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WPPB TO CARRY UPSTATE DRAGONS GAMES
WPPB The Pulse, the award-winning student-run online radio station of Anderson Districts 1 & 2 Career and Technology Center, will be the 2018 radio home of the Upstate Dragons of the American Arena League. The Dragons begin play March 31 at the Civic Center of Anderson.
WPPB, heard at mypulseradio.com, the TuneIn app, and the free WPPB The Pulse app, will stream play-by-play of all 10 regular season games and any postseason contests in addition to a weekly coach’s show featuring Dragons head coach Kent Merideth.
ACTC Media Broadcasting Instructor and WPPB Advisor John Boone will spearhead the coverage with graduates and up-and-coming sportscasters in his program. “This is an awesome and unique opportunity for our students, WPPB, and our school,” Boone said. “We’re going to do our best to provide a top-notch listening experience.” Once the voice of the Carolina Rhinos in af2 arena football, Boone will handle the play-by-play duties, with Wren graduate Clayton Jones doing color commentary. Various students will take care of pregame, halftime, and postgame shows, and may get their chance to call games as the season progresses.
“We are thrilled to partner with WPPB The Pulse Radio,” Dragons Co-Owner and General Manager Mary Ann Hamby-Rivest said. “We are excited not only that listeners can enjoy live arena football where and how they want it, but also that ACTC students will be joining the Dragons Family and learning play-by-play media broadcasting. We believe that partnerships like this are a win not only for the students and Dragons organization but also for our fans and surrounding community.”
The Dragons video stream their games live on the team’s YouTube Channel with Bob Fitzpatrick and Luke Ruff providing the call. The channel also includes numerous features on the team and an HBO Hard Knocks-style documentary of its history and progress. The Dragons’ schedule and ticket information is available at dragonsfootball17.com
WPPB, recently named 2018 National High School Radio Station of the Year by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, Inc. was founded in October, 2012 by the students of ACTC’s Media Broadcasting program, representing Wren, Palmetto, Powdersville and Belton-Honea Path High Schools. Find more information at mypulseradio.com.
WPPB, heard at mypulseradio.com, the TuneIn app, and the free WPPB The Pulse app, will stream play-by-play of all 10 regular season games and any postseason contests in addition to a weekly coach’s show featuring Dragons head coach Kent Merideth.
ACTC Media Broadcasting Instructor and WPPB Advisor John Boone will spearhead the coverage with graduates and up-and-coming sportscasters in his program. “This is an awesome and unique opportunity for our students, WPPB, and our school,” Boone said. “We’re going to do our best to provide a top-notch listening experience.” Once the voice of the Carolina Rhinos in af2 arena football, Boone will handle the play-by-play duties, with Wren graduate Clayton Jones doing color commentary. Various students will take care of pregame, halftime, and postgame shows, and may get their chance to call games as the season progresses.
“We are thrilled to partner with WPPB The Pulse Radio,” Dragons Co-Owner and General Manager Mary Ann Hamby-Rivest said. “We are excited not only that listeners can enjoy live arena football where and how they want it, but also that ACTC students will be joining the Dragons Family and learning play-by-play media broadcasting. We believe that partnerships like this are a win not only for the students and Dragons organization but also for our fans and surrounding community.”
The Dragons video stream their games live on the team’s YouTube Channel with Bob Fitzpatrick and Luke Ruff providing the call. The channel also includes numerous features on the team and an HBO Hard Knocks-style documentary of its history and progress. The Dragons’ schedule and ticket information is available at dragonsfootball17.com
WPPB, recently named 2018 National High School Radio Station of the Year by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, Inc. was founded in October, 2012 by the students of ACTC’s Media Broadcasting program, representing Wren, Palmetto, Powdersville and Belton-Honea Path High Schools. Find more information at mypulseradio.com.
WPPB EARNS STATION OF THE YEAR HONOR
WPPB The Pulse, the student-run online radio station of Anderson Districts 1 & 2 Career and Technology Center, won 2018 Best High School Radio Station in the Nation March 2 at the 78th Intercollegiate Broadcast System Student Media Conference and Awards in New York City.
In its fourth year in the competition, South Carolina’s only high school student-run station won first-place awards in a school-record 12 different categories and was a finalist in 15 more. It is the first time WPPB has won the Station of the Year award. In all, 17 schools from across the country won awards at the conference and many more participated.
Leading the way for WPPB was Wren High School senior and station manager Josh Miller, who won Best Logo and Best Show Poster (both designed by ACTC Digital Art and Design senior Graysen Walsh) and Best Comedy Program for his radio show Beenied Weenies, which he co-hosts with Wren seniors Ben Hidde and Daniel Saxon. Miller also won Best Artist Interview, produced with Saxon, featuring Easley musician Seth Stillwell. Palmetto High School senior Casey Boone won Best Program Director, Best Event Promo, and Best Use of Video in the Radio Studio for That Show With Those Guys, with fellow Palmetto seniors Rhett Herin and Jacob Wood. Belton-Honea Path senior Makayla Evans, the station’s news director, took Best Interview and Best News Promotion, and teamed with seniors Cole Bryant of Wren and Rylee Ellison of BHP to win Best Radio Drama for Disastrous: Levels of Hell. And Bryant joined with Wren senior Trevor Alexander to win Best Political News Coverage.
WPPB was founded in October, 2012 by the students of ACTC’s Media Broadcasting program, representing Wren, Palmetto, Powdersville and Belton-Honea Path High Schools. It can be heard at mypulseradio.com, with the TuneIn app, or with the free WPPB The Pulse app in app stores. Further listening options are in the works. The station’s format consists of a variety of popular music, current to decades-old, sandwiched around an equally diverse selection of student productions and live programs, news, live sports, and community events.
The station is part of the Media Broadcasting program at ACTC, which, along with its radio/audio production department, also boasts an award-winning Film department.
In its fourth year in the competition, South Carolina’s only high school student-run station won first-place awards in a school-record 12 different categories and was a finalist in 15 more. It is the first time WPPB has won the Station of the Year award. In all, 17 schools from across the country won awards at the conference and many more participated.
Leading the way for WPPB was Wren High School senior and station manager Josh Miller, who won Best Logo and Best Show Poster (both designed by ACTC Digital Art and Design senior Graysen Walsh) and Best Comedy Program for his radio show Beenied Weenies, which he co-hosts with Wren seniors Ben Hidde and Daniel Saxon. Miller also won Best Artist Interview, produced with Saxon, featuring Easley musician Seth Stillwell. Palmetto High School senior Casey Boone won Best Program Director, Best Event Promo, and Best Use of Video in the Radio Studio for That Show With Those Guys, with fellow Palmetto seniors Rhett Herin and Jacob Wood. Belton-Honea Path senior Makayla Evans, the station’s news director, took Best Interview and Best News Promotion, and teamed with seniors Cole Bryant of Wren and Rylee Ellison of BHP to win Best Radio Drama for Disastrous: Levels of Hell. And Bryant joined with Wren senior Trevor Alexander to win Best Political News Coverage.
WPPB was founded in October, 2012 by the students of ACTC’s Media Broadcasting program, representing Wren, Palmetto, Powdersville and Belton-Honea Path High Schools. It can be heard at mypulseradio.com, with the TuneIn app, or with the free WPPB The Pulse app in app stores. Further listening options are in the works. The station’s format consists of a variety of popular music, current to decades-old, sandwiched around an equally diverse selection of student productions and live programs, news, live sports, and community events.
The station is part of the Media Broadcasting program at ACTC, which, along with its radio/audio production department, also boasts an award-winning Film department.
WPPB Finalist in 27 categories for 2018 ibs media awardsLed by Station Manager Josh Miller's eight nominations, WPPB The Pulse will collect the second-most trophies in its history at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System's National Conference and Media Awards in March, 2018.
The 26 trophies are second only to the 33 won a year ago, but Miller's team hopes to best the seven first place trophies won in 2017. Working with Miller on the "Beenied Weenies" show, Daniel Saxon will take home six awards and Ben Hidde four. Program Director Casey Boone also got four nods, News Director Makayla Evans and Trevor Alexander three each. WPPB is also a finalist for Best Facilities and Best High School Radio Station. If you would like to support these students as they travel to New York City for the conference March 1-4, please click the DONATE button below or give Instructor/Advisor John Boone a call at 864.847.4121 ext. 2141. |
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