Media Career Day 2023 a Success! #207Now #mediaarts @wmth_west @mthsfoundation @wgn9chicago @mainewestfab

 

On Saturday, October 21st, Maine West students participated in the 2nd Annual Media Career Day sponsored by WMTH and the Media Arts program, organized by Ms. Rebecca Fisher and funded by the Maine Township High School Foundation!

Students toured the studio spaces, as well as the News Nation spaces, with WGN producer (and Maine West parent) Adrienne Balow. We saw several control rooms, Bozo's dressing room, editing rooms, and several studios! Students had the opportunity to watch the Saturday morning anchors record their show live. 

Upon returning to Maine West, students heard from a panel of speakers from the media industry about their experiences in their career pathways. Students heard from the following speakers: 

Adrienne Balow- Producer at WGN and Maine West Parent
Alejandro Marin- Freelance Cinematographer
Brian Swanson-  Editor

A huge thanks to Ms. Rebecca Fisher for her tremendous efforts in organizing this experience for Maine West students. 

A special thanks to Ms. Adrienne Balow for affording us access to WGN! 

Thanks to WGN for welcoming Maine West students into your studio spaces so they could experience a professional TV studio!

Thank you to the Maine Township High School Foundation for supporting this wonderful educational opportunity through your transportation grant!

Thank you to the parent chaperones who helped make the trip a success!

More pictures from the 2nd Annual Media Career Day can be found HERE.

Media Career Day Was a HIT! #207Now #mediaarts @wmth_west @mainewestccrc @mainewestfab @noisefloor_ltd

On Saturday, October 22, Ms. Orr sponsored a Media Career Day for all interested students at Maine West. Almost 50 students attended this wonderful career opportunity! 

Students began the day with a speaker panel led by senior, Abby Wilson. We heard from Isabel Lugo, a radio personality with Shine FM, Michael Norman, a producer from Marquee Sports, and Mallory Winker, a video game podcast editor with Pipeline. 

Students then traveled to Noisefloor in River North where they got to tour their production studios. Students got to see the recording booths and foley studios! Students watched a sit down interview led by Ash Carmichael with one of the owners, Jamie Vanadia. The cut of the interview should be done in December- stay tuned! 

More pictures from this event can be found HERE.

Thank you to Ms. Orr for organizing this wonderful event for students! Thanks to Ms. Lugo, Mr. Norman, Ms. Winker and the wonderful folks at Noisefloor for sharing your time and talents with the students of Maine West!