Horizons Fall 2013

NSU professors and directors, and local and national media figures (WSVN, CNN) to speak to high school students. In the first program, NSU speakers included Jodi Tandet, former copy editor for The Current , and representatives from NSU Public Affairs and the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. Even if students in communica- tions and broadcast journalism don’t have any connection to the media center during the term, their aca- demics will intersect in the end. Would-be grads “from the commu- nications and broadcast journalism classes do their final projects with us,” said Manley, “usually news pack- ages or public service announce- ments.” For example, a student in Introduction to Broadcasting might do a public service announcement (PSA) on cancer research. RADIO X MAKING WAVES As Radio X program director, Brandon Pratts is in charge of all on-air staff. His job also involves the technical side of things, maintaining logs, PSA announcements, and the radio’s signal connection. Radio X currently has 14 student DJ slots a week, two shows a night. In choosing DJs for the radio station, Pratts tries to get as many students involved as possible. “If they show interest and intern in the process—which is two weeks of learning the controls, selecting music, practicing an on-air personality—we try to get everyone in,” said Pratts, 20, a biology major who plans to attend NSU’s College of Pharmacy. “Some are interested in being DJs because it’s in their field, like communications. Others just think it’s a cool way to get involved at NSU. “Working with radio can definitely help students with their field of study, or even skills in general,” Pratts said. “Getting comfortable speaking to the public is one of the benefits of being on air. Marketing is another benefit.” Finally, says Pratts, “radio gets every DJ connected with the community. Whether it is through ticket giveaways, common interest in music, or just the audience relating to the DJ.” The NSU DJs have diverse roots that include Russian, Indian, and Spanish back- grounds. Pratts said they also handle the nightly request hotline. “DJs will play a request if the song fits the genre and we have it. Also, sometimes tickets to special events are given out on the air,” he said. VERSATILE EDUCATION Cross-training students in all media has become an important focus. Saily Regueiro, a communications major seeking a career in broadcast journalism, is a triple threat: she has stints at Radio X, SUTV, and is in her second year as an editor at The Current . At SUTV, she filmed and edited video. She was also involved in filming interview shows and doing promotional videos for Scuba Crew and various other student organi- zations. The station produces news, sports, and entertainment shows and also does commer- cials for local businesses, such as restaurants. The students have done snazzy ads for the Havana Coffee Company and the Tropical Smoothies Café, among others. They’ve also done commercials for an Atlanta-based soft- ware company. At Radio X, Regueiro still does a Top 40 show, Wednesday Nite Picks . “The thing I love about doing the show is I am able to play a mix. I’ll go from something like Bruno Mars to Michael Bublé to the Ramones,” said Regueiro, who also is a member of the President’s 64, a group of students who provide valuable feed- back and suggestions to George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., NSU’s president. Keren Moros proofreads the latest issue of The Current as Megan Mortman and Kevin Lichty write stories for the next issue. 8 HORIZONS NSU MEDIA GUIDE SUTV NSU’s TV station SUTV (Sharks United Television) broadcasts closed-circuit to the main campus on Channel 96 and is streamed online to regional campuses. Broadcasts are also online at www.nova .edu/sharksunitedtv . RADIO X Radio X airs live on FM 88.5, from 6:00 p.m. to midnight daily. The radio operation also streams online. Go to www.live365 .com and search for “NSU Radio X.” There are also free apps for mobile devices. THE CURRENT The print edition of The Current is avail- able on all campuses in news racks. It is also online at www.nsucurrent.nova.edu .