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Broadc By Merry Kateman "I was tired of teaching grubby little kids so I turned to broadcasting as a career," Mai Johnson said Saturday in an address at a communications industry seminar at the South Carolina ETV Center. The seminar, sponsored by the USC College Women in Broadcasting (CWB) and the American Women in ^adio and Television, presented a look at the job market and preparation for careers in the broadcast market. Keynote speaker Malvyn H. Johnson is Senior White House correspondent for Cox Broadcast Corporation of Washington, D.C. She traveled with former President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon to the summit meetings in Canada and Russia, Iran, Poland and Austria. nr/t t n fr LJ -r 1 By Carl Strange Daily news broadcasts from WUSC-FM will be discontinued at the end of the semester when the station begins programming for Educational Radio's new 100,000watt transmitter. "We will be more or less the flagship for that station," news director Jim Chumley said. "We already produce programs for the Educational Radio network." Classical music programs broadcast nightly by the College of General Studies will continue, and daily programming will be done by PnliimKia Ri hi o Pnllooo ( PRP ^ VyVIUIIIK/IU VVllV^V V V/1-* V / , Chumley said. TIrodof Pttylns Mora? "l*t Our Prices Do The Talking." ALL FURNITURE DRASTICALLY Keduced 30-40% TELEX STEREO CONSOLES AT GREAT SAVINGS! 10% DISCOUNT TO U.S.C. STUDENTS Free Florida Vacation with any purchase of $600 or more. Factory Furniture Mart 9-9weekly, 9-6 Sat. 789-3055 IMttaMHf i' j mi. <?n L'ft. South t*f fi&M'mm, ncil l?i J\> H?? SjhkJ SI****. ;ast jobi If Mai Johnson was educated at Temple University where she majored in elementary education. Before becoming a , broadcaster she taught school in England and in the South Pacific. "Journalism schools are turning out untrained and unskilled graduates. They only know theory," Johnson said. "In 1975 The Wall Street Journal hired eight out of 2,300 applicants. The market is tight so the right direction has to be taken. The future is calling for better interpretation of the news and this calls for those trained in the humanities, social sciences and political science," she continued. "To be successful good skills are needed in writing and reading and , M to drop CBC, which has owned WUSCFM's license since the station was ...ul r> 1 ucguu, win twpciaic wiuii vjtJiiei ai Studies to produce shows. CBC has yet to announce what its programs will be. "We're going to be able to do more now," Chumley said. He said there would be no shortage of manpower for the station, the College of Journalism having "upwards of 70 broadcast m/r i i ineaicai sc. Representatives from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) completed a three-day site visit to the USC School of Medicine Friday. IISC Prpdidpnt William H Patterson said he had a "most c , 55 guys and gals generating set] wodnft IpREE REFRESH1N Jr^ ly7 9< s cited most important, spelling. Technical skills cannot solelv be relied upon," Johnson said. Following Johnson's speech a panel composed of members of the media from radio, television and advertising agencies around South Carolina held a question and answer period. Audrey Hunt of The State Telecasting Company moderated. ijdtii jirtiiciisi, an uxpcri in a particular field, spoke about available jobs, qualifications, how to apply, where to look and how to prepare for them while in college. "This seminar was our first project in assisting journalism and media art students in career preparation," Jennie Clarkson, acting president of CWB said. ne ws students." Twenty-five per cent ol these students, Chumley said, arc professionally employed. "Our portion will be basically university-related," he said. "We will also handle all network news, probably on an hourly basis. But we don't know." He said the increased transmitting power will make news of USC available to a much wider range of listeners. hool survej informative and positive meeting" with the four-man group, and he felt "the university had no rsason to be displeased with what it understands will be reported to the national accrediting committee." Action on provisional accreditation by the joint AMA a tirn :ia? i_ a _ _i ? rtrtmL coinmuiee is expeciea in mid-June. -r isational sounds.,.pop, rock&jazz day, april 14 1ENTS Russell House Patio I STIINNT ACTIVITIES ' ' ? of Sog&ffiCaVhlirifi m GINT teachei By Patricia Eleazer The Government and International Studies (GINT) Undergraduate Student Organization presented their "Outstanding r completed Members of the site visit team were Dr. Bonald Estabrook, chairman, of the University of Texas; Dr. Edward Petersen of the AMA staff; Dr. Hayden Nicholson, former medical school dean at the University of Miami and the University of Arkansas; and Dr. jonn uieincK, lormer aean at Cornell University. Patterson added the university was "honor bound not to discuss details of the visit and the oral report by the visiting team prior to consideration by AMA-AAMC committees in June." BY 11212 AAAIT NEXT TO T1 THE/ | SEE OUR S 1 GUARANTEE r wins award Teacher of the Year Award" for tVlA VP!)r 1Q7fi t A InctrilofAr DnKart Miw J vv*? AVt V vvr AilOVl UV^VUl IVVUtl I M. Kahn. The award was presented April 7 at the Calcott Social Science Center. Kahn said, "It's the nicest thing that has happened to me at USC. I'm very appreciative and very honored." He added, "I feel the students here are as good as those anywhere I've been." Kahn graduated summa cum laude from Dickinson College in Carlisle, h'enn., in 1969. He received his Master of Art degree from Indiana University in 1973 and is working on his doctorate. His primary interest is teaching American politics and urban and black politics. He prefers to lecture. "I believe the lecture is still alive as a teaching method. I enjoy lecturing but I like some variety. Teaching is most important. It has to be number one. 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