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Technical Program - Broadcast Announcing - Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL
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Technical Program

Broadcast Announcing (CRT.RTVAN)

Certificate

Students will be prepared for a career as an on-air talent for radio or television by working with various forms of live and recorded announcing, including news, weather, and advertising. All coursework in the Broadcasting Announcing certificate can be applied to an associate in applied science degree in Radio/TV Broadcasting.


Program requirements may change over time. Specific degree/graduation requirements are determined by the student's degree audit.


For more information contact:
Greg Powers
217-234-5335
gpowers@lakeland.cc.il.us

* There are prerequisites or course requisites for this course
** Electives must be approved by Program Coordinator or Division Chair
one cross Course only offered fall semester
Footnote 2 Course only offered spring and summer semester
Footnote 3 Course only offered spring semester
Footnote 4 Courses offered in odd numbered years only
Footnote 5 Courses offered in even numbered years only
Footnote 6 SOS 050 Human Relations and PSY 271 Introduction to Psychology cannot be used as a social science elective
Footnote 7 Consult Academic Advisor for appropriate course
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First Year
RTV 150
Emphasis is placed on all aspects of the broadcasting industry including history, digital radio, high definition television, programming, the FCC, advertising, and responsibility to society. A brief explanation of the technical operations of a station is presented.

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 Introduction to Broadcasting
3
RTV 155
The principles of broadcast announcing are discussed and are applied to reading commercials, news, voice tracking, sports, and on-air music announcing. Interviewing techniques and the relationship between the announcer and the public are included.

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 Radio-TV Announcing
3
RTV 160
A practical demonstration course to begin "on air" work. In addition to air time, other duties such as news gathering, production, programming, etc. are assigned. Reading meters, filling out operating logs and editing audio are also incorporated.

Course Outline


 Radio Operations
5
RTV 165
The principles of broadcast journalism and copy writing are presented along with oral style, editing, rewriting stories, and writing commercials that sell. The legal aspects of libel and slander are discussed.

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 Broadcast Writing
4
RTV 072
This course is designed to give a background in announcing various sporting events. Experience includes broadcasting fall sports at local high schools and Lake Land College on WLKL, LLCs radio station. Training of broadcast equipment is also included.

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 Fall Sportscasting + two e
1
RTV 082
This course is designed to refine sports announcing skills. Experience includes broadcasting fall sports at local high schools and Lake Land College on WLKL, LLCs radio station. Training of broadcast equipment is also included.

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 		or
Fall Athletic Announcing + one e 		 
RTV 073
This course is designed to improve basketball, baseball and softball announcing skills. Training and practice of sportscasting continues with coverage of Lake Land College and high school sporting events on WLKL, LLCs radio station.

Course Outline


 Spring Sportscasting +++ one e
2
RTV 083
This course is designed to enhance basketball, baseball and softball announcing skills. Experience includes broadcasting high school and Lake Land College sports on WLKL, LLCs radio station. The fundamentals of play-by-play color commentary, analysis, and interviewing are included.

Course Outline


 		or
Spring Athletic Announcing +++ two e 		 
SPE 111
Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences.

Course Outline


 Introduction to Speech Communication
3

Career Elective
3
  Total Semester Hours:
24
 


Total Program Hours: 24

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