Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC September 1980 Daily Egyptian 1980 9-22-1980 The aiD ly Egyptian, September 22, 1980 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_September1980 Volume 65, Issue 21 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, September 22, 1980." (Sep 1980). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1980 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in September 1980 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Cost, quality cited for close 'Daily of news show cegyptian By Michael Mon on 5 Monday, September 22, 1980-Vol. 65, No. 21 C'~. • • staff Writer Jimmy Moore, acting vuuthern IllinOis University director of the Broadcast Service, cited Jack of profes!'.i,.nal quality, in- convem.;,nce to staff and produc~ion costs as reasons for cancehng "The Morning Report," a daily, student-run newscast on WSIU-TV. Moore':; explanation of the canc~llatton came in a two-hour met;tmg Thursday with about 60 radio-TV students. Students in the Radio-TV Department have "Protested the cancellation exio:essing concern about losS of about .so student jobs and op~ortumty for on-air ex penence. A~ o~fer by Moore to make the stabon s news studio available to students from 8 to 9 a.m. each mornmg for off-the-air practice was accepted by the students at the meeting. However. Lesi Hargan student news director. said after the meeting that she is ";,ot satisified" with Moore's explanation of the cancellation ~r the offer of studio practice hme.