The Future of Broadcasting In Action The Chyron Operator, Technical Director, Director, and Associate Producer are ready for the 5:00 p.m. newscast on WVUT-TV. Shooting ENG on location. WVUT-TV airs a 30-minute newscast five days a week during the school year. Students in their second-year TV production class can choose to audition for News, Sports, or Weather Anchor positions. Or, students may opt for behind-the-camera crew positions. Mic and cue...camera's rolling! Students work on assigned classroom projects and WVUT-TV production on the Avid non-linear computerized system. VU Broadcasting has five Avid workstations. Students work with the NVerzion software program as part of Master Control in WVUT-TV. It takes a lot of concentration to be the teleprompter operator for the WVUT-TV newscast. Live Remotes Are An Important Part Of The Training Process. Learning the tricks on how to write Broadcast News. The Blazer 91-1 is VU Broadcasting's very popular 50,000 watt radio station. Shown is a remote broadcast from the Tecumseh Dining Hall on the Vincennes University campus. An Internship in advertising sales involves meeting with Vincennes business owners and putting classroom-acquired knowledge to work in the real world. Students are part of a crew that broadcast everything from sports to political events. Broadcasting Trailblazer Baskteball, on WVUB. On a Blazer 91-1 airshift, a student receives email requests, answers the phone, and keeps up with the computerized logging system. All of that plus being an air personality takes a lot of concentration. Students utilize audio production rooms for both lab assignments and on-air promotions or advertisements. The Blazer 91-1 is on the air. (And also streamed on the Internet.) Students gain their first year radio experience on WROK and WROL. The low-power stations are streamed on the internet. The new look of the control room for TV Studio B. This is used by Freshman students in their TV production labs. BEFORE our 5:00 p.m. newscast, the Technical Director can take a moment to smile. Once the newscast starts, it's all business. The studio of WROL. Students work two hours per week on the low-power FM stations WROK & WROL. These stations are also streamed on the Internet. A new Radio Systems audio console was installed during the Summer of 2005 along with an Instant Replay machine. Beginning and Advanced radio students work two hours per week on either WROK or WROL. The Management team of Vincennes University Broadcasting. At left: Phil Smith, General Manager of WVUB-FM, The Blazer 91-1. Center: Al Rerko, Director of Broadcast Facilities and General Manager of WVUT-TV. On the right: Douglas A. Young, Academic Chairman of Vincennes University Broadcasting. QUESTIONS? Douglas Young                                 Ms. Heidi Whitehead                       Academic Chair                               Counselor                              Room-120, Davis Hall                         Admissions Office           Vincennes University                          Vincennes University Vincennes, IN  47591                         Vincennes, IN  47591 E-mail: dyoung@vinu.edu                   E-mail: hwhitehead@vinu.edu Telephone: (812) 888-5417               Toll Free: 1-800-742-9198 Fax: (812) 882-2237                          Fax: (812) 888-5707   or visit Vincennes University at www.vinu.edu