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B r o a d c a s t & C i n e m a t i c A r t s D e p a r t m e n t 38th Edition Spring 2006 The Moore Holler From the Creaking Chair By Pete Orlik banquet, a tures almost thirty works Inside this issue: Welcome to this Faculty Notes 3 number of from all over the world. Spring edition of The other depart- Sponsored by BCA’s Moore Holler. Right at Student Info 4 - 6 ment activi- Film Society, this event the outset, let me invite all ties are exhibits films in the new rd of our alums to the 33 launching to Park Library Auditorium Where are They 8 annual BCA Awards Ban- Now? close out the as well as the Broadway quet. The date is Friday, semester as this is being Theater in downtown Mt. April 21 at The Embers Alumni Takeover 9 written. On Saturday, Pleasant and the Celebra- with a 6:00 p.m. start. A March 25, our Student tion Cinema multiplex on $20 ticket includes a deli- Broadcast Executive Pickard Street. The festi- cious buffet plus an enjoy- Alumni Chapter 1 0 Council (SBEC) is mount- val also includes a produc- able evening with today’s ing its 4th annual Career tion competition with best BCA students and Fair featuring several screenings of winning en- Awards 1 2 some of tomorrow’s best broadcast and other media trants. If you like innova- media professionals. Con- companies who come to tive cinema without the tact the BCA office to re- Mt. Pleasant to dialogue expensive price tag, this serve your seat. Guest with our students. Several festival is a great bargain. Faculty and Staff speaker this year is Scott of our alums represent Tickets are only $4 or $20 !" Pete Orlik, Chair Meier, Flint/Saginaw re- their companies and it is for a book of ten. !" Will Anderson gional vice president and always gratifying to see Later, on June 9, !" Kevin Campbell general manager for Cita- them return to campus in CMU hosts its annual !" Kevin Corbett del Broadcasting. Scott such successful capacities. Alumni Awards Banquet. !" Ed Christian will be focusing on This year’s Cen- BCA is honored to again !" Rob Craig “Electronic Journalism tral Michigan International have an alum who will be !" Greg DeLauro Ethics in a Consolidating Film Festival then takes recognized at this dinner. !" Jerry Henderson Media World.” place from March 30 (Creaking Chair page 2) !" Ken Jurkiewicz In addition to the through April 9 and fea- !" Joan McDonald !" Larry Patrick !" Mark Poindexter Snippets by Jeff Kimble, Chairman, !" Heather Polinsky Alumni Advisory Board From your BCA Alumni Advisory Board—Jeff Kimble, Chairman !" B. R. Smith !" Jeff Smith I would like to of the founding members the many years of dedi- !" Trey Stohlman thank an outstanding of the Advisory Board. cated service and wishes !" Rick Sykes Alumni Advisory Board Her wisdom, time and her the very best in her !" Patty Williamson member who served for talent helped form and future endeavors. These many years but has de- guide the BCA depart- include her continuing cided not to seek a new ment to the educational contribution to the BCA term – Ms. Kathy Ban- stalwart we know today. Constituent Alumni Chap- field-Shaw. Kathy is one The board thanks her for (Snippets continued on page 7) Page 2 The Moore Holler Creaking Chair (continued from page 1) (Continued from page 1) year’s Campus Advance- January. Finally, the pro- BCA Department Jeff Dengate, Web Con- ment Campaign, BCA won gramming of WMHW-FM Mission Statement tent Developer for the Na- the award for “Highest has been enhanced with The Broadcast tional Basketball Associa- Participation by a Depart- news and sports feeds from and Cinematic Arts De- tion and 2000 graduate, ment of Fewer Than 25 the Michigan Radio Net- partment strives to serve will receive the CMU Out- Employees” in contribu- work. These services are five fundamental objec- standing Young Alumni tions to the university. We now downlinked to the tives: Award. This marks the received a plaque (that has station through the gener- To provide BCA fifth year out of the past to be returned) and I got a osity of adjunct professor majors and minors with a comprehensive media six in which a BCAer was university lunch (which Ed Christian. Ed is CEO education that will pre- recognized at this event. doesn’t). of Saga Communications pare them for an entire Tickets are available from BCA students which operates 100 radio career progression in the Development and continue to excel in the and television stations and electronic media or as- Alumni Office. awards department as well. three state networks. He is sociated enterprises. Clearly, this past In addition to the many also a frequent lecturer on To provide stu- year has been a positive folks who won honors in campus where his exper- dents with an experien- one for BCA. We are ex- this year’s Michigan Asso- tise is proving of huge tial foundation that ploring a number of ave- ciation of Broadcasters value to our students. We helps them remain flexi- nues for improving the competition (listed else- are very grateful to have ble and adaptable even fiscal health of the depart- where in The Holler), there Ed and our other distin- as convergence, technol- ment and have enjoyed were several other signifi- guished adjunct professor, ogy and organizational great support from our cant distinctions. Among Larry Patrick, as part of developments bring alums in this endeavor. these, were Eileen Le- our faculty. In addition to about changes in the Last October, Kevin and his media brokerage busi- media environment. Tarte ‘s first place win for To provide the Liz Campbell set up the Best Technical Production ness and radio group, essential media literacy George and Eva Mae in the Collegiate Broad- Larry is currently serving component of a broad, Campbell Educational casters Inc. national com- as CEO of the PAX televi- liberal arts education Equipment Endowment petition. Meanwhile, sion network. with specific emphasis in honor of Kevin’s par- Ryan Raiche earned an We hope to be on the impact and influ- ents. The interest from Award of Distinction in able to announce other ence of the electronic this permanent fund will the Communicator Awards new initiatives and ad- and film media on all be used to help BCA pur- Competition for his news vancements by the time the CMU graduates’ profes- chase hardware and soft- piece on neo-Nazi groups next Moore Holler hits sional and personal ware upgrades for our and their potential plans to your computer screen or lives. physical plant --- a con- organize on the CMU cam- mailbox. In the meantime, To provide stant need. The more de- pus. There were more than please keep in touch with hands-on co-curricular posits made to this ac- 3,000 student and profes- BCA, join us at the April laboratories in which count, the greater will be sional entries in this con- 21 Banquet if you can, and participants gain realis- tic media experiences in the principal and therefore, test and only 15% are so come back to campus facility operation, pro- the more interest available recognized. Several other whenever you are able. gramming, and manage- to help maintain our facili- students have entered a ment. ties. We welcome any and number of national compe- To provide Mid- all contributions to this titions for which judging is Michigan residents with innovative endowment still taking place. On the quality FM radio and through which donations convention circuit, Jessica cable television pro- are put to perpetual use on Pondell was selected as a gramming that broadens behalf of BCA students. National Association of their listening and view- (The account number is Television Program Ex- ing options. CMU 49068). Our faculty ecutives (NATPE) conven- also stepped up in the tion intern and worked that fundraising effort. In this Las Vegas exposition in 38th Edition Page 3 Faculty Notes Rick Sykes and tion Conference in St For the Broad- News Central 34 were Louis, MO. cast Education Associa- featured in a story in Heather tion, Kevin Corbett Governmentvideo.com. Polinsky, Kevin Corbett for use by off- served as a judge for the The story appeared in and Patty Williamson campus instructors. Gender Issues Division the production section presented “Grading and Patty Williamson Paper Competition and and focused on Sykes’s Assessing Non- presented “Meet the the Documentary Divi- use of industry profes- Traditional Coursework: New Boss…...Same as sion Faculty Production sionals to improve the How to Manage Hands- the Old Boss: The Glass Competition. newscast. On Classroom Activities Ceiling Effect on Reality Pete Orlik was Will Anderson and Projects” at the Lily TV “ at the Midwest the prime source for a presented “Hooking Up North Teaching Confer- Popular Culture Associa- Midland Daily News arti- With My Five Best ence in Traverse City. tion Conference in St. cle about TBS multiple Friends From West Bev: Mark Poindexter Louis, MO. airing of the movie An Analysis of SoapNet was quoted in The Mark Poindexter “Christmas Story.” Promotional Acquisition, Saginaw News regarding published “Reading the Mark Poindexter Retention and Recycling the live debate on NBC’s Signs while Cruising presented “Batman Be- Strategies” at the Mid- The West Wing. Mulholland Drive” in the gins: the Good, the Bad west Popular Culture Will Anderson October Journal of Evo- and the Conspiratorial” Association Annual Con- presented “Living and lutionary Psychology. at the annual meeting of vention in St. Louis, MO. Dying by the Numbers: Pete Orlik was a the Popular Culture As- Pete Orlik pub- Playing The Student judge in the Research sociation in Atlanta, lished “Advisory Board Evaluation Game Part and Scholarly Paper Georgia.