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- November 28, 2005
Des Moines station WHO donates television news set to Greenlee School
of Journalism and Communication
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John Bachman sat here. So did Kathryn Pritchard, Keith Murphy and Ed
Wilson.
And beginning next fall several Iowa State broadcasters will sit there
as well.
Des Moines' NBC affiliate WHO recently donated the station's old television
news set to the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication for use
by electronic media students.
"We are incredibly grateful to WHO-TV,” said Michael Bugeja, professor
and director of the Greenlee School. "The station is to be commended not
only by students and faculty who will benefit from this magnificent gift,
but by the citizens of Iowa, because this example of corporate giving
will pay dividends here in the state.
"Our School will send new generations of journalists professionally prepared
to report the issues of the day, keeping the public informed.”
Shelley Rouse, a lecturer in the Greenlee School, was instrumental in
helping Bugeja obtain the donation, with a little help from Greenlee alumnus
and current WHO broadcaster Dan Winters.
Rouse and Bugeja are in the process of getting the set to Ames. The hope
is to accomplish that in the spring semester and set up the set in two
broadcast locations so that Greenlee students can begin using it fall
2006.
"It's a massive set," Rouse said, noting that estimates indicate
it will take two semi-trucks to bring the furniture to Ames.
"We're working with (ISU) purchasing to contact the original designer
of the set to figure out how to break it down and get it to campus,"
she added. "We want to be strategic to where we put the set to enhance
the news portion of our broadcasting program."
Initial plans are to place a portion of the set in the Anderson Studio,
located in the basement of Hamilton Hall. Additional parts of the set
will be sent to the Communications Building where it will be used on ISU-TV.
The news set will be used in classroom settings as well as on current
and future programs on ISU-TV.
"We want to be real careful about the donation," Rouse said.
"We don't want to have it abused and torn apart which happens sometimes
because sets are consistently moved around a television studio for several
different shows."
The news set, which has an estimated value of $60,000, includes backdrops,
desks and risers, as well as an attached weather center.
"This is not something we (the Greenlee School) could even begin
to purchase on our own," Rouse said. "We want to put it to good
use.
"The students graduating from our program have such great qualifications
now and I think WHO wanted to help to contribute to making their experience
even better."
Bugeja noted that WHO-TV, along with other broadcast news outlets, also
has sponsored a paid internship-scholarship for a Greenlee student in
2006.
"We are delighted by this partnership,” He added. "We'll take good
care of that WHO-TV set and showcase that to our alumni and friends when
they visit us."
Rouse added that the addition to the WHO news set to ISU-TV and the Greenlee
School will provide a better educational experience for broadcasting students.
"Simulating a real news show when you have the aesthetics of a real set
will really enrich the experience for our students,” she said. "Now when
the students go back on look at the tape to see what they produced it
will really feel like they've experienced what a professional would.
"It will be a great resume builder for our students.”
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