Arizona Daily Sun from Flagstaff, Arizona • 14

Section B2-The SUN, Flagstaff, Arizona Saturday May 5, Is Horatio Alger dead? You might quickly respond "Never!" But most of today's college undergarduates would no doubt answer "Yes." Life just isn't a storybook page of success. Nevertheless, success can be had by students. Today a young person may be a Horatio Alger in the field of radio and television. It's not too late. And students who could very well be Horatio Alger types work with Northern Arizona, University's radio and television facilities: radio stations KNAU and KAXR-FM, and telecasts over cable Channel 11.

"We feel that we have a very comprehensive undergraduate said Dr. Ron L. Mcintyre, professor of radio and TV, "ranging from practical experience with broadcasting facilities to theoretical aspects of station management, program development and audience NAU radio and TV curriculum includes radio and TV announcing, producing and directing as well as program development. "'This broadcasting curriculum is then enhanced by course offerings in the Department of Journalism," added Dr. McIntyre.

Classroom theory is then converted into a leading experience over the air, says McIntyre, as students identify themselves with either of the two radio stations or the television facilities. Radio station KNAU gives some 40 students opportunities in announcing, newscasting, newswriting, program and commercial producing and selling. Broadcasting 80 hours per week, Dr. McIntyre explained that the station cannot be reached ouside the NAU campus because it is transmitted through carrier current. KAXR-FM, an open broadcast station on the air from 4 p.m.

to midnight, may be picked up by the Flagstaff community as its operating power is 10 watts at 88.5 on the radio dial. Television facilities tabulate around $1 million, according to William Emshwiller, chief engineer. "Live and direct telecasting became available the first time this academic semester with the Blue Key College Bowl," said Dr. McIntyre, "when the local cable TV company extended lines from our NAU studio to their main office." Bryon B. Renz, professor of radio and television, added that before the installation, programs were filmed and played on tapedelayed basis.

"All home NAU basketball games were tape-delayed broadcasts," noted Renz, "with the games filmed at the NAU gym and aired later that evening over cable Channel 11. The College Bowl, televised over Channel 11 every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 and 8 p.m., dates back to spring 1971 when competition vied off the camera. However, with the cooperation of other persons, Dr. McIntyre converted the program to a TV series. "The bowl offers excellent TV production experience to students because it parallels to a great extent actual production in a regular TV Whether KNAU, KAXR-FM or cable Channel 11, opportunities are limitless for student Horatio Algers as a typical day in their life finds and fortune, or just plain personal satisfaction.

Today is Tuesday for this television Horatio Alger. It's nearing 7 p.m., time for the Blue Key College Bowl. In the small television stdio, three NAU Radio, TV Students Focus On Tomorrow Today College Bowl Telecast Offers Practical Experience By Debi Rathbun Photos By Karen Godfrey cameramen -Mike Rideau, Mike Peach and John -are positioning their equipment in the middle of the floor. Floorman Ken Davis mentally checks that the two vying teams are seated in the specially prepared boxes and that moderator Jim Oliver is ready. Then, the curtains on the studio's back wall are pulled to cover an L-shaped area to help muffle sounds as well as present a good camera appearance.

Students interested in watching the Bowl shuffle inside the studio and sit down in the back. It's six minutes before telecast time. Davis turns to the audience and remarks about having a sell-out, full-capacity crowd. He then requests, "When a member of a team answers a question correctly, clap, do not whistle or make remarks." Then, he has a practice session. It's five minutes now.

Each cameraman puts his head phones on so that he may get directions from Director George Hillis outside of the studio sitting at the console in the control room. Then, the lights go up. However, Jim Hatton, lighting technician, notices a shadow behind one contestant and quickly adjusts the lighting. One member of the audience laughs. "This is just like 'Wallis and Davis asks everyone to be quiet.

One minute left; introductory music begins as directed by Hillis. Camera 1 focuses in on NAU's official seal. Thirty seconds Davis: "We definitely have to be quiet!" Twenty seconds 10 a cartridge tape is played by Dave Kessel: "To become educated is to become more human. NAU Television in cooperation with the men of Blue Key presents Blue Key College Bowl live from the campus of Northern Arizona With split-second timing Hillis cues Davis who in turn cues the moderator to begin the program: "Hello, and welcome to the Blue Key College Bowl, I'm Jim Oliver, your moderator tonight." Camera 3 than shows Oliver who introduces the four members of each team and then begins the questioning. "The first question is worth 30 points, and here is your toss up question worth 10 The Bowl format is similar 1 to that of the GE College Bowl, according to Roy Woolfstead, Blue Key vice chairman for last year's program.

Two teams of four representatives each compete against each other answering questions concerning trivia to questions in academic areas, said Woolfstead. Teams include service organizations, clubs, fraternities, sororities, dorms and independents with the winner receiving a trophy. Woolfstead noted the championship match would be televised May 9 at 7 p.m. The first question is answered correctly, so the audience responds with a hearty clap. Questions continue and the lights shine with hot rays.

While another camera is showing the teams, Oliver grasps his handkerchief to blot his sweating forehead, then readjusts his glasses. "'Here's your bonus says Oliver. "What record was number one in 1965?" The Continued on Page 3 them perfecting the skills that may lead to fame MR. NATURAL 50 Co 3 BLUE KEY COLLEGE BOWL moderator Jim Oliver proposes a toss up and Thursday at 7 and 8 p.m. over cable Channel 11, follows a format question to the two competing teams.

The Bowl, telecast every Tuesday similar to that of the GE College Bowl..