UNS — Student of State Administration Science Program Faculty of Social and Political Science (FISIP) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta, Bima Maulana, won the favorite news anchor category in Magenta Announcer Competition (MAC #6), Monday (31/8/2020).
This achievement brought a proud name for UNS and shows UNS student’s productivity and spirit to compete in student competition amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In a competition held by Magenta Radio Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), Bima Maulana, have to fight tens of other participants in the preliminary round. In this stage, Bima Maulana submitted a video of him acting as a news anchor.
“There are two categories in the competition, announcer and news anchor. The event is a part of UNYFEST 2020 competition series in which the finalist fight for UNY Rector’s Trophy,” Bima Maulana stated on Monday (12/10/2020).
In the preliminary round, Bima Maulana from FiestA Radio FISIP UNS went into the top 20 finalists who will compete in front of the juries through Google Meet on Sunday (30/8/2020). When asked about the fierce competition in MAC #6, Bima Maulana said yes to the question. For him, other finalists were very competitive and excellent in acting as a news anchor. “So, I always prepared myself by practice reading the news, exercising vocals and breathing, and not eating oily foods,” Bima Maulana explained.
Bima Maulana also stated that MAC #6 this year is his first time to won as favorite news anchor because last year he had to be satisfied as a finalist. With this achievement, Bima Maulana who has been in the broadcasting world as a news anchor in FISIP since 2017 admitted that he is grateful for his achievement. He hopes that this achievement can encourage him to continue to work in the broadcasting world. Humas UNS
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