Broadcast & Cinematic Arts Department 37th Edition Fall 2005 The Moore Holler From the Creaking Chair By Pete Orlik us this year: to the department from Inside this issue: A prominent cable Steve Interconnect Cable Tech- Faculty Notes 3 network executive recently Amorose nologies in Florida. He observed: “Winners have (News Cen- will serve as course co- 4-6 Student Info parties, losers have meet- tral) joins us ordinator for BCA 223 ings.” Therefore, BCA op- from Adrian (Basic Video Production) Awards 8 timistically looks forward to College, Pat- and teach sections of BCA a significant number of rick Brown (film studies) 311 (Broadcast/Cable parties this Fall --- most was recruited from SUNY Copywriting) and BCA 318 Where are They 8 prominently in conjunction Fredonia, Brian Erchenbre- (Newswriting). Now? with Homecoming 2005. cher (audio) is an alum of There have also Despite CMU’s continuing Spring Arbor University, been staff additions in the Alumni Chapter 9 budget challenges, there is while Amy Farr (film stud- Dean’s office. The position much to celebrate in BCA ies), Lucus Keppel (audio), of CCFA Development Di- and we hope you can join Alumni Takeover 11 Ken Ochalek (video) and rector has been split so us in the festivities. Jessica Pondell that the administrator with In recognition of (administrative assistant) that title can concentrate the strength of our gradu- all hail from CMU. We are on fundraising while a new ate program, the university happy to have them as Events Coordinator facili- Faculty and Staff granted us three additional part of our instructional tates our College’s many • Pete Orlik, Chair graduate assistantships team. outreach activities and • Will Anderson for 2005/06, increasing On the faculty presentations. Jody Patton • Kevin Campbell the size of our G.A. corps side, Trey Stohlman has began her work as Devel- • Kevin Corbett to twelve. Three assistants been hired as Instructor, opment Director last • Ed Christian now work in audio, three in replacing Rene’ Blatte who Spring after holding pro- • Rob Craig video, two in film studies, was offered a wonderful gressively more responsi- • Greg DeLauro two at News Central, and career opportunity in Phoe- ble development positions • Jerry Henderson one each at M2D2 and the nix. A former BCA gradu- in both Minnesota and department office. Seven • Ken Jurkiewicz ate assistant, Trey returns (Creaking Chair page 2) of these G.A.’s are new to • 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 • Bill Rugg • B. R. Smith Standards And Quality quality applied to build it. I my father worked for some • Trey Stohlman I was working on a thought back on my first time as a carpenter for the “apprenticeship” as a toddler • Jeff Smith project around the house last same construction company. fall when I started thinking helping my father and grand- Together our family put new • Rick Sykes about the standards and qual- father on family projects both roofs on houses, aluminum • Patty Williamson ity to which I would hold this big and small. My grandfa- siding, basements, additions, project. We all know that ther was a lead supervi- garages and driveways . any project is only as good as sor/onsite foreman for a ma- Whatever the family needed, the standards used and the jor construction company and (Snippets continued on page 7) Page 2 The Moore Holler Creaking Chair (continued from page 1) (Continued from page 1) these. We congratulate Alumni Chapter, and the BCA Department Idaho. Darcy Orlik, CCFA’s Sean and Mark and thank Saturday evening sojourn Mission Statement first Events Coordinator, our distinguished adjunct to darkest Shepherd for The Broadcast comes to CMU from First- professors, Ed Christian Reverend Jerry Hender- and Cinematic Arts De- bank Corporation where and Larry Patrick for their son’s yearly prayer service. partment strives to serve she served as Director of assistance in making CMU More and more of our five fundamental objec- Corporate and Marketing a Bayliss-supported cam- alums have been returning tives: Communications. Both pus. to campus to revisit an To provide BCA Jody and Darcy have al- On the alumni always expanding BCA and majors and minors with ready been of significant side, two BCAers received reconnect with (sometimes a comprehensive media assistance to BCA in a major recognitions from expanding) classmates. education that will pre- number of ways, including CMU at the June 10 We’d love to have you join pare them for an entire helping us host the open- Alumni Awards Banquet. us whether or not you are career progression in ing reception at the Michi- Kevin Campbell, Senior still “in the business.” electronic media or as- gan Association of Broad- Information Specialist for Both our Alumni Advisory sociated enterprises. casters Summer Manage- Dow Corning, was given Board and the BCA Con- To provide stu- ment Conference, held in the Alumni Commitment stituent Alumni Chapter dents with an experien- July at Mt. Pleasant’s Soar- Award and Kevin Essebag- work diligently to serve the tial foundation that ing Eagle Casino. The de- gers, news anchor for department and its gradu- helps them remain flexi- partment will be further Cadillac/Traverse City’s TV- ates and to strengthen the ble and adaptable even partnering with MAB this 9&10, won the Out- bonds between those of us as convergence, technol- Fall by helping host one of standing Young Alumni who are in Mt. Pleasant ogy and organizational their four regional career Award. We are proud to now, and those who have developments bring fairs. The Mt. Pleasant list them as alums and passed through the hal- about changes in the Fair takes place in the Uni- have added their pictures lowed halls of Moore in the media environment. versity Center Rotunda to the Wall of Fame in the past. Please join us. If you To provide the from 4-7 pm on Wednes- BCA Conference Room. have an insurmountable essential media literacy day, October 5. It is open Meanwhile, two other conflict with the Homecom- component of a broad, at no cost to anyone pursu- alums, Jamie Jendrze- ing dates, we’d welcome liberal arts education ing new employment op- jewski, WTVS (Detroit) you at the Spring Awards with specific emphasis tions in the broadcast in- Manager of Pledge Produc- Banquet on Friday, April 21 on the impact and influ- dustry --- both veterans tions and Lauren Stanton, or anytime your travels ence of the electronic and rookies. morning anchor at WZZM- bring you to the mid- and film media on all It was also an- TV (Grand Rapids) have Michigan area. CMU graduates’ profes- nounced over the summer been appointed to three- In the meantime, sional and personal that two BCA students, year terms on the BCA visit the BCA website at lives. Sean Johnston and Mark Alumni Advisory Board. www.bca.cmich.edu for To provide Levin had each received a This group’s next meeting comprehensive updates on hands-on co-curricular $5,000 radio scholarship is Friday, October 14 --- our program and to listen laboratories in which from the John Bayliss the evening before Home- to WMHW’s live streaming. participants gain realis- Broadcast Foundation. coming. Enjoy the rest of this tic media experiences in The prestigious Bayliss Which does bring Moore Holler issue and facility operation, pro- awards are now restricted us to the subject of Home- best wishes for a beautiful gramming, and manage- to students at eleven se- coming (segues are my Autumn. ment. lect programs across the life). As you will read else- To provide Mid- country including such where in this Holler, there Michigan residents with other campuses as Syra- will be many BCA activities quality FM radio and cuse, Northwestern, the to draw you back to cam- cable television pro- University of Southern Cali- pus on October 14 and 15, gramming that broadens fornia and Michigan State. including the annual their listening and view- Twelve scholarships were Alumni Takeover of ing options. bestowed and BCA was the WMHW, the after-game only program whose stu- reception and meeting of dents received two of the BCA Constituent 37th Edition Page 3 Faculty Notes Rick Sykes presented at How U.S. Television Media: Chronicles and “Using Professionals’ Networks Explained the Challenges to be pub- Critiques to Improve Bill and Presidential lished internationally by Student Newscasts” at Candidates’ Support of May 2005 issue of Blackwell. the BEA convention in It” at Oxford University Feedback. Las Vegas. At this in Oxford, England. Kevin Corbett was same convention Rick Heather Polinsky pre- guest lecturer at Castle was showcased on his Pete Orlik conducted sented “A Comparison Museum, in Saginaw, use of the hour news copywriting seminars of AM and FM Station Michigan on “Historic format to prepare the for both the Saga and Predictors of Station Small Town Movie next generation of pro- Regent radio groups. Revenue” at the 2005 Theatres and Modern fessionals. Popular Culture Confer- Film Distribution Prac- Mark Poindexter pre- ence in San Diego, CA. tices.” Heather Polinsky pre- sented “Art Objects: The sented “Bridging Audio Works of Michael Rob Craig reviewed and Video Programs Moore and Peter Wat- Kevin Corbett was a Brian J. Frost’s “The into an Audio Post kins” at the annual finalist in the Telly Essential Guide to Course” as part of a meeting of the Ameri- Awards for his Art Werewolf Literature”, in panel “For the Good of can Culture Association Reach promotional Vol 15 # 3, Journal of All Students: Integrating Popular Culture Asso- vide. the Fantastic in the Radio/Audio Produc- ciation in San Diego, Arts.