Seaford High School Alumnus Nominated for College TV Award

Maxwell Trink, a Seaford High School alumnus, has been nominated for the prestigious Television Academy Foundation’s 41st College Television Awards. The College Television Awards recognizes and rewards excellence in student-produced programs from colleges and universities nationwide. Winners in the competition will be announced by television stars at the awards ceremony on March 26.

Trink is nominated, along with seven of his former classmates, in the “News & Sports” category for his writing on SportsDesk, while attending the University of Miami in FL. SportsDesk is a half-hour weekly program, produced by University of Miami students, that airs live on Fridays and highlights the best of the week in sports with Miami Hurricanes athletes and coaches, commentary, and in-depth analysis of upcoming games.

Growing up on Long Island, in Seaford, Maxwell’s passion for sports stemmed from watching New York Mets games with his mother. His favorite teams are the New York Mets, New York Islanders, Miami Heat, Minnesota Vikings and Chelsea.

“Informing the public plays a huge role in my life,” said Trink. “I love telling the stories of those who have used sports as a vehicle for their success.”

“I’m so honored to be nominated for a College Television Award,” said Trink. “It has almost become a tradition at the University of Miami. Since I started my freshman year, that was the goal. We had our eyes solely focused on that. I hope to bring home the award that I have always dreamed about.”

Trink graduated from the University of Miami in 2021 and is currently working as a sports anchor and reporter at WNKY 40 in Bowling Green, KY.

The virtual College Television Awards show will feature celebrity presenters including Dove Cameron (Schmigadoon!), Rick Glassman (As We See It), Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), Sam Heughan (Outlander), Jordan L. Jones (Bel-Air), Rose McIver (Ghosts), Sue Ann Pien (As We See It), Danielle Pinnock (Ghosts), Logan Shroyer (This Is Us) and Hannah Zeile (This Is Us).

The 41st College Television Awards will be streamed globally at TelevisionAcademy.com/CTA on Saturday, March 26, at 6:00 PM PST, 9:00 PM EST.

A total of 54 students have been nominated in 6 categories for the 2022 awards selected from 185 entries submitted from 58 colleges nationwide.

Designed to emulate the Emmy Awards, student entries are judged by Television Academy members. Criteria for the College Television Awards reflect industry standards of excellence, imagination, and innovation.

The awards ceremony will be held in conjunction with the Foundation’s College Television Summit, a three-day, educational event featuring panel discussions with Hollywood industry leaders on March 23- 25. The summit is made available virtually and free of charge to media arts students across the country. For more information visit TelevisionAcademy.com/Foundation