A Southeastern Louisiana University student was awarded a prestigious Emmy scholarship.
Christopher Arroyo, a junior from Slidell, was selected as one of 23 college broadcasting students from the southeast region of the U.S. to win an Emmy Student Scholarship from the Emmy Suncoast Region of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
The fifth Southeastern student to win the scholarship, Arroyo received $5,000 for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Scholarship winners must have a 3.5 cumulative grade point average.
A communication major with a concentration in television and multimedia journalism, Arroyo has directed the award-winning student newscast, Northshore News, along with producing and directing the channel’s student comedy series, College Night.
The Southeastern Channel can be seen on Spectrum 199 cable throughout the North Shore, and its 24/7 livestream can be seen on Roku, AppleTV, and at thesoutheasternchannel.com.
