National Student Media Convention

Take your video editing skills to the next level in this follow-up session! Discover essential tips and tricks that will enhance your editing efficiency and creativity. We’ll explore some advanced techniques, effective workflow strategies, and tools to polish your projects. Perfect for those ready to refine their skills, this session will help you create stunning videos with ease. Bring your questions and any work-in-progress projects for a hands-on experience!

Whether it’s radio or television, you need to make the game come alive for your listeners and viewers. Learn from this major league broadcaster and 2023 Washington Sportscaster of the Year!

Learn how to build and promote your station's brand from Audacy professionals!

Media outlets at small schools deal with unique challenges in comparison to larger universities. This roundtable will be led by students and station staff involved with radio and TV at small colleges and universities. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and learn from one another about some of the obstacles and successes including student engagement and retention, convergence, web and social media presence, and app integration, strategic partnerships, promotions, planning, funding and more.

Interested in starting, or restarting, underwriting for your station? Learn all you need to know from pricing, building relationships and sales to writing compliant copy and getting it on the air.

Roundtable discussions are unstructured conversations moderated by volunteer hosts.

Join Sr. VP of Programming Dave Richards from Audacy and bring your questions about programming, career paths and more!

This presentation explores effective strategies for campus community engagement through college radio with student managers from UWave Radio and WXIN. Learn strategies, special programs and other ways to connect and engage with your community. 

Learn from TEGNA senior content recruiter and producers from two TV markets the key things you need to know to land your first job in TV news, sports or weather.

Student media just happens to be one of the best places to get thrown into leadership training. You certainly have a great staff, but problems will inevitably come up. How will you handle them? Let's talk through some examples of difficult situations (all based on true stories!) to prepare for conflict resolution with your own staff.

Prior to being General Manager, I was my station's Content Manager. The session would cover important skills needed to ensure a team of content creators (bloggers, podcasters, videographers, etc.) can produce quality content on a consistent schedule. Lessons learned from successes and failures would also be covered to avoid easy mistakes.

Roundtable discussions are unstructured conversations moderated by volunteer hosts.

Mix and mingle with recruiters from six companies representing 361 radio stations and 376 television stations in cities all over the U.S. including New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, Phoenix, St. Louis, Nashville, Bellingham, Jonesboro, Northampton and Butte. Company reps will also be scheduling one-on-one meetings for Saturday morning at this casual event. 

'35000 WATTS' charts the wild journey of visionaries and rebels on college campuses across America who changed the course of music history and made an indelible imprint on our culture. 

This is the untold story of college radio brought to life by the students behind the mic and the bands they made famous. It’s the story of the youth and music culture that originated, and later flourished, on the airwaves of American colleges and universities, establishing a new generational voice and a new path to success for many alumni and artists.

Highlighting an era where college radio’s influence was at its peak, "35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio" also examines its humble beginnings and how it evolved to create hugely impactful experiences for local and regional communities, students finding their voice, and the musicians seeking their shot at hitting it big.

The film dives deep into the music that was the heart of college radio programming, exploring the symbiotic relationship between artists creating music that did not fit into commercial radio formats and the student-run radio stations that were more than happy to play it. The film features interviews with iconic big-name acts and smaller regional bands who lived their rock-and-roll dream for a short while, as well as discussions with former college radio alumni who spin on about their role in college radio and why college radio is still relevant in today’s media-saturated landscape.

Full of music, humor and energy, "35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio" is an electrifying journey through an aspect of American culture that is often overlooked but has made an undeniably loud impact on society.

About the Director
Michael Millard began his broadcasting career at KTXT-FM in Lubbock, TX in 1992, eventually becoming the station manager in 1994-95. His time at KTXT was a life-changing experience, as it was for thousands of college students over the last 75 years. This shared experience and love for college radio has united DJs, musicians and listeners all over the United States.

After leaving Texas Tech, Michael worked for several years in commercial radio, and later as a resident DJ at one of the largest clubs in Texas. In the early 2000s, he founded two internet radio stations, and also began exploring an interest in video production and documentary filmmaking.

For advisers/instructors/pros only. Join the CBI President, Board of Directors and your peers for snacks and beverages. Suite number is available from Board members.