On Friday, December 24, 2004, at 02:44 PM, Ray Marshall wrote:
I can see the value of the Department of Transportation broadcasting traffic
information. But at a time when low power broadcasting is just about to
come into its own, maybe the issue should be changed into an investigation
as to why the Minneapolis Schools have a radio station at all.
Through circumstances beyond my control, I wound up as a child in Honolulu. When I entered high school, the principal, Mr. Charles Henry, was diligently and relentlessly holding raffles, fairs, and all kinds of fundraising efforts to buy a school "radio" system. It was a PA system on hormones, but over it we "broadcast" the daily news, did a weekly news roundup, performed a monthly radio play, and interviewed guests from all over the city. We also learned to go out and appear on the new "live" television and made appearances to promote school events on real radio stations. Our "engineers" also learned how to use and repair the equipment. We thought we were engaged in real radio. We were learning real journalism. Mr. Henry was our station manager and teacher.
Let no one doubt the value of radio in the hands of educators.
The lesson was learned so well that when MIGIZI first began, we replicated Mr. Henry's curriculum - teach all aspects from producing to managing and let the students produce to the best of their ability.
Our youngest intern - 16 years old - came straight from a recommendation by KBEM staff. We accepted her. She is now a non profit executive for a very large enterprise.
One of our higher ed interns is now a talent on one of the major U.S. networks.
In between these two are hundreds of other examples that demonstrate the power of using radio to teach young people. My concern is that Minneapolis Schools under uses this great resource. It is one of the best teachers the district has.
Best,
Laura Southeast Minneapolis
Laura Waterman Wittstock MIGIZI Communications, Inc. 3123 East Lake Street Minneapolis, MN 55406 612.721.6631 ext 219 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.migizi.org http://laurawatermanwittstock.blogspot.com/
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