FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 26, 2006

CONTACT: Kristen Foster, student publicist, (641) 295-0117
John Lytle, Levitt professor of journalism and mass communication, (515) 271-2524, john.lytle@drake.edu

NEW SEASON OF “DRAKELINE WEEKLY” NEWS PROGRAM BEGINS FEB. 2

Drake University’s TV news capstone “DRAKELINE WEEKLY” begins its eighth season Thursday, Feb. 2. The 15-minute program airs live at 4 p.m. Thursdays on The College Channel 16, and replays at 5 and 7 p.m. It also live-streams to the Internet on www.Drakeline.com.

“DRAKELINE WEEKLY” is a professional activity for seniors majoring in radio-television and broadcast news in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The program gives students real-world experience in television reporting, production and promotion.

Intermediate classes contribute stories and other material to the program. Seniors in broadcast news also are collaborating with seniors majoring in news-Internet to produce content for www.drakedigitalnews.com, a multimedia publication that covers news and events in the Des Moines area.

Seventeen seniors are involved in this semester’s “DRAKELINE WEEKLY.”

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