Student Seminar

Date: March 2, 2019
Time: 8 a.m.
Location: Madison Marriott West

The WBA Student Seminar is set for Saturday, March 2 at the Madison Marriott West in Middleton. National Edward R. Murrow Award winning news reporter and UW-River Falls grad Boyd Huppert from KARE-TV in Minneapolis will present the keynote address. Huppert will also be featured on a panel in the morning and will hand out the annual “Student Awards for Excellence” during lunch. The four recipients of the WBA Foundation Scholarships will also be introduced at lunch.

AGENDA
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Registration
9 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. Introductions and Brief Orientation
9:10 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. First Breakout Session (Student Chooses From List of Breakout Sessions Below)
9:55 a.m. – 10 a.m. Break
10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Second Breakout Session
10:45 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Break
10:50 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. Third Breakout Session
11:35 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Break
11:45 a.m. – 1:05 p.m. Final Sessions (Student Attends One)
BUILDING A RESUME Randall Davidson, UW-Oshkosh Jessica Laszewski, News Director, WMTV-TV, Madison Jeff VerVoort, Human Resources, WISC-TV, Madison Cori Haugh, HR Director, Weigel Broadcasting, Milwaukee SPEED NETWORKING Small group breakout session featuring advice from professionals in news, production, sales, entertainment, etc.
1:05 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Lunch · Keynote Address with Boyd Huppert, KARE-TV, Minneapolis · Presentation of the WBA Foundation Scholarships · WBA Student Awards for Excellence
2:30 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Wrap-Up and Door Prize Drawings
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
INDIVIDUAL FEEDBACK (TV) Individual 10 minute critiques of news or sports packages (Pre-registration is required) Boyd Huppert, KARE-TV, Minneapolis Amy Pflugshaupt, WMTV-TV, Madison CAMPUS RADIO STATIONS (FIRST TWO BREAKOUT SESSIONS) First Session: Station managers and those interested in student radio leadership Second Session: Program directors and those in student radio programming Dave Black, UW-Madison CAMPUS TV STATIONS (THIRD BREAKOUT SESSION) Chris Shofner, UW-Stevens Point BROADCAST SALES AND MARKETING Don Vesely, General Manager, WMTV-TV, Madison Mike O’Brien, VP/General Manager, WCLO/WJVL, Janesville TV SPECIAL EVENT PRODUCTIONS (ONE SESSION ONLY) Justine Stokes, UW-Oshkosh Taylor Mueller, Titan TV Station Manager WHAT MAKES A GOOD PODCASTING SESSION Joy Powers, Producer, Lake Effect on WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio Fritz Brandon, Podcast Producer, Mythicist Milwaukee Brian Edward, Podcast Co-Host, Mythicist Milwaukee Pat Hastings, UW-Madison POWER TO THE INTERN You’ve heard about the importance of internships. Now, let’s have some straight talk about how to rock yours. What sets the best applicants apart? What makes an intern memorable – and worth hiring in the future? How do you raise your hand for opportunities without being a pest? What are some actions that can wreck your credibility? How should you respond if faced with a #MeToo moment? Jill Geisler, the Bill Plante chair in Leadership and Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and WBA Hall of Fame member, will answer those questions for you. She coaches news leaders around the world, helping build stronger newsroom cultures. She also leads Freedom Forum Institute’s Power Shift Project, aimed at eliminating harassment, discrimination and incivility in media organizations. She’s been a reporter, photographer, producer and anchor – and was among the country’s first female news directors. In 2018, she moderated the WBA’s senatorial and gubernatorial debates. SPORTS PLAY-BY-PLAY AND REPORTING Josh Golberg, Sports Director, WCLO/WJVL, Janesville Bill O’Leary, Color Analyst, WCLO/WJVL, Janesville Justin Garcia, Host, Milwaukee Bucks Radio Network, Milwaukee PRODUCING A NEWS, SPORTS, OR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM Paige Lobdell, Producer, Fox 9, Minneapolis Ed Reams, News Director, WKOW-TV, Madison Nick Beversdorf, News Producer, WKFW-TV, Rhinelander Doug Russell, WTMJ-AM Sports, Milwaukee ENGINEERING – DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNICAL GEAR Russ Awe, WHA, Madison – Demo of Live Truck Dave Dewer, General Manager, Red Star Picture – Dewer will introduce attendees to some of the most need-to-know equipment on set, offer advice, and answer questions. NEWS AND SPORTS REPORTING WITH FACEBOOK LIVE Andrew Felix, Director of Promotions and Creative Services, WEAU-TV, Eau Claire Sarah Gray, News Director, WSAW-TV, Wausau Heather Sahr, Anchor, WSAW-TV, Wausau Jay Sorgi, Digital Editor/Sports Reporter, WTMJ Radio, Milwaukee

This outstanding program was made possible through the cooperation of the members of the WBA Education Committee and with the financial support of the WBA and the WBA Foundation.

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