Marvelous May

Volume 13, Issue 8 | May 1, 2019

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Seniors Ryan Mitchell (MEP - Multimedia Journalism), Caleb Sowers (MEP - Radio), and Anderson Bazile, Jr. (MEP - Multimedia Journalism) were been granted media credentials for the NCAA Final Four and covered the action for Faith Radio AM 900, Northwestern Media Network, and several outlying stations.

Professor Mark Seignious presented on a panel at the Broadcast Educators Association Conference (in conjunction with the National Association of Broadcasters convention) in Las Vegas, April 6-11. The panel discussed how to make the transition from the professional world to academia.

Life 101.9 (Waterloo/Cedar Rapids, IA) hosted Casting Crowns, Zach Williams and Austin French at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids on April 13th, and encouraged listeners to bring diapers to help Bridgehaven Pregnancy Service Center continue the amazing work they do each day. Listeners responded in huge numbers, donating over 14,000 diapers to help mothers in the Cedar Rapids area. Station Manager Matt Deane said “We were hoping for a large number of donations, but we were amazed at how generous our listeners were in their help for Bridgehaven. It took five vehicles to get all of the diapers back to the center!”

Pictured: Life 101.9 Production Director/Evening Host, and UNW Alumnus, Logan Roush ('18) with Bridgehaven Pregnancy Service Center staff and volunteers.

Why did you want to become a professor?
I think that I have always had an interest in teaching. My biggest motivation was from when I was in grad school at the University of North Texas. None of my professors or instructors had ever worked in the media industry. While they were great educators and I value the instruction I received at UNT, I have always felt that it would be great to teach media production from the perspective of someone who has spent their career in the field actually creating media projects. In my almost 31 years of working as a director of photography and producer in the media industry, I have made notes, taken photos, and saved video clips so that one day if I have the opportunity to teach, my students will get lessons from real-world experiences.

What brought you to Northwestern?
I was invited to teach a drone class last April as a two-credit elective for juniors and seniors (and I loved every minute of it). I was very happy and grateful to have been offered the opportunity to come back and teach Mass Media & Society, as well as the first quad of Story Structure and Script Writing while Professor Sorenson was on a leave of absence.

What is your favorite part of being at Northwestern?
I love the positive energy at UNW. The students are great! I taught video and audio production for two quarters at the Minnesota School of Business Digital Video School before it closed, and it had a very different world-view vibe. I feel that the Christian perspective adds to the positive experience at UNW.

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