National Student Media Convention: Full Schedule

Welcome to the 2024 CBI National Student Media Convention in Seattle!

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8:30am PDT

Conventioning 101

Thursday October 24, 2024 8:30am - 9:00am PDT

Conferences and conventions are a huge part of many careers in broadcasting, and this might be your very first one. Learn how to make the most of it. From planning your schedule, to networking opportunities, to how to get to know the exhibitors, this session will cover everything you need to know to make the most of this convention and future conventions.

Speakers

Anabella Poland

General Manager, WMSC-FM, and CBI President, Montclair State University

Clara Ketchell

Thursday October 24, 2024 8:30am - 9:00am PDT
North room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

9:00am PDT

Build a Better Reel

Thursday October 24, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

South room - Third floor

Learn from KING hiring managers and a TEGNA recruiter what they look for in on-air talent reels to make decisions on who they contact for interviews.

Speakers

Noah Cooper and pros TBD

Thursday October 24, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
South room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

9:00am PDT

Coaching On-Air Talent

Thursday October 24, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Salon C

Whether your hosts and DJs plan on professional careers in media, or are just having fun, everyone can benefit from talented coaching to do their best on the air. Whether you're a senior DJ, program director, adviser or instructor, learn how to get the best out of students on the air, help them prepare for on-air careers and keep your station sounding great.

Speakers

Steve Migs

KISW

Taryn Daly

KISW

Eric Powers

Hot 103.7 and Emma

Ryan Castle

Brand Manager, Audacy

I worked all over America before coming home to KISW here in Seattle in 2003. Aside from being the KISW brand manager and mid-day host, I work with artists, their managers and labels on national initiatives for all of Audacy's rock and classic rock brands.

Thursday October 24, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Salon C 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

9:00am PDT

Digital Accessibility for Student Media

Thursday October 24, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

East room - Third floor

Student Media tends to be a very welcoming place that values diversity, but is the content you are creating accessible to people with disabilities? In this session, learn about digital accessibility as it applies to websites, podcasts, interviews and social media. Specific topics include audio/video transcripts, descriptive link text, alt text, color contrast and color blindness.

Speakers

Jamie Lynn Gilbert

Associate Director of Student Media and Station Adviser, WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2, North Carolina State University

Jamie Lynn (she/her/hers) is the associate director of NC State Student Media, placing her in charge of student radio station WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2, the departmental budget and program assessment. Before beginning her role at NC State in May 2006 she spent nine years behind the microphone... Read More →

Digital Accessibility for Student Media pptx

Thursday October 24, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
East room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

9:00am PDT

Don't Sell My License! Staying Relevant at Your University And Using Data To Explain Why

Thursday October 24, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Salon B

Shrinking budgets, and a perception held by some that radio is “dead” anyway, makes it more important than ever to prove your relevancy on campus. Learn how to keep your station safe and discover the quantitative and qualitative data you need to make the case to the people who need to hear it most

Speakers

Jasen Sokol

Director/General Manager, WJCU 88.7 FM, John Carroll University

I'm the Director and General Manager of WJCU, the radio station at John Carroll University.

Chris Keppler

General Manager, WZIP-FM, and CBI IT Content Director, The University of Akron

Thursday October 24, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Salon B 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

9:00am PDT

Keep your Underwriting Copy Legal

Thursday October 24, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

North room - Third floor

For-profit companies can be a source of funding for your station. Sponsors will want you to talk about them on the air, and in fact the law requires you to identify program sponsors. But you cannot promote them or their products and services. Explore the fine line between those concepts in this interactive session and learn the dos and don’ts of program underwriting announcements.

Speakers

Brad Deutsch

Office Managing Director and Principal, Foster Garvey PC

Thursday October 24, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
North room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

10:15am PDT

Charts, Playlists, and Connecting With The Music Industry: Why It Matters

Thursday October 24, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PDT

North room - Third floor

How does your music director connect with the right people sending the right music? How do your DJs share what they play publicly? How does your program director shape the voice for a station? And why is it so tough sometimes to do any of that? Learning the ways to better connect with your audience, musicians, and the wider music industry is a responsibility and need of any station, and you should know about the ways you can easily and quickly do just that. Join this panel to find out just how important that work is and how you can simplify and publicize it with services like Spinitron and others.

Speakers

David DeKeyser

Music Business Representative, Spinitron

David DeKeyser is a digital marketer based in the Hudson Valley. Since 2016, David has assisted Spinitron with station and industry outreach, including growth and promotion of Spinitron Search. In 2004, David got into radio as a DJ and board member at Boston College’s WZBC. Moving... Read More →

Eva Papp

Director of Business Development, Spinitron

Spinitron is playlist-management for non-commercial community and educational radio stations that handles flexible playlist entry, archiving, reporting, and versatile publishing.

Thursday October 24, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
North room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

10:15am PDT

Podcast Kickstart

Thursday October 24, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PDT

East room - Third floor

You have a great idea for a new podcast, or maybe you're looking for the best way to share an existing broadcast talk show online. There are a lot of options — where do you start? We'll run through our process of planning, producing, hosting and distributing podcasts on all of the major platforms. You'll leave with a few handouts and specific steps to easily get your show online today.

Speakers

Jeremy Whiting

General Manager, Impact 89FM | WDBM-FM, Michigan State University

Thursday October 24, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
East room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

10:15am PDT

Rebuilding Revenue: Fundraising On and Off the Airwaves

Thursday October 24, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PDT

Salon C

Over the past three years, KJHK has increased our revenue from $10,000 a year to $30,000 a year with continuing a plan of growth of at least $10,000 a year moving into the future of the station. Caroline and I will discuss our underwriting kit and tactics, membership drives, merchandising, fundraising events and event sponsorships with samples of our work for attendees to take home with them.

Speakers

Bobbi Washechek

General Manager, KJHK, University of Kansas

Alissa Clemmons

Marketing Director, KLSU, Louisiana State University

Alissa Clemmons started working at KLSU in 2023 as a regular and specialty show dj (dj Venus). In January 2924, she became the first marketing director at KLSU. Her work mostly includes keeping KLSUs brand identity cohesive and help with planning events and promoting them alongside... Read More →

Lynn Riggle

WRMU Coordinator/Raider Student Media Co-Adviser, University of Mount Union

Billy Thompson

Director of Underwriting and Strategic Partnerships, KNHC c89.5 fm, KNHC c89.5

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Caroline Blanke

Thursday October 24, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
Salon C 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

10:15am PDT

Show Prep and Effective Social Media Tips

Thursday October 24, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PDT

South room - Third floor

You’re on the air in an hour and what will you talk about? How will you relate to your target audience and promote your media operation via social media? Pick up tips and ideas with plenty of question-and-answer discussion from a major market personality.

Speakers

Gregr

Morning Show Host, KNDD 107.7 The End

I love being absurd!

Thursday October 24, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
South room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

10:15am PDT

Visual Storytelling

Thursday October 24, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PDT

Salon B

Learn the key things you've never before considered on a story scene to capture the best video and sound to maximize emotional storytelling through the eyes and ears of the best photojournalist in the country, KING 5's duPont-winning Joseph Huerta.

Speakers

Joseph Huerta

Photojournalist, KING-TV Seattle

Thursday October 24, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
Salon B 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

11:30am PDT

Beyond the Artistry: Making Your Way in Filmmaking

Thursday October 24, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT

North room - Third floor

Speakers

John Gordon Hill

Maria Gargiulo

Vee Hua

Thursday October 24, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
North room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

11:30am PDT

Building Organizational Culture

Thursday October 24, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT

Salon C

Speakers

Ivonne Camas

General Manager, KWCR, Weber State University

Nathan Rodriguez

Thursday October 24, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Salon C 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

11:30am PDT

Let AI do the Boring Stuff

Thursday October 24, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT

East room - Third floor

Looking to reclaim some time from tedious tasks so you can focus on what really matters? This session will demonstrate how AI tools can manage routine tasks, allowing you to focus on what truly matters: human-centred reporting, community engagement, etc.

Speakers

Joe Amditis

Associate director of operations, Center for Cooperative Media

Joe Amditis is the associate director of operations at the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University and an adjunct professor in the School of Communication and Media. He is the producer and host of the WTF Just Happened Today podcast.Joe is a veteran of the NJ Army National Guard. He was deployed to Iraq in 2008 and his unit was activated to help with Hurricane Irene relief efforts in 2011. He earned a B.A. in political science and criminal justice from Rutgers in 2013 and an M.A. in engaged journalism from the... Read More →

Thursday October 24, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
East room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

11:30am PDT

Storytelling is Everything

Thursday October 24, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT

Salon B

Writer-Producer Rick Dunkle ("Criminal Minds") discusses how storytelling skills are fundamental to success in all business endeavors. Everyone has a story do to tell or to capitalize upon and Rick will show you how to take your storytelling to the next level through transmedia narratives aimed at making the best of each platform available to you.

Speakers

Rick Dunkle

President, UINDY Studios, University of Indianapolis

Rick Dunkle spent 20 years in Hollywood writing and producing at major studios and Fortune 500 companies, including ABC Studios, CBS Studios, CBS Network, Columbia Pictures, Disney Studios, eOne, Fox, Hasbro, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Touchstone Television, and Viacom. He... Read More →

Thursday October 24, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Salon B 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

11:30am PDT

We Run a Radio Station IRL: Ask Us Anything

Thursday October 24, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT

South room - Third floor

Speakers

Scotty Van Dryver

AM Drive Host - KAFE in the Mornings, Cascade Radio Group

Dave Walker

AM Drive Host - KAFE in the Mornings, Cascade Radio Group

Allan Fee

AM Drive Host – KAFE in the Mornings and Host of “In the Zone w/Allan Fee” Weekdays 3p-6p on Northwest Sports KPUG AM 1170 and 97.9 FM, Cascade Radio Group

Patrice Valentine

AM Drive Host – KAFE in the Mornings, Cascade Radio Group

Victor Gotelaere

Media Advisor, Cascade Radio Group

Heidi Persson

Market VP/General Manager, Cascade Radio Group

Thursday October 24, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
South room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

2:00pm PDT

Developing a Podcasting/Radio Camp for High School and Middle School Students

Thursday October 24, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

East room - Third floor

Looking for a project which connects you with your community and promotes and raises revenue for your station? Learn how to develop and produce this summer camp that teaches basic podcasting and radio skills to high school and middle school students.

Speakers

Rodger Smith

Faculty Adviser, WGMU, George Mason University

Rodger Smith is a professor of Communication at George Mason University. He teaches courses in Media Management, Podcasting/Radio Workshop, Writing Across the Media, Podcasting and Radio Production, Facilitating Communication and Sports and the Media. He is the faculty adviser for... Read More →

Thursday October 24, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
East room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

2:00pm PDT

FCC Compliance and You

Thursday October 24, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

Salon B

Does your station have an FCC license? You need to know how to protect it! This interactive session will include info about Online Public Inspection File requirements, regulations and requirements to keep that license. We'll discuss the FCC technical and administrative rules pertinent to college broadcast stations and identify the most common violations and pitfalls to avoid. We'll also cover what types of sanctions the FCC may issue for various violations and what to do if the FCC comes-a-knockin’.

Speakers

Brad Deutsch

Office Managing Director and Principal, Foster Garvey PC

Thursday October 24, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Salon B 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

2:00pm PDT

Working with your Athletic Department

Thursday October 24, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

North room - Third floor

Is trying to work with your school’s athletic department more like trying to work with a brick wall? This panel will explain why you should have a good relationship with your athletic department (even if you don't cover sports!) and how your outlet can do this through game coverage, shared staffing, game entertainment, recruiting and more.

Speakers

Jasen Sokol

Director/General Manager, WJCU 88.7 FM, John Carroll University

I'm the Director and General Manager of WJCU, the radio station at John Carroll University.

Bobby Gerome

Co-Sports Director, WJCU 88.7 FM, John Carroll University

Thursday October 24, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
North room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

2:00pm PDT

Cut, Edit, Create: First Steps in Video Editing (double-length session)

Thursday October 24, 2024 2:00pm - 4:15pm PDT

Salon C

This session is perfect for beginners and will cover some essential tools, key techniques like cutting and transitions, and tips for enhancing your videos. Bring your creativity and any footage you'd like to work with as we help you start editing with confidence! Be sure to download a digital video editor before the session (DaVinci Resolve is a fully functional free editor. iMovie works too).

Speakers

Adelina Cooper

Chair, Department of Visual Arts & Media, University of Mount Union

Thursday October 24, 2024 2:00pm - 4:15pm PDT
Salon C 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

2:00pm PDT

I'm in Charge. Now What?! (double-length session)

Thursday October 24, 2024 2:00pm - 4:15pm PDT

South room - Third floor

You’ve become a manager at your student-run media outlet. Congratulations! In part one of this two-part session you'll learn about getting started in a leadership role, writing job descriptions, setting goals and running effective meetings. Then come back for part two to learn more.

Speakers

Steven Hames

Adviser, Viking Fusion, Berry College

Jamie Lynn Gilbert

Associate Director of Student Media and Station Adviser, WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2, North Carolina State University

Rose Kelley

General Manager, WKNC 88.1, North Carolina State University

I'm In Charge Now What Presentation 2024 NSMC pptx

Thursday October 24, 2024 2:00pm - 4:15pm PDT
South room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

3:15pm PDT

Beyond the Tools: The Adoption of AI Across Media

Thursday October 24, 2024 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Salon B

While the use of AI is easily seen in the creation of media content, it is also impacting the business of media. In this session, you'll hear from a veteran media professional who speaks from personal experience about how AI is changing the industry and how you can prepare for it.

Speakers

Randa Minkarah

Former Co-Founder/President, Resonance AI

Thursday October 24, 2024 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Salon B 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

3:15pm PDT

Care and Feeding of Alumni

Thursday October 24, 2024 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

North room - Third floor

Speakers

Warren Kozireski

General Manager, 89.1 The Point, SUNY Brockport

33 years managing a volunteer student 24/7/365 radio station; my prior career included time as a producer, production, public relations, traffic, programming and DJing at several Rochester, NY professionals radio stations as well as three years of Play-by-Play of the Rochester Red... Read More →

John Devecka

Operations Manager, WLOY, and CBI Development Director, Loyola University Maryland

Feel free to ask me about community engagement projects, alumni engagement and general radio stuff. 4 years at WVBU FM in college, 12 years building radio stations followed by 21 years running WLOY Loyola Radio in Baltimore. I've seen some stuff 😂I am Groot, CBI Development... Read More →

Care & Feeding of Your Alumni pptx

Thursday October 24, 2024 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
North room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session

3:15pm PDT

Curating the Sound of your Station

Thursday October 24, 2024 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

East room - Third floor

Speakers

Becca Arkfeld

Promotions Director, KWSC 91.9 The Cat, Wayne State College

Cade Williams

Station Manager, KLSU, Louisiana State University

I got hired onto KLSU in the spring of 2023 working as a news reporter. After a single semester, I was promoted to Productions Assistant where for the next year, I did both jobs. Last spring, I received the role of Station Manager. Since then I have undertaken several ambitious projects... Read More →

Evie Richard

Music Director, KLSU-FM, Louisiana State University

Thursday October 24, 2024 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
East room - Third floor 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Breakout session