AT BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY

Open to TV professionals and high school/college students

SATURDAY, September 23rd, 2023

9:00 - 2:00pm

lunch included

REGISTRATION: $15 per person

Online registration is now closed. There are a few spots available for walk ups at the door.

SCHEDULE

9:00-9:15 Opens to everyone, Check in lobby area near Special Event Center at BSU (SPEC)
9:15-10:00 Opening Session - How to Get the Job: An Interactive Talk with Top Bosses
10:00-10:15 Break (snack offered)
10:15-11:00 Workshops Session A
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:00 Workshops Session B
12:00-1:00 Networking Lunch
1:00-1:45 Workshops Session C
2:00 wrap-up

OPENING SESSION

HOW TO GET THE JOB:
AN INTERACTIVE TALK WITH TOP BOSSES

Panelists include Greg Thies/KING, Lisa Chavez/KTVB, Ryan Hawes & Valerie Koonce/KBOI, Keith St. Peter/KIVI, Aaron Kunz/IDPTV, Gary Stokes/KSPS

WORKSHOPS A

1. Powerful Producing for the Newsroom and Beyond

Keith St. Peter/KIVI, Misti Reed/KXLY, Megan Erb/City of Seattle Communications

2. Elevate your Editing & Videography Skills

Mike Perry/KING, Greg Thies/KING, Michael Driver/FOX 13, Aaron Kunz/IDPTV, Chelsea Shepherd/Freelance

3. The World of Weather Forecasting

Mike McCabe/KEPR, Rachel Garceau/KTVB

4. Reporting 101

Focus on strong writing skills, basics of reporting, generating story ideas, working with photographers/editors - Essex Porter/KIRO (retired), Tracy Vedder/KOMO (retired)

WORKSHOPS B

1. Advanced Reporting: Ethics, Political Coverage, Preparing for Tough interviews, Mental Health, Staying Safe

Essex Porter/KIRO (retired), Tracy Vedder/KOMO (retired)

2. Branded Content & Corporate Video

Julian Sterbick Meyers/Microsoft, Chad Biggs/Red Sky PR, Byron Pfordte/Dairy West, Jeremy Gonzalez/Spark Creative

3. Making it as an MMJ

Chris Cashman/KING, Steve Dent/KIVI, Matt Sizemore/KIVI

4. Diversity in Storytelling

Nicole Sanchez/Freelance and Gary Stokes/KSPS, KD Hall/King County Public Library System

WORKSHOPS C

1. Succeeding with Social Media

Maggie O’Mara/KTVB , David McKinzie/Freelance, Maureen Francisco/NW Productions, Rachel Garceau/KTVB

2. For the Love of Sports

Mike Perry/KING, Greg Thies/KING

3. Reality TV & Entertainment

Chris Cashman/KING, Chelsea Shepherd/Freelance, Julian Sterbick Meyers/Real Housewives, Lexi Sisk/Location Managers Guild

4. Diving into Documentaries

Joan Cartan Hansen/IDPTV, Aaron Kunz/IDPTV, MacGregor Campbell/OPB

DIRECTIONS AND ROOMS

It is recommended you use Google Maps for directions. It shows the entire campus in detail

Search terms: 

1. "Lincoln Avenue Garage" 

2. "Special Events Center" 

3. "Communication Building" (You can actually zoom in enough to see classroom numbers.) 

For those who wish to download and print a map, there's a printable one available on this page:

https://www.boisestate.edu/operations/campus-master-plan/

WORKSHOPS A (10:15-11:00 am)

 

·      POWERFUL PRODUCING FOR THE NEWSROOM AND BEYOND - SPEC

·      ELEVATE YOUR EDITING & VIDEOGRAPHY SKILLS - COMM 226

·      THE WORLD OF WEATHER FORECASTING - COMM 138

·      REPORTING 101- COMM 114

 

WORKSHOPS B (11:15 – 12:00)

 

·      ADVANCED REPORTING: ETHICS, POLITICAL COVERAGE, PREPARING 

FOR TOUGH INTERVIEWS, MENTAL HEALTH, STAYING SAFE - SPEC

·      BRANDED CONTENT & CORPORATE VIDEO COMM 114

·      MAKING IT AS AN MMJ - COMM 138

·      DIVERSITY IN STORYTELLING - COMM 226

 

WORKSHOPS C (1:00 – 1:45 pm)

 

·      SUCCEEDING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA - COMM 226

·      FOR THE LOVE OF SPORTS - COMM 138

·      REALITY TV & ENTERTAINMENT - COMM 114

·      DIVING INTO DOCUMENTARIES - SPEC

The powerful opening session has top bosses in our industry sharing their thoughts on how to get the job you want. Lunch is a great networking opportunity to interact with media professionals. We have a wide range of professionals leading a variety of workshops.  

A special thank you to Boise State University for partnering with us and Visit Boise.

 

1910 W University Dr,
Boise, ID 83725