Go into almost any television newsroom, and you will likely discover most of the news photographers on staff are men. According to a 2015 State of News Photography Study, men made up 85% of the photographer staff in newsrooms.* But 2003 Westminster alumna Mindy (Neill) Cecil has been shootin…
ERIE, Pa.-- Meet Chris Norris '08! He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Communications. Among other feats in his life, he built his own business, Revox Social, a social media agency in Erie, Pa., from the ground up and enjoys his role as owner and strategist. Read through our m…
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (WC & wcn247 staff)-- Sydney Roach, a Westminster College multimedia journalism major, earned a Broadcast Education Association (BEA) 2021 Award of Excellence for her senior capstone project that explores what it means to be aromantic.
LOS ANGELES-- Westminster College grad Dan Swank continues to tour with rock band All Time Low and made an appearance on the stage of The Ellen DeGeneres Show this week. Swank tours with the band as a guitarist, keyboardist and provides backup vocals.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- A new short film by senior broadcasting major explores one family's brand loyalty to Jeep. Hayley McGuigan produced and directed "It's a Jeep Thing" and released it this month online and on Westminster Cable TV.
Tell us about your time following college. Three weeks after I graduated from Westminster College, I picked up everything and moved 2,000 miles away from home to Orlando, Florida. It was the scariest but most rewarding adventure I have had so far. I knew less than a handful of people living …
Shout-out to Westminster College grad Matt McDonald (2019) for winning the Rising Star Award at Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Pittsburgh’s Renaissance Awards.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- Westminster College senior Tomas Maeilli released his capstone project this November as he explored how undergraduates cope with loss and grief when they lose someone while in college. Maielli is an individual interdisciplinary major in film and production.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.— The abstract values of education can carry a long way for a student in a liberal arts college. In Kandice Hartner's Digital Photography class (CMP 114) at Westminster College, students learn these values by learning the technical aspects of using a camera and different p…
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (WC)-- Westminster College student Constantine Kallaur has been named the winner of a Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Founders Scholarship.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (WC)-- College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) named Westminster College’s student media website, www.wcn247.com, the third place winner of the 2020 CBI National Student Production Awards for Best Student Website.
BRISTOL, Conn.-- Westminster alumni Ben Webber and Denny Wolfe, both Senior Managing Producers for ESPN Features, recently won multiple 2020 National Sports Emmy Awards! After being asked, "How can humans get their (personal or professional or business) story across in a way that people stic…
Congrats to our student staffers at wcn247.com named one of the country's best student media sites by College Broadcasters, Inc.
Hanna Erdmann visited Westminster College on the first day of classes for the new semester. She covered the day for WKBN-TV in Youngstown. You can check out her 27 News story here.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- The award-winning, student-produced music video "I'm Coming Home" from singer-songwriter JD Eicher went public on Thursday. It showcases a unique collaboration between Westminster College students, alumni and faculty. Students created the video last fall as part of t…
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- Westminster College has named Professor and Outgoing Chair of the School of Communications Professor Dr. David Barner as the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Faculty Award (DFA).
NEW ORLEANS-- Westminster alumnus Joe Burns (1986) has received a 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for his weekly radio show “Rock School.” The award is one of the top national honors from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) representing a group of 600 media professionals …
Shoutout to Hanna Erdmann ('20) for taking on a position with WKBN-TV in Youngstown before she graduated from Westminster College!
ROME, Ga.-- On the weekend before the world shut down, March 6-8, six members of the Westminster College Speech & Debate Society competed in the Novice National Forensics Tournament. Twenty- seven colleges and universities from every region of the country gathered on the campus at Berry…
Kandice Hartner '12, adjunct faculty in the School of Communication, has been using one of her talents to help the world! NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (WC Alumni Office)-- Over the past few weeks, she has sewed 125+ masks to distribute to those in need. Hear more from her in our quick Q&A session…
Congrats to TEAM DOLTYN from the WC Music Video Challenge on campus in October.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- WCN correspondent Ian Ross interviews newly elected Student Government Association President Kaylee Brosius and she discusses some of the major changes that her team plans to make in the coming year.
Tipping our cap to all of our senior Titan Crew members who have put in countless hours bringing the Titans into your living rooms. Thanks for all you have done!
BRISTOL, Conn.-- On Sunday, ESPN, ABC and Disney will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the iconic ‘Miracle on Ice.' The miracle came when the United States hockey team defeated the heavily favored then Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, in their run to a gold medal
WILKES BARRE, Pa.-- Four members of the Westminster College Speech & Debate Society competed in the Pennsylvania Forensic Association Championship Tournament on February 15-16 at Wilkes University in Wilkes Barre. The abbreviated Westminster squad exceeded expectations and brought home s…
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- When it comes to cluster courses, the Tweetspeak cluster has undergrads in chase mode with their binoculars and smartphones as they chase and count birds around campus and on the road.
While the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship Game will go down as one of the most technologically comprehensive sports-television productions in history, it also marks a bittersweet moment in history for those who work behind the scenes at the game’s primary broadcaster, ESPN.
Westminster alumnus Heather Storm (2006) is one of the young professionals making her mark on broadcasting in the Badger State and the Wisconsin Broadcasting Association (WBA) is recognizing her. She's music director and on-air talent WKSZ and WKZG in the Green Bay area.
We're proud to share the news about Emily Bondi (2018, Broadcasting and Digital Communications) taking on a new role with the National Arena League (NAL).
I’m getting some work done in the studio this afternoon when I hear a faint knock at the door. Is it a student DJ coming to voice track their radio shift? Is it Dr. B searching for leftover Halloween lollipops? Is it Public Safety coming to kick me out?No! It’s Deryk Thompson ‘96!It was a pl…
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Shout-out to Denny Wolfe marking his 22nd anniversary with ESPN.
Shoutout to Westminster College grad Adam Plyler (2011) as he switches stations inside Gray Television. He takes over as assistant news director at WSAZ-TV (NBC) in Huntington, W.Va., from his current assignment as the news director at WDTV (CBS) in Clarksburg.
College “Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) handed out the 2019 National Student Production Awards in St. Louis on Nov. 2-- and Westminster College received two 2nd place awards.
When you attend Westminster College, you never know who’ll visit campus.
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WPXI journalist Amy Marcinkiewicz, front left, rallies news and sports students at Westminster during a recent lunchtime gathering.
GREENVILLE, Pa. (Titan Athletics)– The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) announced today that Dr. David Barner, professor of broadcast communications and chair of the School of Communication at Westminster College, will be honored as this year’s recipient of the Dow Carnahan Media Award. The award is presented annually to a distinguished member of the media or […]
CONGRATULATIONS and a big shoutout out to Westminster College broadcast alum Todd Hervey (1994) on winning an Emmy award for his work as producer, director, and director of photography on the documentary, “Blackbird: Legacy of Innovation!” One more reason we are #WCProud! “Blackbird: Legacy of Innovation” is a historical documentary traces the development of the […]
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Congrats to Joe Ligo (2016) who has shifted from the fast lane of Public TV’s ‘Motor Week‘ to an ambitious challenge at ‘Maryland Farm & Harvest.’ Ligo is the showrunner and series producer for the Emmy Award-winning program. And the new position connects him to his hometown roots in western Pennsylvania. […]
Congrats to 2019 grad Molly Somora for completing her undergraduate degree in Broadcast and Digital Communications and her big move to Erie News Now. Somora joined the duopoly of WICU and WSEE (NBC & CBS affiliates) in northwestern Pennsylvania in January 2019. Somora also has a minor in social media. During her time at Westminster, […]
Connor Hamilton moves to KDKA Pittsburgh– Shoutout to Connor Hamilton as she makes the move back to her hometown of Pittsburgh for a new challenge in TV news. Connor was part of the WCN and Titan Radio family and a 2017 Westminster College grad. Hamilton switches channels from Nexstar Media Group station WBOY-TV (NBC/ABC) in […]
What’s behind powerful production? Recent Westminster College grad Brad Kolesar and colleague Tyler Craig showcased the world leader in outsourced technical production, NEP Group, Inc. to our students this semester! NEP has the tech, networks, and expertise for all aspects for broadcast and live events. They make media solutions for everyone from live Grammy broadcasts […]
NEW WILMINGTON, PA (WC)– Westminster College President Dr. Kathy Brittain Richardson announced today that two-time Emmy Award-winning producer Tim Kaiser will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree at the college’s 165th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11. Kaiser’s work on the long-running popular NBC sitcoms “Seinfeld” and “Will & Grace” earned him two Emmys, […]
NEW WILMINGTON, PA — School of Communication faculty Dr. Keith Corso ’84 and Bradley Weaver attended the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Convention at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas in early April. Both faculty members appeared on stages presenting to peers, graduates and undergraduates, as well as industry professionals. Corso, assistant professor of communication services, served […]
“Go get your dream and do what you want. Take all the time here at Westminster that you can to get your experience. And I believe the doors will open for you.” — ‘KEEP THE FAITH’ Co-host Keith Stevens. Hanna Erdmann’s discovered the story of Steven’s journey into faith-based broadcasting during an interview at the […]
Titan Radio, 88.9 WWNW, is a commercial-free radio station owned by Westminster College and professionally operated by the students in the college’s Broadcasting and Media Production department that broadcasts 24/7. Serving all of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania and parts of neighboring Mercer County, the station broadcasts adult hit music, area High School and Westminster College sports, […]
HOUSTON– A Westminster College student-produced podcast/radio report has received recognition from the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) as part of the BEA On-Location 2018 Super-Regional Conference held at the University of Houston. “The Theatre Westminster Tin Man Who Needed a Heart” by Ali Srour earned a Student News Award of Excellence in the news competition category. […]
BRISTOL, Conn.– Congrats to Denny Wolfe and his crew at ESPN features as they’re honored with the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award from The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTNDA). Wolfe is the Senior Managing Producer of the network’s Features Unit. He and his team will receive the Edward R. Murrow Award in October for […]
Proud of alumnus Sebastian Salazar (2005) making his debut as an anchor on SportsCenter (SC) on ESPN2 in March. #wcproud #MotherFair #WeWCpa He gave us a shoutout on social media after I posted a clip on Instagram while watching him on SC. sebisalazarThanks @bradleyweaver! Not just for the shout but for all you did […]
Washington, D.C.– The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) has announced the winnters of its 2018 Festiva of Media Arts awards. Westminster students Stephen Wells (’18), Katie Nicholson (’18), and 2017 grad Doltyn Snedden received the 1st Place Award for Music Video. Music Video Category 1st Place: Katie Nicholson, Doltyn Snedden & Stephen Wells, Westminster College; Machine […]
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