Here are photos from Week One of the 2009 Wartburg/IBA Summer Broadcasting Workshop, held at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa from July 20-July 24, 2009.
Click here for a montage of photos and memories from the week.
High school students from Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Maryland attended the week-long workshop.
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Group 1 / Group 2 / Group 3 / Group 4
Group 1: (Back Row L to R) Kayla Whittington '11, Oxon Hill, Maryland; Jarett DeFrang '11, Stewartville, Minnesota; Justin Szykowny, '10, Palos Heights, Illinois; (Front Row L to R) Counselor Alex Mougin '11, Oxford, Iowa; Counselor Maribel Lopez '10, Altoona, Iowa; Counselor Sam Boender, '11, Hickman, Nebraska.
Group 2: (Top to Bottom, and L to R) Austin Clark '13, Ames, Iowa; Counselor Jackie Manternach '09, Cascade, Iowa; Counselor Ellen Kurt '11, Dyersville, Iowa; Elizabeth Mack '12, Elgin, Illinois; Brett Riley '11, St. Ansgar, Iowa; Counselor Justin Conner '11, Algona, Iowa; Charlie Smith '10, Strawberry Point, Iowa.
Bob Fisher, director of news operations for the five Mason City-area stations owned by Three Eagles Communications, discussed radio news and sports during a Wednesday presentation.
Campers and Counselors alike welcomed guest speakers to campus on Wednesday.
Iowa Broadcast News Association president Trent Rice of KASI-AM in Ames spoke to the campers on radio news and talk programming.
A visit to KWWL-TV in Waterloo Monday allowed the students to watch the KWWL News at Six live in the studio, following by a question-and-answer session with news management and anchor/reporters.
Cumulus Radio's Aaron Santini talks to the students about commercial radio during a visit to the KCRR/K 98.5/Q 92.3 studios on Tuesday afternoon.
Counselor Jackie and Counselor Justin help Camper Justin with directing Tuesday in the WTV8 Control Room; Camper Brett gets advice from Counselor Jackie on operating the TV control board on Wednesday.
At the anchor desk, Liz and Austin rehearse; Kayla operates a studio camera located in front of the new chroma wall in the WTV8 Grant Price Television Studio on Wednesday.
In the KWAR Control Room--Charlie, Brett and Austin (left) on Tuesday, and Justin, Jarret and Kayla (right) on Wednesday
The counselors, with workshop director Dr. Jeff Stein, in their official staff photo.
And a candid photo of how the staff felt AFTER the week together.
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