From Staff Reports
The KSSU staff recently participated in the Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association competition and took first in four radio production categories.
OBEA is an association of broadcast educators and electronic media professionals. Members also include the state’s largest public universities, regional universities, community colleges and private colleges.
Each year OBEA sponsors a competition where broadcast students can enter their productions from radio or television.
For example, the radio division included categories such as radio commercials, air checks, and dramatic broadcasts. The television portion of the competition included TV directing, documentaries and essays.
Senior broadcasting major and KSSU Station Manager Nick Growall took first in the radio commercial category with his commercial for Taco Bell called “Casa de Locos Tacos” as well as first in the radio public service announcement category.
Growall, along with senior Steven Dixon, also took first place with their radio promotional spot “100 Acre Intervention.”
Dixon also took third with his radio commercial called “Story of the Sleepless Student,”
Nate Lamb and Growall received first place in the narrative competition with “Rattle, Rattle.”
Lamb also took third in radio PSA with “Tobacco Free Cowboy.”
Senior broadcasting majors Joel Dameron and Aly Dale took second in radio entertainment narrative with their narrative called, “Are You Lonesome Tonight?”
Graduate Assistant Kristi Rothrock took third in radio promo ad with her promo called, “Safe to Get Back on the Dance Floor.”
“It felt good to get recognition for our hard work. The fact that at least two of us placed in the top three of each category says something about our students and our department,” said Growall.
OBEA was held at the Will Rogers Theatre in Oklahoma City. During the all day event SE students met and exchanged ideas with other broadcasting majors from schools such as Cameron University and Oklahoma Baptist University.
Before the awards ceremony, students participated in a job fair and luncheon. Students also learned about what they have to do to survive in today’s broadcasting job market.
“It was a bit intimidating at first, but most of the companies there were extremely nice and willing to share information,” said Dale.
The KSSU staff members attending the OBEA meeting were Dale, Rothrock, Lamb, Alex Fowzer, Christian Jeter, Callie Carrell and Melissa Haworth-Cox.