Within the School of Communication and Media, Gray built and taught a workshop course on producing children’s media, with the goal of going from concept to finished pilot in 14 weeks. She created an interdisciplinary experience, by networking with department heads and professors across Education, Theater, and Film to simulate the level of collaboration needed in professional life while also elevating the creative scope of the semester project. Additionally, she leveraged industry contacts to secure class speakers acting as subject matter experts.

Blue’s Clues & You! features Josh Dela Cruz ’11 as the human sidekick to cartoon puppy Blue.

Learn more about the connection between Blue’s Clues & You! and 麻豆传媒在线:

• Blue’s Clues and Josh Dela Cruz
• Alumni Voices: From 麻豆传媒在线 Musical Theater Major to Blue’s Clues Host

The station鈥檚 strong performance was highlighted by wins in diverse categories spanning drama, community service, sports, and station management.

WMSC鈥檚 first place awards include:

• Best Radio Drama for 鈥淭he Mysteries of Rathorne III鈥�
• Best Community Outreach Program for 鈥淭rans Day of Visibility in 麻豆传媒在线鈥�
• Best Sports Play-by-Play in Soccer coverage
• Best Promotion Director awarded to Shannon Daly, who earned her first win after her second nomination

Additionally, WMSC received finalist recognition in the following prestigious categories:

• Best Station in the Nation (more than 10,000 students)
• Best Live Music Broadcast for WMSC Unplugged 鈥淕oldie鈥�
• Best Morning Show for 鈥淭he Thursday Edition of The Morning Buzz鈥�
• Best Spot News for 鈥溌槎勾皆谙� Film Festival Opening Night Recap鈥�
• Best Campus-Community News for 鈥淐ampus Protest Report鈥�
• Best Podcast for 鈥淢aybe Museums Are Actually For Me鈥�
• Best Giveaway for 鈥淭he Notebook on Broadway鈥�
• Best Spot News Interview for 鈥淲MSC FOCUS: Does Your Fed Have Your Best Interest in Mind?鈥�
• Best Show Intro for 鈥淭hespian Therapy with Jared Tauber鈥�
• Best Sports Play-by-Play (Football) for 麻豆传媒在线 vs WP
• Best Business Director for Aly Erario

鈥淭hese awards reflect the incredible talent, creativity and dedication of our student broadcasters. From compelling dramatic storytelling to inclusive community programming and exceptional sports coverage, our team continues to demonstrate excellence across all facets of broadcasting.鈥�

-Program Director, Emol McCormack

The impressive showing at this year鈥檚 IBS Awards continues to underscore 麻豆传媒在线鈥檚 commitment to strong mentoring and support of students in the broadcast arts.

For more information about WMSC Radio, please visit or contact General Manager, Anabella Poland.

Keynote speaker Jon Crowley, Executive Director of the NJ Motion Picture & Television Commission offered career advice to students and also noted that NJ currently has 12 major productions shooting in the state and is consistently among the top three states with the most production activity, behind only California and New York. Associate Director David Schoner was also in attendance, chatting with students and giving advice as well.

Due to the overwhelmingly positive response, we have already begun planning for M.O.S.T. 2025! Stay tuned!

The students were awarded first place in the category of Best Audio Promo for their piece “This is WMSC” and Best Student Media Website. Additionally, a collaborative effort between WMSC and Hawk+ was awarded first place in the Best Video Special Broadcast category for “Focus: Our Election”.

“Winning the award for Best Student Media Website is a tremendous honor, and it’s a testament to the hard work and creativity of our student web team,” said Emol McCormack, WMSC’s Program and Music Director who managed the website for the past three years. “WMSC has given me the platform to grow as a multimedia storyteller and hone my skills in web design and digital content creation. This recognition will inspire us to continue raising the bar and providing an engaging online experience for our listeners and the broader campus community.”

In addition to the first place awards, 麻豆传媒在线 students also earned second place in the following categories: Best Documentary (“Trans Day of Visibility”), Best Hard News Reporting (“Phoenix Homelessness and Possible Solutions”), and Best Feature News Reporting (“Cowboy College”). The station also received two fourth place awards: Best Promo (“Thespian Therapy”) and Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Show (“It’s Showtime”)

About WMSC:

WMSC is a non-commercial, alternative rock and talk college radio station located in New Jersey and owned by 麻豆传媒在线. WMSC broadcasts at 90.3 MHz, online at www.wmscradio.com and is also available on the iHeartRadio App & Platforms. It is the mission of WMSC to provide an educational and pre-professional experience in a co-curricular activity for the student body of 麻豆传媒在线 fostering student learning, professional advancement and civic engagement.

The park had previously been a blight on Paterson鈥檚 First Ward neighborhood. The mayor also provided students with a tour of the river walkway project at the Great Falls. The assignment offered students a hands-on educational experience in covering live events and issue reporting.

Keynote speaker Jon Crowley, Executive Director of the NJ Motion Picture & Television Commission offered career advice to students and also noted that NJ currently has 12 major productions shooting in the state and is consistently among the top three states with the most production activity, behind only California and New York. Associate Director David Schoner was also in attendance, chatting with students and giving advice as well.

Due to the overwhelmingly positive response, we have already begun planning for M.O.S.T. 2025! Stay tuned!

This year’s WCRD theme was “The Soundtrack of Democracy,” and GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum singer/songwriter Gavin DeGraw was tapped as the official WCRD 2024 Ambassador.

assembled an ambitious 32-hour marathon broadcast, which included special shows by DJs, “mega-unplugged,” an info-desk concert, a special edition of WMSC’s Morning Buzz, and, a perennial fan-favorite event, “Golf Cart Karaoke.”

World College Radio Day was established in 2010 with the mission to connect thousands of college radio listeners around the world and celebrate the importance of college radio. It is a day that encourages new listeners to discover a new station and a time for programmers and station members to celebrate their station and their time within the station.

WMSC is a non-commercial, alternative rock and talk college radio station located in New Jersey and owned by 麻豆传媒在线. WMSC broadcasts at 90.3 MHz, online at www.wmscradio.com and is also available on the iHeartRadio App & Platforms. It is the mission of WMSC to provide an educational and pre-professional experience in a co-curricular activity for the student body of 麻豆传媒在线 fostering student learning, professional advancement and civic engagement.

The Folio Awards are 鈥渢he gold standard for the best in news and social media,鈥� and this is the fourth straight year 麻豆传媒在线 SCM students received recognition for their work.

Eight SCM students and Professor Vernard Gantt represented 17 other students from three teams at the ceremony at the Garden City Hotel on Long Island.The teams won in the following categories:

Best Newscast (Student)
麻豆传媒在线 News Lab
Air date: Oct. 24, 2023
Honorees: Isabella Alvarez, Producer; Nino DeNino, Producer; Tyler Granata, Senior Producer;聽 Peter Guziejewski,听Senior Producer;聽Kelly Meagher, Senior Producer; Tais Suazo, Producer.

Arts & Culture News (Student)
#FOCUS Fashion.This 30-minute magazine style news show was shot on campus and in New York City. Students reported on fashion trends, and how our clothing and accessory choices may signify diversity, inclusion and cultural interests.
Air date: May 5, 2023
Honorees: Celeste Battle, Producer; Emma Caughlan, Producer; Ashleigh Corby, Senior Producer; Emmi Denovellis, Producer; Emily Dolan, Editor; Julia Egan, Senior Producer; Peter Guziejewski, Editor; Grace Keane, Producer; Frank Konze, Producer; Katie Lawrence, Producer; Hayley Meyewski, Producer; Brooke Mitchell, Producer; Bernice Ndegwa, Producer; Sam Ondrush, Producer; Grace Rowland, Producer;聽 Sofia Russo, Producer; Tia Singleton, Producer.

Best Talk Show (Student)
#FOCUS Food: Our Stories. This show brought together people from diverse backgrounds for a discussion of culture, food and identity over a delicious meal.
Air Date:聽Nov. 20, 2023
Honoress: Ashleigh Corby and Izzy Conklin, Senior Producers; Terry Dickerson, Producer; Michelle Ruiz, Director;聽Peter Guziejewski, Editor.

鈥�#FOCUS: Fashion was the first project I had the chance to Senior Produce and was one that set a trajectory for my post-grad career in broadcast news,鈥� said Ashleigh Corby, who received her BA in Journalism and Digital Media as part of the Class of 2024. 鈥淲orking with 14 other producers and several field crews to tell stories that were meaningful to our team taught me how to lead a team of my peers while having fun. This Fair Media Council Folio Award speaks volumes to the quality work and time our team put in and the journalism program and faculty who鈥檝e helped us.鈥�

鈥�#FOCUS Food: Our Stories highlighted the importance of continuing to learn more about the nuances of identity and culture in America,鈥� said Terry Dickerson, a Journalism and Digital Media major from the Class of 2024. 鈥淭he power of this show was the result of a team that understood and valued handling everyone鈥檚 stories with care and empathy. I am so grateful to have hosted this show and to have collaborated with the best creatives that the School of Communication and Media has to offer.鈥�

Professor Mark Effron who runs the 麻豆传媒在线 News Lab course with Professor Gantt and oversees the #FOCUS projects said, 鈥淵ear after year, our students work hard on their multimedia reporting, editing and production skills, so for them to receive this recognition for their diverse storytelling efforts is a huge honor. I am also excited that all of these great programs were streamed on our student-run streaming service,听where each of these award-winning programs are still available to watch for free, on-demand.鈥�

Last year, students won FOLIO Awards for Best Newscast 鈥� Student and for Coronavirus Pandemic Coverage 鈥� Student. In 2022, 麻豆传媒在线 SCM teams won for a 鈥溌槎勾皆谙� Drag鈥� special and 鈥淏est Newscast,鈥� and in 2021 for FOCUS: Democracy and 2020 coverage of the Pandemic.

The Folio Awards recognizes quality news on the hyperlocal Long Island, New York City regional and National levels, and is considered among the industry-leading awards.聽聽is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that advocates for quality news and works to create a media-savvy society.

About the School of Communication and Media:聽The School of Communication and Media offers a range of dynamic programs in communication and media to a talented and diverse student population of over 1,800. Offering degrees in film and television, social media and public relations, advertising, journalism and digital media, sports communication, communication and media studies, animation and visual effects, and an MA devoted to strategic communication, the School prepares the next generation of communication and media practitioners and leaders. The School houses award-winning student programs that include聽,听聽newspaper,听聽聽Agency, the聽,听聽OTT streaming platform, and聽, as well as the聽, which serves the public by working to grow and strengthen local journalism. Student projects and programs continue to receive聽 national recognition annually, including recent honors from PRSSA鈥檚 Bateman Competition, an Edward R Murrow Award, several Marconi Award nominations, and a College Television Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

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Media Contact: Keith Green, School of Communication and Media, 973-655-3701 or聽greenk@montclair.edu

This year’s client was Culturs, a global lifestyle network that enhances community and fosters human connection between cross-cultural populations including racially and culturally blended individuals. The missing 鈥渆鈥� in Culturs represents the often-hidden diversities of these populations.聽

Throughout the academic year, the 麻豆传媒在线 team conducted extensive research with the 麻豆传媒在线 community to discover insights for its robust on and offline campaign.聽 Their findings highlighted that more than half of students who identify as multi-ethnic have felt out of place or not fully belonging to one culture; and that 60% of respondents felt their culture was represented on campus but didn鈥檛 feel fully seen or heard.

The 麻豆传媒在线 Culturs campaign was developed by five SCM students: Rianna Cafaro (鈥�24), Gabriella Castillo (鈥�24), Diana Ochoa-Perez (鈥�24), Kaylee Seitz (鈥�25) and Gina-Marie Zoccoli (鈥�25). Professor Mary Scott served as the faculty advisor for the third consecutive year, SVP Communications at United Entertainment Group Heter Myers was the industry advisor and SCM Professor Erin Weinberg provided聽critical support and guidance to the team.聽

“Participating in this competition provided my team and I a deep understanding of and experience in executing a PR campaign from start to finish.” Cafaro said. “麻豆传媒在线 Culturs created a movement that soared beyond our expectations and I am so proud of the work we accomplished.”

The 麻豆传媒在线 students advanced to the finals of the competition against teams from BYU and winner University of Florida, and over eight other semi-final teams that received honorable mention. PRSSA received 45 campagn entries.聽

The 麻豆传媒在线 Culturs campaign set out to establish an inclusive community that celebrates cultural diversity through engaging conversations and shared learning experiences, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of multiculturalism.

Highlights of the 麻豆传媒在线 team’s campaign and presentation to a panel of judges on May 2 in New York City included:

• The Melting Pot Meals聽:聽 a collaborative digital and printed cookbook featuring 麻豆传媒在线 students sharing cultural dishes from around the world and the significance of these recipes.
• Cultur-ella: Inspired by Coachella, the team hosted a festival celebrating the cultures of 麻豆传媒在线 through dance, music, and art. The more than 300 attendees made cultural bracelets, danced alongside the LASO dance troupe, 麻豆传媒在线 West African Drumming, and influencer Jerseyy Joe, and also learned about the many cultural organizations on campus including Daughta Speaks, the Dominican Student Organization (DSO), the Korean Culture and Language Association (KCLA), the Latin American Student Organization(LASO), the Mexican-American Student Association (MASA), and the Veteran and Military Resource office.
• Cultural Print: More than 500 people took the pledge to embrace cultural diversity and shared their personal cultural print on our world map representing their heritage and ethnicities.

• Living in Full Color: An Intimate Conversation on Culture:聽 聽a curated conversation with NBC and Telemundo, 麻豆传媒在线 faculty and students on multiculturalism and 21st-century diversity.聽 Kicked off by Provost Junius Gonzales and hosted by Associate Provost for Hispanic Initiatives and International Programs Katia Paz Goldfarb, the event featured WNBC reporter Checkey Beckford and聽 Telemundo 47鈥檚 Ashley Chaparro, Yessi Hernandez and Alexa Rodriguez.聽聽

鈥淧articipating in this year鈥檚 Bateman Challenge was a dream assignment for our team especially since we saw an authentic impact on the entire campus community,” Professor Scott said. “Inspired by our client Culturs鈥� mission, the team built and successfully implemented a campaign that provided a platform and addressed the unmet needs of our richly diverse campus 鈥� enabling important conversations, rich storytelling, fostering a more connected community and a commitment to future actions. I am immensely proud of our students who worked incredibly hard to execute a strategic campaign that was worthy of this national recognition.”

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About the School of Communication and Media:聽The School of Communication and Media offers a range of dynamic programs in communication and media to a talented and diverse student population of over 1,800. Offering degrees in film and television, social media and public relations, advertising, journalism and digital media, sports communication, communication and media studies, animation and visual effects, and an MA devoted to strategic communication, the School prepares the next generation of communication and media practitioners and leaders. The School houses award-winning student programs that include聽,听聽newspaper,听聽聽Agency, the聽,听聽OTT streaming platform, and聽, as well as the聽, which serves the public by working to grow and strengthen local journalism. Student projects and programs have recently received national recognition from PRSSA鈥檚 Bateman Competition, an Edward R Murrow Award, several Marconi Award nominations, and a College Television Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Media Contact: Keith Green, School of Communication and Media, 973-655-3701 or聽greenk@montclair.edu

The NAMM Show is an annual trade show in the United States organized by the , which describes it as “the industry’s largest stage, uniting the global music, sound, and entertainment technology communities.”

I am beyond grateful for my experience at NAMM through the Lamond GenNext Award. Getting to immerse myself into this convention for the first time was musically, educationally, and socially exhilarating. I made connections with professionals and students across the nation who love music and audio just like I do! I absolutely intend on going back in years to come, and highly recommend that music and audio students apply for this life changing scholarship. Thank you to Dr. David Sanders and Dr. Bryan Powell for their guidance and support during the application process and NAMM experience!

— Alexa Tabbacchino, ’24 (Recording Arts and Production)