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Top-notch small market station is looking for the next great producer. You’ll have the tools needed to put together good shows in a fast paced environment that feels much bigger than our market size. Be part of the NBC 29 news team with all digital editing, four live trucks, sat truck and three bureaus. Rush resume, NBC 29 application available for download at www.nbc29.com , and the last newscast (DVD) you produced to:

The Citizens to Elect Sue Thorn Congress 2012 are looking for a Campaign Communications and Media Relations Intern.

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The Research and Graduate Education office of the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center is seeking a motivated student worker for 20 hours/week beginning in the Fall 2012 semester. This position will begin in the Fall 2012 semester and has the potential to extend into the following semesters. The pay rate is $10/per hour.

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

The Chat Sports Premium Blogger Program was created as a platform for aspiring journalism students to become the “voice of the fan” for their team. They are looking for smart, passionate students who aspire to showcase their journalistic talents to a larger audience.

Their 175+ writers are powering over 1 million monthly page views and have been featured on Yahoo Sports, Sports Illustrated and Fox News. Additionally, Chat Sports has been a launching pad for numerous writers’ careers. Their alumni have landed prestigious writing gigs for companies like ESPN, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the USTA.

The 2012 Summer Olympics may be over, but for television journalism junior Mike Martin it was an experience he won’t soon forget.

Martin, a native of Long Island, N.Y., spent the summer as an intern at WNBC-TV, the flagship station of the NBC Television Network in New York City. As part of his duties, Martin helped with the station’s coverage of the Summer 2012 Olympics. Some of his responsibilities included monitoring multiple events, editing highlights, doing research and updating scores and times for news anchors.

The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University’s official student newspaper, was honored with 19 awards at the West Virginia Press Association’s annual banquet.

The newspaper won two awards for its coverage of the death of Osama bin Laden and the reaction it had on Morgantown and WVU students. The advertising, newsroom and production staffs combined for six sports-related awards.

WVU’s PRT system will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Aug.13-14, for system scheduled maintenance prior to the start of the fall semester. For these two days, PRT passengers are encouraged to use the Mountain Line bus service. WVU employees and students have free access to Mountain Line with the use of a valid WVU ID. Mountain Line schedules can be viewed at http://www.busride.org/ or by calling 304-291-RIDE.

PRT service will resume on Wednesday, Aug. 15, with the full fall operating schedule of 6:30 a.m. to 10:15 p.m. weekdays and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.

The WVU Career Fair is just around the corner—September 20th from 10 AM to 3 PM in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. The fair is open to students from all majors looking for full-time jobs or internships.

It is a great opportunity to meet employers and practice networking skills. There will be over 70 nationwide employers from diverse industries, non-profits, and government agencies recruiting interns and upcoming graduates!

Four veterans of the School’s West Virginia Uncovered Program were recently featured in The Charleston Gazette. Their multimedia stories, which explore the issue of chronic disease and obesity in West Virginia, were included in The Gazette’s special series “The Shape We’re In.”

Working with DSLR video and documentary techniques, Shay Maunz, Brianna Swisher, Evan Moore and Mallory Bracken spent the spring 2012 semester investigating different aspects of the problem, which is estimated to cost the the U.S. Health Care Industry billions of dollars each year. As part of an independent study, with guidance from Program Director Mary Kay McFarland, student stories documented a range of subjects including one student’s journey to health, a state insurance program that helps people manage their weight, the role of family in healthy patterns and weight loss surgery.

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