Student Media in the News: May 1, 2018

Just 11 days left to enter the CBI National Student Production Awards

Entries are now being accepted for the 2018 National Student Production Awards. The awards provide a great opportunity for students to showcase their work in a nationally recognized competition, with 27 categories in audio, video and multimedia — including promos, news reporting, comedy, entertainment, sports, best DJ, station imaging, website design and more.

For competition rules and submission information, visit the 2018 National Student Production Awards Page.

Up to four finalists will be chosen for each category. Winners and finalists will be honored at the annual awards presentation in Seattle as part of the National Student Electronic Media Convention.

The deadline to enter is May 11, 2018.

College radio station hosts festival to commemorate 55th anniversary

WGSU is celebrating 55 years of being on-air with Genny Fest, on the MacVittie College Union Plaza from 5-7 p.m. on Friday April 27. Genny Fest will be a food truck rodeo featuring seven different food trucks, their squirrel mascot Genny and live music.

Though this is her first year at the station, WGSU operations manager senior Erin Carlo has been spearheading the event.

“It’s always been a goal for the station to do something big. Radio is, by nature, faceless media,” Carlo said. “You might listen to us on the radio, stream our station, follow us online on social media, but you never really see the people running the station.”

Read more from The Lamron.

Happy High School Radio Week (and more)

This year, the annual High School Radio Day tradition has expanded to a full week, from April 21 to April 28, under the moniker High School Radio Week. For those wishing to pick a singular day to celebrate, Wednesday, April 25th is the official date for the 7th annual High School Radio Day. More than 80 stations are expected to participate.

Read more from Radio Survivor.

Download Over 16,000 Free Sound Effects From This BBC Archive

That said, if you’re working on any personal or educational projects—or just need to know what “Pystyll Rhadn” falls in North Wales sounds like—you’re in luck. The BBC’s collection now gives you access to a huge collection of sounds for different objects, locations, and actions. Heck, the BBC’s listing for sounds of “1 woman approaches and stops” eats up more than a page worth of files.

Read more from Lifehacker.

Plus, the College Radio Watch column, and a visit to WHPK at University of Chicago.