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Category Board Blogs
21 Feb
Board Blog: Outlet Identities are More than a Name
Twenty years ago this October, Sen. John H. Glenn returned to space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. This past week the nation celebrated Glenn’s first space flight in which he was the first American to orbit the Earth 56 years ago, Feb. 20, 1962. Glenn is no doubt an American hero but he also serves as […]
READ MORE7 Feb
Board Blog: Easy tips to keep your social media pages active
College broadcasters have to find many different ways to reach and engage their audience. But today, it is crucial to find interaction between your audience and your organization. Social media is one of the most important assets to use at your radio/television station. It gives you a chance to attract familiar, as well as unfamiliar, […]
READ MORE24 Jan
Board Blog: Getting ready for the new year
It’s nearing the end of January, which for many of you means gearing up for the new year. Not the new calendar year, but the new staff year. At WKNC, applications for our 2018-2019 general manager are due Feb. 1, with hiring in early March and a whole new staff scheduled to take over by […]
READ MORE10 Jan
Board Blog: Hello 2018! And Hello CBI!
My name is Hames, Steven Hames and I am proud to be serving as CBI’s Secretary for this year … and hopefully for more (wink, wink, cough, cough). Many of you know that I have been serving CBI as the Awards Coordinator for the past five years, but there are a few things that you […]
READ MORE12 Oct
101 reasons, and then some, to come to #CBISanAntonio!
101 sessions, an award-winning Keynote Speaker, the River Walk and the Alamo. It’s CBI San Antonio 2017! We are just weeks away from CBI San Antonio and the National Student Electronic Media Convention! I am very excited to get there for all that this offers, including great sessions, networking, an awesome location and, as always, […]
READ MORE25 Sep
San Antonio: ‘I Can’t Wait!’
“Looks amazing! I can’t wait to go and check out some of these panels with the rest of the staff.” That is an actual quote from one of my students. It was in an email this student sent me after taking a look at the schedule for the National Student Electronic Media Convention (NSEMC). It […]
READ MORE19 Aug
Nationwide EAS Test – You Must Act Now
The FCC, in conjunction with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). This will have an impact on all FCC licensed stations that participate in EAS. If this test applies to you, pay attention. You must complete the 2017 ETRS Form One on or before August […]
READ MORE19 Jul
Board Blog: Thanks, again, Minneapolis!
CBI hosted the first-ever Broadcast Management track at the College Media Mega Workshop last week in Minneapolis and the results exceeded even our most optimistic projections. Thirty students and advisers gathered on the beautiful campus of the University of Minnesota for an intensive, three-day workshop designed to give them the tools to hit the ground […]
READ MORE17 May
Board Blog: 10 Student Media Skills for your Resume
It’s summer, a time for the newly graduated to fill out scores of applications in hopes of landing that first full-time job. For those who worked in student radio and television, don’t forget to add that role to your resume. Regardless of your major or career plans, your student media experience has taught you a […]
READ MORE2 May
Student Media in the News
WUML hits airwaves in renovated studio Up until a few weeks ago, WUML broadcasted from a tiny room beside their office for 24 hours a day. The closet that held some of the radio station’s extensive music collection had an irrigation system that spurted water mere weeks after they moved. Radio staff and interns sent […]
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