Category CBI News
30 Aug
Student Media in the News
How Columbus State University got a radio station Danna Gibson and Scott Sellnow-Richmond have each played a vital role in launching Columbus State University’s new WCUG radio station. A year later, WCUG has grown and surpassed all of its goals. Both professors sat down with reporter Carrie Beth Wallace to discuss the process of obtaining […]
READ MORE24 Aug
Veteran News Reporter Glenn Schuck to Deliver Keynote at 2016 NSEMC
College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) announces long-time New York City radio reporter and anchor Glenn Schuck as keynote speaker for the 5th annual National Student Electronic Media Convention (NSEMC) on Saturday, Oct. 22 in Philadelphia. A broadcaster for more than 30 years and presently with America’s most listened-to radio station, 1010 WINS, Schuck will share his […]
READ MORE23 Aug
Student Media in the News
Is College Radio Relevant? Despite the rise of popular broadcasts ranging from sportscasts to music countdowns, radio has generally been on the decline. We have turned the dial to its off position and turned on our smartphones, abundant with news, traffic reports, YouTube, and pretty much everything the radio can give us without commercial breaks. […]
READ MORE19 Aug
EAS Test Reporting System deadlines
FCC Licensed Stations MUST Participate by August 26, 2016 The FCC has established the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) as a means to improve the EAS system for national emergencies. There are important deadlines you need to be aware of concerning this change. Form One must be filed on or before August 26, 2016. Form […]
READ MORE16 Aug
National Student Production Awards finalists
We’re announcing the 2016 finalists in CBI’s National Student Production Awards over on the Philadelphia website! We’ll be posting new categories every weekday until Friday, Aug. 26, so check back. While you’re there, see all the latest on the National Student Electronic Media Convention, Oct. 20-22. We’re posting info on the hotel, special pre-convention workshops […]
READ MORE9 Aug
Student Media in the News
A station is born: Inside the high-risk, low-watt, quirky world of community radio At 10 minutes to airtime, the studio clock was three minutes slow. Marika Partridge climbed up on a folding chair to fix it, exchanging a “Close one!” glance with her fellow founders of the Washington area’s newest radio station. After a cutthroat […]
READ MORE3 Aug
Student Media in the News
U.Va. radio station WTJU hosts summer camp for local students The curriculum has evolved to become more hands-on and project-oriented throughout the years, based on students’ feedback, Moore said in an email statement. “At their core, the summer radio camps are about students having fun, but also getting a taste for interviewing and audio production, […]
READ MORE26 Jul
Student Media in the News
Ohio University campus radio dismissed students too quickly, report says While the behavior and atmosphere in the sports department “may have been ‘immature and unprofessional,'” the report found, investigators didn’t find sufficient evidence that university policy was violated. Moreover, it said that by conducting an in-house inquiry without notifying the civil rights office, the radio […]
READ MORE19 Jul
Student Media in the News
Ithaca College students head to Rio to assist with NBC Olympics coverage “I am thrilled for the opportunity to work with the NBC Sports team covering the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro,” said Jacob Asman, a senior television-radio major who serves as the play-by-play commentator for Ithaca College football games on the college’s […]
READ MORE12 Jul
Student Media in the News
Tuned in: Blugold Radio 99.9 FM brings indie rock, alternative tunes with local focus to airwaves Besides music, the station will feature UW-Eau Claire Forum speakers, Blugold sports, and news, research and spoken word programs that run from about 15 minutes to an hour, as well as other specialty and student-hosted programs, Morfitt said. “Starting […]
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