November Signals Final 2

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Signals Online

ready. set.dallas.

Meet the Deadlines.Make an Impact.

By Nicole Lawrence, Rider University

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


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Elsewhere in this issue of Signals Online youll read a very important article written by Ron Means.

Rons NBS roots run deep hes a formerNBS National Of cer, a vital force in RegionTwo activities, and respected Chapter Advisorat Freed-Hardeman University. Might I add

that hes also the recipient of the Uray Award,the highest honor bestowed by NBS?

So whats the big deal??My purpose in calling Rons article to

your attention is to offer him full back-up and presidential support for one of themost important initiatives NBS has everundertaken: the First Fund campaign.I wont take time here to explain why thecampaign is vitally important to our future ordiscuss how it will work (you can read Ronsarticle for that info). Rather, Ill use my spacethis issue to explain why its crucial to thehealth of your chapter to actively involve every member.

It just so happens that the First Fundcampaign is the very best way I can think of

for helping to make that happen.First Fund is all about 100 percent

participation. Yep, the whole enchilada. Onehundred percent participation by chaptersnationwide. And 100% participation of eachchapters membership. Thats right: the

goal is to get every member of every chapterinvolved in some way in making the FirstFund campaign 100% successful.

You may think its just another chapterfundraiser. But I want you to think of it assomething much more than that. I want you to set your sights on the target: 100%membership participation. Theres never beena better time for a better reason to make every member in your chapter an active fundraisingparticipant.

CHAPTER OFFICERS, I challenge you and your chapter leaders to embrace First Fundin our effort to actively engage every chaptermembers help and support. Brainstorm your very best fundraiser ideas you know:the ones that give everybody in the chapter areason to participate. Your chapters objectiveis to reach out and ask every member todedicate himself or herself to the cause.

Cause its about our future. The future of NBS. The future of electronic media . . . since1943!

Bruce Mims is the NBS President and professor at Southeast Missouri StateUniversity. He can be reached at (573) 651-2126 or [email protected].

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Goal: 100% by Dr. Bruce MimsNBS-AERho President

NBS-AERho Calendar11/30: Chapter Graduation Report Due12/11: Convention Grant Applications Due12/11: Student Competition Submission

Deadline12/11: Earlybird Convention Registration

Deadline12/30: Pro Dues Annual Deadline


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Hello, my name is Ron Means, Advisor forFreed-Hardeman Universitys NBS-AERhoChapter in Henderson, Tennessee. I am very excited, and honored, to be the Chairperson of a new committee and fundraising effort by theNational Broadcasting Society-Alpha EpsilonRho. The First Fund Campaign is a new

initiative by the organization designed to raisefunds for NBS-AERhos continuing mission inproviding a number of unique opportunitiesfor both Electronic Media Students and MediaProfessionals alike.

The campaign has three immediate goals:First, 100% National Leadership Participation:every national of cer and member of theNational Advisory Council makes a donationto the First Fund Campaign. Second, 100%Local Chapter Participation: every NBS- AERho chapter makes a contribution to theFirst Fund Campaign. Third, 100% MemberParticipation: every NBS-AERho Memberparticipates in the First Fund Campaign.Now, allow me to explain just how simple anobjective this is for each chapter/member toaccomplish! For example: Your local NBS- AERho chapter holds a fundraising eventfor the First Fund Campaign that involvesa cookout. You cook and serve hamburgers

and hotdogs somewhere on campus, or in thecommunity, to raise funds. Each one of yourchapter members buys a hot dog or a drink and supports the eventthat is equal to 100%membership participation from within yourchapter to the First Fund Campaign! Now, your local chapter, and all of your NBS-AERhoChapter Members have participated andcontributed to the First Fund Campaign!

Totally doable right? I thought youd agreethat this is too easy. This is only one exampleof how your chapter and all of your memberscan support the First Fund Campaign.

I am pleased to announce that we havealready reached our goal of 100% participationfrom our National Executive Board andNational Advisory Council Members. Each oneof these NEB/NAC members has committedto making a personal nancial contribution tothe NBS-AERho First Fund Campaign. Mostof the contribution checks have already arrivedat the National Of ce and more are coming ineach week. This shows the commitment ournational leadership has to this new initiativefor 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 discussthe First Fund Campaign with your localchapter members at your next meeting andimmediately begin planning how your chapter,and each one of your members, can do yourpart 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. Iam especially interested in hearing back from you on what your local chapter will do toparticipate 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. Hecan be reached [email protected].

First FundCampaignBy Ron Means,Chairperson,First Fund CampaignNBS-AERho

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Now that were in November, perhaps

youre starting to think more about the springconvention in Dallas. It might seem as if March is really far away, but the deadlinefor professional production competitions/exhibitions is coming up! However, theresstill time for you an academic member, agraduate student member or a professional

member to consider what impact youll haveon this years national convention.Each year a number of you submit your work

to our annual professional production andscholarly paper competitions. But, until recent years, we did not actively pursue panel sessionsas part of the opportunities we make availableto professional members. Do you have an ideafor a panel? If so, we want you to submit your

idea! Your proposal could become a crucialpart of our convention programming. And, if you are concerned about the cost to propose your idea, I have good news its FREE!

How can you submit your idea? The Callfor Panel Proposals form can be found withthe information for our other professionalcompetition opportunities by clicking on thePro & Alumni Members section on the left sideof our homepage.

The deadline for submissions is comingup postmarked by January 11, 2010 andreceived by January 15, 2010. So, I urge you to think about what interests youprofessionally, consider how this interest canenhance everyones experience at our nationalconvention 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 [email protected].

Wanted:Your IdeasBy Marilee Morrow VP for Alumni andProfessional Services

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Write a short article telling us about your chaptersactivities, progress and upcoming events. It will beposted in the next issues of Signals Online and you will get 1 model chapter point. Pictures Encouraged.Email articles or questions to:[email protected] is January 20, 2010

Submit your monthly report to the NBS NationalOf ce by the 10th of the following month.Email reports to:[email protected] orfax them to: (636) 536-1948 .Click on Chapter Materials at the NBS website todownload a monthly report form.

Easy Ways to Make Model Chapter Points

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Cant GetEnough of

NBS? Visit our

Simply type NationalBroadcasting Society into

the Search box.

How to Contact theNational Of ce:

Mail: National Broadcasting Society P.O. Box 4206Chester eld, MO 63006

Phone: (636) 536-1943 or toll free at1-To-NBS-AERho

Fax: (636) 536-1948

Email: [email protected]

Online: www.nbs-aerho.org

The 2009 Fall semester is starting to winddown. You know what that means? Its time tostart studying! Although, however important

nals are its also important not to forgetabout the NBS deadlines that are coming up.

Convention grants from the NationalConvention are due December 11. For all theNBS chapters that have been fundraising, this

grant is great because it provides a breath of fresh air. How nice will it be to send someoneto Dallas for free?! Also coming up, theEarlybird Convention registration is dueDecember 11. Members who submit theirearlybird registration will be able to save $50on the overall cost.

December 11 is a busy day! Not only is itthe deadline for Earlybird registration, but the Student Competition Submissionsare also due. The plethora of categories can be found on NBSs Website, under StudentRecognition. There are over 30 different

categories for each chapter to go through andto submit something to!

I encourage everyone attending the NationalConvention to submit something. Becoming a

nalist or winning the Grand Prize is great for you, your resume, and your University.

This past weekend I attended Region 1sConference in Lancaster, PA. There wereabout 85 people there, and it was so muchfun. Millersville hosted this years conference bringing in a variety of panelist ranging from journalist all the way to lm freelancers. Thisgave the students the opportunity to build a broader understanding of the industry as a whole.

Having as much fun as I did at the RegionalConference really amps my excitement for

NBSs Nationals in Dallas, Texas. I cannot wait to see all of my new friends from otherchapters from both this years Regionals inMillersville and last years Nationals in NYC.Dallas, Texas home of the Dallas Cowboys will be opening up their arms to all NBS membersand Chapters this spring, and Im so excitedto 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 [email protected].

UpcomingDeadlines by Gina GrossoNational VP for StudentServices


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We are well into the semester and midtermsare fast approaching.if you have not beenhit already. Earlier I encouraged you to ndout the quali cations for AERho and makean invitation to join a priority for yourself this year.

So lets see how much you have found outabout the Society by taking a quick quiz.

1. Which came rst, NBS or AERho?2. What is the name of the organization which recognizes college honor societies andhas just added AERho to that group?3. What is the minimum GPA a student canhave to be invited to membership in AERho?4. (True/False) If you are a member of NBSare you automatically a member of AERho.5. (True/False) If you are not an ElectronicMedia major, you cannot be invited into AERho.6. (True/False) You can only be consideredfor membership in AERho once.7. What is the minimum number of credits you must have acquired in Electronic Mediato be considered for membership in AERho?8. Must you be invited to membership inNBS?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 asan honor society and was called Alpha EpsilonRho rst. It was not until the late 60s thatNBS became the primary name.2. The Association of College Honor Societies

or ACHS is the organization which has justinvited us into their ranks.3. A student must have a GPA of 3.25 overalland in their Electronic Media courses toqualify for membership in AERho.4. False. You can join NBS by lling out the

application, paying your dues for the yearand being a student in good standing with your college. But you must meet speci cacademic standards and wait to be invitedto membership in AERho. The goal of anhonor society is to single out and recognizeoutstanding students in a speci c eld.5. False. You must have taken a minimumnumber of courses in Electronic Media, havecompleted 3 semesters in college and have theappropriate GPA; but you do not have to be a

communication or media major to be invitedto join.6. False. If you are an outstanding student but do not yet have the appropriate numberof classes or grades to qualify, you may beconsidered again each semester until you do.7. You must have taken at least 9 creditsor the equivalent of 3 courses in ElectronicMedia to qualify.8. No, NBS is a professional organization which people with a shared interest can join.9. An outstanding professional in theindustry can be invited to join AERho. Thegrades and courses only apply to students.For professionals the key is quality.10. Only you can answer this questionIhope your answer is YES.

Carolyn Cefalo is the AERho President. Shecan be reached at [email protected].

NBS-AERhoQuiz by Carolyn CefaloNational VP for HonorSociety Service and

President of AlphaEpsilon Rho

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Keep in touch over the holiday break...As the Fall semester winds down and we

start to look forward to the holiday season, I want remind you to continue to communicate with your chapter, your advisor and thenational of cers over the break. Once classesare over and we complete our nal exams we will all nd ourselves with more free time then we know what to do with. This is a great timeof the year to unwind and relax but its alsoa great time of the year to get some thingsdone that we have put on the back burner. Toaccomplish these goals we must communicate with each other. Even though we wont seeeach other every day there are plenty of great ways to keep the lines of communication open.Here are just a few: Join Our Facebook Group : If you

havent joined The Of cial National

Broadcasting Society Facebook Group yet, join it! I will be sending messagesfrom this group updating you about ourNational Convention and all of the rapidly approaching deadlines.

Start a Facebook Group of your own:Some Chapters have already created theirown Facebook groups but if your Chapterhasnt...start one! Its a great way to keepeveryone in the loop over the holiday break and it can be very useful as the new semester begins.

Create a phone list: Make sure everyonecan stay in touch the old fashion way by creating a phone list and phone chain.

Check our website: Over the break dontforget to periodically check our website for

updates, forms and news. Visit us as at: www.nbs-aerho.org/ I hope everyone enjoys the rest of thesemester and Id love to hear about how well you keep the lines of communication open!

Scott Alboum is the NBS Vice President for Communication, as well as an Adjunct Professor and the Video TechnologiesCoordinator at Rider University. He canbe reached at (609) 896- 5000 ext. 7152 or

[email protected].

KIT OverHolidayBreak By Scott AlboumNational Vice PresidentFor Communication

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Nicole Lawrence and Scott Alboum,Producers and Editors of Signals Online


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Are you still on the rocks about goingto National Convention? Well heres yourdecision YES. Conventions like this are anopportunity that you cant just pass up,especially if you have made it this far to become an NBS member. Im sure everyonehas heard they should go, but why is the un-answered question. This trip to Dallas will be

my 4th convention so let me tell you about my un-forgettable experiences. Chicago, Illinois: I dont remembereverything about Chicago because it was my freshman year, and I was scared being in anew city, with new friends, but its this tripthat I owe my love of NBS to. During the mixeron the rst night is where I got to mingle withstudents at other colleges, many of whichstill talk to today. During the week away fromhome, I listened to so many speakers andattended a new session every hour. What wasgreat about the convention was that there wasa session during every block that interestedme, and another that interested other peopleas well. This was what I thought was a goodconvention, and it was, but they only got better.

Anaheim, California : Being that I amfrom the East Coast, turning down a trip toCalifornia was out of the question. Because

of this convention I was able to see a part of the USA that I didnt think I was ever goingto get to travel to. During the free time I wasable to see all the local beaches, and even walk down the streets of Hollywood. Now this was enough to keep me occupied, butthe real reason I was there was to experiencethe large media market. This trip was thesame as the previous convention in that Igot to talk to professionals, however I took

advantage of the opportunities. I was able to bring copies of my resume to the sessions, andin fact had them critique it. However whatI remember the most about this convention was Career Focus, the round-table discussions with professionals. There was a room lled with tables, and you only had 15 minutes topry all the information out of these uniqueindividuals. I felt pressured, like I was ona mini-interview. Being put in these smallgroups had such an impact on my personality skills, that it forced me to open out of my shell. I then became an outgoing person, inthe perfect city for such the person.

New York City, New York: Since this wasthe most recent convention I remember themost here. This was a short travel for me, and

I had been to the city many times, but this wasthe city to be in during convention week. My love is news, so right off the bat I knew it wasgoing to be a great convention. Our openingspeaker was Maggie Rodriguez, a CBS Anchor.Hearing her talk about her wisdom in the eld,and her love for it still inspired me to work harder than I had. During the week in NY Itook my inspiration and worked it into thesessions. I asked questions whenever possible,and volunteered my services wheneverneeded. However my absolute favorite part was being able to take a tour of local studios inthe area. Most of the Kutztown Students wentto see the Mike and Juliet show, and seeingthis in action was just so exciting.

During these weeks you bond with NBSmembers all over the country, and you beginto love what you do even more. The fact that we are given the opportunity to submit our work, and get critiqued is extremely helpful

when trying to better ourselves. If my storiesstill havent worked in swaying your decision,then just trust me, come to Dallas with meand many other NBS members and see for yourself. I promise, you wont regret it.

Lynda Weed is a NAC Student Representative, as well as a student at Kutztown University. She can be reached at [email protected].

On TheRocks AboutNationals?By Lynda WeedNAC Student

Representative

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When I found out just a little over a yearago Millersville was hosting the Region 1Conference a urry of emotions came over me.I was excited, nervous and scared all at thesame time. My rst instinct was to step downas President and let someone else take overthe 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 theNational Conference in New York. At theRegional meeting, I handed out goodie bags with a bunch of pirate themed items to tour slogan, Map Out Your Future. AfterNationals, Dr. Chuk, the Region 1 advisor, andI emailed back and forth a few times and theplanning began. The MU exec board bookeda wonderful hotel in Lancaster City, had a few awesome speakers lined up and it seemed likeplanning was nally underway.

Fast forward to July 2009, I received aphone call from MUs advisor, Dr. Dorman.He said the hotel had been shut down dueto re code violations. That same week, Ireceived numerous emails from the speakersI had lined up saying they were no longeravailable to attend. I went into panic mode and began talking to everyone I knew about thesituation to see if we could begin making otherarrangements. Luckily, one of our alum workedat another nearby hotel and potential speakers began responding back.

The conference planning was in full swingand I was beginning to get more and moreexcited with each email I received from ouralum and professionals in the eld. Then the best surprise of all cameMark, our facilitiesdirector and engineer, told me he was able

to arrange for the 193rd Special Operations Wing to y into the Lancaster airport. It is the Air Forces special broadcasting plane, and if I do say so myself, it was AMAZING! In thepast two months, most of my attention wasfocused on planning the regional conferenceand I could not wait for it to come. Finally, theday had arrived at on Friday, November 6th at7pm MU NBS kicked off the conference. Ourkeynote speaker, Nicole Brewer of CBS 3, was wonderful and our mixer afterwards was agreat success.

Saturday started off with professionalpanels covering various media outlets.Presentations were done on lm, televisionand radio. Sony brought three HD camerasand showed students how to work the while

Adobe came and did a demonstration on CS4.In the afternoon the conference moved to theLancaster County Airport. I wasnt 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 de nitely a once in alifetime experience and I was very happy tohave that opportunity. After the airport, weheaded back to the hotel to end the conference with the awards ceremony. Everything went better than I could have every imagined andit 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. Its good to know how much work actually goes into these eventsand I am much more appreciative of those whoplan them. I will be graduating in Decemberand am very excited to step out into the real world. I feel prepared and ready and I owe agreat deal of my success in college to NBS. Iencourage everyone to attend Regional andNational Conventions; the people you will meetand the memories you will make are far greaterthan the nancial expenses.

Katie Magliochetti is the NBS President for Millersville University and she can be reached at [email protected].

What It Takes:Planningthe Region 1Conference by Katie MagliochettiMillersville University NBSPresident

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I was in Dallas recently, making plans forthe NBS-AERho National Convention, March9-14. Ive met quite a few alumni membersof the organization. They are eager to helpus produce the most effective convention inour history. Many of them have told me how important the national convention was to theirfuture and they would like to give back to theorganization.

There has been strong local support for toursof media facilities. We have already con rmedtours of TM Productions and Citadel Media(owner of ABC Radio networks and many syndicated radio programs). We anticipatetours of stations, video production houses andother media entities as well as several entitiesof interest in the Dallas area.

We have a number of people willing to serveas panelists and speakers but they will beunable to give us a nal commitment until

we get closer to the convention. We do notpay speakers, so the responsibilities of their jobs will impact our scheduling. We do havea rough schedule coming together and weanticipate developing another ten sessions between now and the convention. We havesupport for the following panels sessions,the titles may be tweaked but anticipate thefollowing: 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 Pro table

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 Wont

Get a Job in Traditional Media How toBeat 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 mixedmedia tours, radio tours, television tours,Dallas area tours, and special interest tours(some tours will require admission fees)

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DallasConventionPlanning by Jim WilsonNBS-AERho ExecutiveDirector

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Software Demonstrations (1:00 pm-5:00pm) 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 mediaprofessionals

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 fromeach chapter

Sessions (9:30 am 3:45 pm) Topicsand 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, employmentinterviewing 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

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The 2009 Region One Conference is now history. Many thanks to everyone whocontributed to its success. At the top of thatlist, of course, would be the MillersvilleUniversity chapter, who, under the guidanceof their advisor, Dr. Bill Dorman, and led by Katie Magliochetti, did a fantastic job of planning and running the convention ontheir beautiful campus.

Thanks are also due to the advisors andchapters who coordinated the competition judging: Prof. Chris Cavallaro of MonmouthUniversity (audio), Prof. Dennis Lebec of Mercyhurst College (academic papers andscripts), and Dr. Bill Dorman of MillersvilleUniversity (video). I am also indebted to theproduction crew at Millersville University, who produced the awards video.

Finally, thanks to all of the chapters whoparticipated by sending a delegation or, atleast, arranging for a proxy to representthem.

Congratulations to all of the productioncompetition 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 bereached at [email protected].

SpecialThanksIn Region 1 by Joe Chuk,Director of the NBSFreedom States Region


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Chapter Postings

Texas Sets HighStandards

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 givennew assignments for the of cers. WThas initiated new committees within thechapter; this includes Marketing committee,Community Service, Convention, Mentoring,Communication, and so many more. Every of cer is either in charge of a committee orinvolved in one.

Community Service Committee organizedour chapter to attend Work-a-thon along with KWTS this month. Work-a-thon is acommunity service involvement that WestTexas A&M hosts for students to contributeand give back to the university by cleaningthe environment. We were happy to alsomention we were one of the largest studentorganizations to be recognized in attending.NBS walked along with KWTS at the paradeduring our homecoming as we were given

cars to ride in by our sponsorship Toyota.They hosted a tailgate as well for us beforethe homecoming game against Eastern New Mexico. We are looking forward to donatingcanned food to The Emergency Canned FoodDrive during initiation. The committee isasking 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 lookingforward to PASO in November as well as wealready began the signup sheet for work daysand show night.

West Texas A&M University has had specialguest 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 thingsin order to get and stay in the business. PriceHall who now works with Microsoft Studiostalked about how networking really pays off.Recent WTAMU graduates Meredith Keller,and Jackie Roach, gave a presentation aboutthe news industries and how the media haschanged.(Continued on page 13)


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Exciting New Things atUNAUniversity of North Alabama

BUSY! BUSY! BUSY! We are of cially off and running and have already made asubstantial 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 paintingour homecoming window which is a traditioncarried out by student organizations on ourcampus. Though it was time consuming, we were proud at the end of the day to put ourname on it!

This was our rst year to participate in theHomecoming Parade and it was de nitely asuccess. Thousands of spectators ooded thestreets of downtown Florence so it was somepositive publicity for not only our local chapter, but the national chapter as well. Now thatHomecoming has come and passed we arelooking forward to helping with the local UnitedCerebral Palsy Walk-A-Thon and Fun-Run atthe end of October. There is a lot of stuff goingon but our members still seem to be excitedand motivated so things are good here at TheUniversity of North Alabama.

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They gave speeches on expectations theindustry has and opinions on their personalexperience as beginners in the media. We also were privileged to have sports anchors, JakeRiddell, and Jacob Albracht, from KFDA NewsChannel 10 in Amarillo, TX.They gave their insider on the sports section of the media and gave great tips on constructivecriticism.

With all these great things happening in our

chapter we also are excited to announce ournew advisor, Ryan Hazelwood. We are excitedfor initiation on the 29th of November as weformally welcome all of the new membersinto our chapter. With PASO just around thecorner this chapter has so much to stay busy with. Our commitment to NBS and the mediaindustry has grown into more than a career;it has grown into our passion to improve ourchapter. We are enthusiastic and cannot waitfor Regional Convention!

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Chapter Postings

New Faces atKutztownKutztown University

The start of the semester brought new faces into the major as well as into the roomof G29 where the National BroadcastingSociety meets. The executive board started totake initiative right away and went into theclassrooms of the new freshman to bring theirattention to the great opportunities outside of the classroom. They talked about conventions,tours, speakers, socials, and the friendships you make along the way. In the rst meetingeveryone introduced themselves. This got theold members to get to know the new membersand vice versa. During our second meeting, ourpresident, Lynda Weed, brought in browniesand rice crispy treats to keep the interest

in NBS strong. We made a great emphasison the regional convention at MillersvilleUniversity, the national convention at Dallas,and dues. The next meeting consisted of thesame information but a tour to NFL Films inNew Jersey was announced which sparked alot of interest. We are all very excited to getthe opportunity to tour such a big facility onNovember 13th.

Our biggest concern is to keep people

interested and coming back. Therefore, wehave planned many socials throughout thesemester. It started on October 1st, when wehad about twenty people show up to go outfor a late night snack at Applebees. This wasa great way to interact with the freshman andother new members. On October 16th was ournext social. The original plan was to go to a

ashlight corn maze but the weather permittedus to do this. Instead we had a movie night inG29. A group of us got together and watched amovie while drinking apple cider and gettingin the mood of the fall season. Other socialsthat we have planned so far this semester area Dairy Queen run on October 29th, bowlingnight on November 20th, and hopefully squeezing in a day to go laser tagging witheveryone before the semester comes to an end. Another great thing we brought to the

meetings to keep everyone interested is whenan executive board member goes out and buys a little gift and brings it to the meetings. We then put all the names of the people that

attended the meetings into a hat and theperson that gets their name pulled gets theprize. Although they can sometimes be cheesy it keeps people interested in the meetings.On October 23rd, we had induction. TheKutztown University chapter inducted 10 new inductees. We are very proud of this numberand take great pride in our new members. It was a great night lled with parents, ritual,and alumni. We had a speaker come from theReading Phillies baseball team, who also wasan alumni from Kutztown University.

This was a great way for us to get anotherlook at the major and what it has to offer us inthe later years. After the induction, everyonetook a trip out to a local restaurant called TCs. We all ate dinner afterwards to conclude a wonderful night that the inductees will neverforget.(Continued on page 15)


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The biggest community service we areinvolved with is Trick-R-Treat night. Thisoccurs on Wednesday, October 28th this year.This is a night where we go down to the mainstreet of Kutztown and bring a camera andmonitor, of course. When the children walk by

they can see themselves on the monitor. Thechildren really enjoy this opportunity and it

shows because they never want to leave thelens of the camera. It is such a great way that we can combine what we learn in the classroomand have a great time giving back to thecommunity.

Chapter Postings

Are you a good writer?Do you want to earn extra model chapter points? Write a feature article for Signals Online. A feature article may include, butnot be limited to the following: a fundraising idea in great detail, thoughtsabout a piece of technology, speci cs about a regional convention. Picturesare strongly encouraged. You can email articles or questions to: [email protected] is January 20, 2010

You think being a senior I would have been

too many socials throughout my four years of being a member in NBS. Unfortunately this isnot 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 withthe rst social that the Kutztown University chapter threw this semester. We went to Applebees on October 1st at 8pm. I had suchan amazing time. I got to meet and chat withmany people I never talked to and especially got to meet the new members over a great latenight snack. This made me regret missing all

of the socials throughout my college career but I am so happy I nally came to my sensesand realized that socials are a great way tomake friends and to have a good time with thepeople that have the same interests as you. I would suggest attending socials to everyone.

The fact that I attended this one social andthe members of NBS showed me a great time,I have not missed a single social this semester,and I dont plan on it. The social events do nothave to be big or outrageous. The second socialI 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 greatnight that I will never forget. This is a greatopportunity 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 [email protected].

Never TooLate to GetInvolvedBy Danielle Brown,NBS Secretary forKutztown University


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Region 5 Conference--ExtraordinaryConnections

The Region Five Conference providedattendees with great opportunities to interact with professionals on October 23 and 24.The two-day conference began with toursof WQAD-TV, KWQC-TV, the IndependentNews Network, Cumulus Radio, and WVIK Radio. The attendees from chapters in theupper Midwest were able to see and experiencefacilities in a mid-range market (the QuadCities of Illinois and Iowa). Students agreedthe access and interaction on the tours was animpressive experience.

After the tours, attendees participated ina Career Focus event that gave students anopportunity to interact with professionalsin groups of about ve. Students discussedprofessional goals and asked follow-upquestions to the morning and afternoon tours.

Natalie Linville-Mass, the president of Media Link was the featured speaker Friday night. Her career progress through TV news tohealth-care public relations eventually led tothe development of a full-service media agency which she runs. She suggested students stay at a job for at least 18 months while beginningto explore for a new position after a year. Ms.Linville-Mass encouraged young professionalsto stretch and grow in a position and then look

for new challenges. You also have to makecareer decisions along the way. Once youmake the decision, dont look back; if the job wasnt what you hoped, you can make coursecorrections down the road. She said it wasimportant to love your work and strive for asolid personal life.

Saturday was loaded with panelists whose

titles included news director, news reporter,program director, general manager, mediarelations director, production director, andowner. Some of the panelists were workingtheir way up the career ladder and several hadcome to the Midwest looking for a differentpace of life after working in New York City.

The luncheon speaker was Frank Sundram,the General Manager of WVIK, the public radiostation for the Quad Cities. Mr. Sundram alsostressed the importance of growing in yourcareer. His personal career took several turns

including living in New York City and Gallup,New Mexico. He suggested you have to have agame plan but not be afraid to go in a differentdirection if the right opportunity comes up.The luncheon concluded with the regionalawards ceremony.

Special thanks go to the conferencecoordinator Dan Clouse, advisor to the Western Illinois chapter, and regionalco-directors Mike McHugh and Ajit Daniel.

Many of the attendees rated the two days

of the conference as their best experience incollege.

Regional Award Winners from Winona State University

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Show your support of NBS-AERho with our of cial shirts.Choose between a long-sleeve button down, short-sleeve poloand T-shirt. Shipping is $10 per shipment so keep the costs

down and place an order for your entire chapter.

Sport Your Support

Men and Womens sizes range from extra small to 3XL and are availablein 4XL and 5XL in the long-sleeve button down only.

To order your shirts, e-mail Tiffany Engler at [email protected], please specify type of shirt, size and gender. Please allow up to 8 weeks for delivery.

Long Sleeve Button DownNBS-AERho Logo on Front

$35.00 each

Short Sleeve T-shirtNBS-AERho Logo on Front

and Slogan on Back $25.00 each

Short Sleeve PoloNBS-AERho Logo on Front

$25.00 each

The Region 3 production competition is under way. This year, were trying something new,taking all the entries online. Since it seems thisInternet thing isnt going away, we might as welltake advantage of it. Entries were submitted via YouTube, will be judged via YouTube, and winners entries will be shown on YouTube. Assuming we dont clog the tubes of the Web, Ithink itll be pretty cool.

The Alabama chapters of NBS recently metin Birmingham, where NBC13 reporter ChrisPollone gave us great advice, that students needV and P, versatility and preparedness, to besuccessful in the eld of media. We then toured Vazda Studios, a big post-production house,and nally Fox6, where we got to see their new HD setup.

Region 3 Competition Goes Online

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NationalUndergraduate

Student ElectronicMedia Competition

Now is the time to start thinking about whatmaterial you will submit to the 47th AnnualNational Undergraduate Student ElectronicMedia competition. Below you will nd somequick facts to guide you through the process. PURPOSE

Founded in 1962, the competition isdesigned to recognize, encourage and rewardstudents who excel in audio, video, lm,

scriptwriting, web development, as well asacademic research and writing. There arecurrently 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 aprofessional electronic media or relatedorganization and which were produced atand for that company/institution as partof the students regular job will not beconsidered an eligible entry.

Student-produced entries completed inful llment of most college course credit areeligible for competition.

Faculty and professional staff can act in anadvisory 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 NBSmembers to qualify for the member-rate.)

Non-NBS members submit $40.00 perentry.

The signature of the NBS chapter advisermust be included on the entry form for allmember-rate entries.

Fees are used for administrative expenses. HOT TIPS TO AVOIDDISQUALIFICATION Read the form carefully and ll out

everything accurately. If there is a wrongentry code or no advisor signature, theentry will be disquali ed.

Double check your spelling. If the title isspelled wrong, it will be spelled wrong on your winning plaque too.

All entries postmarked after December 11,2009 will be disquali ed automatically.

FORMS

The NBS National Of ce is working on anapplication that will allow you to ll out theforms online, however, payment and yourentry will still need to be submitted via mail. Watch the website and your email box forupdates. We look forward to seeing your submissions.

Tiffany Engler is the Convention Coordinator and Chair of the Student CompetitionCommittee for the National Broadcasting Society and AERho. P.O. Box 4206 Chester eld , MO 63006Telephone: (314) 603-7301 Fax: (636) 536-1948 E-mail: [email protected]

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