School of Broadcast & Cinematic Arts 42nd Edition Spring 2008 The Moore Holler “A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere” Director’s Doodle By Pete Orlik 340 to 13,000 watts. It Stype in bringing this Inside this issue: Somehow, BCA has Faculty Notes 3 was particularly appropri- longstanding dream to survived the incredibly ate that this event took reality. Thanks also go to cold and angry weather Student Info 4-6 place during this Home- all the donations from that has caused more coming’s Alumni Take- BCA alums and other shutdowns this Spring Where are They 8 over of the radio station supporters that helped semester than at any Now? so that past grads of the us aggregate the pool of time since I have been station could share the dollars needed to pur- Alumni Takeover 9 here (which takes us moment with members chase the necessary back to the ‘other’ Ice of the current executive equipment. We are Age.) But despite a light- staff. The upgrade happy that WMHW can Alumni Chapter 10 ning-strike-induced makes WMHW the third now serve a greatly ex- power failure followed by most powerful outlet in panded coverage area a couple of blizzards and Awards 11 mid-Michigan. Then, in and open up enhanced sub-zero temperatures, February, the station be- training opportunities for our productions and came the first station in our radio students. classes kept rolling. the region to go HD, put- BCA staff are also put- Faculty and Staff This has been a ting it at the forefront of ting their money where • Pete Orlik, Director groundbreaking year. On this industry-wide conver- their collective mouths • Will Anderson September 28, precisely sion. We salute the hard are. For the third year in • Kevin Campbell at noon, CMU President work of station opera- a row, the School won • Kevin Corbett Mike Rao sat in the tions manager Jerry Hen- the CMU Development • Ed Christian WMHW control room and derson, Randy Kapenga award for the highest • Rob Craig phoned chief engineer • Kevin Essebaggers and his engineering staff, participation by a unit of Randy Kapenga at the communications attorney fewer than 25 employees • Jerry Henderson transmitter shack to • Ed Hutchison Alan Campbell, and con- in the annual Campus throw the switch that sulting engineer Roy (Director’s Doodle page 2) • Ken Jurkiewicz took the station from • Joan McDonald • Nikhil Moro • Larry Patrick by Jeff Kimble, Chairman, • Mark Poindexter Snippets Alumni Advisory Board From your BCA Alumni Advisory Board—Tim Hygh, Chairman • Heather Polinsky • Lori Rathje As The Moore ties is in the air. ters. We just had what • Jeff Smith Holler is going to press, What can’t be many in Detroit are • Trey Stohlman the dreaded first quar- changed however is the calling “Bloody Thurs- • Rick Sykes ter of the calendar year continued downsizing day”. A corporate ex- • Ben Tigner has passed, spring is of corporate media we ecutive came to town • Patty Williamson on the horizon and a are witnessing in this with a to-do list written new sense of possibili- coldest of first quar- (Snippets continued on page 7) Page 2 The Moore Holler TIM JACKSON Director’s Doodle (continued from page 1) (Continued from page 1) public relations expertise April 11, at the Mt. Pleas- CHALLENGE Campaign. We are doing at Dow Corning and the ant Comfort Inn. This all that we can to ensure Michigan Molecular Insti- year’s keynote speaker is GRANT the continued vitality of tute. He is teaching sec- Robin Lin Duvall. Robin BCA in spite of Michi- tions of Broadcast & Ca- is a former member of gan’s troubled economy. ble Copywriting as well our Alumni Advisory Further assistance con- as advising two student Board and brings in- tinues to come from our groups for IPR. Ed re- sights derived from a 25- alumni. For example, places Steve Serkaian year video editing career Alumni Advisory Board who did a stellar job for --- most recently and con- member Tim Jackson, us this past Fall before tinuously as senior editor has just issued a taking a full-time position of the Jerry Springer “Challenge Grant” that as Director of Communi- Show. This year, our stu- will automatically double cations for the Lansing dents wanted a keynoter any personal contribu- Public Schools. With who could shine a bright BCA alum Tim Jackson tions made to the Camp- Ed’s hiring we are fully light on the world of post- issues the following bell Equipment Endow- staffed for the Fall. production --- and there challenge to other BCA ment Fund received by A further piece of good is no one better than alums, students and April 30. Complete de- news is the selection of Robin to fulfill this re- friends: tails are listed at left. In alum Bill Thompson as quest. Many alums re- addition, the cover of this recipient of the CMU turn to campus for the Tim will match, dollar for Holler displays the Alumni Commitment banquet to reconnect dollar, every personal plaque denoting that our Award to be presented at with classmates and fac- contribution to BCA’s main video editing suite a dinner on June 6, 2008 ulty and become ac- Campbell Equipment has now been named for in the University Center. quainted with the accom- Endowment Fund re- Gary Lico’s CABLEReady This long overdue recog- plishments of current ceived from March 15 to – a top global syndicator nition is based on Bill’s BCA students. Call the April 30, 2008, up to a serving the cable indus- longstanding work on our BCA office for tickets now total of $10,000. try. Gary founded the Alumni Advisory Board, as this Holler will proba- (Corporate donations company in 1991. We the BCA Constituent bly reach you with very are not eligible.) are grateful for the finan- Chapter, and most spe- little time to spare. cial contributions made cifically, the helming of There are many such This challenge has the by these two alums as the annual WMHW accomplishments de- potential to add well as for their continu- Alumni Takeover which tailed in the various arti- $20,000 to the endow- ing active support has grown under Bill’s cles found throughout ment’s principal --- funds through guest lecturing leadership into an inte- this publication. It is al- that will never be and many other profes- gral and high-visibility ways gratifying to see the touched but will gener- sional services. part of CMU’s Homecom- fine work of which to- ate interest for new BCA Here on the home ing. We encourage you day’s students are capa- equipment purchases in front, we have added an to attend the banquet to ble and just as gratifying perpetuity. additional tenure-track help us salute Bill for his to know they are carrying faculty member to our tireless efforts on behalf on a tradition of excel- Send checks made out staff. Ed Hutchison joins of BCA and its students. lence built by so many of to “BCA Campbell Equip- us as an assistant pro- Simply email Cindy Ja- our alums during their ment Endowment” to fessor in the new posi- cobs at BCA studies over the last tion that serves split du- [email protected] for four decades. Enjoy the Joan McDonald by April ties in BCA and the inter- summer and visit us 30. Make your dollars ticket information. disciplinary Integrative Speaking of on- work twice as hard for when you can. Public Relations pro- campus events, the 35th future BCA students — gram. Ed brings to us annual BCA Awards Ban- and earn a tax deduc- over a quarter century of quet is slated for Friday, tion besides. 42nd Edition Page 3 Faculty Pete Orlik was among 30 Rick Sykes took part in a Association Conference in faculty chosen from around panel presentation for the Kansas City, MO. Kevin Corbett had two wins the world to be Faculty Fel- MAB Career Builder Confer- in the BEA Faculty Scriptwrit- lows at the recent National ence on “Preparing to Market Heather Polinsky has been ing Competition—”Well Association of Television Yourself.” selected to review articles for Enough Alone” took second Program Executives gathering the Journal of Radio Studies. place in the Short Subjects in Las Vegas. NATPE paid Patty Williamson won 1st category and “Hard Truth” all expenses and also hosted a place in BEA’s History Divi- Trey Stohlman has been ac- won second place in the Fea- special one-day Fellows semi- sion debut paper competition cepted for admittance to the ture category. nar that immediately preceded for “Courts, Churches and the Doctor of Education Leader- the convention. Code: The History of Motion ship in Educational Technol- Kevin Corbett published Picture Content Regulation in ogy at Central Michigan Uni- “The Troubles with Terry” in Will Anderson presented the U.S.” versity. the Journal of Creative Work. “This Ain’t Your Daddy’s Niche Network: An Analysis of Rob Craig’s “Perpetuating Mark Poindexter was Trey Stohlman was elected to G4 Promotional Acquisition, “The Big Lie,” Subversive awarded a grant of $1,800 by serve on the CMU Academic Retention and Recycling Feminism in Stephen Som- the French American Cultural Senate FaCIT-AC Learning Strategies” at the Midwest mers’ Horror/Action Films” Exchange (French Ministry of Management Systems Sub- Popular Culture Convention in was published in Popular Cul- Culture) to support screenings committee. Kansas City, MO. The piece of French Films at the 2008 ture Review, Summer, 2007. was later published in the Central Michigan Interna- Mark Poindexter presented January 2008 issue of Feed- Will Anderson’s “Hooking tional Film Festival.