University of the Ozarks' communication department has always worked to stay ahead of the ever-evolving world of news reporting. This semester, Ozarks' Backpack Journalism class implemented one of the latest trends in journalism: blogging. Director of Broadcasting Susan Edens taught the Backpack Journalism course during the 2012 Fall Semester and envisioned a class producing in-depth […]
On the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 6, Clarksville and the surrounding community had a new option for local, state and national election night news. Three communication classes from University of the Ozarks teamed up for an unprecedented election night watch party that was broadcast live for almost five hours from the courthouse square in downtown […]
Next Tuesday, Nov. 6, several Ozarks students, faculty and staff will be producing a live television broadcast of local and national election coverage from downtown Clarksville. Susan Edens, director of broadcasting at Ozarks, is coordinating the ground-breaking KUOZ, TV-6 2012 election night watch party. "We have three classes that are helping with this massive event: […]
Entering his 21st year of teaching, Dr. John C. Dailey, new assistant professor of radio/television/video, has been on the cutting edge of media technology for years, and now he hopes to share some of his hard-earned wisdom with Ozarks students. Dr. John C. Dailey, new assistant professor of radio/television/video, hopes to share some of his […]
Max Hilgendorf has "Goddess" status, and he's proud of it. Max Hilgendorf, a sophomore Strategic Communication major, recently spent four days interning for the operations director of the Little Rock Marathon. Hilgendorf, a sophomore Strategic Communication major from Fort Smith, recently served as an intern to Gina Pharis, operations director for the Little Rock Marathon. […]
It has been a couple of years now since the voice of Daniel Gallegos ('10) has been heard on the airwaves here at Ozarks. But if things go as planned, Gallegos hasn't signed off the college athletics scene. Inspired by his never-wavering love for the game of baseball and his experience working in the Ozarks […]
Radio has traditionally been a medium where programs featured the spoken word and were broadcast as audio signals over the airwaves.?However, the increasing popularity of simultaneous broadcasts, along with the introduction of new technology, has brought some big changes to the world of radio. "Simulcasting" is the term used when a program or event is […]
Since it first went on the air in 2003, U of O's FM radio station KUOZ has brought hundreds of hours of listening pleasure to the campus and surrounding community, featuring a wide variety of music genres and news shows created by U of O students. Now the station has moved solidly into the 21st […]
Human beings are story tellers. In fact, some researchers have suggested that all human communication is narrative, and that humans are more likely to be persuaded by a good story than by the logic of a good argument. Whether we consciously realize it or not, we all engage in storytelling during our day-to-day interactions. But […]
Arkansas is known as “The Natural State” and this semester, the Student Producers class was given the task of showing KUOZ Channel-6 viewers why our state bears that name. Their assignment??Find places where people can experience Arkansas’ natural beauty, then create videos featuring those locations. “The purpose of the project was to highlight natural scenic […]