Fall 2015 the Moore Holler “A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere” (Positioning Slogan for the Movie Fargo)

School of Broadcast & Cinematic Arts 59th Edition

Fall 2015 The Moore Holler “A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere” (Positioning slogan for the movie Fargo)

This year, BCA is fortunate to benefit from Director’s Doodle the services of a total of 17 graduate assis- By Pete Orlik tants whose work is vital in teaching audio and video production labs, helping deliver Inside this issue: large lecture instruction in Survey of the 3 Faculty Notes We start the school year with a new Mass Media and History & Appreciation of Dean. Dr. Janet Hethorn joins us from the the Cinema sections, and facilitating our Student Info 4 - 6 University of Delaware where she was founder many cocurricular activities. In addition, our and director of the Delaware Design Institute four-track graduate program continues to Where are They 8 and professor of art as well as previously serv- expand with, according to Spring 2015 fig- ing as Art Department chair. Before that, Dean ures from Institutional Research, 65 stu- Now? Hethorn was a faculty member at the Universi- dents enrolled. This means our graduate ty of Minnesota, Colorado State University, the program is approximately the same size as Alumni Chapter 8 Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the the other two College of Communication and University of California/Davis. We are pleased Fine Arts graduate programs combined. to have a permanent dean in place and look Two new courses have been added. BCA Alumni Takeover 9 forward to working with her to accomplish a 600 (Introduction to Electronic Media Re- variety of new and long-pending BCA projects. search and Writing) will ensure that stu- Internally, there are relatively few dents are thoroughly grounded in advanced Awards 11 BCA personnel changes as we start the Fall writing and research techniques at the be- semester. After several years as a half-time ginning of their studies while BCA 613 fixed term faculty member, Kevin Campbell (Media Entrepreneurship) provides insight Faculty and Staff becomes a full-time Lecturer II. He continues into the dynamics of founding and operating  Pete Orlik, Director teaching all sections of BCA 310 Understand- successful enterprises in an increasingly  Sarah Adams ing New Communication Technologies) and will fragmented media world. BCA law/  Will Anderson now also handle some of our BCA 265 management professor Amy Sindik, one of  Kevin Campbell (Understanding Media Measurement) classes. only 12 faculty from around the world to be  Ed Christian Because this course fulfills the campus-wide selected as a 2015 Scripps Howard Journal-  Kevin Corbett Quantitative Reasoning competency require- ism Entrepreneurship Institute Fellow, devel-  Robert Johns ment as well as counting as a social science oped and will direct BCA 613.  Aaron Jones University Program class, demand for 265 is Undergraduate student enrollment  Pete June rising substantially. is also healthy. University Communications  Ken Jurkiewicz We also welcome seven new gradu- indicated this Spring that BCA is the seventh  Eric Limarenko ate assistants from Taylor University and most popular signed major on campus. This  Cindy Main Northern Michigan University, as well as CMU. (Director’s Doodle page 2)  Maggie Mayes  Joan McDonald Snippets  Larry Patrick by Jeff Kimble, Chairman,  Mark Poindexter From your BCA Alumni Advisory Board—Tim Roberts, Chairman Alumni Advisory Board  Heather Polinsky Game on! Fall is here and it’s I stumbled across an old sci-fi  Mark Ranzenberger always a very exciting time of year on  Chad Roberts movie last weekend called “The Fifth  Amy Sindik CMU’s Campus with school starting up, Element” (1997) starring Bruce Wil-  Jeff Smith football season kicking in lots of energy lis. The plot is crazily set in the future  Trey Stohlman and a ton of work to do for every- and pretty silly (and yes, Bruce saves the  Rick Sykes one! The same is true in the media universe) but the interesting part from a  Tiffani Waite world, no matter which area you are in- media sense is that as a side character  Patty Williamson volved with. The time to focus on the in the film, the most popular entertainer tasks at hand is now. (Snippets continued on page 2)

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Director’s Doodle (continued from page 1) [email protected] (Continued from page 1) summer was the comprehensive upgrad- Another continuing outreach to does not even count the large number of ing of the audio recording studio used by and for BCA Alums are the Pioneer students working on their qualifying require- both advanced audio classes and cocur- Awards that we began last year to recog- ments who cannot sign before completing at ricular Moore Media Records. A new nize our former pupils on the occasion of least 42 credit hours and meeting other Avid S6 console is the heart of this new the 40th anniversary of their graduation. grade and course competency completion facility that now brings true state-of-the- At our April 2015 banquet, we were standards. art recording capability to Studio A. As pleased to welcome back four friends With heavy participation by both with our other major upgrades that have from the class of 1975: Pete Bowers, Ivy these undergraduate and graduate stu- occurred over the last four summers, Glennon, Ken Kolbe, and Gary Lico. (Their dents, BCA cocurricular activities continue to this project could not be possible without “class picture” appears later in this is- shine. For the 14th consecutive year, MHTV the enthusiastic support of our donors sue.) Next year, at our 2016 Awards and News Central combined to win College who contact us directly to provide com- Banquet on Friday, April 22, the class of Television Station of the Year designation prehensive assistance. Allow us to show 1976 is in the spotlight. If you graduated from the Michigan Association of Broadcast- you this reinvigorated facility as well as that year, or know of another BCAer who ers. On the audio side, WMHW-FM was our other upgrades on your next visit to did, please contact us and them to make named 2015 Signature Radio Station by the campus. arrangements to attend and receive Pio- Broadcast Education Association, certifying A great time for that visit would neer Award recognition. If you graduated its placement as the top student radio outlet be October 2 and 3 as we celebrate an- in an earlier year, and we somehow in the country. Congratulations to our stu- other CMU Homecoming. The Alumni missed you, this is also a great time to dents on these high-profile wins and to BCA Takeover of WMHW will once again rule correct that oversight as we are happy to staff members Aaron Jones, Eric Limarenko, the airwaves under the hyper-modulated play “catch up.” It does not matter what Chad Roberts, and Rick Sykes for their ex- direction of iHeart Media’s Tom Moore career path you followed after leaving pert oversight of these multifaceted units. and Bill Thompson of the Michigan Radio CMU. What does matter is that you let us The MAB also conferred another award of Network. Please see details about the take the time to recognize the seminal BCA note with the August 18 induction of 2015 event later in this issue. Our annu- role you played in shaping our School and distinguished adjunct professor Dr. Larry al Alumni Mentor Fair is also being as- its vibrant character! Patrick into the Michigan Broadcasting Hall sembled by Grand Rapids talk radio guru See you at Homecoming or any of Fame. Larry has done a great deal for our Phil Tower with morning and afternoon time your travels take you to the mid- program over many years and we are happy sessions on Friday, October 2. If you are Michigan hinterland. As the old Motel Six our colleague was rightly recognized for his interested in sharing your media wisdom radio spots always promised, “We’ll keep wide-ranging service to the profession. with our students, please reach out to the light on for you.” Our major facilities project for the Phil to participate.

Snippets (continued from page 1) in the world is a guy who is kind of a record the news report and send it industry and have done all kinds of “Video Jockey”. The VJ’s entire life is back to the station. other interesting things that are too on camera and broadcast throughout My point here is to encourage numerous to mention. the galaxy. He is on the air 24/7 and our students and those interested in For our students, there is lives is in the middle of the ultimate media and the ever expanding digital tremendous opportunity in me- reality show which is his entire life ex- world to explore all horizons. They dia. There are truly hundreds of perience. are a myriad of opportunities develop- jobs waiting for you. Will it be the We’ve come a long way in the ing. I do new things every month in traditional sports anchor desk at media business and as I spoke to my my job I never imagined even 5 years ESPN or in a traditional media com- air staff a week ago, I was telling them ago. It’s a super exciting time. You pany or position? Maybe, but it the age of the 24/7 talent is here, no mostly read about doom and gloom may also lead to new ventures and matter what facet of the media indus- about media. But in fact, it is explo- new companies with extremely in- try you’re in. Our modern day on-air sively expanding right now. It’s just teresting and fun career paths- - - if talent have to tweet, Instagram, use not expanding in the traditional way you just keep your ears and eyes Facebook, post to the web, do video we thought of as radio, TV and film open for opportunity. Prepare now and a host radio show at the same 20 years ago. Even in my on air me- to be versatile and adaptive. Game time. These days, much the same dia career I actually have hosted a TV on! goes on in the television industry show, worked on a movie set, been where reporters write, edit, host and extensively involved in the concert

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The Importance of Troubleshooting Faculty Notes in Las Vegas. Kevin Corbett presented Me and My Po-Mo issues: The Postmodern Jeff Smith presented Maintaining Professional Social Media Profiles at First-Person Documentary at the the 2015 NBS National Convention. Saga Continues at that same con- Popular Culture Association Con- He was also inducted into the Alpha vention. ference in New Orleans. Epsilon Rho Broadcast Honors Soci- Will Anderson’s Audio Drama Script Will Anderson presented Beyond ety at this same convention. “Devil’s Night” was selected as a Simple Enjoyment: Audio Drama Patty Williamson presented Preserv- winner of Misfits Audio’s 2014 Hal- for ASD Education and Therapy at ing the Patriarchy: Post-Apocalyptic loween Scriptwriting contest; was the National Audio Theatre HEAR Leadership on the Television series produced and distributed by Misfits Now: Audio Fiction and Arts Festi- “Walking Dead” at the International Audio and was broadcast on WCBE- val, in Kansas City, MO. Association for the Fantastic in the fm in Columbus, Ohio and WDOR-FM Routledge has just released Pete Arts industry conference in Orlando, in Sturgeon Bay, WI; and was select- Orlik’s new book, MEDIA CRITI- Florida. ed as one of two US finalists iln Ra- CISM IN A DIGITAL AGE: PROFES- dio Romania’s Grand Prix Nova SIONAL AND CONSUMER CONSID- Ken Jurkiewicz chaired the panel 2015 Audio Drama Festival. ERATIONS. There is also a two- Reflecting Change: Film, Media and section accompanying website for the Construction of Identity at the Kevin Corbett moderated a panel on adopting instructors and their stu- International Graduate Historical Across the Divide? Writing Charac- dents. Studies Conference in Mt Pleasant, ters vs. Action and presented What Michigan. an Animated Lizard Can Teach Us Amy Sindik published Attempting About a “Character with a Problem” to Reduce Uncertainty: Lobbying in Will Anderson presented Dramother- at the Broadcast Association Annual a Competitive Communication En- aphy: Investigating Audio Drama as Convention in Las Vegas. vironment in the Journal of Media a Vehicle for Autism Therapy at the Business Studies. audio division of Popular Culture Trey Stohlman presented The Road Association Conference in New Orle- to Redemption: Reclaiming the Val- Sarah Adams’ radio news feature ans, LA. ue in Assessment Retention Exams Cost of War: Veterans Remember during the Scholar-to-Scholar USS Indianapolis was aired on Mark Poindexter presented Seeking presentations at the Broadcast Edu- National Public Radio’s Weekend the Voice of the People in the Public cation Association Convention in Las Edition Sunday, on July 26. Sphere: Radio Freedom in the Vegas. French Overseas Department of Will Anderson’s audio drama script Reunion at the Popular Culture As- Pete Orlik presented Burnishing the Bump in the Night was performed sociation Conference in New Orle- Flame for the Next Forty Years: The and recorded by Studio 620 Radio ans, LA. Future of our Curriculum at the Theatre Project in St. Petersburg, 2015 Broadcast Education Associa- FL, and was aired on WMNF-FM in Trey Stohlman presented Identity tion Convention in Las Vegas. Tampa. Fraud: Changing Your Fake TV Pup- pet into a Real Boy at the Broadcast Will Anderson’s audio drama The Trey Stohlman presented Trailor- Education Association Convention in Ending Everyone Wanted was per- ing for Technology: Rethinking the Las Vegas, NV. formed and recorded by Lakes Area EPortfolio Rubric at the Associa- Radio Theatre in Alexandria, MN, tion for Authentic, Experimental Chad Roberts was a panelist for The before a live audience. That live and Evidence-Based Learning in Signatures: SMA’s Crème de la performance was broadcast to over Boston.

Crème at the Broadcast Education 17 radio stations. Association Convention in Las Ve- Chad Roberts judged the Best Col- gas. He also was a panelist for Your Aaron Jones and Heather Polinsky lege Radio Station category for the College Radio Station: Program- moderated the Broadcast Education NAB Marconi Awards in June. ming, Promoting and Recruiting—the Association panel Little Black Boxes:

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COCURRICULAR ACTIVITIES hard work. keep that number going into the As is tradition, the WMHW Spring. sports department, led by Matt Kearny, WMHW is looking forward to is enjoying another season of broad- improving in all areas and continuing

casting Mount Pleasant High School it’s successful and professional image football. in mid-Michigan Film Society has successfully This semester, a large amount renewed its status as a CMU Registered of interest was shown for on-air deejay Student Organization. Cody Williams shifts and specialty shows. The WMHW takes over this year as President. Our program directors, Josh Scramlin for new Vice President is Dani Stafford and 91.5 Moore Rock and Kyle Catalano for our Secretary is Alex Carter. Other new Mountain 101 have been training new members to our E-board are Ashley members and put together a solid on- This upcoming fall semester Carey (SBEC representative), Zach Mey- air staff. We had over 100 students holds a lot of promise for Moore ers (fundraising), as well as our promo- join us for the fall Co-Curricular meet- Media Records. Thibault Ruellan tions team of Luke Stanton, Katie ing, so we are looking forward to having (Label President), Patrick Budesky Loesel, and Rachel Riehl. Dr. Mark a great staff for the start of the 2015- (Production Manager) and Ashley Poindexter returns as the Film Society 16 school year. Tisdale (Artist Relations Manager) are Advisor. Of course, the station always back for another year on the Execu- We are excited to bring new has the Alumni Takeover to look for- tive Staff. They are joined by our new members into our organization and ward to on Oct. 2 & 3. We welcome all members - Dan Hobson (Demo Ser- continue to build the annual Film Festi- alumni back to remember their days of vices Manager), Nicole Allen val, which gained more attendance per helping turn the hair of Dr. Jerry Hen- (Promotion/Multimedia Manager) and film since last year. The 2016 Central derson and Dr. Pete Orlik gray with their Connor Koukios (Business Manager). Michigan International Film Festival will antics. MMR will benefit greatly from the in- take place February 5-7 and 11-14. For The executive staff was given stallation of a new AVID S6 console in more information on the festival visit a large project at the beginning of the the Moore 184/182 Advanced Audio www.cmiff.com. We are also eager to semester. WMHW decided it was time Lab. We are starting our search for head to the Chicago International Film for a market targeting format change new artists for this year’s upcoming Festival for the 3rd year in a row. During for both stations. Starting in early Sampler CD, which will be Moore our regular meetings on campus, we 2016, 91.5 will be playing the AAA for- Media Records sixth annual release. plan to hold film debates, show more mat formerly on 101.1. The staff is still As we begin working on the films than last year, complete a semes- deciding the direction they want to take Sampler, we will also be putting on ter long film project in both Fall and for the new 101.1. This is a huge task multiple live shows throughout the Spring semesters, and compete in and that the students will continue to work semester. We will be hosting another co-host the 48 hour Film Competition. on until the big change. Everyone get Herrig Music Competition sometime in For future information about ready for Mountain 91.5, because it will late September/early October, which our screenings and other activities, be coming soon. will be open to all students that want send a request to cmufilmsocie- WMHW recently introduced a to showcase their musical abilities. [email protected] to be put on our mailing new Social Media Department for the We hope to host another competition list. 2015 Fall Semester. Nicole Allen, the in the spring. Moore Media Records Social Media Director, is promoting the will also be running live sound at Mid- stations through the use of Twitter, West Fest towards the end of October. Facebook, and Instagram. This is a great opportunity for any students looking to gain experience in live sound and working with bands. WMHW was more than excited Finally, we are working hard on bring- to kick off the fall semester with a new ing together the first Hip-Hop Competi- and enthusiastic executive staff board. tion/Concert, which we have slated The department heads each set strong Mountain 101 is currently for some time in February. Look for goals for their teams that they are work- looking at having its largest staff in the the Sampler release party sometime ing hard to accomplish. After receiving six years of its existence. Currently 35 in March, 2016. the BEA award for Radio Signature Sta- students have been trained to work on Moore Media Records hosts tion. the students are keeping up the the Mountain airwaves. We hope that a Facebook page so you can follow retention rates will be good and we can what we are up to. We also have a

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(cocurricular continued from page 4) experience what it takes to put on a students, staff and bright ideas. Google Calendar that shows when all morning show which has very differ- With Moore Hall Television (MHTV), live show dates, demo sessions, and ent dynamics from our evening news- the new school year couldn’t be any meetings take place. We regularly casts. more exciting. Coming off winning update the calendar and post it to big again as the College TV Station Facebook frequently so you can join in of the Year at the Michigan Associa- our fun. We are very excited to start tions of Broadcasters (MAB) award off the new 2015-2016 school year ceremony. We hope to build to- and can’t wait to show everyone what wards keeping this streak going with we will be working on diligently during a variety of more award-winning this semester. Moore Media Digital Design student made content. is looking forward to some new and Also coming into this fall exciting changes this year! Our team semester MHTV has a renewed is diving into the semester with crea- focus on web content and extending tive, innovative ideas to promote, and the station’s viewership out onto provide experience in, multimedia the internet. With a newly upgraded activities that mirror industry evolu- Vimeo page you’ll be seeing more It has been a great year so tion. We are eager to begin unique content from award winning student far for the staff of News Central 34. In projects that include podcasting, pho- made productions than ever before. the spring of 2015, News Central 34 tobloging, and creating content to So you can stay up to date on what joined forces with MHTV to capture display on the School’s electronic MHTV is doing anywhere you go. the College TV Station of the Year bulletin board. In addition to these You’ll also be seeing re- Award from the Michigan Association projects, we are hoping to host work- turning content from our long run- of Broadcasters Foundation for the shops for students intertested in ning and fan favorite shows such as th 14 straight year. News Central 34 learning about Photoshop, Adobe the magazine style CentralView, that also swept the non-professional news- Premiere, and HTML. features content ranging from seri- cast category of the Philo Festival of As always, M2D2 continues alized miniseries, talk shows and Media Arts awards, winning both the to be responsible for the design, de- games shows to a multitude of oth- first place and finalist honors. The velopment, and updating of the BCA er great student produced content. Philo Festival of Media Arts competi- website. It is our mission to make our SportsCentral will also be back with tion is a four state regional public ac- website the number one information more coverage of all your favorite cess cable event. source for BCA's faculty, current and CMU sports updates as well as cov- A big congratulations to prospective students, alumni, and the ering the surrounding area high Kathryn Havrilla and Kevin Calhoun general public. We are planning to schools. Last but certainly not least, who were show producers for those add brief promotional videos to the Central Premiere Productions will winning entries. Also a well-deserved student co-curricular pages. These be back with more short films and congratulations to Clayton Cummins videos include interviews that we shows than ever seen before. who was designated one of two na- filmed last semester with co-curricular Overall expect a lot of great tional finalists in the Television Break- leaders. We are excited about this things to come out of MHTV this ing News Reporting category for Socie- addition to the website and hope it school year, and make sure to keep ty of Professional Journalists Excel- proves helpful to those interested in up to date on all the new content lence in Journalism competition. learning more about the opportunities that comes out on our Vimeo page. We have some exciting and experiences offered in BCA. Also keep a close eye on the MHTV changes coming this year. We will be M2D2 is proud to be offering Facebook page and the individual switching from paper scripts to using students options and activities that Show pages as well to stay up to IPads for our on-air talent. Our news- reflect the multimedia industry. We date on new content and infor- room software allows the talent to encourage any student interested in mation of how to get involved. See view their scripts on IPads and in- all things Internet- related to join us. what the station and its shows have cludes a safety feature that will permit It’s going to be an exciting year! For up their sleeves next! the talent to view the scripts even if more information about M2D2 or the the teleprompter crashes. We have BCA website, send an email to Laura also changed the color of the back- Cascio at [email protected]. drop of our news set. We are going with a blue background to allow us to better light our talent. Finally, we are launching a morning news show. The 15-minute segments will run from 10-10:15 At the end of every summer Monday-Wednesday-Friday. It will we see the start of a new school year give our students the opportunity to and a new semester, filled with new

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS ecutive staff remains the same. Following last careers, this semes- er of women in all year’s successful fund- ter we are planning forms of media. raiser involving a work- media outlet tours, Whether that is to em- shop with students audi- The Alliance for LinkedIn seminars, power career develop- tioning for News Central Women in Media is guest speakers, re- ment, engage in de- 34, the Chapter is plan- gearing up for another sume workshops, in- velopmental leader- ning to conduct the fund- great year! Kicking off terview preparation, ship, or drive positive raiser again this year. the semester, AWM and networking oppor- change for our indus- The Chapter is also plan- participated in the tunities with AWM try, AWM is motivated ning to sell Broadcast 2015 CMU Main alumni across the na- to improve the quality and Cinematic arts zip-up Stage. where over 90 tion. This is geared to of the media. sweatshirts. If you are men and women help our members interested in ordering signed up to learn grow professionally. one, please contact more about our organ- With our AWM [email protected]. The ization. Students also alumni making an im- fleeces are $35 each or had the opportunity to pact in media across two for $65. They can be have their photo taken the country, our mis- ordered in Maroon or with school spirit sion this year is to The CMU Chap- Black. They come in props for our social connect our current ter of Radio Television Women’s Sizes (small to media sites. We also members to those op- Digital News Associa- 2XL) and Men’s Sizes (S- gave away more than portunities that await tion (RTDNA) finished 4XL. 100 spirit beads with them after graduation. the 2014-2015 school information about our By giving our mem- year with a tour of group attached. bers the opportunity WXYZ in Detroit. Those AWM members to network with our who attended the tour are made up of di- alumni and engage in got a behind-the- verse and unique indi- conversation, we are scenes look at the sta- viduals interested in confident this year will tion from a producer Broadcast and Cine- be the best ever for at the station – CMU matic Arts, Communi- Alliance for Women in alumnus, Rodney Har- cation, Integrative Media. ris. The Chapter also Public Relations, Jour- We’re also ex- hosted a workshop to nalism, Marketing and cited about some cre- help students put to- Advertising. ative fundraisers and gether resumes for This year, social get-togethers in the School of Broad- AWM’s Executive the works. Make sure cast & Cinematic Art’s Board consists of a you visit our social me- career fair. Chapter fresh and enthusiastic dia sites to learn members received ca- group of women who more! reer advice via Skype are thrilled about our As we head in- from a reporter at upcoming events and to our ninth year on WWMT-TV in Kalama- the possibilities the CMU’s campus, AWM zoo. year holds. is striving to continue This semester Based upon to promote diversity starts with elections Close up of fleece Logo our organization’s and harness the prom- for a new treasurer, interest in multimedia ise, passion and pow- but the rest of the ex-

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2015 Pioneer Award Winners Pete Bowers, Ken Kolbe, Ivy Glennon and Gary Lico

PIONEER AWARD WINNER NEWS!!!!!

Ken Kolbe 75 graduate and recent BCA Pioneer Award recipient (pictured above), returns to CMU as the new Director of Public Broadcasting. Since 1995, Ken has served as Assistant General Manager – Operations & New Evolving Technologies, at WGVU Public Media in Grand Rapids. He previously held news director positions at WJIM-TV (now WLNS) in Lansing and WZZM in Grand Rapids. Ken has won three programming Emmys and was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle in recognition of more than 25 years of outstanding service and leadership in the television broadcast community. We are excited to have Ken back on campus and look forward to working with him in his new role.

ARE YOU A BCA PIONEER? Did you Graduate in 1976? (or before?) If so, are invited to the April 22, 2016, BCA Awards Banquet as our guest for induction into the BCA Pioneer Club. Contact Joan McDonald ([email protected]) for more information.

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Elizabeth Gardiner (87) recently joined Innovative Learning Group in Royal Oak, Michigan, as a project manager and performance consultant.

Tom Zito (88) is the national sales manager for the Gannett Television KTVB NBC Boise, Idaho and KTFT NBC Twin Falls, Idaho.

Tricia Hoover (95) recently became Director of Content Production at Organic, Inc. in Troy Michigan.

Lester Booker (05) is working in Detroit as a production manager at Buick. He was recently named to CMU’s “10 within 10” honorees list.

James Slider (11) is the Senior Field of Play Supervisor at Tough Mudder, Inc. His staff oversees course design, medical provisions and logistics operations at Tough Mudder events.

Kirk Wilcox(11) is living in Los Angeles, pursuing a stand up comedy career. He also did background work for the Netflix Wet Hot Summer series to help pay the bills.

Erica Francis (15) is working as a reporter for WXMI, Fox 17 News, in Grand Rapids. Francis was featured in an article in The Detroit News explaining how her networking efforts landed her “dream job” right after her May graduation.

Constituent Chapter News Tom Moore President, BCA Constituent Alumni Chapter

I’d like to start by In April, the Constituent Alum- Radio Network. Bill may also be touching on what the Constitu- ni Chapter held elections for three of familiar to many of you as the coor- ent Alumni Chapter does, and our four officer positions. I was elected dinator of the WMHW Alumni Takeo- one major goal we have accom- to a second two-year term as president. ver. plished. We are a chapter of During my first two years, I have had Christine Jones Pellet vol- the CMU Alumni Association, the opportunity to meet many BCA unteered in April to fill the final year with the purpose of joining to- alumni, to keep alive the tradition of of Brianne Frucci-Tucker’s two-year gether BCA alumni. Our big fundraiser, the WMHW Alumni Takeover, to help term as secretary. It’s Christine’s for many years now, has been the annual with the advancement of the Al Painter job to keep track of what we’ve WMHW Alumni Takeover. Every partici- Scholarship Fund, and to make the done over the years, including pant donates at least $30. That money announcement of the winner of that minutes of our twice-yearly meet- funds the Al Painter Memorial Scholar- scholarship at the last two BCA awards ings. Christine graduated in ’85, ship, which goes to an outstanding first- banquets. and went to work in cable TV and year BCA student, as chosen by the facul- But, I am not the only officer various radio stations as news direc- ty. of this organization. I’d like to intro- tor and on-air talent. She took time The goal of the chapter has duce you to the other three officers off to raise three daughters, one of been to build up the scholarship fund to who, frankly, make my job as president whom is a senior at CMU. Christine the point where it will be endowed by the so easy, because without them, there’d has also worked in retail manage- university, giving us the ability to make be no Constituent Alumni Chapter. ment, and as a substitute teacher. annual scholarship awards off the fund’s Bill Thompson was elected in But, once a broadcaster, always a interest, rather than the principal. I’m April to his second term as vice presi- broadcaster. Christine says she is pleased to say, that thanks to a generous dent of the constituent alumni chapter. actively looking to get back into the donation, we should be able to reach that Bill keeps me in line, and in the event industry that she has missed. benchmark. That donation has been I’m not around, can speak on the chap- Dan Empson was elected made by none other than School of BCA ter’s behalf. Bill is a ’78 BCA grad. In in April to serve two years as treas- Director Pete Orlik, and his wife, Chris. his radio career, he has been with radio urer. Dan keeps track of the chap- Thank you, Pete and Chris, for your sup- stations all across Michigan, but has ter finances, and works with the port of the scholarship, and helping to spent the bulk of his career in Lansing. alumni office to make sure those make sure that the Al Painter Memorial Bill is currently with Learfield Communi- finances are in order. Dan is an ’04 Scholarship will continue for many years cations, as a news anchor for the Mich- graduate of CMU, then spent two to come. igan Radio Network and the Minnesota Constituent Chapter continued page 9

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Bill Thompson, Takeover Coordinator

Greetings BCA Alumni!! Fall is upon us again, and we are all gathering on campus soon for another CMU Homecoming and the 16th Annual WMHW-FM Alumni Takeover! We plan to staff the studios with Alumni for 48-hours from 12:01 am Friday, October 2nd through Midnight Saturday, October 3rd. It will take your help and participation, so please consider joining us. Formats are whatever is acceptable to the FCC and Dr. Pete Orlik! At this writing, 7 of 15 available shifts are still vacant, including Friday morning, the overnight shift, and late Saturday afternoon and evening. While these shifts may be filled by the time this is published, please don't think that it is ever too late to join us. We welcome all that wish to participate. If you have never been involved, please consider it. You can contact Tom Moore for schedule availabil- ity at [email protected]. Keep checking the Broadcast and Cinematic Arts (BCA) Constituent Alumni Chapter Facebook page or our Alumni website at www.bcaalumni.org for updates. There are a few "firsts" this year for the Takeover. In June, CCFA welcomed Janet Hethorn as its new dean and of course, we will make her feel right at home with us. We will introduce our new Head Football coach John Bonamego to the fun and chaos on Friday. We hope to welcome back to our studios, CMU President George Ross, CMU AD Dave Heeke, CMU Alumni Association Executive Director Marcie Otteman Grawburg, and many more. We hope to get our Grand Marshall, Michigan State House Speaker Kevin Cotter, in-studio on Friday. There is a lot of activity in a short period of time. To those of you who may be concerned about what you may have read on the Athletic website, I have been assured by Marcie Grawburg that our normal two-hour remote prior to the 3 p.m. Kickoff (12:30—2:30) at Alumni Village on Homecoming Saturday should go on as usual. The "Fabiano Brothers Tailgate Village" will be featuring a band but it has been moved to a location west of the Alumni Tents. We should be spaced far enough apart so there is no interference with our broadcast. The Alumni Association supports our Take- over and particularly the Kazoo Band. Contact Brianne Frucci Tucker [email protected] for more information on how you can participate. We are so grateful with your financial help over the past 15 years of the Takeover and now we will are able to fully endow the Al Painter Newcomer Scholarship next year. Even though we have reached endowment, your support is still needed for BCA Constituent Alumni Chapter activities and to increase the Painter Scholarship principal. We will continue to ask for a minimum 30-dollar donation per person/per shift. Our next BCA Constituent Alumni Chapter meeting is Saturday morning, October 3, at 9:30 am in Moore 216. We will discuss future Takeovers and projects that everyone needs to help shape. This will be my 13th year as Takeover coordinator, and while I'm not superstitious, I never dreamed the Takeover would have the impact it has had. It couldn't have been done without Alumni support. We need the help of our younger Alumni to keep the Takeover ball rolling. Please let me know if you have questions. Contact me at [email protected]. I hope to see many of you in October!!

Constituent Chapter from page 8 years as a graduate assistant in If you’re coming to CMU for BCA’s video unit. After leaving Homecoming, you can get to know CMU, Dan did marketing and pro- us at our next meeting, Saturday, Help BCA Save motions for a restaurant in New October 3. We’ll meet that morning Zealand, then came back home to from 9:30 to 10:30 in Moore Hall Printing and work with Mt. Pleasant’s WCFX. 216. All BCA alumni are welcome to Dan is currently with USA Financial attend and participate. in Ada, producing a weekly radio While I’m still on the sub- Mailing Costs show and making promotional im- ject of the chapter officers, I want to aging videos. thank former secretary Brianne Would you rather receive The As for me, Tom Moore, I’m Frucci-Tucker and former treasurer a ’77 graduate. I started my radio Tom Worobec. Brianne and Tom Moore Holler electronically? career as an air personality at were both very instrumental in keep- We will gladly email you the WIBM in Jackson, moving on to be ing this organization going. Brianne BCA newsletter, beginning that station’s news director. My stepped down because of job re- Spring 2015 career in radio news took me to sponsibilities, while Tom served two Please send your request to: Bay City, then on to stations in Del- consecutive terms as Treasurer and [email protected] aware and Maryland, and for the under the bylaws, could not run past 27 years, Cleveland, Ohio. I again. currently am a multi-market news The Moore Holler is also availa- anchor for iHeartMedia, doing ble on the BCA website at newscasts in four markets in Ohio www.bca.cmich.edu/ and Pennsylvania.

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BCA BCA ALUMNI ADVISORY BOARD Donors 2015-2016 Many thanks to those of you whose generosity helps the BCA program meet its educational mission! Jim Bollella (89) Todd Overbeek (77) RMS Sound Studios WOLV-FM 97.7 Karen Bengtson Birmingham, MI Houghton, MI Pete Bowers Kelly Bunker Ed Fernandez (84) Tim Roberts (82) Kevin Corbett WXYZ-TV CBS Radio Detroit Bernard Darland, Jr. Detroit, MI Southfield, MI

Louis Day Brianne Frucci-Tucker (04) Bill Thompson (78) Farmers Insurance Farmers Insurance Michigan Radio Group Grand Rapids, MI Network Julie Sutfin-Hanlon and Lansing, MI Pat Hanlon Phil Hendrix (88) M/M Mark Henderson WNEM-TV 5 Jacqueline Trost (00) Saginaw, MI REDICO Tim Jackson Southfield, MI Amanda Johnson Brett Holey (82) Edmund Kaltz NBC News Rebecca Trylch-Suhr (01) M/M David Maness New York, NY MA (04) Dan Nelson ABC 12 News Jeremy Noell Tim Jackson (86) Flint, MI ATEME, Inc. Pete and Chris Orlik Chicago, IL Steve Violetta (81) Cynthia Puffenberger Staten Island Chad Roberts Jeff Kimble (85) Yankees Hallie Robinson Intelsat Staten Island, NY Scripps Howard Sterling, VA Foundation Michael T. Walenta (78) Pete Kowalski WGVU Public Media Richard Spicer CBS Radio Detroit Grand Rapids, MI Cody Stauber Southfield, MI Meredith Tupper Tom Worobec (93) Charles Wagner, Sr. Tom Moore (77) Crain WTAM 1100 Communications Cleveland, OH Detroit, MI

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Broadcast Education Association WMHW—Signature Radio Station of the Year

Michigan Association of Broadcasters MHTV—College Television Station of the Year (14th year in a row)

Society of Professional Journalists National Finalist—Mark of Excellence Award Clayton Cummins—CMU Protests Ferguson Decision

Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence Award Television Breaking News Reporting—Clayton Cummins Television Sports Reporting—Mason Flick Television General News Reporting—Erica Francis

National Broadcasting Society CMU—Motivated Chapter Award CMU—Community Service Award

Philo Festival of Arts Kevin Callhoun—1st Place Best Student Newscast Kathryn Havrilla—2nd place Best Student Newscast

School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts PRESORTED 340 Moore Hall FIRST CLASS MAIL Central Michigan University U.S. POSTAGE PAID Mt Pleasant MI 48859 MT. PLEASANT MI 48859 PERMIT 150

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