Two University of Winchester journalism students have been nominated for a national radio award for their coverage of the General Election.
Molly Keane and Guy Nicklinson covered the election night live for the national student radio show.
Molly, a third-year BA journalism student, reported on the count in Winchester and was the first journalist to announce the result in the early hours of the morning.
She said: "I was also covering the count for ITN and they gave me a bonus because I beat Sky and BBC to the result.
"I really enjoyed the pressure of covering the count, I was just so focused on making sure I got the numbers correct for ITN."
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He said: "The adrenaline keeps you awake, as well as the sense that you are playing your part in something really historic.
Both students, who are from Hook, will attend the Community Radio Awards ceremony at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday, November 16.
They were nominated for their work on the Vote24 radio programme, a joint project by journalism students across the UK.
University students from 21 Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) courses joined forces for the general election show.
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Molly said: "Even though I just played a small part, it was amazing to be part of such a historic event.
"I did live radio reports for the Vote24 radio programme and I’m so honoured to be nominated for a Community Radio award."
Guy added: "I feel really honoured to have been nominated for my reporting on the Vote24 show – it was a team effort and I was so proud to have played my part in such an amazing programme."
Brian Thornton, course leader for journalism at the University of Winchester, praised the students’ achievements.
He said: "Reporting on a general election is one of the most challenging things you will do in your journalism career and so what Molly and Guy have achieved is nothing short of extraordinary.
"The level of technical skill, maturity and editorial judgment they showed during their election reporting was so impressive."
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