Do you support the continued funding of $5.90, (of the $5.90 collected, $4.99 goes to the program and $0.91 for Return to Aid) per undergraduate student per quarter and $5.15 (of the $5.15 collected, $4.24 goes to the program and which $0.91 for Return to Aid) for summer quarter for the AS/KCSB-FM Professional Broadcast Media & Journalism Staff?
Pro Statements
AS/KCSB-FM professional staff in broadcast media and journalism form an integral and necessary part of the successful operation of UCSB’s campus radio station and the student experience. Career staff are responsible not only for safeguarding station assets by ensuring compliance with University, State, and Federal regulations, but they also provide valuable mentoring, training, and skills-sharing in a multitude of areas, including broadcasting, journalism, sportscasting, sound engineering, digital content production, event planning, budgeting, public relations and marketing, and leadership
development.
As a university licensee, KCSB’s mandate is educational, therefore career staff are teaching students about community media in the public interest. This is achieved by providing free public service announcements, news coverage for campus and local organizations, and emergency communications for signal area communities and student populations. Staff are mentors, providing a next-steps education for students as they prepare for careers beyond the university. Skills acquired here touch industries ranging from entertainment to broadcasting, journalism, and non-profit media management.
Career staff provide essential continuity of service at KCSB, a station widely recognized for its communications services (KCSB News, Sports News coverage of Gaucho Athletics; coverage of the local music scene); its partnerships with other campus initiatives (UCSB Reads, Multicultural Center); and for its exceptional level of Gaucho alumni engagement.
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