HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-03-23 Proclamation
RECOGNIZING NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS STUDENTS FOR
THEIR “KNOW BEFORE YOU GO” PROJECT
WHEREAS, a series of radio interviews entitled “Know Before You Go” conducted by broadcast
journalism students at the New England School of Communications prior to last
November’s elections has won a prestigious national award from the Broadcast
Education Association; and
WHEREAS, the “Know Before You Go” series was based on telephone interviews conducted by
freshman broadcast journalism students with some 24 candidates for local and state
offices that were subsequently condensed by upper class students into short radio
profiles broadcast by Husson University radio during the week prior to the election;
and
WHEREAS, in April, the Broadcast Education Association will present NESCOM students with its
third place award for specialty on-air programming in the student audio category; and
WHEREAS, among the award recipients in this category are such recognized institutions as
Brigham Young University, Southern Illinois University, Marshall University, and
Appalachian State University; and
WHEREAS, a total of 36 students of instructors Susan Patten and Anne Gabbianelli O’Reilly were
involved in this project;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERRY G.M. PALMER, JR, COUNCIL CHAIR OF THE CITY OF
BANGOR, on behalf of the City Council and the citizens of Bangor, do hereby recognize the
NESCOM students involved in the “Know Before You Go” project for the outstanding quality of their
work and the national award they have earned from the Broadcast Education Association. Further,
by profiling local candidates, including candidates for the Bangor City Council, this project served the
University and Bangor communities by providing information to voters that assisted them in making
their choices at the polls last November and is an outstanding example of both journalistic excellence
and community service.
Given this the 23rd day of March 2009.
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Mayor Gerry G.M. Palmer, Jr