April 18, 2017
Student Media in the News
Scott Van Pelt promises to fund college radio station while playing golf
The University of Maryland’s student-run radio station needed help, so one of its staffers reached out to one of the school’s most famous alums. Luckily that alum, ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt, checked his phone while on the golf course.
Someone affiliated with the station reached out to Van Pelt on Twitter, telling him it was the last day to donate to the station. Scott asked how much was needed, and then said he would take care of the sum — over $1,000 — when he was done playing golf, of course.
Read more from Golf.com.
Albright College’s WXAC Moves to 24-Hour Broadcast
The broadcasting change, which took effect earlier this month, was enabled in part by a $5,000 grant for new equipment and the station’s move in 2016 to the Berks Community Media Center at 13th and Richmond streets, a location it shares with BCTV.
Read more from BCTV.
Failed KCSM-TV sale forces lawsuits: College district and contractor point fingers over who dropped the ball on auction
Who should take the blame for the failed sale of the College of San Mateo’s television station is the source of a legal battle, as school officials and a company hired to negotiate the acquisition are locking horns over which side muffed a lucrative deal.
Opposing civil lawsuits filed in county Superior Court indicate San Mateo County Community College District officials and LocusPoint Networks representatives disagree on why KCSM-TV was excluded from a $114 million auction sale.
Read more from the San Mateo Daily Journal.
WREKtacular exposes students to local music
The local arts scene may sometimes seem insular to those who are not already a part of it. However, once a year, WREK Radio offers Tech students a chance to experience it. The radio station prides itself in its airing of music that they describe as “atypical” or outside the cultural mainstream. On their website, WREK claims that they wish to use their status as a college radio to bring these “forms of music into public consciousness,” and the annual concert plays into that philosophy.
Read more from The Technique.
Mic drop: VIC Radio celebrates 50-Hour Marathon April 7-9
The DJs kicked off the marathon singing along to pop hits in high spirits. The VIC, or Voice of Ithaca College, radio studio was packed, the spring heat dangling in the studio. Four DJs — senior Kemery Colbert and sophomores Jill Simon, Lexy White and Haley Goetz — led a group of about 10 people in a joyful chorus of pop tunes.
Read more from The Ithacan.
Plus, Spinning Indie visits Lehman College Underground Radio, WTJU at the University of Virginia and WNUW-LP at Neumann University, and the College Radio Watch column. And, news from WUVA’s transition to multimedia.
And, CBI is accepting nominations for the Joel Willer award, submissions for the annual National Student Production Awards are open, and registration is open for the first-ever summer College Media Megaworkshop featuring the Broadcast Management track by CBI.
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.