The 2010-11 Ball State Sports Link year begins in August with 16 students earning class credit for sports media and production -- the only immersive learning sports media program in the nation.
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Ball State Sports Link Expands For Fall 2010
MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State Sports Link, the immersive learning experience which is a national leader in sports media and production, has expanded to include a total of 19 students for the Fall 2010 semester.
Ball State Sports Link, under the direction of TCOM instructor Chris Taylor, graduate assistant Steven Albritton and Teleplex professional Bill Bryant, officially started the semester with an exclusive partnership with the Mid-American Conference in July. Sports Link entered an exclusive partnership with the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to provide the league with video packages during the upcoming football season.
Fall 2010 Productions:
The program will return its production of Ball State Sports “Link-ed IN”, an all-sports webcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Aug. 31. The webcasts are exclusive to www.ballstatesports.com and Sports Link’s social media platforms.
In addition, The Ball State Sports Link Update radio reports begin Sept. 1 and air every Wednesday and Friday on 50,000-watt Hit Country WMDH 102.5 FM during “The Morning Brew” -- reaching over 18 counties in Indiana and Ohio. ESPN 1340, Muncie’s premier all-sports station, and WCRD 91.3 FM will also air the reports.
Ball State Sports Link will also produce a new monthly sports magazine show called Be A Fan: Ball State Sports Link which will air on WIPB-TV, Comcast Indiana and Fox College Sports. The show debuts Sept. 29.
The 2010 Fall semester live remotes -- using the University’s 40-foot HD production truck – include a Homecoming Week Special from the University’s new $40-million Student Recreation and Wellness Center, soccer and women’s volleyball in October, along with men’s and women’s basketball in November and December.
The live events will be available nationally on Fox College Sports, throughout the state on Comcast Indiana 81 and locally on Cardinal Vision. All events will be streamed online at
www.ballstatesports.com.
About Ball State Sports Link:
During the semester, students will produce a broad range of media from live remote productions, live-to-tape events, television programs (WIPB-TV , Comcast Indiana, ESPN Networks, Fox Sports Net, Cardinal Vision 57), student-athlete features and webcasts. Other facets of the immersion program include radio, newspapers, podcasts and the use of mobile technology and interactivity via the web.
To maintain a focus on cross-platform promotion, students repackage the feature stories they create for local use at Ball State and send them to local news stations and outlets in the hometown of the featured player—on any platform the station may require.
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