years, CHSTV has won four national and 17 regional student Emmys. Its powerful on the Holocaust has garnered multiple awards and worldwide recognition.

Green says the newest award-winning piece grew out of last year’s “One in Seven” feature on hunger in San Diego. He relates, “Josh, now 21, spent much of his youth homeless; sleeping under bridge overpasses and on street corners. He has become an accomplished motivational speaker who moves people by sharing his experiences. Josh spoke to Carlsbad High students after a ‘One in Seven’ screening. The CHSTV team was captivated by his powerful story and determined to tell it in a personalized, highly compassionate way.”

While pursuing the story, reporter Krysta Mortland and photojournalist Jordan Bruhn returned to the streets of San Diego with Josh. There, they ran into Josh's long-lost father, who remains homeless. As shown in the film, Josh's dad brings Josh into the underpass where he spent many nights as a child.

“Josh’s Story”  can be viewed at http://vimeo.com/36544231. 

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