Become a community news reporter

Community News Reporting
DATES: Thursday, Thursdays April 15th, 22nd, 29th and May 6th. May 1 at WPEB. TIMES: 7:00 – 9:00 PM and Saturday from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM *Saturday will take place in the WPEB Studio; SPRING 2010
Instructor: Heshimu Jaramogi
Workshop Location:
Scribe Video Center
4212 Chestnut Street
3rd FloorPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Fee: $75. Free to members of the WPEB 88.1 FM community
Learn the skills to be a community news reporter!
How do you uncover the news? How do you know if a story is important? How do you produce a radio news story – quickly and accurately? Workshop participants learn the craft and technique of radio journalism by researching, producing and editing short news or feature stories about West Philadelphia for broadcast on WPEB. The workshop culminates in a live radio broadcast on WPEB featuring news reports produced by workshop participants.
INSTRUCTOR: Heshimu Jaramogi anchors the morning news on WURD-AM and is also a correspondent for the American Urban Radio Network. His career in radio spans 25 years. He has worked as a news anchor/producer for Clear Channel Radio, a public affairs program host for WHYY, WPEN and WCAU and as a reporter for WDAS AM & FM, WPEN, and WCAU.