June 26, 2018

Student Media in the News: June 26, 2018

Submit your sessions for the NSEMC in Seattle!

Session proposals are now being accepted for the 2018 National Student Electronic Media Convention, Oct. 25-27 in Seattle. CBI will consider all proposals from students, advisers, managers and industry professionals and gives strong preference to session proposals with more than one speaker and organization being represented. Session proposals can cover any topic related to electronic student media including the obvious and not so obvious. Multimedia presentations are encouraged.

Visit the Seattle convention website for more information and to start your proposals.

WPRK living in eagle-nest limbo with delayed construction date

An eagle-eyed volunteer from the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey has been keeping an eye on a pair of bald eagles that have nested near the radio station’s new transmitter. Bald eagles are a Federally-protected species, under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, and as such any activity that may “disturb” bald eagles must be avoided or minimized. Which means any construction on or around the tower has halted until further notice.

Local Radio Station KGPC Threatened with Closure Due to Budget Cuts

But KGPC is threatened with closure due to looming budget reductions that are expected to hit the Peralta college system this year. According to records and interviews with faculty and staff, the district — which includes Laney College, Merritt College, Berkeley City College, and the College of Alameda — is facing a $4 million deficit.

‘WGSU History’ series to feature Tad Thompson and the station’s early days

Tad Thompson, a 1969 graduate of SUNY Geneseo who went on to a 40-year career in media, will be featured in the “WGSU History” interview series that airs as part of “Geneseo Today” on WGSU-FM, the SUNY Geneseo college radio station.

Thompson had a long radio-news and newspaper-editor career. He also worked for a time at the Geneseo Migrant Center. Thompson now resides in The Villages, Fla., where he has played trombone in The Villages Swing Band.

Read more from the Livingston County News.

Why I’m Pulling My Support from KHSU After 25 Years

KHSC was founded very much as a college radio station. Around the time it became KHSU, it began to attract the financial support of the community. There is no doubt that the introduction of NPR drastically increased the community support. However, that community support — now the station’s lifeblood — has always been tied to KHSU’s commitment to local access, homegrown volunteer programming and a feeling of inclusion.