Fall 2013 the Moore Holler “A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere” (Positioning Slogan for the Movie Fargo)
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School of Broadcast & Cinematic Arts 55th Edition Fall 2013 The Moore Holler “A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere” (Positioning slogan for the movie Fargo) keep our cocurricular units functioning at a Director’s Doodle high level as well as providing effective By Pete Orlik laboratory instruction and large-lecture class assistance. We advertise graduate Inside this issue: As Fall Semester begins, we happily 3 assistant openings beginning in late Octo- Faculty Notes look back on the successful completion of our ber and begin sending out offers in early third consecutive summer remodeling project. February. If you or someone you know is Student Info 4 - 6 Two years ago, we replaced the raised floor in thinking about graduate school, this is an all of our Moore Hall control rooms. In 2012, excellent way to finance an M.A. degree in Where are They 8 we accomplished a complete conversion of BCA. Now? the Moore TV Studio from an analog to a digi- Another new member of our staff tal and tapeless facility. This past summer, this year is Sarah Adams. Sarah joins us we followed up on that work by tearing out as a full-time Lecturer after working for 11 Alumni Chapter 8 the original studio light grid and transitioning years at CMU’s Public Broadcasting Center. to an all-LED environment while also updating Beginning as a staff producer for WCMU- the eleven-year old News Central 34 set. TV, she also served as executive producer Alumni Takeover 9 MHTV is now a well-appointed facility that for news magazine and long-form program- mirrors industry expectations. We are very ming as well as live on-air fundraising. grateful for the support from both CMU ad- Awards 11 Since 2006, she assumed additional du- ministration and BCA donors that enabled us ties as PBC’s public relations coordinator, to make these much-needed improvements. overseeing all promotional and outreach We begin this academic year with 18 activities. Sarah will be teaching both Elec- Faculty and Staff graduate assistants who work in our video, tronic Media Copywriting (BCA 311) and Pete Orlik, Director audio, news, film studies and multimedia Electronic Media Newswriting (BCA 318). Sarah Adams units as well as assist with the teaching of the Due to the high demand for our Will Anderson gateway BCA 210 (Survey of the Mass Me- writing classes, we have also retained two Kevin Campbell dia). Some of these assistants are CMU al- outstanding media professionals to each Michelle Carson ums while others this year come to us from teach an additional section of BCA 311. Adrian College, Bowling Green State Universi- Ed Christian BCA alum Mark Ranzenberger is a veteran ty, Brooklyn College, Chicago State University, of both the radio and newspaper industries Kevin Corbett James Madison University, Oakland Universi- and now works as online editor for Morning Tim Hygh ty, Spring Arbor University, and the University Star Publishing while teaching part-time for Robert Johns of Wisconsin/Stevens Point. As you can see, the CMU Journalism Department. For Ken Jurkiewicz we recruit nationwide to forge a top quality GA (Director’s Doodle page 2) Eric Limarenko corps and rely heavily on these students to Joan McDonald Larry Patrick Snippets by Jeff Kimble, Chairman, Mark Poindexter From your BCA Alumni Advisory Board—Tim Roberts, Chairman Alumni Advisory Board Heather Polinsky I am honored to speak to all of you. I suppose I should Detroit for CBS Radio and overseeing all aspects of Chad Roberts introduce myself first as I was recently elected new WYCD, WOMC and WDZH and serving on the Board of Amy Sindik Chairman of the CMU BCA Alumni Advisory Board. As a Directors of the Country Radio Broadcasters. ’82 grad with a major in Broadcast and Cinematic Arts, Jeff Smith and a minor in Journalism, I can recall in great detail how My goal as Chairman really is threefold and this is Trey Stohlman I spent all of my non-school hours immersed in broad- where alumni and students come into play. First, is to casting in Moore Hall and at CMU Public Radio! To date, keep the incredible momentum built already in our Curt Sutterfield I have worked in radio on the air and behind the scenes program and to look forward into the new era of all Rick Sykes all across the country in many capacities and for all the media including radio, TV, film, the recording industry major broadcast companies in markets like Charlotte, and digital broadcast. In the past fifteen years, the Ben Tigner NC., San Francisco, CA., and Detroit, MI. Most of my last Patty Williamson decade in radio has been as Operations Manager in (Snippets continued on page 2) Page 2 The Moore Holler Director’s Doodle (continued from page 1) Broadcast Education Association’s Stu- (Continued from page 1) send Rick condolences and congratula- dent Scriptwriting Competition, Casimir those of you who have tuned in to the tions. Grasbowski’s script 8 Walls took home WMHW-FM Homecoming Takeover in any of Since the previous issue of the Program Script Grand Prize from the the last several years, you have encoun- The Holler went to press, BCA students National Broadcasting Society, and Lau- tered his mellifluous delivery as The Real have won several major awards, ren Culver and Grant Pichla won the Mark Robbins who anchors the Takeover’s including the College Television Station Movie Trailer Grand Prize from that Saturday night. Carmi Crisci built a long of the Year designation by the Michigan same organization for their 60 promo. radio and television career beginning in her Association of Broadcasters for the 12th Given all that is happening in native Toronto where she worked at CITY- consecutive year! This is an unprece- BCA, we encourage you to visit us here TV, FM-108 (Burlington), CKMW (Brampton) dented accomplishment despite on campus to experience first-hand what and Polygram Records. She subsequently increasingly well-funded competition is taking place in our cocurricular units, moved to mid-Michigan with recent on-air from programs like Michigan State and visit our classes, and talk with our cur- work at WCZY and WUPS. Carmi is current- Grand Valley. It is a real testament to rent and future student award-winners. ly CEO for the Central Michigan Home Build- the hard work and professional-level Special events are wrapped around ers Association. In addition to teaching the skill of our news and video production Homecoming including the two-day Take- writing course, Carmi plays a vital and long students. MHTV was also was named over of WMHW and the Friday, October vacant role as our second Toronto Maple Signature Television Station of the Year 18 Mentor Fair where we invite alums to Leafs cheerleader. for the second straight time by the share their insights with today’s BCA In another significant staffing de- Broadcast Education Association at its students. For electronic involvement velopment, BCA News Unit Head Professor April convention in Las Vegas. with the School, visit our website Rick Sykes now assumes the additional role Our students earned other top www.bca.cmich.edu, relax with stations of Assistant Director of the School. Rick’s national awards as well. A New Mutant, Moore Rock 91.5 and Mountain 101 at teaching load is being reduced to provide the short produced in 2012 by Eric www.wmhw.org, and check out MHTV him time to focus on the twin portfolios of Limarenko’s BCA 521 (Advanced Elec- programming and other video produc- student recruiting and development out- tronic Cinematography) was given the tions at https://vimeo.com/moorehalltv. reach as well as becoming oriented to the Golden Reel Award for student work by We are happy to have you join us via any administrative systems and procedures Media Communications Association means possible and grateful for your with which the Director must cope. I am International – the only student recogni- continued support and interest. Have a very grateful to Rick for his willingness to tion that professional organization be- fabulous Fall! assume this newly-created position which stows. Individually, Cody Stauber’s will safeguard and enhance both our cur- Shanghaied garnered first place in the rent and future operations. Feel free to Snippets (continued from page 1) services is so vast it is absolutely staggering. We media workplace has exploded in a digital storm and tunity as there are SO MANY hands on experiences need to think about media today in a much differ- is completely different than when I started back in the you can get right in Moore Hall, whether working at ent way than most of us ever fathomed in BCA day. The vast changes in our industry are monu- the multi award winning MHTV, Moore Hall Rock 91, 210, with the exception of a few geniuses like mental and the preparation for that ever changing the Mountain 101, Moore Media Records, or per- Marshall McLuhen. All of these incredible stories workplace is vital to our continued success at CMU haps in our film production group Central Premiere in media have created a wealth of opportunity for and BCA. Productions. If you talk to any alumni I can tell you business and students alike. You often read dire they will verify how valuable this practical experi- predictions about media in trade magazines, but Secondly, our joint cause is one of involvement for ence is. In fact, it is indispensible for maximizing as a 30 plus year broadcaster I can honestly tell both students and alumni. For our many esteemed your hiring potential.