There may have been a summer camp such as the one held at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, way back when I was in high school (in the mid-1960s), but I never knew about it. My guess is there was not one. My high school broadcasting experiences and training included recording a twice weekly sports program for KXEO, Mexico, Missouri, calling in sports scores from high school football and basketball games to KXEO, and doing some "stringer" work for KTTN, Trenton, Missouri.
My good friend, Jeff Stein, professor at Wartburg College in Waverly, has sent information about the Iowa Broadcasters Association summer broadcasting camps. It is a great way for high school students to get some real, hands on experiences. Here's the information Jeff sent me:
Wartburg Summer Broadcasting Workshop Fact Sheet
Sponsored by the Iowa Broadcasters Association and the Wartburg College Communication Arts Department
Two separate, identical weeks:
Monday, July 20 through Friday, July 24
Monday, July 27 through Friday, July 31
Cost is $225, which includes all meals and housing
Limited to the best 16 high school students each week
Eligibility: those who have just completed 8th
grade, through those who have just graduated from high school (12th
grade)
Information and registration forms are on line at www.JeffStein.org and www.IowaBroadcasters.com (scroll
down and click on the “workshop” logo)
This is the 11th year of the workshop at
Wartburg; was previously held at Iowa State University
but was moved to Wartburg in 1999 under the direction of Dr. Jeff Stein, R.J.
McElroy Chair & Executive-in-Residence in Communication Arts
Program has been nationally recognized as the only one of
its kind in America
Program has expanded to also include a workshop for high
school teachers and another for advanced high school students; interested
persons may contact me directly for information about the teachers workshop,
which does qualify for continuing education/certification credit
Students will not only learn in classroom settings and tour
area radio and television stations, but will also themselves go live on our
radio (KWAR-FM) and television (Wartburg Television) stations…both our radio
and television outlets also stream on the internet, so folks back home can
hear/see the high school students live
Students from not only the Midwest states (Iowa, Illinois,
Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin) attend; we have also had students from New
York, California, Florida, Arizona, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, and other
states. More than 250 different students
have graduated from the program over time
High school students get to work with college student
counselors to maximize their experience
Contact information
for Dr. Jeff Stein:
jeff.stein@wartburg.edu
319-352-8534 / 800-772-2085, ext. 8534
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