{"id":31834,"date":"2026-02-27T11:06:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=31834"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:13:21","slug":"broadcast-communication-open-house-at-lake-land-college","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/calendar\/31834-broadcast-communication-open-house-at-lake-land-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadcast Communication Open House at Lake Land College"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-tribe_events pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The Lake Land College Broadcast Communication Department will host an open house on Friday, March 20, from noon &#8211; 2:00 p.m.\u00a0 The event will take place following Laker Visit Day, and lunch will be provided at noon.<\/p>\n<p>The open house is an opportunity for prospective students to learn about Lake Land\u2019s Broadcast Communication program.\u00a0 Attendees will get to ask questions, learn about career options in broadcast communication, meet with faculty and current students, enjoy hands-on activities with state-of-the-art audio and video equipment, and tour the College\u2019s student-run FM radio station, WLKL 89.9, The Max Alternative.<\/p>\n<p>Registration for the event is now open on the website: <a href=\"http:\/\/LakeLandCollege.edu\/Visit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LakeLandCollege.edu\/Visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor anyone interested in a career in broadcast communication, this event is the perfect way to get an in-depth look into the field, but it also provides an opportunity for those looking to gain some multimedia skills,\u201d said Greg Powers, Speech Communication\/Broadcasting Instructor and Director of Broadcast Operations.<\/p>\n<p>Students in the Lake Land Broadcast Communication program can earn an associate degree leading to either immediate employment or transfer to a four-year university.\u00a0 Students can also choose among three certificate programs.<\/p>\n<p>The Broadcast Communication program includes a wide range of opportunities both on-screen and behind the camera.\u00a0 Students can gain experience broadcasting live on WLKL 89.9 The Max Alternative, anchoring a newscast, using equipment in the TV production control room and studio, creating a podcast, commentating on live sports events, using professional audio equipment, operating state-of-the-art camera and video equipment, and experimenting with industry-standard digital editing software.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Broadcast Communication Open House or program, contact Powers at gpowers@lakelandcollege.edu or 217-234-5335.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lake Land College Broadcast Communication Department will host an open house on Friday, March 20, from noon &#8211; 2:00 p.m.\u00a0 The event will take place following Laker Visit Day, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[40],"class_list":["post-31834","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-community-calendar","cat_community-calendar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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