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Meet the Deadlines.

Make an Impact.
By Nicole Lawrence, Rider University

With the upcoming national student

competitions deadline on December 11th, every
member of the National Broadcasting Society
has the opportunity to make an impact. You
have the opportunity to set yourself apart
and show your creativity. As many of the key
note speakers at the Region One Convention
stated: You are the only one who can make
your dreams come true. Others can help you,
but you are the one who determines your own
future. Whether you want to be a scriptwriter,
a producer, an editor, or anything else, what
you do now is what will affect if that dream
comes true. How great would it feel to win a
national award for your work. Well, that can
only happen if you take the initiative and meet
the deadline. Get ready. Get set. And enjoy
Dallas.

ready. set.
dallas.
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Goal: 100% for helping to make that happen.

by Dr. Bruce Mims
NBS-AERho President
Elsewhere in this issue of Signals Online
you’ll read a very important article written by
Ron Means.
Ron’s NBS roots run deep – he’s a former
NBS National Officer, a vital force in Region
Two activities, and respected Chapter Advisor
at Freed-Hardeman University. Might I add
that he’s also the recipient of the Uray Award,
the highest honor bestowed by NBS?
So … what’s the big deal??
My purpose in calling Ron’s article to
your attention is to offer him full back-
up and presidential support for one of the
most important initiatives NBS has ever
undertaken: the First Fund campaign.
I won’t take time here to explain why the
campaign is vitally important to our future or
discuss how it will work (you can read Ron’s
article for that info). Rather, I’ll use my space
this issue to explain why it’s crucial to the
health of your chapter to actively involve every
member.
It just so happens that the First Fund
campaign is the very best way I can think of
First Fund is all about 100 percent
participation. Yep, the whole enchilada. One
hundred percent participation by chapters
nationwide. And 100% participation of each
chapter’s membership. That’s right: the
goal is to get every member of every chapter
involved in some way in making the First
Fund campaign 100% successful.
You may think it’s just another chapter
fundraiser. But I want you to think of it as
something much more than that. I want
you to set your sights on the target: 100%
membership participation. There’s never been
a better time for a better reason to make every
member in your chapter an active fundraising
participant.
CHAPTER OFFICERS, I challenge you and
your chapter leaders to embrace First Fund
in our effort to actively engage every chapter
member’s help and support. Brainstorm
your very best fundraiser ideas – you know:
the ones that give everybody in the chapter a
reason to participate. Your chapter’s objective
is to reach out and ask every member to
dedicate himself or herself to the cause.
‘Cause it’s about our future. The future of
NBS. The future of electronic media . . . since
1943!
Bruce Mims is the NBS President and
professor at Southeast Missouri State
University. He can be reached
at (573) 651-2126 or bmims@semo.edu.

NBS-AERho Calendar
11/30: Chapter Graduation Report Due
12/11: Convention Grant Applications Due
12/11: Student Competition Submission
Deadline
12/11: “Earlybird” Convention Registration
Deadline
12/30: Pro Dues Annual Deadline
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First Fund
Campaign
By Ron Means,
Chairperson,
First Fund Campaign
NBS-AERho
Hello, my name is Ron Means, Advisor for
Freed-Hardeman University’s NBS-AERho
Chapter in Henderson, Tennessee. I am very
excited, and honored, to be the Chairperson of
a new committee and fundraising effort by the
National Broadcasting Society-Alpha Epsilon
Rho. The “First Fund Campaign” is a new
initiative by the organization designed to raise
funds for NBS-AERho’s continuing mission in
providing a number of unique opportunities
for both Electronic Media Students and Media
Professionals alike.
The campaign has three immediate goals:
First, 100% National Leadership Participation:
every national officer and member of the
National Advisory Council makes a donation
to the First Fund Campaign. Second, 100%
Local Chapter Participation: every NBS-
AERho chapter makes a contribution to the
First Fund Campaign. Third, 100% Member
Participation: every NBS-AERho Member
participates in the First Fund Campaign.
Now, allow me to explain just how simple an
objective this is for each chapter/member to
accomplish! For example: Your local NBS-
AERho chapter holds a fundraising event
for the First Fund Campaign that involves
a cookout. You cook and serve hamburgers
and hotdogs somewhere on campus, or in the
community, to raise funds. Each one of your
chapter members buys a hot dog or a drink
and supports the event…that is equal to 100%
membership participation from within your
chapter to the First Fund Campaign! Now,
your local chapter, and all of your NBS-AERho
Chapter Members have participated and
contributed to the First Fund Campaign!
Totally doable right? I thought you’d agree
that this is too easy. This is only one example
of how your chapter and all of your members
can support the First Fund Campaign.
I am pleased to announce that we have
already reached our goal of 100% participation
from our National Executive Board and
National Advisory Council Members. Each one
of these NEB/NAC members has committed
to making a personal financial contribution to
the NBS-AERho First Fund Campaign. Most
of the contribution checks have already arrived
at the National Office and more are coming in
each week. This shows the commitment our
national leadership has to this new initiative
for NBS-AERho.
I am pleased to be working on the First Fund
Campaign with the assistance of Ray Eaton,
Ajit Daniel and David Guerra. Please discuss
the First Fund Campaign with your local
chapter members at your next meeting and
immediately begin planning how your chapter,
and each one of your members, can do your
part to support this nation-wide campaign. If
you would like to further discuss the goals of
the campaign, or some ideas for involvement,
please do not hesitate to contact any of us. I
am especially interested in hearing back from
you on what your local chapter will do to
participate in “First Fund!”
Ron Means is the Chairperson for the First
Fund Campaign and is the advisor for the
Freed-Hardeson Chapter of NBS-AERho. He
can be reached remeans@fhu.edu.
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Wanted: idea! Your proposal could become a crucial

Your Ideas
By Marilee Morrow
VP for Alumni and
Professional Services
Now that we’re in November, perhaps
you’re starting to think more about the spring
convention in Dallas. It might seem as if
March is really far away, but the deadline
for professional production competitions/
exhibitions is coming up! However, there’s
still time for you – an academic member, a
graduate student member or a professional
member – to consider what impact you’ll have
on this year’s national convention.
Each year a number of you submit your work
to our annual professional production and
scholarly paper competitions. But, until recent
years, we did not actively pursue panel sessions
as part of the opportunities we make available
to professional members. Do you have an idea
for a panel? If so, we want you to submit your
part of our convention programming. And, if
you are concerned about the cost to propose
your idea, I have good news … it’s FREE!
How can you submit your idea? The Call
for Panel Proposals form can be found with
the information for our other professional
competition opportunities by clicking on the
Pro & Alumni Members section on the left side
of our homepage.
The deadline for submissions is coming
up – postmarked by January 11, 2010 and
received by January 15, 2010. So, I urge
you to think about what interests you
professionally, consider how this interest can
enhance everyone’s experience at our national
convention and submit your proposal.
Marilee Morrow is Vice President for Chapter
Development and Assistant Professor at
Marietta College. She can be reached at
(740)376-4828 or Marilee.Morrow@marietta.
edu.

Easy Ways to Make Model Chapter Points

1 Write a short article telling us about your chapters
activities, progress and upcoming events. It will be
posted in the next issues of Signals Online and you
will get 1 model chapter point. Pictures Encouraged.
Email articles or questions to:
salboum@rider.edu
Deadline is January 20, 2010

2 Submit your monthly report to the NBS National

Office by the 10th of the following month.
Email reports to:
nbsaerho@swbell.net or
fax them to: (636) 536-1948 .
Click on “Chapter Materials” at the NBS website to
download a monthly report form.
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Upcoming
Deadlines
by Gina Grosso
National VP for Student
Services
The 2009 Fall semester is starting to wind
down. You know what that means? It’s time to
start studying! Although, however important
finals are its also important not to forget
about the NBS deadlines that are coming up.
Convention grants from the National
Convention are due December 11. For all the
NBS chapters that have been fundraising, this
grant is great because it provides a breath of
fresh air. How nice will it be to send someone
to Dallas for free?! Also coming up, the
“Earlybird” Convention registration is due
December 11. Members who submit their
earlybird registration will be able to save $50
on the overall cost.
December 11 is a busy day! Not only is it
the deadline for “Earlybird” registration,
but the Student Competition Submissions
are also due. The plethora of categories can
be found on NBS’s Website, under Student
Recognition. There are over 30 different
Can’t Get
Enough of
NBS? Visit our
Simply type “National
Broadcasting Society” into
the Search box.
categories for each chapter to go through and
to submit something to!
I encourage everyone attending the National
Convention to submit something. Becoming a
finalist or winning the Grand Prize is great for
you, your resume, and your University.
This past weekend I attended Region 1’s
Conference in Lancaster, PA. There were
about 85 people there, and it was so much
fun. Millersville hosted this years conference
bringing in a variety of panelist ranging from
journalist all the way to film freelancers. This
gave the students the opportunity to build a
broader understanding of the industry as a
whole.
Having as much fun as I did at the Regional
Conference really amps my excitement for
NBS’s Nationals in Dallas, Texas. I cannot
wait to see all of my new friends from other
chapters from both this years Regional’s in
Millersville and last years National’s in NYC.
Dallas, Texas home of the Dallas Cowboys will
be opening up their arms to all NBS members
and Chapters this spring, and I’m so excited
to see you all there!
Gina Grosso is the National Vice President
for Student Services. She is a student at Rider
University and can be reached at grossog@
rider.edu.
How to Contact the
National Office:
Mail: National Broadcasting Society
P.O. Box 4206
Chesterfield, MO 63006
Phone: (636) 536-1943 or toll free at
1-To-NBS-AERho
Fax: (636) 536-1948
Email: nbsaerho@swbell.net
Online: www.nbs-aerho.org
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NBS-AERho
Quiz
by Carolyn Cefalo
National VP for Honor
Society Service and
President of Alpha
Epsilon Rho
We are well into the semester and midterms
are fast approaching…….if you have not been
hit already. Earlier I encouraged you to find
out the qualifications for AERho and make
“an invitation to join” a priority for yourself
this year.
So let’s see how much you have found out
about the Society by taking a quick quiz.
1. Which came first, NBS or AERho?
2. What is the name of the organization
which recognizes college honor societies and
has just added AERho to that group?
3. What is the minimum GPA a student can
have to be invited to membership in AERho?
4. (True/False) If you are a member of NBS
are you automatically a member of AERho.
5. (True/False) If you are not an Electronic
Media major, you cannot be invited into
AERho.
6. (True/False) You can only be considered
for membership in AERho once.
7. What is the minimum number of credits
you must have acquired in Electronic Media
to be considered for membership in AERho?
8. Must you be invited to membership in
NBS?
9. (True/False) Industry professionals cannot
be invited to membership in AERho.
10. Will you will be invited to join AERho this
year?
Answers to the AERho quiz:
1. Our organization was originally founded as
an honor society and was called Alpha Epsilon
Rho first. It was not until the late 60’s that
NBS became the primary name.
2. The Association of College Honor Societies
or ACHS is the organization which has just
invited us into their ranks.
3. A student must have a GPA of 3.25 overall
and in their Electronic Media courses to
qualify for membership in AERho.
4. False. You can join NBS by filling out the
application, paying your dues for the year
and being a student in good standing with
your college. But you must meet specific
academic standards and wait to be invited
to membership in AERho. The goal of an
honor society is to single out and recognize
outstanding students in a specific field.
5. False. You must have taken a minimum
number of courses in Electronic Media, have
completed 3 semesters in college and have the
appropriate GPA; but you do not have to be a
communication or media major to be invited
to join.
6. False. If you are an outstanding student
but do not yet have the appropriate number
of classes or grades to qualify, you may be
considered again each semester until you do.
7. You must have taken at least 9 credits
or the equivalent of 3 courses in Electronic
Media to qualify.
8. No, NBS is a professional organization
which people with a shared interest can join.
9. An outstanding professional in the
industry can be invited to join AERho. The
grades and courses only apply to students.
For professionals the key is quality.
10. Only you can answer this question……I
hope your answer is YES.
Carolyn Cefalo is the AERho President. She
can be reached at canescjc@aol.com.
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KIT Over
Broadcasting Society Facebook Group”
yet, join it! I will be sending messages
Holiday from this group updating you about our

Break
National Convention and all of the rapidly
approaching deadlines.
By Scott Alboum • Start a Facebook Group of your own:
National Vice President Some Chapters have already created their
For Communication own Facebook groups but if your Chapter
hasn’t...start one! It’s a great way to keep
everyone in the loop over the holiday
Keep in touch over the holiday break...
break and it can be very useful as the new
As the Fall semester winds down and we
semester begins.
start to look forward to the holiday season, I
• Create a phone list: Make sure everyone
want remind you to continue to communicate
can stay in touch the old fashion way by
with your chapter, your advisor and the
creating a phone list and phone chain.
national officers over the break. Once classes
• Check our website: Over the break don’t
are over and we complete our final exams we
forget to periodically check our website for
will all find ourselves with more free time then
updates, forms and news. Visit us as at:
we know what to do with. This is a great time
www.nbs-aerho.org/
of the year to unwind and relax but it’s also
I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the
a great time of the year to get some things
semester and I’d love to hear about how well
done that we have put on the back burner. To
you keep the lines of communication open!
accomplish these goals we must communicate
with each other. Even though we won’t see
Scott Alboum is the NBS Vice President
each other every day there are plenty of great
for Communication, as well as an Adjunct
ways to keep the lines of communication open.
Professor and the Video Technologies
Here are just a few:
Coordinator at Rider University. He can
• Join Our Facebook Group : If you
be reached at (609) 896- 5000 ext. 7152 or
haven’t joined “The Official National
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On The advantage of the opportunities. I was able to

Rocks About
bring copies of my resume to the sessions, and
in fact had them critique it. However what
Nationals? I remember the most about this convention
was Career Focus, the round-table discussions
By Lynda Weed
NAC Student with professionals. There was a room filled
Representative with tables, and you only had 15 minutes to
pry all the information out of these unique
individuals. I felt pressured, like I was on
Are you still on the rocks about going a mini-interview. Being put in these small
to National Convention? Well here’s your groups had such an impact on my personality
decision YES. Conventions like this are an skills, that it forced me to open out of my
opportunity that you can’t just pass up, shell. I then became an outgoing person, in
especially if you have made it this far to the perfect city for such the person.
become an NBS member. I’m sure everyone New York City, New York: Since this was
has heard they should go, but “why” is the un- the most recent convention I remember the
answered question. This trip to Dallas will be most here. This was a short travel for me, and
my 4th convention so let me tell you about my I had been to the city many times, but this was
un-forgettable experiences. the city to be in during convention week. My
Chicago, Illinois: I don’t remember love is news, so right off the bat I knew it was
everything about Chicago because it was my going to be a great convention. Our opening
freshman year, and I was scared being in a speaker was Maggie Rodriguez, a CBS Anchor.
new city, with new friends, but it’s this trip Hearing her talk about her wisdom in the field,
that I owe my love of NBS to. During the mixer and her love for it still inspired me to work
on the first night is where I got to mingle with harder than I had. During the week in NY I
students at other colleges, many of which took my inspiration and worked it into the
still talk to today. During the week away from sessions. I asked questions whenever possible,
home, I listened to so many speakers and and volunteered my services whenever
attended a new session every hour. What was needed. However my absolute favorite part
great about the convention was that there was was being able to take a tour of local studios in
a session during every block that interested the area. Most of the Kutztown Students went
me, and another that interested other people to see the Mike and Juliet show, and seeing
as well. This was what I thought was a good this in action was just so exciting.
convention, and it was, but they only got During these weeks you bond with NBS
better. members all over the country, and you begin
Anaheim, California: Being that I am to love what you do even more. The fact that
from the East Coast, turning down a trip to we are given the opportunity to submit our
California was out of the question. Because work, and get critiqued is extremely helpful
of this convention I was able to see a part of when trying to better ourselves. If my stories
the USA that I didn’t think I was ever going still haven’t worked in swaying your decision,
to get to travel to. During the free time I was then just trust me, come to Dallas with me
able to see all the local beaches, and even and many other NBS members and see for
walk down the streets of Hollywood. Now yourself. I promise, you won’t regret it.
this was enough to keep me occupied, but
the real reason I was there was to experience Lynda Weed is a NAC Student
the large media market. This trip was the Representative, as well as a student at
same as the previous convention in that I Kutztown University. She can be reached at
got to talk to professionals, however I took lweed123@live.kutztown.edu.
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What It Takes:
Planning
the Region 1
Conference
by Katie Magliochetti
Millersville University NBS
President
When I found out just a little over a year
ago Millersville was hosting the Region 1
Conference a flurry of emotions came over me.
I was excited, nervous and scared all at the
same time. My first instinct was to step down
as President and let someone else take over
the planning. After a little coaxing from my
friends, I made the decision to continue my
roll and began planning for the conference.
It began by spreading the excitement at the
National Conference in New York. At the
Regional meeting, I handed out goodie bags
with a bunch of pirate themed items to fit
our slogan, “Map Out Your Future”. After
Nationals, Dr. Chuk, the Region 1 advisor, and
I emailed back and forth a few times and the
planning began. The MU exec board booked
a wonderful hotel in Lancaster City, had a few
awesome speakers lined up and it seemed like
planning was finally underway.
Fast forward to July 2009, I received a
phone call from MU’s advisor, Dr. Dorman.
He said the hotel had been shut down due
to fire code violations. That same week, I
received numerous emails from the speakers
I had lined up saying they were no longer
available to attend. I went into panic mode and
began talking to everyone I knew about the
situation to see if we could begin making other
arrangements. Luckily, one of our alum worked
at another nearby hotel and potential speakers
began responding back.
The conference planning was in full swing
and I was beginning to get more and more
excited with each email I received from our
alum and professionals in the field. Then the
best surprise of all came…Mark, our facilities
director and engineer, told me he was able
to arrange for the 193rd Special Operations
Wing to fly into the Lancaster airport. It is the
Air Force’s special broadcasting plane, and if
I do say so myself, it was AMAZING! In the
past two months, most of my attention was
focused on planning the regional conference
and I could not wait for it to come. Finally, the
day had arrived at on Friday, November 6th at
7pm MU NBS kicked off the conference. Our
keynote speaker, Nicole Brewer of CBS 3, was
wonderful and our mixer afterwards was a
great success.
Saturday started off with professional
panels covering various media outlets.
Presentations were done on film, television
and radio. Sony brought three HD cameras
and showed students how to work the while
Adobe came and did a demonstration on CS4.
In the afternoon the conference moved to the
Lancaster County Airport. I wasn’t really sure
what to expect when we arrived at the airport,
but once we pulled up and saw the plane, I
was blown away. It was definitely a once in a
lifetime experience and I was very happy to
have that opportunity. After the airport, we
headed back to the hotel to end the conference
with the awards ceremony. Everything went
better than I could have every imagined and
it was so great to meet so many wonderful,
motivated people.
While there was a lot of work and stress
involved, it was well worth it. It’s good to know
how much work actually goes into these events
and I am much more appreciative of those who
plan them. I will be graduating in December
and am very excited to step out into the real
world. I feel prepared and ready and I owe a
great deal of my success in college to NBS. I
encourage everyone to attend Regional and
National Conventions; the people you will meet
and the memories you will make are far greater
than the financial expenses.
Katie Magliochetti is the NBS President for
Millersville University and she can be reached
at kmmaglio@marauder.millersville.edu.
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Dallas
Convention
Planning
by Jim Wilson
NBS-AERho Executive
Director
I was in Dallas recently, making plans for
the NBS-AERho National Convention, March
9-14. I’ve met quite a few alumni members
of the organization. They are eager to help
us produce the most effective convention in
our history. Many of them have told me how
important the national convention was to their
future and they would like to give back to the
organization.
There has been strong local support for tours
of media facilities. We have already confirmed
tours of TM Productions and Citadel Media
(owner of ABC Radio networks and many
syndicated radio programs). We anticipate
tours of stations, video production houses and
other media entities as well as several entities
of interest in the Dallas area.
We have a number of people willing to serve
as panelists and speakers but they will be
unable to give us a final commitment until
we get closer to the convention. We do not
pay speakers, so the responsibilities of their
jobs will impact our scheduling. We do have
a rough schedule coming together and we
anticipate developing another ten sessions
between now and the convention. We have
support for the following panels sessions,
the titles may be tweaked but anticipate the
following:
• Radio in the 21th Century
• The Immediate Future of News Reporting
• What Convergence Means to the College
Student
• Audio Production Art and Science
• Sports and Entertainment Marketing
• The Internet Media: Will It Be Profitable
and Will There Be Paid Media Jobs
• Taking Video Production from the Campus
to the Professional Environment
• How New Research Technology is
Impacting Programming Decisions
• Where is the Future in Sports
Broadcasting?
• Sales = Income = the Direction of Media
and Media Employment
• Video Production for New Distribution
Systems
• How Will Public Broadcasting Survive?
• 100,000 Communications Students Won’t
Get a Job in Traditional Media – How to
Beat the Odds
• Promoting Media Promotions
• What I Wish I Knew Before Graduating
(Early Professionals Share Experiences)
The current schedule is the preliminary
timeline. We will make changes and identify
meeting times as we approach the convention.
Check the website for updates.
Tuesday, March 9
• Early on-site registration will be available
• Students may tour Dallas on their own –
tour information will be available
Wednesday, March 10
• Registration available most of the day
• Media Tours (9:00 am- 5:00 pm) – online
registration will be conducted in February:
depending on interest we will have mixed
media tours, radio tours, television tours,
Dallas area tours, and special interest tours
(some tours will require admission fees)
(Continued on page 11)
Entrance to Citadel Media
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(Continued from page 10)
• Software Demonstrations (1:00 pm-5:00
pm) – see the latest in media production
• Opening Session with featured speaker
(7:00 pm-8:30 pm)
• National Mixer (9:00 pm-11:00 pm) –
meet and network with future media
professionals
Thursday, March 11
• Breakfast with Featured Speaker
(8:00am- 9:30 am)
• Sessions and Business Meeting I (9:45 am-
3:45 pm) – Topics and times TBA
• Career Focus (4:00 pm-6:00 pm)
• Professional Paper and/or Production
Showcase
• Free time to explore the Dallas scene
(6:00 pm)
Friday, March 12
• Business Meeting II (8:00 am-9:15 am) –
At least one voting delegate required from
each chapter
• Sessions (9:30 am – 3:45 pm) – Topics
and times TBA
• Regional Meeting (4:00 pm – 5:30 pm)
• Free time to explore the Dallas scene
(6:00 pm - )
Saturday, March 13
• Advisors Breakfast (8:30 am-9:30 am)
• Career Building Workshop (9:00 am-
11:30 am) – resume writing, career game-
planning, employment
interviewing skills, demo disk critiques
• Professional Sessions (9:30 am-11:30 am)
• Chapter Development Session (11:45 am-
12:45 pm)
• Business Meeting III (1:00 pm-2:15 pm) -
Only if needed
• National Awards Reception and Show
(4:00 pm-7:30 pm)
Sunday, March 14
• Students may tour Dallas on their own –
tour information will be available
Special
Thanks
In Region 1
by Joe Chuk,
Director of the NBS
Freedom States Region
The 2009 Region One Conference is now
history. Many thanks to everyone who
contributed to its success. At the top of that
list, of course, would be the Millersville
University chapter, who, under the guidance
of their advisor, Dr. Bill Dorman, and led
by Katie Magliochetti, did a fantastic job of
planning and running the convention on
their beautiful campus.
Thanks are also due to the advisors and
chapters who coordinated the competition
judging: Prof. Chris Cavallaro of Monmouth
University (audio), Prof. Dennis Lebec of
Mercyhurst College (academic papers and
scripts), and Dr. Bill Dorman of Millersville
University (video). I am also indebted to the
production crew at Millersville University,
who produced the awards video.
Finally, thanks to all of the chapters who
participated by sending a delegation or, at
least, arranging for a proxy to represent
them.
Congratulations to all of the production
competition and chapter award winners!
Follow this link for the full list:
http://nbs1.org/2009%20award%20
winners.htm
Joe Chuk is the Director of the NBS
Freedom States Region and the Advisor
to the Kutztown University Chapter of the
National Broadcasting Society. He can be
reached at chuk@kutztown.edu.
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Chapter Postings
Texas Sets High
Standards
West Texas A&M University
West Texas A&M University has set its
high standards once again. With the new
fall semester 2009 came new tasks. Our
NBS President, Maxine Ridling, has given
new assignments for the officers. WT
has initiated new committees within the
chapter; this includes Marketing committee,
Community Service, Convention, Mentoring,
Communication, and so many more. Every
officer is either in charge of a committee or
involved in one.
Community Service Committee organized
our chapter to attend Work-a-thon along
with KWTS this month. Work-a-thon is a
community service involvement that West
Texas A&M hosts for students to contribute
and give back to the university by cleaning
the environment. We were happy to also
mention we were one of the largest student
organizations to be recognized in attending.
NBS walked along with KWTS at the parade
during our homecoming as we were given
cars to ride in by our sponsorship Toyota.
They hosted a tailgate as well for us before
the homecoming game against Eastern New
Mexico. We are looking forward to donating
canned food to The Emergency Canned Food
Drive during initiation. The committee is
asking for each member to donate at least two
canned goods in order to attend initiation.
NBS is striving to give back to our community
as they have given to use. We are looking
forward to PASO in November as well as we
already began the signup sheet for work days
and show night.
West Texas A&M University has had special
guest speakers during meeting times as
well! Katie Eddens from 97.9 KGNC fm in
Amarillo spoke about the business in radio.
She gave tips on what and how to do things
in order to get and stay in the business. Price
Hall who now works with Microsoft Studios
talked about how networking really pays off.
Recent WTAMU graduates Meredith Keller,
and Jackie Roach, gave a presentation about
the news industries and how the media has
changed.
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They gave speeches on expectations the
industry has and opinions on their personal
experience as beginners in the media. We also
were privileged to have sports anchors, Jake
Riddell, and Jacob Albracht, from KFDA News
Channel 10 in Amarillo, TX.
They gave their insider on the sports section of
the media and gave great tips on constructive
criticism.
With all these great things happening in our
chapter we also are excited to announce our
new advisor, Ryan Hazelwood. We are excited
for initiation on the 29th of November as we
formally welcome all of the new members
into our chapter. With PASO just around the
corner this chapter has so much to stay busy
with. Our commitment to NBS and the media
industry has grown into more than a career;
it has grown into our passion to improve our
chapter. We are enthusiastic and cannot wait
for Regional Convention!

Exciting New Things at

UNA
University of North Alabama

BUSY! BUSY! BUSY! We are officially

off and running and have already made a
substantial dent in our fall semester plans. UNA
Homecoming was September 28-October 3 and
was a very busy week for all of our members.
A whole day was spent planning and painting
our homecoming window which is a tradition
carried out by student organizations on our
campus. Though it was time consuming, we
were proud at the end of the day to put our
name on it!
This was our first year to participate in the
Homecoming Parade and it was definitely a
success. Thousands of spectators flooded the
streets of downtown Florence so it was some
positive publicity for not only our local chapter,
but the national chapter as well. Now that
Homecoming has come and passed we are
looking forward to helping with the local United
Cerebral Palsy Walk-A-Thon and Fun-Run at
the end of October. There is a lot of stuff going
on but our members still seem to be excited
and motivated so things are good here at The
University of North Alabama.
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Chapter Postings
interested and coming back. Therefore, we
have planned many socials throughout the
semester. It started on October 1st, when we
had about twenty people show up to go out
for a late night snack at Applebee’s. This was
a great way to interact with the freshman and
other new members. On October 16th was our
next social. The original plan was to go to a
flashlight corn maze but the weather permitted
us to do this. Instead we had a movie night in
G29. A group of us got together and watched a
movie while drinking apple cider and getting
in the mood of the fall season. Other socials

New Faces at
that we have planned so far this semester are
a Dairy Queen run on October 29th, bowling
Kutztown night on November 20th, and hopefully
squeezing in a day to go laser tagging with
Kutztown University
everyone before the semester comes to an end.
Another great thing we brought to the
The start of the semester brought new
meetings to keep everyone interested is when
faces into the major as well as into the room
an executive board member goes out and
of G29 where the National Broadcasting
buys a little gift and brings it to the meetings.
Society meets. The executive board started to
We then put all the names of the people that
take initiative right away and went into the
attended the meetings into a hat and the
classrooms of the new freshman to bring their
person that gets their name pulled gets the
attention to the great opportunities outside of
prize. Although they can sometimes be cheesy
the classroom. They talked about conventions,
it keeps people interested in the meetings.
tours, speakers, socials, and the friendships
On October 23rd, we had induction. The
you make along the way. In the first meeting
Kutztown University chapter inducted 10 new
everyone introduced themselves. This got the
inductees. We are very proud of this number
old members to get to know the new members
and take great pride in our new members. It
and vice versa. During our second meeting, our
was a great night filled with parents, ritual,
president, Lynda Weed, brought in brownies
and alumni. We had a speaker come from the
and rice crispy treats to keep the interest
Reading Phillies baseball team, who also was
in NBS strong. We made a great emphasis
an alumni from Kutztown University.
on the regional convention at Millersville
This was a great way for us to get another
University, the national convention at Dallas,
look at the major and what it has to offer us in
and dues. The next meeting consisted of the
the later years. After the induction, everyone
same information but a tour to NFL Films in
took a trip out to a local restaurant called TC’s.
New Jersey was announced which sparked a
We all ate dinner afterwards to conclude a
lot of interest. We are all very excited to get
wonderful night that the inductees will never
the opportunity to tour such a big facility on
forget.
November 13th.
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Our biggest concern is to keep people

Chapter Postings
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The biggest community service we are
involved with is Trick-R-Treat night. This
occurs on Wednesday, October 28th this year.
This is a night where we go down to the main
street of Kutztown and bring a camera and
monitor, of course. When the children walk by
Never Too
Late to Get
Involved
By Danielle Brown,
NBS Secretary for
Kutztown University
You think being a senior I would have been
too many socials throughout my four years of
being a member in NBS. Unfortunately this is
not the case. Although I have attended every
meeting and most of the conventions,
I never once contributed and went to a social
with my fellow NBSers. This changed with
the first social that the Kutztown University
chapter threw this semester. We went to
Applebee’s on October 1st at 8pm. I had such
an amazing time. I got to meet and chat with
many people I never talked to and especially
got to meet the new members over a great late
night snack. This made me regret missing all
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they can see themselves on the monitor. The
children really enjoy this opportunity and it
shows because they never want to leave the
lens of the camera. It is such a great way that
we can combine what we learn in the classroom
and have a great time giving back to the
community.
of the socials throughout my college career
but I am so happy I finally came to my senses
and realized that socials are a great way to
make friends and to have a good time with the
people that have the same interests as you. I
would suggest attending socials to everyone.
The fact that I attended this one social and
the members of NBS showed me a great time,
I have not missed a single social this semester,
and I don’t plan on it. The social events do not
have to be big or outrageous. The second social
I attended was just a movie night in the room
we have meetings every Tuesday. Just hanging
out and eating some food, still made for a great
night that I will never forget. This is a great
opportunity to keep people, such as myself,
interested in the organizations they join!
Danielle Brown is the NBS Secretary at
Kutztown University. She can be reached at
dbrow814@live.kutztown.edu.
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Region 5 Conference-- titles included news director, news reporter,

Extraordinary
program director, general manager, media
relations director, production director, and
Connections owner. Some of the panelists were working
their way up the career ladder and several had
come to the Midwest looking for a different
The Region Five Conference provided
pace of life after working in New York City.
attendees with great opportunities to interact
The luncheon speaker was Frank Sundram,
with professionals on October 23 and 24.
the General Manager of WVIK, the public radio
The two-day conference began with tours
station for the Quad Cities. Mr. Sundram also
of WQAD-TV, KWQC-TV, the Independent
stressed the importance of growing in your
News Network, Cumulus Radio, and WVIK
career. His personal career took several turns
Radio. The attendees from chapters in the
including living in New York City and Gallup,
upper Midwest were able to see and experience
New Mexico. He suggested you have to have a
facilities in a mid-range market (the Quad
game plan but not be afraid to go in a different
Cities of Illinois and Iowa). Students agreed
direction if the right opportunity comes up.
the access and interaction on the tours was an
The luncheon concluded with the regional
impressive experience.
awards ceremony.
After the tours, attendees participated in
Special thanks go to the conference
a Career Focus event that gave students an
coordinator Dan Clouse, advisor to the
opportunity to interact with professionals
Western Illinois chapter, and regional
in groups of about five. Students discussed
co-directors Mike McHugh and Ajit Daniel.
professional goals and asked follow-up
Many of the attendees rated the two days
questions to the morning and afternoon tours.
of the conference as their best experience in
Natalie Linville-Mass, the president of
college.
Media Link was the featured speaker Friday
night. Her career progress through TV news to
health-care public relations eventually led to
the development of a full-service media agency
which she runs. She suggested students stay
at a job for at least 18 months while beginning
to explore for a new position after a year. Ms.
Linville-Mass encouraged young professionals
to stretch and grow in a position and then look
for new challenges. You also have to make
career decisions along the way. Once you
make the decision, don’t look back; if the job
wasn’t what you hoped, you can make course
corrections down the road. She said it was
important to love your work and strive for a
solid personal life.
Saturday was loaded with panelists whose
Regional Award Winners from Winona State University
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Region 3 Competition Goes Online
The Region 3 production competition is under
way. This year, we’re trying something new,
taking all the entries online. Since it seems this
Internet thing isn’t going away, we might as well
take advantage of it. Entries were submitted
via YouTube, will be judged via YouTube, and
winners’ entries will be shown on YouTube.
Assuming we don’t clog the tubes of the Web, I
think it’ll be pretty cool.
The Alabama chapters of NBS recently met
in Birmingham, where NBC13 reporter Chris
Pollone gave us great advice, that students need
“V” and “P,” versatility and preparedness, to be
successful in the field of media. We then toured
Vazda Studios, a big post-production house,
and finally Fox6, where we got to see their new
HD setup.

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National
Undergraduate
Student Electronic
Media Competition
Now is the time to start thinking about what
material you will submit to the 47th Annual
National Undergraduate Student Electronic
Media competition. Below you will find some
quick facts to guide you through the process.
PURPOSE
Founded in 1962, the competition is
designed to recognize, encourage and reward
students who excel in audio, video, film,
scriptwriting, web development, as well as
academic research and writing. There are
currently 55 categories.
ELIGIBILITY
All entries must be undergraduate student-
produced.
• Graduate students should enter the
Professional competition.
• Entries by students who hold a full,
part-time, or internship position in a
professional electronic media or related
organization and which were produced at
and for that company/institution as part
of the students’ regular job will not be
considered an eligible entry.
• Student-produced entries completed in
fulfillment of most college course credit are
eligible for competition.
• Faculty and professional staff can act in an
advisory capacity only.
• Material must have been produced/
broadcast between 12/13/08 and 12/11/09.
ENTRY FEES & DEADLINE
• Entries must be postmarked on or before
December 11, 2009. No exceptions.
• NBS members submit $20.00 per entry.
(All names on the entry must be NBS
members to qualify for the member-rate.)
• Non-NBS members submit $40.00 per
entry.
• The signature of the NBS chapter adviser
must be included on the entry form for all
member-rate entries.
• Fees are used for administrative expenses.
HOT TIPS TO AVOID
DISQUALIFICATION
• Read the form carefully and fill out
everything accurately. If there is a wrong
entry code or no advisor signature, the
entry will be disqualified.
• Double check your spelling. If the title is
spelled wrong, it will be spelled wrong on
your winning plaque too.
• All entries postmarked after December 11,
2009 will be disqualified automatically.
FORMS
The NBS National Office is working on an
application that will allow you to fill out the
forms online, however, payment and your
entry will still need to be submitted via mail.
Watch the website and your email box for
updates.
We look forward to seeing your submissions.
Tiffany Engler is the
Convention Coordinator
and Chair of the Student Competition
Committee for the National Broadcasting
Society and AERho.

P.O. Box 4206
Chesterfield , MO 63006

Telephone: (314) 603-7301

Fax: (636) 536-1948

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