2026 Student Media Leadership Workshop
The Student Media Leadership Workshop is back for summer!
See you July 20-23, 2026!
Registration is open now!
You’ve become a manager at your student-run media outlet. Congratulations! Now what do you do? How will you set and meet goals? Can you manage a friend without ruining your friendship? Your organization’s success, and yours, depends a lot on how you manage others and yourself. This four-day workshop will cover basic management techniques for student media, from running effective meetings, to establishing priorities to time management. No matter your background or experience, you can be an effective leader.
Most sessions will be recorded for access to paid attendees for a limited time after the event.
Workshop registration is $75 for members and $100 for non-members. Interested in joining? Visit our membership page.
Session presenters include:
• Jamie Lynn Gilbert – Associate Director of Student Media/Station Adviser, WKNC 88.1 FM HD1/HD2, North Carolina State University, former CBI Secretary and Treasurer
• Steven Hames – Adviser, Viking Fusion, Berry College, CBI Awards Coordinator and former CBI Secretary
• David Oxenford – Broadcast Law Blog and Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
• Brad Deutsch – Principal, Foster Garvey
• Katherine Miracle – Miracle Resources
• Luke Malley – SoundExchange
• Joe Ginley – SID for John Carroll University
• Jasen Sokol – Director, WJCU 88.7 FM, John Carroll University
• Greg Weston and Warren Kozireski – Former CBI Presidents
• Anabella Poland – Current CBI President
• John Owens – Current CBI Vice President
Session schedule (all times are Eastern)
Monday, July 20
12:30 p.m. – I’m in Charge, Now What?! (Part One)
3:30 p.m. – Collaborating on Campus
5:30 p.m. – Programming for Your Audience
Tuesday, July 21
12:30 p.m. – The FCC, DMCA, SoundExchange and More Legal Need-to-Know
3:30 p.m. – Working with Your University Administration
5:30 p.m. – Correcting Your Staff: The Power of Interpersonal Communication
Wednesday, July 22
12:30 p.m. – Strategic Planning for Student Media
3:30 p.m. – Working with Media Relations and SIDs
5:30 p.m. – CBI Student Advisory Council Interest Meeting (any student from a CBI member station may attend, sign up here for the link)
Thursday, July 23
12:30 p.m. – Building a Culture of Success and Respect
3:30 p.m. – I’m in Charge, Now What?! (Part Two)
