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Student-produced TV, radio are online 24/7

Student-produced TV, radio are online 24/7

SF State’s student-run television news broadcasts and radio station give you the scoop and the tunes in more ways than ever. A simple online stream is old news, as “State of Events” and KSFS radio utilize Twitter, iTunes and more.

Celebrate, reconnect, rediscover at SF State Alumni Day

Celebrate, reconnect, rediscover at SF State Alumni Day

Many former students return to campus Oct. 17 for Alumni Day, including the producers behind the scenes of “Cheers,” “Frasier” and “Taxi.” Peter Casey and Glen Charles, in conversation with fellow alum Ken Bastida, helm the All-Alumni Luncheon.

Bring your own bag and help the planet

Bring your own bag and help the planet

Bring your own bag. Make it a habit and grab it. These are the refrains in student-produced television and radio advertisements airing this fall throughout the Bay Area. This public education campaign waged by the Bay Area Recycling Outreach Coalition (BayROC) aims to help the environment through these simple reminders.

Free opera simulcast at the ballpark, directed by alum

Free opera simulcast at the ballpark, directed by alum

Alumnus Frank Zamacona is not a conductor or performer but he does direct opera. This weekend he directs his third simulcast for Opera at the Park.

Alumni reflect on their SF State experience

Alumni reflect on their SF State experience

A recently created video features some of SF State’s most notable alumni discuss the role that their higher education has played in their career success. “Alumni Reflect” features College of Creative Arts grads Jeffrey Tambor, Peter Casey, John Handy, Ken Bastida, Malou Nubla and Wesla Whitfield.

All you need to know about documentary making

All you need to know about documentary making

John HewittDocumentary filmmakers will benefit from having Professor Emeritus John Hewitt’s new book with them from the idea stage to production, editing and distribution.

Three BECA professors win national Broadcast Education Association awards

Three BECA professors win national Broadcast Education Association awards

Professors Dunaway, Ibrahim and JacobyThree faculty members in the Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts Department have won four top awards from the national Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts competition.

Professor named to his alma mater's hall of fame

Professor named to his alma mater's hall of fame

Arthur Asa BergerProfessor Emeritus Arthur Asa Berger can now add “hall of famer” to his prolific curriculum vita. He will be inducted into the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication Hall of Fame later this month.

Career comes full circle for BECA alumna

Career comes full circle for BECA alumna

Wanetta Doty and Barack ObamaAt this year’s Northern California Broadcasters Association job fair, Wanetta Doty realized that her career had come full circle. The graduate of the Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts Department was no longer the aspiring student seeking an entry-level job. She now sat behind the table at the KGO-AM 810 booth, talking to today’s students.

BECA alum named NBC News correspondent

BECA alum named NBC News correspondent

Miguel AlmaguerMiguel Almaguer, a graduate of the Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts Department and winner of Emmy and Murrow awards, has been hired as a correspondent for NBC News.

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