Grandmother comes to town
Kent State University received a special visit from grandma last week. Reporter Jasmin Sparkman has more details on the special event. [bbrvideo]BBR_SPARKMAN_S2_GRANDMOTHER[/bbrvideo]
TeleProductions Training Sessions
[bbrvideo]Dillon_BBR_S2_Tele[/bbrvideo] Anchor Lead: TeleProduction’s training sessions are used to help students gain knowledge for aspiring professional’s in the field here is Jamie Dillon with the story. Reporter Mark Warzinski, Production Manager at Kent State’s Teleproductions has been there for sixteen years and holds training sessions from 2-5 to get the students hands on experience in the field. Warzinski said the training sessions have been going on back to when he was at Kent State. Interview: “Yeah the training sessions at…
The Creators were Here
[bbrvideo]BBR_FULTON_STORY1_HEART[/bbrvideo] Anchor lead: Opening night for the premiere of My Heart is the Drum was this past Saturday, and it takes months of rehearsal to put together a play or musical. You have; the actors and/or dancers, the tech crew, and the costume crew. But not many shows have the creators of the production there with them. Reporter Raven Fulton has the story. NAT SOUND The week before My Heart is the Drum opened, it was tech week. The week…
A Look into the Liquid Crystal Institute
Anchor: Every time you use a TV, a calculator, or a digital watch, you are using LCD technology that was first developed right here at Kent State University. This year, the Liquid Crystal Institute is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Reporter Gabrielle Payne has more on the students and staff behind the scientific discoveries. [bbrvideo]BBR_Payne_S1_LiqCrystal2[/bbrvideo] The world renowned Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University has made immense contributions to science since its opening in 1965. Today, the institute continues to be…
Feke’s Busy Life
[bbrvideo]BBR_Dillon_P4_Vivian[/bbrvideo] General Manager doesn’t fit the mold of a college student taking 21 credit hours. Junior, Vivian Feke has her hands full either for TV2 or keeping up with her schoolwork in either of her two majors. Feke helps behind the scenes of TV2 that not many people would realize from helping to setting up set for a TV show to helping edit scenes for a show. Feke spends most of her time in Franklin Hall when not in her…
Becoming An Ally
Kent Sate University is committing itself to learning more about the LGBTQ community and Jasmin Sparkman has more on what it means to become an informed ally. [bbrvideo]BBR_P3_SPARKMAN_BECOMINGANALLY[/bbrvideo]
Cheaper College Option
[bbrvideo]BBR_BILLHIMER_P3_DEBT[/bbrvideo] Many Kent State Students and college students around the country struggle to pay for school every year. Now what if there was option to get an education without having to pay? Well, a couple of weeks ago, President Barack Obama announced that he would propose two years of community college for free for students around the country. So how would that affect Kent State and other big Universities? Well the White house said it expects nearly nine million students to…
A Bright Future for Liquid Crystals
[bbrvideo]BBR_Payne_P3_Crystal1[/bbrvideo] Liquid Crystal Displays are all around us. They have completely revolutionized the way that we use technology. Every time you use a television, a laptop, a digital watch, or a calculator, you are using technology that was first developed right here at Kent State University. The Liquid Crystal Institute, founded by Glenn Brown, is the world’s first research center focused on the study of liquid crystals. This year the laboratory will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. Many students and…
Feke’s Rise to the Top
[bbrvideo]BBR_P3_Dillon_TV2[/bbrvideo] Did you know TV 2’s General Manager is a student too? Junior, Vivian Feke has many responsibilities both in the classroom and for the station. One thing Feke does for the station is recruit the students to help run the station. Not only is Feke worried about Broadcast Journalism, but Criminology as well. In fact, Criminology was Feke’s first love, she started off as a tech behind the scenes of TV2. Feke found her love for broadcast after she…
Student Debt and Consumer
My beat for the course Broadcast Beat Reporting is “Student Debt and Consumer”, and I will mainly focus on the financial side of things here at Kent State as far as students go. I will look into topics such as financial aid, overall debt numbers, as well as affording life away from campus. My Key Decision Maker is Greg Jarvie, the Vice President of College Enrollment and Student Affairs at Kent State University. He oversees day-to-day operations of everything from…