September 13, 2016
Student Media in the News
Last Updated on September 13, 2016 by askcbiorg
WKNC launches new podcast offering legal help for students
WKNC 88.1 FM recently launched the new podcast “Legal Werk,” featuring in-depth interviews with lawyers from NC State University Student Legal Services. Now in its fourth episode, the podcasts address issues commonly faced by students. Episodes are broadcast on-air, as part of the weekly public affairs program “Eye on the Triangle,” and then podcasted via iTunes. Episodes are also posted on WKNC’s SoundCloud account at http://soundcloud.com/wknc881.
Marshall University School of Journalism and Mass Communications Hall of Fame ceremony set for September 23
Five graduates of Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications (SOJMC) are being inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame later this month.
Dr. Charles G. “Chuck” Bailey, Mike Cherry, Jody Jividen, Chad Pennington and Peter Ruest will be inducted during a ceremony, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, in the Don Morris Room of the Memorial Student Center on the Huntington campus. Charles Ryan Associates and Stadelman Consulting are the presenting sponsors of the ceremony. A pre-event reception is scheduled for 6 p.m. in the Shawkey Room of the Memorial Student Center.
Read more from Marshall University.
WTBU recovers from fire, resumes broadcasting
Boston University’s student-run radio station WTBU will resume broadcasting this fall, more than five months after its studio was burned in a three-alarm fire triggered by a short circuit.
The staff has put a lot of time and effort into the station’s recovery, including creating a #SaveWTBU fundraising campaign, General Manager Christie Leist wrote in an email.
Read more from The Daily Free Press.
Delta mourns loss of Public Broadcasting leader
PBS has lost one of its true champions with the passing of longtime Delta College Broadcasting leader Barry Baker. The Bay City resident, who guided the college’s public television and radio stations with a firm but fair hand for nearly 20 years, passed away on Aug. 30, 2016. He was 67.
Read more from Midland Daily News.
KCSC blows out the candles on its 65th year
Students and Chico locals gathered on the shady lawn in front of Glenn Hall on Saturday for an afternoon of good food and even better music celebrating Chico State’s student run radio station, KCSC’s 65th anniversary.
The celebration was complete with tacos, tie-dying and performances from local artists.
Read more from The Orion.
Cougar Radio Station continues to grow
“I first started working in radio my senior year of high school when I had to complete a senior project at Columbus High School and I got to work with PMB Broadcasting so, it was a very surreal experience to finally be able to put it to the test when I got here,” Holley said.
Read more from WRBL.
College-based KSDS redefines student radio
For San Diego City College students, Jazz 88.3 is also educational.
The radio station, which for the past three years was named the best in the nation by JazzWeek, originates from studios on the campus and is broadcast from a transmitter and antenna at Mesa College, also in the San Diego Community College District.
Read more from The San Diego Union-Tribune.
CBI announces special sessions and pre-convention sessions for2016 NSEMC
Visit the Philadelphia site for information on hotel reservations, convention registration and more.
Plus, Radio Survivor’s College Radio Watch column and Podcast #62.
