Western Illinois University senior broadcasting major Devin Brooks is close to setting a state record for winning the most scholarships from the Illinois News Broadcasters Association (INBA).

Devin Brooks

Brooks, of St. Louis, MO, has won the INBA scholarship three times and has the opportunity to win a fourth award this spring.

“I would not have come across these opportunities without the help of my teachers at WIU,” said Brooks. “They deserve the real recognition for caring about students’ success. It makes a difference when I can worry less about how I’m going to pay for school and instead focus on my future. The past and present faculty in the WIU Department of Broadcasting and Journalism have gone above and beyond to make sure students take away as much experience as possible for the real world. I will always be grateful for the time they have taken to offer guidance and support during my four years at Western.”

According to the INBA, there have been several two-time winners of the scholarship, which he first won in 2018 as a freshman.

Brooks is a student journalist for WIU’s NEWS3, student news broadcast, works part-time at Tri States Public Radio and has served summer internships at WGEM in Quincy and WREX in Rockford.

For more information about WIU’s Department of Broadcasting and Journalism, visit wiu.edu/BCJ.

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