WORKSHOP COVERS CAREERS IN RADIO.Byline: Posted by Fred Shuster valleynews.com user Everybody in radio knows Scott Mason <noinclude> Scott Robert Mason (born July 27, 1976 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia and died April 9, 2005, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for the Tasmanian Tigers. , one of the longest-running local broadcasting guys around. Along with the Open Line talk forum he moderates at 6 a.m. Sundays on local stations KROQ and Jack FM, Mason is a top engineer for CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Radio's outlets up and down the West Coast. He also does something few others in the biz have even attempted. Mason teaches a thorough, up-to-date introductory class for folks of any age interested in a radio career. Now entering its eighth year, "Radio Programming and Production" at Los Angeles Valley College LAVC redirects here. For the software library, see libavcodec. The university is adjacent to Grant High School. Often called "Valley College" or simply "Valley" by those who frequent the campus, it opened its doors to the public on September 12, 1949, at which time the campus was in Valley Glen is a workshop in contemporary radio covering announcing, live-mike performance, station operations and other topics. The class also includes lab work on KVCM, the campus radio station. "What they learn is basically an overview of how a radio station operates, and the functions within the station, like news, traffic, sales, on-air programming," Mason explained. "They learn how to run the latest equipment." Students are now being accepted for the spring semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s of the class, which is taught in two sections. While Mason heads up the two-hour Saturday morning session, Gail Natasia takes over Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Former students have snagged snag n. 1. A rough, sharp, or jagged protuberance, as: a. A tree or a part of a tree that protrudes above the surface in a body of water. Also called sawyer. See Regional Note at preacher. b. A snaggletooth. radio jobs throughout the country, including on-air shifts at medium and small markets of various formats. "You would be hard-pressed to find anyone with Scott's expertise not only working in radio today, but willing to impart that knowledge to others," said Kristen Le Falle, a former "Radio Programming and Production" student who is currently assistant to the program director at KLOS KLOS Kill and Loot on Sight (gaming guild) . "Scott's students, if they did the work (and believe me, it was work), left his class prepared for an internship internship /in·tern·ship/ (in´tern-ship) the position or term of service of an intern in a hospital. internship, n the course work or practicum conducted in a professional dental clinic. or entry-level radio job." With Mason's guidance, Le Falle landed her first full-time radio job as a production engineer at Westwood One Westwood One, Inc. (NYSE: WON) is the largest radio network in the United States based on programming quantity. It is based in the city of New York, and it is managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation. History The company was founded by Norman J. before heading to KLOS seven years ago. She is now a key member of the station's music programming team. The class, which provides three units of college credit, is open to students of any age. Mason's section of the class, which costs $60 per student, met for the first time Feb. 10, but enrollment is still being accepted. Registration is available at www.lavc.edu or by calling (818) 988-2222. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Former radio student Domagoj Gotovac, left, and broadcasting professor Scott Mason sit at a radio control panel. Provided by Scott Mason special to valleynews.com |
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