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17 Jan
Student Media in the News
Proposed WUMD sale hits sour note with volunteers and listeners Unhappy DJs, station volunteers and listeners are speaking out on social media after word of the proposed $1.5 million sale of WUMD 89.3 FM to Rhode Island Public Radio. A move to save the station, which marks its 45th anniversary Friday, has also sparked the […]
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Board Blog: The Umbrella Adviser
Last spring, I took a graduate course in project management. The textbook talked about the role of the project sponsor, essentially the “cheerleader” for the project, and showed a clip art umbrella labeled project sponsor protecting the project team from rain. The more I looked at the picture, the more I thought it was a […]
READ MORE11 Jan
Accepting Nominations for Board Positions
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 6, 2017 College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) is now accepting nominations for the offices of Secretary, Development Director and Student Member. The Secretary and Development Director are each 3-year terms beginning December 1, 2017. The Student Member is a one year term beginning May 1, 2017. To be […]
READ MORE28 Dec
Board Blog: Radio is Multimedia Now
“Seven years of college down the drain!” – despite the great quote from Animal House, thankfully I have learned something in college (and it only took four years). But as my role runs the calendar year, it is time to wrap up my career in college radio, and graduate in the spring. What will I […]
READ MORE21 Dec
Board Blog: Our new Secretary goes live
Hello, everyone. My name is Paul Crutcher and I am the Broadcast and Emerging Media Specialist at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina. I teach two radio production courses here and serve as General Manager for XLR – Lander University Radio. It is a great honor to be elected as interim secretary for the CBI […]
READ MORE20 Dec
Student Media in the News
WSOU collects over 600 pounds of food for local foodbank As part of its commitment to community service, student-run WSOU 89.5 FM at Seton Hall University once again participated in the “Students Change Hunger” program, collecting 640 pounds of food for the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. The haul was 300 pounds more than […]
READ MORE13 Dec
Student Media in the News
Mourning those Lost in Oakland, including College Radio Participants from KALX I’m imaging that in the weeks to come, we’ll learn of more radio folks and I would love to hear their stories. My heart aches for the friends and families of everyone lost in the fire. If you’d like to lend support to those […]
READ MORE7 Dec
Board Blog: Hello, bonjour, and aloha
Greetings from the new president of CBI. As the new president of CBI, please allow me to introduce myself. I’m an instructor of Radio and TV at the University of Southern Indiana and the Faculty Advisor/General Manager of our student radio station, 95.7 Evansville’s Alternative. I’ve been at USI since 1993, but I moved into […]
READ MORE6 Dec
Student Media in the News
WIUX prepares to move again Before the WIUX town hall meeting began Tuesday night in the Global and International Studies Building auditorium, board members sang and joked. They talked about 2014, the last time the station had to relocate. As station members filed in, the volume rose. The upcoming move, into an exclusive Media School […]
READ MORE1 Dec
SESAC rates increasing for 2017
SESAC rates will increase from $149 to $152 for 2017. For more information, visit https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=CRB-2016-0018-0001.
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CBI is a member-driven organization serving students and advisers of student media. Through events, programs and a network of expertise, CBI fosters experiential learning, professional opportunities and advocacy for the success of student media programs.