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Issue Date: 10/11/04
Campus radio debuts sports talk program
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"The Starting Lineup" debuted their vocal stylings on Sept. 7 after students spent three weeks of preparation in their sports broadcasting class.
The hour-long program, featured on KKSM AM 1320 on Tuesday nights from 6 to 7 p.m., focuses on local, regional and national sports news packed with features such as guest interviews, field reports, and the trivia spot "Five Question Mania."
"We start locally with the Padres, the San Diego State Aztecs, and we move on to regional and then national," said sports broadcasting professor Jon Chelesnik. "We always try to include something to do with Palomar, either football, soccer or basketball."
The format of the show is the brainchild of this semester's students.
"They start from scratch at the beginning of the semester. They format the show during the first class meeting, and they go live by their third week," said student program director, Zeb Navarro. "It gives anybody the opportunity to produce their own program."
The class itself meets from the start of the show at 6 p.m. until 8:50 p.m., but students involved in hosting that night's show meet an hour before the class starts to gather information and ideas for the night's programming.
"We have to decide rather quickly what's important and what people want to know about," said sports broadcasting student Paul Drivas.
The students are introduced to lecture material after each show and immediately begin putting it to use on air. Each show features one anchor and two hosts, as well as special reports from other students. A rotating shift ensures that everyone gets equal time on-air.
Chelesnik said this hands-on strategy, mixed with a broader view of the sports world, enhances the student's education.
"We want to try to sound like a San Diego radio show," Chelesnik said. "We don't want to sound like a campus radio show. We want the students to get in the frame of mind of working for a major radio station."
The hour-long program, featured on KKSM AM 1320 on Tuesday nights from 6 to 7 p.m., focuses on local, regional and national sports news packed with features such as guest interviews, field reports, and the trivia spot "Five Question Mania."
"We start locally with the Padres, the San Diego State Aztecs, and we move on to regional and then national," said sports broadcasting professor Jon Chelesnik. "We always try to include something to do with Palomar, either football, soccer or basketball."
The format of the show is the brainchild of this semester's students.
"They start from scratch at the beginning of the semester. They format the show during the first class meeting, and they go live by their third week," said student program director, Zeb Navarro. "It gives anybody the opportunity to produce their own program."
The class itself meets from the start of the show at 6 p.m. until 8:50 p.m., but students involved in hosting that night's show meet an hour before the class starts to gather information and ideas for the night's programming.
"We have to decide rather quickly what's important and what people want to know about," said sports broadcasting student Paul Drivas.
The students are introduced to lecture material after each show and immediately begin putting it to use on air. Each show features one anchor and two hosts, as well as special reports from other students. A rotating shift ensures that everyone gets equal time on-air.
Chelesnik said this hands-on strategy, mixed with a broader view of the sports world, enhances the student's education.
"We want to try to sound like a San Diego radio show," Chelesnik said. "We don't want to sound like a campus radio show. We want the students to get in the frame of mind of working for a major radio station."
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