Archive November 2009

26 Nov

FCC Deadlines

Certain FCC reports are due 12/1.

25 Nov

KWSC has “smashing success” with 14th Annual Turkey Drop promotion

Inspired by a promotional stunt gone awry on the 1970s television situation comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” Wayne State University’s KWSC 91.1 “The Cat” combined a canned food drive with the spectacle of seeing objects dropped off a three story building, as reported by the Sioux City Journal: “It’s become a fall tradition in which a […]

24 Nov

WBCX – Brenau radio begins streaming online

According to the Gainsville Times, WBCX has started webcasting. The article does indicate that the station has received funding from NPR, but it is not clear how much programming is from NPR and how much is student/community oriented. If the article is correct and the station is NPR/CPB funded, then its webcasting operations are likely […]

2 Nov

Entries Sought for 31st College Television Awards

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is now accepting entries in the 31st College Television Awards. Categories include Animation, Children’s, Comedy, Commercial, Documentary, Drama, Interactive Media, Magazine, Music (Best Composition), Music (Best Use), Newscast Series – Narrative and new this year, Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship. The deadline for submission is Jan. 13, […]

2 Nov

2009 National Student Production Awards Winners

The winners of the combined, television and radio categories of the National Student Production Awards were announced at the National College Media Convention in Austin on Oct. 30. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists. Combined Category Best Student Media Web site KUOM, University of Minnesota www.radiok.org Television Best General Entertainment Program HUTV, Harvard College […]

1 Nov

Keynote and going home

The Keynote for the last day John Burnett. He did a great job in his speech. If you left early you have no idea what you missed out on. Mr. Burnett is a from NPR. He talked about some of the big stories that he covered like going to Iraq for a while and traveling […]

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