Lots of bright, enthusiastic Hickory Hornets buzzing around Westminster College and Titan Radio in April! Students and faculty made a visit to our campus as they prepare to jump into video production at their high school. Enjoyed sharing our Titan facilities and productions with you!
Members of the new student club BEA@Westminster College toured the 31st Street Studios in Pittsburgh where Westminster broadcast communications alumna Alyssa Hanna Falarski ’12 is production manager. They toured the studios where Tom Hanks recently shot scenes for “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” The Westminster College student chapter of Broadcast Education Association (BEA) supports networking and interests in film, television, […]
by Brad Weaver I wanted to offer a hearty congratulations to the students who wrapped up their experience in the capstone courses for Broadcasting and Media Production. The documentary adventure yeiled some confident, credible, and some incredible productions. Brad Kolesar and Troy Jackson (self-designed major: Film Studies & Media Production) graduated early. Emiley Westfall, Charlge […]
Westminster launches a new Digital Journalism major and minor to compliment the Broadcasting and Media Production program…
Getting right in the middle of the action and getting your hands “dirty” has been the Westminster way for our Broadcast and Media Production students for as long as I can remember. That was no different when a group of our students took to the “air” to broadcast the Westminster College Mock Convention this past […]
Rick Sebak is a television documentary producer, a director, a writer and narrator. He’s created dozens of unique documentaries for Pittsburgh’s WQED Multimedia and several travelogue projects for PBS. Sebak is known as the creator of the ‘scrapbook documentary’ genre with programs like Kennywood Memories, A Hot Dog Program, Breakfast Special, Fred Rogers: America’s Favorite […]
When a few hundred alumni, students and guest professionals gather at Westminster College on one Saturday each semester, it goes deeper than shaking hands and rubbing elbows. At a recent Professional Networking Symposium (PNS), Broadcasting and Media Production students connected with these great graduates: Joe Ligo (’14) from PBS’ MOTORWEEK; Kathryn Larson Baschnagel (’07) […]
This guest blog reflects on the April 2015 WPXI Newsroom Experience Amanda Sloan and several other Westminster students participated in for the Broadcast Journalism II course. It was a daylong adventure with unfettered access to the broadcast & digital news operations at Channel 11 (NBC) in Pittsburgh. My WPXI adventure during the spring semester opened […]
Congratulations and good luck to our our newest graduates. A big shout out to Stephen Bendig, Dominic Ciraula, Jessie Klousnitzer, Richard Ellebie, Anthony Thomas, Sarah O’Malley, Gabe Ferraro, Rebecca Treimer, Chris Rob and so many others who have shared time in my classroom or at the TV or radio stations. They’ve lived, learned and shared […]
In March, I traveled to WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh with my peers from my Broadcast Journalism II class at Westminster. There we found news director Mike Oliveira offering us an extremely generous experience. We started the day by sitting in with their 9 o’clock news meeting and met their broadcast team. We met producers, directors, anchors, […]
Students, faculty and guests used social media to send out updates, photos and selfies with #WCconnect on Saturday, March 21– sending out the signal about the importance of professional networking. The March session of the Business and Economic Department’s Professional Networking Symposium featured a special panel on Broadcast Communications […]
Dan Swank (2017) loves music. He’s a singer, songwriter and guitarist with the look and sound that channels the Beach Boys. He comes to Westminster College from Kiski High School and his hometown of Apollo, Pa. While he’s comfortable in front of the camera performing, he’s developing his style behind the camera as well as […]
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.– ESPN Event Operations Vice President Bob Braunlich is an expert in managing live television coverage for everything from college football to the Olympics. He’s also a Westminster graduate. The 1974 alumnus returned to campus in October to spend time with Broadcast and Digital Communication students. He shared experience, wisdowm and input with […]
About Me Teaching broadcast & digital communications at Westminster since 2000. 2013 winner of the Broadcast Education Association’s Best Feature Reporting Faculty Award. Broadcast journalist since 1985. Journalist, videographer, producer, news manager. Westminster Cable/Titan Radio (WWNW), New Wilmington. WPXI-TV, Pittsburgh. KUJH-TV, Lawrence, KS. KSHB-TV, Kansas City. WBOY-TV, Clarksburg, WV. WITN-TV, Washington, NC. WELK-FM, Elkins, WV. […]
About Me I have been with Westminster since 1981 and currently serve as Professor in Communication Studies, Theatre, and Art.
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