Student Broadcasting Starts Now

This is the first entry in a new blog chronicling the exciting adventures in student broadcasting at Monmouth College. If you aren’t excited by now…

Last night MC-TV kicked off its semester of “This Week” with a short first episode. We focused on the biggest issue on campus, new construction. In sports, we look at how both volleyball and football are preparing for the news season. Take a look.

Also, the start of regular radio broadcasts for WMCR will start on Monday. Take a listen. Those of you who are saying what is MC-TV and WMCR, here is your answer. MC-TV is a student produced weekly news/sports program and WMCR is the student radio station. Both of their websites are linked here on the blog.
With the start of a new year, some exciting changes are coming to MC-TV. In previous semesters the Fusion program has produced multiple shows during the semester. Starting this year, we will be doing one show per semester. This will allow us to do a better show and will free up the students to do other projects that will better their abilities in Media Production. Currently, they are working on two projects. First we will be completing a video for the Admissions office that will be shown during open houses. Second, we will be finishing a project for the Midwest Governors Association that was started last semester in partnership with one of Prof. Fred Witzig’s Illinois history courses. This project will consist of a couple of video for their website that feature what is great about the Midwest.

Throughout the year, I will attempt to talk about what the media students are working on and also talk about the academic process that our student go thru to not only try to learn the technology but to try to create meaningful and powerful messages. This is a common theme of mine with student and I will share it with you. Technology is great but when you come down to it no measure of technology can fix a poorly constructed message or a weak story. If you don’t believe me, watch Avatar on a regular TV. I think you will see my point.

As an old Radio DJ, I will sign off now and talk to you later. The time is a five minutes till the top of the hour and next is your local news…