Dr. Terry L. Rentner is co-investigator on a $514,500 grant on high-risk drinking and prescription drug abuse prevention. She is collaborating with the BGSU Wellness Connection and the Counseling Center.
Dr. Clayton Rosati received BGSU Institute for the Study of Culture and Society Fellowship in Spring 2013
Dr. Clayton received the BGSU Institute for the Study of Culture and Society fellowship as a scholar in residence to conduct his research project titled, “Infrastructure of Feeling: Media, Materialism, and Struggles for the Geographies of Culture.” He will not teach courses in spring 2013 (not 2012).
Dr. Park and Ph.D. graduate Mark Cruea coauthored article to be published in Media Psychology
Dr. Sung-Yeon Park and Mark Cruea coauthored article, “Gender disparity in video game usage: A third-person perception-based explanation” has been accepted for publication in the refereed scholarly journal, Media Psychology. Mark Cruea is a Ph.D. graduate of the School of Media and Communication of BGSU and currently an assistant professor at Ohio Northern University.
Ph.D. students Ling Fang, Xiao Hu, Kristy Shi and Dr. Louisa Ha won top papers in 2012 Broadcast Education Association Annual Convention
Ph.D students Ling Fang, Xiao Hu, Kristy Shi and TCOM Department Chair, Dr. Louisa Ha, won three debut top paper awards in two divisions of 2012 Broadcast Education Association Annual Convention in Las Vegas.
Ling Fang and Louisa Ha’s paper, “Who are the heavy Facebook Users among College Students?” won the first place debut paper in Interactive Media and Emerging Technologies Division.
Xiao Hu and Louisa Ha’s paper, “SNS as the Bellwether in Cyberspace: A Study on SNS Involvement and Online Media Use.,” won the second place debut paper in Interactive Media and Emerging Technologies Division.
Kristy Shi, Louisa Ha and Xiaoming Hao’s paper, “3G MVAS Market in China: Analysis of Strategic Alliances from Resource-based Perspective,” won the first place debut paper in Management, Marketing and Programming Division.
Dr. Tom Mascaro won first-place paper in Documentary Division, 2012 Broadcast Education Association Convention
Dr. Tom Mascaro’s paper, “Under Fire: The Rise of NBC News Documentary Producer Ted Yates,” has won first place in the open division of the Documentary Division of the 2012 Broadcast Education Association Annual Convention in Las Vegas. The paper was based on archival research in the National Security Council files of the Lyndon Johnson Library, as well as personal papers of Ted Yates and Jim Norling, never before opened.
Tcom student, Brad Woznicki, on local media
Tcom student, Brad Woznicki, appeared on Sentinel Tribune. See the report below.
http://www.sent-trib.com/front-page/perrysburg-grad-is-voice-of-bgsu-womens-team
Arpan Yagnik, awarded the Linda McKeever Award for Top Paper
Arpan Yagnik was recently awarded the Linda McKeever Award for Top Paper titled, “Construction of Menstruation in Indian Television Commercials” presented at Society for Menstrual Research (SMCR) Biennial Conference 2011 (June), Pittsburgh.
TCOM + WBGU-FM Students to Present at CBI
The 2011 College Broadcasters Inc conference is October 27th – October 30th in Orlando, Florida. In all, 5 students will attend this years convention that focuses on highlighting and improving college media operations. Craig Sullivan and Rebecca Priebe will present a panel about developing a daily drive time radio show, John Prebul will lead a session on understanding station website metrics and Stephen Merrill, WBGU-FM Faculty Advisor, will contribute to several panels about webcast only stations and developing student personalities.
TCOM3680 and WBGU-FM bring Cavalcade of America back to life
The TCOM3680 Radio Workshop class led by Stephen Merrill has teamed up with 88.1 WBGU-FM to present a night of live radio dramas. Performed live on stage at the Clazel Theater, will be class adaptations of two Cavalcade of America dramas. The selected titles are “Teddy Roosevelt – Man of Action” starring Aaron Weiss and “Treason” a story about Benedict Arnold starring Aaron Lewis and Craig Sullivan. This presentation will be recorded and mixed for broadcast in the early weeks of November on 88.1 WBGU-FM.
This live recording will begin at 8:30 pm and is free and open to the public.
**Due to scheduling difficulties on the anticipated date, a new date is in the works for this event. Stay tuned for details.
WBGU-FM to host 60th Anniversary Concert
Students at BGSU should take comfort; there will be a large concert this fall semester. 88.1 WBGU-FM, the longest running college radio station at BGSU, will be hosting its 60th anniversary bash in November at the Clazel Theater. “We have been planning this concert since late May” said Stephen Merrill, faculty advisor for WBGU-FM, “the students started planning this show anticipating that UAO would be producing a homecoming show at the Stroh Center. When the students learned the homecoming show was canceled, they got really energized to make this concert something a lot of the BGSU community could enjoy.” WBGU-FM started as WRSM in 1947, but got an FCC license on November 29, 1951. “60 is a sexy number,” said Craig Sullivan, Promotions Director for WBGU-FM. “We wanted to celebrate this milestone in big way, and we thought a concert with a band that really represents college radio would be a great way to do it.”
WBGU-FM conducted several online polls and surveys with station listeners over several months to get a feel for the type of concert they wanted to see; suggestions were made for all kinds of bands from indie rock, to hip-hop, jazz and folk. “This just represents the diversity of our listening audience,” said Rebecca Priebe, WBGU Program Director, “it was certainly a taxing process, but I think we landed the right band for the date and the venue.” WBGU-FM receives some operating funds from SBC, however none of the funds for this concert come from an SBC line item. “The funds for this show were raised through station programming and listener donations,” said Brad Woznicki, General Manager for WBGU-FM. “It’s a credit to our listeners and the business community that they have embraced WBGU so much over the past 60 years.”
Details about the WBGU-FM anniversary show will be revealed live on-air Thursday October 13th on the Afternoon Rush at 4:30 pm. Students and community members are invited to join WBGU at 11 pm Thursday at the Clazel for the initial ticket release party, DJ Shownuff will spin a blend of underground hip-hop and other staples of college radio music.