Pitt State broadcasting students hone skills at MIAA basketball tournament
Students from Pitt State, Central Missouri, and Fort Hays produced broadcasts of the 2023 MIAA Basketball Tournament in Kansas City.
Key takeaways:
- The 2023 MIAA Basketball Tournament was fully student run.
- Students earned real-life experiences about what it is like to work in the media industry.
- Students earned networking connections with other universities.
The 2023 MIAA Basketball Tournament was held in Kansas City and produced and broadcast by Pitt State, Central Missouri and Fort Hays students.
This tournament gave students the chance to understand what it was like to work in the media industry and if this was the career they wanted to pursue.
Students had to opportunities to run positions such as
- Producing
- Directing
- Technical Directing
- Replay
- Graphics
- Camera Operator
- Court Camera Operator
- Play-by-play and Color
They had the chance to interact with students from other universities to learn how different their equipment was and how they ran their broadcasts. This also allowed them to network with other universities since they’ll be entering the workforce around the same time.
