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December 19, 2011 • Posted in

Radio documentaries tell stories of Ozarks

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 […]

December 14, 2011 • Posted in

Student films explore “Outdoors in the Ozarks”

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 […]

August 16, 2011 • Posted in

Thomas lands summer internship with Google

An internship is a way to sneak a peek at the future before you get there. Faced with a number of career paths midway through college, the interning student samples a bit here and there from the buffet of possibility, discovering in this way what?s sweet or sour, bitter or pleasant to their career-palate. Terri […]

November 17, 2010 • Posted in

Student producers to showcase documentary films

Clarksville, Ark. --- Students in the university's student producers class will hold a film screening showcasing their work on Wednesday, December 1. The student producers course is designed to build on the video production skills students have developed in previous newscast production classes.  Students are given the opportunity to explore the more creative side of video production […]

November 17, 2010 • Posted in

RTV students capture the sounds of St. Louis

Clarksville, Ark. --- Most tourists document a trip with photographs or video. Neither of these formats is of much use in a radio program. Based on that premise, RTV instrutor Susan Edens presented her fall radio production students an interesting challenge. Instead of capturing their experiences during a class trip to St. Louis with a camera, […]

July 28, 2010 • Posted in

McFarland documentary wins big awards

At age 101, Elizabeth "Honey" Gwin was doing what she had done for decades giving of herself to others. Winner of the 2003 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Ageless Hero Award, Gwin who not only works with the Girl Scouts but also her church, the Mississippi University for Women, and Meals-On-Wheels was the subject last […]