Before you leave school this semester, gather your best work performed for a class project or for an on-air piece on your college station and enter in IBA's Student Silver Dome Awards Competition.
Students from Illinois colleges and universities compete against each other in both radio and tv categories for the distinction of being named the best of the best in Illinois.
Entries must have been produced by a student using equipment provided or made available by the school. Entries may be edited to conform to a category but may not contain any post-production work by a faculty member. Entries need to be loaded to a file sharing service such as You Tube or Vimeo for video entries and Kiwi6 or Tindek for audio files. The URL location of the entry is then entered in the online system. Online entry to begin April 15th. Check back for details.
The deadline to enter is June 30, 2012 and winners will be announced on Setember 21, 2012 during the IBA-University Luncheon. Event will be held at the Bone Student Center on the campus of Illinois State University. Registration details available soon.
Bradley University/IBA Multicultural Broadcasting Workshop
Now in it's 16th year, this prestgious expense-paid workshop introduces the best Illinois high-school juniors and seniors of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds to the outstanding career opportunities in television, radio, and digital communications. The goal of this program is to recruit, develop, and inspire the next generation of broadcast professionals drawn from the rich multicultural spectrum of Illinois students.
The five-day expenses-paid workshop is held each year in the state-of-the-art Caterpillar Global Communications Center on the the campus of Bradley University in Peoria. The program includes hands-on experience using the most advanced technology. Students study with Emmy Award winning broadcasting professionals from leading stations and university programs in Illinois.
Acceptance to the program requires an application, letters of recommendation, and a reference from the student's high school teacher or advisor.
The program is funded in part by the Illinois Broadcasters Foundation and is suppported by the Illinois Broadcasters Association.
Learning to Deliver the News
Creating tomorrow's broadcasters and movie producers today! Southern Illinois University hosts two camps each summer for high school juniors and seniors wishing to explore a career in either news or movie production.
Fifteen students come together from schools throughout Illinois for a chance to write, produce, direct and star in the evening news from the studio of WSIU-TV. They learn to write stories by conducting interviews at activities going on in Southern Illinois. Other students learn to operate the camera and capture the story as it unfolds during the interview. Student videographers also capture footage that will be used with the interview to create a tv package that will air on the newscast. Each student gets to experience the news from the writing desk, out in the field, sitting in the edit booth, behind the camera, or in front of the camera as a news anchor.
This five day camp requires a small registration fee and all other expenses are covered thanks to a generous grant from the Illinois Broadcasters Foundation and with support from the Illinois Broadcasters Association. For more information, contact SIU.
Girls Making Movies
Girls from Illinois high schools get the chance to make their own movie on the campus of SIU. Armed with an idea and camera, these high school girls set out to explore a career in making movies. Under the guidance of SIU graduate students, girls learn to edit their video into a finished movie product. Registration is limited to fifteen students and information can be obtained at SIU.
The Illinois Broadcasters Association’s Multi-cultural Internship Program is a model for broadcasters in other states to follow. Since its inception, IBA has nurtured a diverse group of future Illinois broadcasters, offering them unprecedented opportunities to work and grow with some of the most dedicated professionals in broadcasting. IBA MIP interns have worked at radio and television stations from Chicago to the tip of southern Illinois. The experiences they report and the successes they achieve reflect the time and resources IBA has committed to the Multi-cultural Internship Program.
Students selected for IBA internships are the cream of the crop. They are chosen by their schools as applicants in a highly competitive process that ultimately whittles down a pool of 35 to 40 quality candidates to just a half-dozen or so finalists for summer internships. IBA also accepts applications for fall and spring semester internships. Candidates come from all of the major state universities and other colleges and universities with membership on IBA’s Academics Committee. Applications are reviewed by IBA's MIP coordinator, a former broadcaster and broadcast educator, who interviews applicants at their schools and visits them on site during the internship. MIP interns receive a stipend to help underwrite their experience, and they are required to spend a full 40-hours a week “on the job.” The MIP coordinator keeps close tabs on the interns progress, debriefs the interns at the conclusion of their internships and serves as a mentor before, during and even after the internship.
IBA-U2012 has been set for September 21, 2012 on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Registration materials will be available August 1, 2012.
IBA-University is a one-day conference for college juniors and seniors interested in a broadcasting or media related career. Students can select from panel discussions, workshops, and presentations put on by broadcast professionals. Each session features at least one broadcast professional and often times includes a panel of professionals that address topics such as sports broadcasting, newroom policies, photojournalism, expectations of employers, media sales, and the new media options available to radio and television stations. Panelists are recruited by members of the IBAcademics Committee, a working committee of the IBA comprised of faculty representatives from Illinois colleges and universities offering broadcast media programs.
There is a fee to register and lunch is included with each registration. IBA is always looking for panelists and professionals to be a part of this event. To participate, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
