NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) named sophomore broadcasting and media production major Jack Karson a national finalist for the 2019 CBI National Student Production Award for Best Feature News Reporting (Audio).

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.– Westminster College has a number of grads working at ESPN in Bristol, Conn. Alumni include Bob Braulich, a vice-president of remote broadcasts. Denny Wolfe heads up the features unit for the network. Sebastian Salazar works on-air as a Major League Soccer anchor and sideline reporter.  And then there’s Ben Webber.  He’s a […]

A Westminster College capstone project received the BEST OF SHOW AWARD from the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) as part of the BEA On-Location 2018 Super-Regional Conference that was held Oct. 18-20 at the University of Houston. Troy Jackson (Class of 2018) was honored with a BEA On-Location Creative Competition Award for his documentary “Ghost Witch- […]

HOUSTON– Congratulations to Tyler Helvin, a senior Broadcasting and Media Production student, for winning a BEA On-Location Creative Competition award.  Helvin traveled to Houston with faculty member Brad Weaver to participate in the Broadcast Education Association’s conference in October.  Helvin accepted the honor in Texas thanks to travel funding from the Westminster College Drinko Center […]

Congratulations to Troy Jackson (’18) for receiving a 2018 Emmy nomination for his capstone documentary that debunks an infamous Western Pennsylvania ghost story. “Ghost Witch- Mary Black” is one of five documentaries nominated in the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Jackson’s project is up for consideration for the Emmy Award […]

Shoutouts to our members of the Class of 2018!  We congratulate Emiley Westfall, Brad Kolesar, Charlie Borges, and Justin Wilson for completing their degrees in Broadcasting and Media Production.                     Troy Jackson received his B.A. in Film Studies and Media Production.  Laura Page graduated with her […]

PITTSBURGH– These days, you’ll find Kait Roth working as the Online Marketing Manager at a Sparq Designs, and the job pays off with some cool assignments with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kait Roth is Online Marketing Manager at Sparq Designs.ns in Pittsburgh. Roth designed her own major at Westminster and graduated in 2014 with a degree in […]

Broadcast and Media Production Lecturer Bradley Weaver presented a compilation of assessment generated from project-based learning assignments in his Single-camera Video Production courses at the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) conference in Las Vegas in April. Weaver’s presentation “The Story of the Titan Terror Project,” outlined the successes of a movie-making assignment. Those assignments were part the […]

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 […]

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.– Justin Wilson (2018) joined the Tiny House Project team at Westminster searching for a focus for his capstone documentary.  He helped build it, promote it, and eventually lived in it.   Several months after pitching his idea for his digital film, he’s completed it for the world to see. Check it out!  

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.– With less than a $100 budget to make a high-end music video, two Westminster students and a recent graduate won 1st place in the Music Video Category at the Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) Festival of Media Arts. In collaboration with broadcast communications major Stephen Wells and class of 2017 graduate Doltyn Snedden, […]

Shoutout to WQED (PBS) in Pittsburgh for featuring Emiley Westfall‘s capstone documentary during February sweeps in primetime.  WQED will air “Tutu, Pink Shoes, & Baby Blues“ as part of the station’s “Filmmakers Corner” on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 10 p.m. Emiley produced the short documentary about one family’s journey into international adoption for her capstone […]

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.– Atit Amin wants to make feature films and he embraces the hard work it takes to pursue his passion.  He understands experience matters and the best experience is constantly practicing and constantly working on his craft. He’s designed his own major at Westminster blending the best practices and experiences from the Broadcasting […]

NEW CASTLE, Pa.– One Western Pennsylvania ghost story makes the claim that a local witch from the 19th century haunts local communities near New Castle. Join producer/director Troy Jackson (Film Studies & Media Production ’18) as he tracks down the facts behind the fiction as he digs into the real history of Mary Black. Jackson […]

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 […]

Nearly 200 attendees gathered at Westminster College’s 9th Environmental Symposium on Dec. 1 in McKelvey Campus Center.The symposium highlighted the research, projects, service work and environmental themed artwork of students from five regional colleges and universities (Westminster College, Geneva College, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Slippery Rock University and Youngstown State University) and Wilmington Area […]

After spending two semesters working hard on their capstone projects, seniors Emiley Westfall, Brad Kolesar, Troy Jackson, Charles Borges and Justin Wilson are officially ready to debut their short-format documentaries during the 2017 Westminster College Documentary Showcase. The showcase takes place on Nov. 18 at 1 p.m. in Mueller Theater, located in the McKelvey Campus […]

Freshman year of college can be daunting, for the number of study options often outweigh students’ understandings of their life callings. However, senior broadcast major Brad Kolesar did not let the different possible career pathways deter him from pursuing his passion for cameras. Having originally thought his career path would lead him to photography throughout […]

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.—  Charles Borges ’18, Broadcast and Media Production major, recently shared his vision for his capstone documentary project about the Miracle League of Southwestern PA (MLSWPA).  His project, “A Chance to Play,” goes into production this summer. Affiliated with the National Miracle League Baseball organization, the MLSWPA is dedicated to providing opportunities for children and adults […]

NEW CASTLE, Pa.– Mary Black was a woman residing in Lawrence County, Pa. who died in 1888, but people today still claim she was a witch. Those stories told about Mary Black the witch gave rise to generations of ghost stories about her haunting the woods of the community around West Pittsburgh outside of New […]

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.– Justin Wilson ’18, Broadcast and Digital Communications major, is producing a documentary called “Tiny Living: The College Experiment“. The documentary will follow the journeys of people living in the Tiny House at Westminster College once it is completed. Wilson plans to produce the documentary like a reality TV show. “I want to focus […]

NEW WILMINGTON, PA.– Emiley Westfall ’18, Broadcast and Digital Communications major, is producing a documentary entitled “Tutus, Pink Shoes & Baby Blues” about the adoption process the Michelson family went through in order to adopt  5-year old twin girls from Africa. During the adoption process, the Michelsons received notice they were eligible to adopt an […]

PITTSBURGH- At the end of the 2016-17 hockey season, the Pittsburgh Penguins won the team’s second straight Stanley Cup. This is a feat unto itself, but this year was a little more special for one specific intern. Westminster senior Brad Kolesar applied for the right internship at the right time. He was relentless in his […]

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.– Brad Kolesar ’18, Broadcast & Digital Communications major and Social Media/Film Studies minor, presents the trailer for his capstone documentary project entitled “Hitting the Redline.” The documentary focuses on the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, a a ten-day celebration that pays tribute to the world of vintage cars and vintage motorsports racing. Kolesar chose to document this event because of his previous […]

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.– Dan Swank, Sarah Pace, and Mariah Turiano share their reflections about their undergraduate experience at Westminster College. Congratulations to them and to all the members of the Class of 2017. This video showcases the cinematography and vision of WCN’s Doltyn Snedden. He also graduated with the Class of 2017.  We want to […]

Congratulations and good luck to our 2017 graduates from Westminster College.  I’m proud of these awesome individuals with such rich skills, experience, and talent. These young professionals are fantastic examples of leadership and creativity embedded in an amazing work ethic.  I look forward to tracking their journeys beyond Westminster College. I offer a big shoutout […]

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.– Brad Kolesar ’18, Broadcast & Digital Communications major and Social Media/Film Studies minor, presents the trailer for his capstone documentary project entitled “Hitting the Redline.” The documentary focuses on the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, a a ten-day celebration that pays tribute to the world of vintage cars and vintage motorsports racing. Kolesar chose to document this event because of his previous […]

  “What’s Behind the Trees?” let me take my camera to Costa Rica to shoot a documentary that combines the stories of an orphaned 3-toed sloth, a Westminster student, and an organization battling deforestation and the jungle. We were given one planet; a planet full of riches. Plants, oceans, air to breathe, trees that provide […]

EVANS CITY, Pa.– When the dead arose from the grave in 1968 from a small Pennsylvania town, they took a bite out of American movie culture to become a horror cult classic. Ever since George Romero’s film “Night of the Living Dead,” zombies have clawed their way into American pop culture. The original film has […]

    Another round of graduates successfully passed through the faculty gauntlet in May during the annual commencement exercises at Westminster College.  I join my peers in the Division of Communication Studies, Art, Literature and Language, in offering congratulations to the Class of 2016.   We recognize this milestone for all of our graduates including those […]

Spearheaded by a broadcasting and media production course, a group of Westminster College students researched, planned and pitched documentaries and produced preview trailers. Upon production, a panel of judges voted and approved each of them to move forward with production into next semester. Five students will take their proposed documentary and expand their story to […]

Taylor Nichol (Class of 2016) tracked down the owner Mugsies, New Wilmington’s popular coffee shop, after a police poser targeted Westminster students with frightening claims of abductions and homicide. “I was scared, but I knew I needed to do something. As I was taking pictures of him, I had the thought in my head, what […]

B BY ZAC HYNUS (Class of 2018), Guest Blogger When I took the position of the radio play-by-play announcer for the Westminster College football team, I didn’t really know what to expect. It was like a dream come true for me. I always wanted to be a sports announcer, but this was all new to […]

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 […]

Check out one of the student generated creations from a simple stock footage project for beginning single camera video students at Westminster College. Students practiced field camera operations; managed natural lighting; worked on framing techniques; and tested a slider bar during some lab experiences last fall.  We moved the hands-on effort from the field back […]

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.– Westminster Cable Network (WCN) and Titan Radio 88.9FM were recognized as one of the top four colleges in the nation for having the “Best Social Media Presence,” according to College Broadcaster, Inc. (CBI). CBI is an organization serving students and advisers of college and high school electronic media outlets, representing students involved […]

Westminster College broadcast and media production majors will present the 2015 Capstone Documentary Showcase starting at 1 p.m., Dec. 5, in Mueller Theater, McKelvey Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public. The student producers will premiere six short documentaries which explore a variety of topics, people, and places as the students engaged in experiential through research, interviews, and production. […]

This shout-out goes to undergraduate Troy Jackson for producing a great video profile about Westminster’s new Registrar, Scott Wignall.  Troy is a member of the BC 251/Single-Camera Video Production class and was assigned to shoot, edit, write and report a longer format television news package introducing the newest member of the Westminster administration. Troy is […]

  Westminster College students in the Single Camera Production, along with broadcasting practicum students Doltyn Snedden and Bryan Greig, participated in the Pittsburgh 48 Hour Horror Film Project this semester. Students described the project as ‘fun and exhausting.’ “It was freaking awesome,” sophomore Justin Wilson said. “We want to do it again,” said Titan Terror Studio’s […]

I want my students to feel the deadline pressure. The news business has constant deadlines and your ability to meet and beat those deadlines is a skill that will serve you professionally regardless of where life takes you.  Employers want staffers who they can trust with deadlines.  They depend on people who can manage them […]

Congratulations to the students in the Broadcast Journalism II (BC 312) course and the Concept of Statistics (MA 135) class for teaming up for a unique campus project. Students in my journalism course worked with Dr. Carolyn Cuff’s statistics students to look at the battery recycling effort at Westminster College. Statistics students collected, counted, weighed, […]

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.– The Westminster College men’s and women’s outdoor track & field teams opened its outdoor season with 11 top-10 finishes at Coastal Carolina University in mid-March.  The teams also spent some down time at the beach- but Coach Tim McNeil made sure his crew was working out in the sand to prep for […]

We’re showcasing the work of students Kellen Gursky, Stephen Bendig & Tiffany Jackson in this post.  This month they produced TV news stories for our show WCN 24/7.  Check out their work. NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.– You will sweat thanks to Westminster’s assistant football coach Kyle Cooper.  He teaches the first-ever Crossfit class on the P.E. […]

We push our single-camera video production students to ‘show & tell’ with audio and video.  We think some of our first-time video students took on the challenge and impressed us with what they created.  They did the interviews.  They shot the video.  They wrote and edited these video news packages. Up first is Jessie Klousnitzer […]

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 […]

Students in the beginning video production class (BC 251) took on the duties of video producers for Westminster’s Athletic Department this fall.  Sports Information Director (SID) Nathan LaRiccia asked them to create video vignettes to spotlight some of the coaches at Westminster.  The SID wanted videos with a non-scripted, organic feel. We broke the class […]

A big shout out to Chris Robb, Stephen Bendig and Taylor Heinrich as each young man presented a capstone project at the 2014 Broadcast Communication Documentary Showcase. The Dec. 6 showcase marks the fifth year for the event where our seniors premiere documentaries to the world during a campus celebration in Mueller Theater. “AM I […]

Pumpkin Smash FAST PASS Students in the Broadcast Journalism I (BC 311) course launched a new video interview format for WCN 24/7 this semester.  The WCN 24/7 FAST PASS blends quick interviews with improvisated fun to create short, light segments designed to inform and entertain.   FAST PASS interviews are shared on social media to […]