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25 Nov
KWSC has “smashing success” with 14th Annual Turkey Drop promotion
Inspired by a promotional stunt gone awry on the 1970s television situation comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” Wayne State University’s KWSC 91.1 “The Cat” combined a canned food drive with the spectacle of seeing objects dropped off a three story building, as reported by the Sioux City Journal: “It’s become a fall tradition in which a […]
READ MORE24 Nov
WBCX – Brenau radio begins streaming online
According to the Gainsville Times, WBCX has started webcasting. The article does indicate that the station has received funding from NPR, but it is not clear how much programming is from NPR and how much is student/community oriented. If the article is correct and the station is NPR/CPB funded, then its webcasting operations are likely […]
READ MORE2 Nov
Entries Sought for 31st College Television Awards
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is now accepting entries in the 31st College Television Awards. Categories include Animation, Children’s, Comedy, Commercial, Documentary, Drama, Interactive Media, Magazine, Music (Best Composition), Music (Best Use), Newscast Series – Narrative and new this year, Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship. The deadline for submission is Jan. 13, […]
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2009 National Student Production Awards Winners
The winners of the combined, television and radio categories of the National Student Production Awards were announced at the National College Media Convention in Austin on Oct. 30. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists. Combined Category Best Student Media Web site KUOM, University of Minnesota www.radiok.org Television Best General Entertainment Program HUTV, Harvard College […]
READ MORE1 Nov
Keynote and going home
The Keynote for the last day John Burnett. He did a great job in his speech. If you left early you have no idea what you missed out on. Mr. Burnett is a from NPR. He talked about some of the big stories that he covered like going to Iraq for a while and traveling […]
READ MORE31 Oct
critiques
I went to a session today, almost on accident which turned out to work to my benefit. The advisor did not show up to the original session I planned on attending so I jumped over to another session that was held. It was critiquing others production samples and DJing styles. I thought it was very […]
READ MORE31 Oct
The Last Day
It’s our final full day in Austin. So far I’ve been to two round table discussions for radio: Traffic and News. The traffic session turned out to be very beneficial. Contrary to what I thought, it wasn’t about congested highways and construction, but rather about the traffic within a station and who controls what is […]
READ MORE30 Oct
making the best first impression
So, I went to this session today on making the best first impression on a job interview or just in general to future employers. Great session. The session taught us everything from where to put your hands after you give a handshake, to how to sit during the interview. These are things that not many […]
READ MORE30 Oct
You Want Me To Run A Contest??
First session of the day: “Contest? You Want Me to Run a Contest??”. I absolutely loved this session! I got so many ideas on how to to update my station (WBSU-89.1 the Point) and our contests. Three that I thought were fantastic and really want to try to do are: 1. Media contest: Have high […]
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