Southeastern student honored with LAB Scholarship
Thursday, January 26, 2023
by: Tonya Lowentritt 
STUDENT REPORTER WINS SCHOLARSHIP - Southeastern Louisiana University student news and sports reporter Taylor Nettle was recently honored by the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters with a Student Broadcasting Scholarship. Made up of all television and radio professionals in Louisiana, the LAB selected Nettle out of all broadcasting students in the state.
HAMMOND – A Southeastern Louisiana University student news and sports reporter
at the Southeastern Channel has been selected as the 2022 Louisiana Association of
Broadcasters Student Scholarship recipient.
Taylor Nettle, a senior from Lacombe, was selected from all college television
and radio students in Louisiana to receive the $4,000 scholarship. It marks the sixth
time in the past eight years that a Southeastern student has won the LAB scholarship.
“It definitely feels amazing to be chosen out of all the students in the state,”
Nettle said. “And just to know that my work is being acknowledged and has made an
impact on someone, it feels amazing. This scholarship is definitely an encouragement
to keep chasing my dreams and never stop pursuing what I want to do.”
The LAB established the scholarship program to support promising future broadcasters
and aid them in seeking the best quality education in the field of broadcasting. By
sponsoring the award, the LAB endeavors to encourage students of the highest caliber
to enter broadcasting as a career and guarantee the future quality of broadcasting
in Louisiana.
“We’re very happy that Taylor has been honored with this distinguished scholarship,
and she’s very deserving,” said Southeastern Channel General Manager Rick Settoon.
“Taylor is probably the most multi-skilled and talented student we’ve ever had at
the Southeastern Channel, and that’s saying a lot since we’ve had a number of national
award-winning students who are now top TV professionals. Not only is she a superior
broadcast journalist, writer, storyteller and on-camera talent, she’s equally adept
at videography, video editing, graphic design, animation, and live studio and remote
directing.”
Nettle has produced outstanding news and sports segments, as well as commercials
and entertainment shows, and she’s won major national awards for her live directing
of sportscasts, newscasts, and live game broadcasts for ESPN+, Settoon added.
A communication major with a concentration in TV/multimedia journalism, Nettle
has served as not only a reporter, anchor and producer, but also as a studio director.
She credits the Southeastern Channel with helping her grow and shaping her skills.
“I’ve been given countless opportunities in and out of the classroom to craft
what I do, learn everything that I possibly can, and continue to grow,” she said.
“That’s helped me get to where I am today and continues to push me toward growth.
I’ve definitely had my hand in everything from behind the camera to on camera, which
has taught me what I want to do.”
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants had to maintain a minimum GPA
of 2.5 and submit three letters of recommendation, along with a written narrative
about their vision for a career in broadcasting. In her scholarship application, Nettle
had to answer questions related to her choice of broadcasting as a career, along with
questions on topics ranging from career goals and values to broadcast advertising
and the role of the Federal Communications Commission.
A recipient of scholarships from the Press Club of New Orleans and the Suncoast
Emmys, Nettle plans on a career as a news or sports reporter in the television industry.
“There’s a lot of things that I plan and hope to do with my career in the future,”
she said. “And one of those is working in a bigger industry market to impact several
people and hope that they see not only the story that I’m telling, but the passion
that I have behind it.”
In its 20 year of existence, the Southeastern Channel has won over 500 national,
international and regional awards, including 23 awards from the Emmys. The channel
can be seen on Spectrum 199 in Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, Livingston and St. Helena
parishes, and its live 24/7 webcast and video on demand are streamed at thesoutheasternchannel.com.
The Southeastern Channel is also streamed live on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire
TV, along with the Charter app and Washington Parish’s Mt. Hermon WebTV. The Southeastern
Channel is also accessible on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
