Academic Programs

Broadcast Announcing (CRT.RTVAN)

Students will be prepared for a career as an on-air talent for broadcasting by working with various forms of live and recorded announcing, including news, weather, and advertising. All coursework in the Broadcast Announcing certificate can be applied to an associate in applied science degree in Broadcast Communication.

Program requirements may change over time. Specific degree/graduation requirements are determined by a degree audit.

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Catalog Term Year: 2025 Summer

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First Year
First Semester

CORECOM-150

Credit Hours: 3.00

CORECOM-155

Credit Hours: 3.00

CORECOM-072

-OR-
Credit Hours: 1.00

CORECOM-111

Credit Hours: 3.00

CORECOM-180

-OR-
Credit Hours: 3.00

First Year
Second Semester

CORECOM-073

-OR-
Credit Hours: 2.00

CORECOM-160

Credit Hours: 5.00

CORECOM-165

Credit Hours: 4.00

ELECOM-185

-OR-
Credit Hours: 4.00

FIRST YEAR
First Semester			Hours
CORE	COM-150	Introduction to Broadcasting COM-150 Introduction to Broadcasting Emphasis is placed on all aspects of the broadcasting industry including history, digital radio, high definition television, programming, the FCC, advertising, and responsibility to society. A brief explanation of the technical operations of a station is presented. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	COM-155	Radio-TV Announcing COM-155 Radio-TV Announcing The principles of broadcast announcing are discussed and are applied to reading commercials, news, voice tracking, sports, and on-air music announcing. Interviewing techniques and the relationship between the announcer and the public are included. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	COM-072	Fall Sportscasting COM-072 Fall Sportscasting This course is designed to give a background in announcing various sporting events. Experience includes broadcasting fall sports at local high schools and Lake Land College on WLKL, LLC's radio station. Training of broadcast equipment is also included. Course Outline OR
CORE	COM-082	Fall Athletic Announcing COM-082 Fall Athletic Announcing This course is designed to refine sports announcing skills. Experience includes broadcasting fall sports at local high schools and Lake Land College on WLKL, LLC's radio station. Training of broadcast equipment is also included. Course Outline	1.0
CORE	COM-111	Intro to Speech Communication COM-111 Intro to Speech Communication Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selecting, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence and points of view to audiences. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	COM-180	Basic TV Production COM-180 Basic TV Production The course is designed to acquaint students with various aspects of professional TV studio and field production. Technical proficiency in basic camera operation direction and non-linear editing are stressed. Actual production of interviews, commercials and news are included. Course Outline OR
CORE	--- ---	COM Elective --- --- COM Elective	3.0
	Semester Totals		13.0
Second Semester
CORE	COM-073	Spring Sportscasting COM-073 Spring Sportscasting This course is designed to improve basketball, baseball and softball announcing skills. Training and practice of sportscasting continues with coverage of Lake Land College and high school sporting events on WLKL, LLC's radio station. Course Outline OR
CORE	COM-083	Spring Athletic Announcing COM-083 Spring Athletic Announcing This course is designed to enhance basketball, baseball and softball announcing skills. Experience includes broadcasting high school and Lake Land College sports on WLKL, LLC's radio station. The fundamentals of play-by-play, color commentary, analysis, and interviewing are included. Course Outline	2.0
CORE	COM-160	Radio Station Operation COM-160 Radio Station Operation A practical demonstration course to begin "on air" work. In addition to air time, other duties such as news gathering, production, programming, etc. are assigned. Reading meters, filling out operating logs and editing audio are also incorporated. Course Outline	5.0
CORE	COM-165	Broadcast Writing COM-165 Broadcast Writing The principles of broadcast journalism, copy writing, oral style, editing, writing effective commercial copy and libel laws are discussed for visual and audio productions. Course Outline	4.0
ELE	COM-185	Advanced Radio Production COM-185 Advanced Radio Production In this course students polish the skills and techniques of boardwork, announcing, voice tracking, news and sports writing, and production. The importance of promotion, management of station personnel, and programming a station for profit are stressed. Course Outline OR
ELE	--- ---	COM Elective --- --- COM Elective	4.0
	Semester Totals		15.0

Total Program Hours

28.0

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Faculty Contact: Gregory N. Powers
Faculty Email: gpowers@lakelandcollege.edu
Faculty Phone: 217-234-5335

* There are prerequisites, course requisites, or minimum placement test scores for this course.
** Electives must be approved by the Program Coordinator
+ Course only offered fall semester
++ Course only offered spring and summer semester
+++ Course only offered spring semester
++++ Course offered in summer term only
^ SOS 050 Human Relations and PSY 271 Introduction to Psychology cannot be used as a social science elective
^^ Consult Academic Advisor for appropriate course
^^^ Course requires a 30-hour practicum experience in addition to classroom lecture hours
^^^^ ECE 120 and ECE 125 must be taken the same semester

Broadcast Announcing (CRT.RTVAN)

Catalog Term Year: 2025 Summer

First YearFirst Semester

First YearSecond Semester

COM-150Introduction to Broadcasting

COM-155Radio-TV Announcing

COM-072Fall Sportscasting

COM-082Fall Athletic Announcing

COM-111Intro to Speech Communication

COM-180Basic TV Production

--- ---COM Elective

Semester Totals

COM-073Spring Sportscasting

COM-083Spring Athletic Announcing

COM-160Radio Station Operation

COM-165Broadcast Writing

COM-185Advanced Radio Production

--- ---COM Elective

Semester Totals

Total Program Hours

First Year
First Semester

First Year
Second Semester

COM-150
Introduction to Broadcasting

COM-155
Radio-TV Announcing

COM-072
Fall Sportscasting

COM-082
Fall Athletic Announcing

COM-111
Intro to Speech Communication

COM-180
Basic TV Production

--- ---
COM Elective

COM-073
Spring Sportscasting

COM-083
Spring Athletic Announcing

COM-160
Radio Station Operation

COM-165
Broadcast Writing

COM-185
Advanced Radio Production

--- ---
COM Elective