De ASSASS OMMENTSOMMENTS OnMM Third Tour,CC Iron Horse Does PR in Iraq By Katie Cash MTSU and graduated in 1997 and publishing. “I’m a firm be- Many students of mass com- with a B.S. in mass communica- liever that the art of making mu- munication at MTSU hardly ever tion with a concentration in Re- sic should take precedent over know where they will end up af- cording Industry and has minors music videos,” Crabtree said. ter graduation. Many people who in marketing and public relations. Crabtree played a few instru- have graduated still do not. Cap- Eight-and-a-half years later, in ments in high school and college. tain Philip “Iron horse” Crab- 2000, he was back in the Army. He played the guitar in college. tree was one of those people. During a tour in Germany, He doesn’t consider himself a During high school, in 1988, he found a desire to spread mu- musician because, he says, they he joined the Army. “At least it sic around the world. “I found play on a regular basis. beat cooking Whoppers at Burger there was a lot of good, popular He is a soldier and Public Captain Philip Crabtree King,” he said. He spent his junior music in Europe that never saw Affairs officer. “It’s kind of like Public affairs fell into his lap. and senior year summers at Basic the light of day in the U.S. or was Jack Black said in the movie, He needed surgery on his foot Training. He left in 1991 and went slow in getting to us,” he said. School of Rock- ‘ those who can’t after getting back from Iraq in to work for State Farm Insurance While at MTSU, he became do, teach; those who can’t teach, 2004. He decided to do some- in Murfreesboro. He attended interested in artist management teach gym,” Crabtree said. Continured on page 16 Chairholder Clark Speaks on Technology’s Impact By Jamie Lovett Center Theater. large amount of unrestricted Clark opened his presenta- freedoms. The press had to Siegenthaler Chair of tion with news videos of the print everything and anything Excellence Chairholder tornado that touched down immediately following the and veteran newscaster in Nashville 10 years ago. The American Revolution. Chris Clark spoke on video included footage of the “It was American free ex- April 15 about new tech- tornado itself, the destruction pression running amok, and nology and how it relates it caused and panicked citi- everyone survived just fine, to news, media and First zens during the disaster and thank you,” said Clark. Amendment rights. its aftermath. This led to Clark talking His talk, “Changing “This is what television about the coming of television, Technology, Evolving does best,” said Clark. “Cover- the Federal Communications News,” was given to an ing breaking news.” Commission, the Equal Time Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence Chair- audience of about 30 in After the video, Clark Doctrine and the path televi- holder Chris Clark the Keathly University went on to talk about the continued on page 31 CollegeCollege ofof MassMass CommunicationCommunication Alum Travels World as TV Host By Cati Scott When he was giving a lec- ture at George Mason Uni- MTSU alumni and art- versity, a vice president of the Alum Does Best Work historian Lee Sandstead (‘96) Discovery Channel was in at- on Drugs, p. 3 recently hosted an art educa- tendance. tion TV show for The Travel After his lecture, the vice Channel. RI Students Land president approached him The show, “Art Attack with and asked if he would give a Internships, p. 4 Lee Sandstead,” premiered on museum tour for a group of Dec. 21, 2007. her marketing people at the As host of the show, Sand- National Gallery of Art in stead visits museums around Washington, D.C. He did, and Travel Channel camera crews at the National Gallery of Art in the world and talks about spe- they loved it. Washington, D.C. filming a statue, by an unknown artist. cific pieces of art. Soon after, Sandstead Prior to hosting the show, headed a series of tours at night shoots weren’t bad.” and Child” by Duccio di Bu- Sandstead traveled around the the National Gallery of Art in In order to pick the loca- oninsegna, “George Washing- country speaking and giving Washington, D.C. This con- tion, Sandstead and the show’s ton Crossing the Delaware” by lectures. nection opened up the oppor- executives collaborated on Emmanuel Leutz, the Temple tunity for the host spot of the where they should shoot. of Dendur and a Greek statue art show. Due to the popularity of by an unknown artist. Before “Episode 1” was the museum, the final deci- On Jan. 30, the network filmed, a test pilot was filmed sion was the Metropolitan decided to pick up the show and aired for internal use only. Museum of Art. and film eight more episodes, The second for-air pilot aired As for the artwork, Sand- which are scheduled to air this in December as “Episode 1.” stead knew exactly which summer. The locations are still The pilot was shot with pieces he wanted to talk about. being decided. two overnight filmings at the He chose artwork he thought, “Right now, we are think- Metropolitan Museum of Art “would be heavy hitters and ing of five in Europe and three in New York City. The open- deals with human values” in the United States. The big ing scene of the show was shot which could be related to the ones of course, Prado, Louvre, at 4 a.m. on the last day of the audience. National Gallery, British Mu- shoot. The artwork chosen in- seum, etc. In America, Mu- “I’m a morning person,” cluded: “Madame X” by John seum of Fine Arts in Boston, continued on page 3 Lee Sandstead said Sandstead. “The over- Singer Sargent, “Madonna MassMass CommunicationCommunication mail pieces for Citibank. Alum Does Some of his Best Work on Drugs “I have done my best work By Kelley Ferguson According to Haralambou’s he moved his family to Jack- “The education I received since I left Cook,” said Hara- Web site, the series of print sonville, Fla. where he still at MTSU gave me confidence,” lambou. Many probably remember ads were the longest running lives today. said Haralambou. He has also received nu- the ads that pictured young in the history of Partnership He picked the largest agen- Since then, Haralambou merous accolades, including children paired with head- for a Drug-Free America. cy in town and applied there. has been freelancing. Angel awards for the Partner- lines like, “Can you find the One ad was featured on the That agency was Cook Haralambou’s more recent ship for a Drug-Free America drug dealer in this picture?” back of over 19 million phone Marketing Communications. work includes print advertis- print ads and several Addys. During his career in ad- books. Haralambou was hired and ing for the Mayo Clinic, Ci- To see more of Haralam- vertising, MTSU graduate “If (the ads) convinced stayed with Cook for 25 years, tibank and Jacksonville Uni- bou’s work or to contact him Garry Haralambou has had anyone to talk to their young until the company went under versity. directly, visit his Web site at many accomplishments. child about drugs, it was worth after losing a large account. He also did a line of direct www.adwriter123.com. To him, none are quite as it,” said Haralambou. noteworthy as his work with Haralambou graduated the Partnership for a Drug- from MTSU in 1978 with a Free America print ads. degree in telecommunica- The ads began running in tions. the late ‘80s and continued After finding the Nashville for over 15 years. job market a little too tough, Alum TV Host continued from page 2 Philadelphia Museum of Art, most recently, Monuments: Art Institute in Chicago, The America’s History in Art and Getty, etc.,” Sandstead said. Memory. Sandstead studied art his- Sandstead is currently liv- tory at the University of Mem- ing in southern Virginia. phis in the graduate program. There, he initiated fine arts His photography has been and art history programs at published in The New York Founders College, a new four- Times, Fortune, Ms., Preser- year liberal arts college in vation Magazine, Style 1900, South Boston, Va. The New York Post, Ameri- can Cemetery Magazine and Garry Haralambou 3 MassMass CommunicationCommunication RI Students Land Interesting Summer Internships Mass Comments By Katie Cash is published each spring and fall semester by the: In May, two men will MTSU graduate from MTSU, both College of Mass Communication with a B.S. in mass commu- MTSU Box 51 nication. Both have spent John T. Bragg the last four years studying Mass Communication Building in the recording industry. Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Their lives are full of (615) 898-2813 www.mtsu.edu/~masscomm deadlines, jobs, schoolwork Photos by Katie Cash and internships. Brad Winters Hunter Camp Ken Blake John Omachonu Hunter Camp and Brad DIRECTOR INTERIM DEAN Winters are future alumni of in the near future is work in house engineer at Sound Office of Communication MTSU with interesting in- the marketing department Stage Studios, he landed an Research ternships. for a music distribution com- internship there. Loren Mulraine INTERIM Clare Bratten Hunter Camp is a Record- pany, long term is to start a “I do everything that ASSOCIATE DEAN DIRECTOR ing Industry music business company that will focus on needs to be done, set up for Mass Communication major with a minor in entre- marketing for the new busi- recording sessions, do small GraduateStudies preneurship.