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May 19th, 2008 - Chicago Bandits Women’s Pro Softball and Illinois Center for Broadcasting partner to air live games via internet and MLB.com

The Chicago Bandits – the professional women’s soft ball team located in the Chicago area, featuring Olympic Gold Medalist star pitcher Jenny Finch - is going to televise the team’s 28 home games over the internet this year and 17 Illinois Center for Broadcasting students have been chosen to crew the games. These students will write, produce and direct ALL 28 games and will also, write, produce direct and HOST two weekly recap shows. The games will be carried on the Bandit’s web site and also on the Major League Baseball website. This is a tremendous opportunity for ICB students interested in television because it will give them a thorough grounding in the producing of live television, experience that will immediately translate into value in an employer’s mind when he/she is looking for someone to fill a TV production job.

James Urban, owner and President of The Softball Channel (The Softball Channel.com) will be the Executive Producer of the games. He owns a video production company in the area and is purchasing all the equipment necessary to broadcast the games.

Bill Conroy, owner of the Bandits, has made a major investment in broadcast equipment and each of these games will be a 5-camera undertaking. Conroy believes that televising what he calls 'small sports’ over the internet is the wave of the future for sporting events that haven’t the audience draw of major league baseball. These games can be produced and televised on the internet for a fraction of the cost charged by the networks or cable and – this is most important – develop a national following of those interested in women’s fast pitch softball.

This season the Bandits move to Elgin (they had been in Lyle playing at St. Benedictine) and will play their games at Judson University.

To visit the Bandit’s website, go to www.chicagobandits.com or visit www.beonair.com for more information about the Illinois Center for Broadcasting.

For more information regarding this press release or school, please contact Tim White, Director of Admission at 630-916-1700 or white.t@beonair.com

April 18th, 2008 – What happens in Vegas DOESN’T stay in Vegas.

When you’re talking about attending the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) in Las Vegas, you’re talking about hundreds of contacts for jobs in the industry. That’s why the Ohio/Illinois Center for Broadcasting schools (with locations in Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Denver) sent the school’s president, Bob Mills and their placement directors.

From April 14th to the 18th, National Placement Director Gary James and Placement Directors John Wassel and Mark Lillie met with over 200 new contacts, cultivating new leads that will turn into jobs for recent graduates. The schools offer graduate placement assistance to all students who have completed the program.

Some of the highlights included meeting with Randy Michaels, the Executive VP of Tribune Television and Interactive Media. The Tribune owns and/or operates stations in 48 markets and will be adding another 35 in the near future. Some of the properties they own, WGN – Chicago, CLTV – Chicago, KWGN – Denver, KTLA-Los Angeles, and soon WJW – Cleveland.

They talked with Randy about assisting with internships at stations in our area markets as well as hiring grads and introducing the placement directors to the hiring managers in other markets.

Gary James notes, “One common problem we heard from many small market managers – was that they have difficulty getting people to move to places like Wadena, Minnesota (Pop. 4100), or Ukiah, California (Pop. 14,000). We assured these managers, that we have graduates that are willing to relocate for an opportunity in a small market.”

There are a lot of opportunities out there for the graduates of the Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting. Now it’s up to the students to take advantage of all the resources offered.

April 2nd, 2008 - Cleveland Job Fair a resounding success!
Gary James, national placement director would like to thank everyone for making the 6th Annual OCB Job Fair a tremendous success. James states, "As of this afternoon the Job Fair has resulted in TWO NEW HIRES already.
The first Was at WVNO - Mount Vernon, OH and the second is WFMJ - TV Youngstown.

This is the first time, in six years, we have had graduates hired AT THE FAIR.

Ed Douglas, Operations Director of Clear Channel Lima, interviewed several candidates for a morning Show co-host position on WIMT. He is planning to bring 3 or 4 of those candidates in for a second interview and audition in Lima. He was "really impressed with the caliber of students we are turning out".

Laura Orkin, C.O.O. at Envision Radio Networks said "I met several well qualified candidates that were prepared for the interview. They had a solid resume and knew exactly what they were looking for in the industry. I was truly Impressed with the people I met today."

The success of the Job Fair is because of caring staff at the Ohio Center For Broadcasting.

Included is a list of all the companies in attendance: April 2 2008 Job Fair Employers:
• Salem Communications (Joe Sweeny) WHK, WFHM, WHKW, WHKZ
• WNIR – WJMP – Cat TV (Bill Klaus)
• WJW – TV Fox 8 (Sharon Kretschmar)
• Findlay Publishing / White River Broadcasting (Dave Glass) WKXA WFIN – 5 Columbus IN Stations and 2 Batesville IN Stations
• Envision Radio Networks (Laura Orkin)
• Clear Channel – Cleveland WMVX, WMMS, WTAM, WGAR, WAKS, 24/7 Traffic (Kathy Seman)
• Billy J Disc Jockey
• Flash Gordon
• WUAB / WOIO – TV (Karrie Turk)
• Elyria – Lorain Broadcasting (WNWV-WEOL-WLKR-WKFM) Bernie Kimble
• CBS Radio – Cleveland (WQAL-WNCX-WDOK-WKRK) Diane Scott, Rick Majors.
• WVNO-FM / WMFD – TV, Mansfield (Tony Mitchell)
• Rubber City Radio (WQMX-WONE-WAKR-Mid Michigan Group) Mark Biviano ****** PANEL PARTICIPANT
• WEWS – TV 5, Cleveland (Jane Battes)
• WZKL/WDPN – Alliance, (Joe Kleon)
• Clear Channel – Akron/Canton WARF/WHLO/WHOF/WKDD/WRQK (Sam Pietrrangelo)
• WFMJ TV – Youngstown (Madonna Pinkard, John Grdic, Mona Alexander, Larry Bell, Bob Flis, Jack Grdic, Jack Stephenson)
• Clear Channel –Ashland/Mansfiel/Marion (Eric Hansen) WMAN-AM, WYHT-FM, WSWR-FM, WNCO-AM, WNCO-FM, WFXN-FM, WXXF-FM, WXXR-FM, WMRN-AM, WMRN-FM, WYNT-FM
• Clear Channel – Findlay (Kim Field) WPFX, WCKY-FM, WTTF-AM
• Clear Channel – Lima (Ed Douglas) WBUK, WIMA, WIMT, WLWD, WMLX, WZRX
• Live Nation (Carrie Samek)
• WSFJ – TV (Kim McKinney)
• Clear Channel –Youngstown (Thomas John) WAKZ-WBBG-WKBN-WMXY-WNCD-WNIO
• WWMK – Radio Disney – Cleveland (Nikki Golden & Michelle Kimball)
• Metro Networks (Jack Callaghan)
• WELW – Willoughby (Camilla D’Andrea)
• LaCentre – Eagle Golf (Therese Bonadonna)

Ohio Center for Broadcasting hosts Annual Job Fair on April 2nd, 2008

February 18th, 2008 - Cleveland, Ohio:The Ohio Center for Broadcasting, Cleveland campus is hosting its hallmark annual job fair on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008. Employers from over 140 media outlets attended last years event, making it the largest dedicated broadcast media job fair in the United States. Participants included Fox, ABC, NBC, CW and CBS TV, Radio Disney, Clear Channel Radio, Rubber City Radio Group and Fox Sports Radio among many other local, regional, and national media outlets.

The event features a panel discussion of industry professionals at 11:30 am. The job fair commences at 12:45 pm and ends at 3:00 pm
Media companies are invited to reserve a booth for free by contacting the National Director of placement, Mr. Gary James.

The Ohio Center for Broadcasting in Cleveland is part of the Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting with additional locations in Columbus, Cincinnati, Chicago and Denver. The schools provide all skills necessary for entry level careers in both radio and television. At the broadcasting centers, students develop expertise in all aspects of broadcasting on a daily basis while learning from industry professionals. The school offers graduate placement assistance both locally and nationally.

For more information on this event or on The Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting, contact Gary James, National Placement Director at gary@beonair.com or call 216-447-9117.
COLUMBUS, OHIO CLASSES TO START IN MID-MARCH 2008!

December 26, 2007 - Columbus, Ohio: The Ohio Center for Broadcasting, a leading accredited training program for careers in broadcasting, has announced plans to start Columbus Ohio classes in March, 2008.

The ten-month program prepares students for entry-level positions in broadcasting, including radio, television, audio and video production, serving the myriad of industries that utilize the skills and talents of broadcast school graduates. All students are offered hands-on experience as interns in their local markets, and as part of the first ever student-run internet radio station group. Additionally, job placement benefits offered by the Ohio Center for Broadcasting for our graduates are among the highest for any training program in any industry.

"We're thrilled to be able to offer this proven program in Columbus," says Ohio Center for Broadcasting President Robert Mills. "Industry leaders have been asking us for years to open a Center for Broadcasting in Columbus, and now we're able to do it. We're fortunate that these broadcasting professionals appreciate the value of our training."

Daytime classes from 9AM to 1PM will begin on Monday, March 17, 2008. Evening classes from 6-10PM will begin on Tuesday, March 25th. Enrollment is underway now for both broadcast school sessions. For more information, call 614.414-0199 or visit www.beonair.com.

US’s FIRST SPANISH-SPEAKING BROADCAST MEDIA TRAINING PROGRAM IS BEING LAUNCHED.

October 19, 2007- Denver, Colorado: The Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting today announced plans to start the United States’ first broadcasting training program dedicated to Spanish-speaking Americans. As part of the program plans, the school has launched www.mediosuno.com, a comprehensive website dedicated to the School’s Hispanic Media Broadcasting Training Program. The School has selected its Denver, Colorado campus for program launch, due to Metro Denver’s large, dynamic, and growing Hispanic population. The inaugural classes will start on November 26th and November 27th at the Lakewood, Colorado campus of the Ohio Center for Broadcasting, and these classes are expected to fill in rapid fashion.

A shortage of well-trained staff exists in the broadcasting industry, and this shortage is most evident in Spanish-speaking media outlets, where it is rare to find a Spanish speaking job candidate with the skills required for a position at television and radio stations. Rodolpho Cardenas, Senior Anchor/Producer for Univision Colorado states, “Our industry desperately needs well trained Spanish-speaking broadcasters. It is difficult for broadcasting companies to find the right people, to the point that sometimes it is necessary to bring them from different countries in Latin America.” Mr. Cardenas continued, “To have a broadcasting program entirely in Spanish is a dream come true for thousands of Spanish speaking students and young adults. Such a program will offer many Hispanic students the opportunity to get a career, to develop their creativity, to be confident and to succeed in our very competitive society. It opens the doors to a world of opportunities.”

The Hispanic Media Broadcasting Training Program is part of the nationally accredited Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting, which also has campuses in Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Denver, and Admissions Offices in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The schools provide all the skills necessary for a career in radio and television. At the broadcasting centers students develop expertise in all aspects of broadcasting (in front of the camera/microphone or behind the scenes in video or audio production) while learning from industry professionals on a daily basis. For further information about the Hispanic Media Broadcasting Training Program, go to: www.mediosuno.com, and for further information about the Schools’ English speaking program, go to: www.beonair.com.

Ohio and Illinois Center for Broadcasting job fair draws rave reviews from media and grads; New job placement website unveiled

April 4, 2007 - Cleveland, Ohio: The Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting (OICB) hosted its hallmark annual job fair on April 4th at the schools’ Cleveland, Ohio campus. Employers from over 140 media outlets attended, making it the largest dedicated broadcast media job fair in the United States. Participants included Fox, ABC, NBC, CW and CBS TV, Radio Disney, ClearChannel Radio, Rubber City Radio Group and Fox Sports Radio among many other local, regional, and national media outlets.

Graduates from across the nation had the opportunity to network and conduct “live” job interviews with numerous media executives from top stations. Program Director, Meg Stevens of WKXA-Findlay, Ohio commented to OICB National Placement Director, Gary James, “Your grads are a breath of fresh air, and their passion reminds me why I got into radio in the first place."

The event also marked the debut of the new Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting Job Placement website: www.funjobsonair.com. The new site, to be officially launched later this month, allows students to upload their audio and video demos directly, along with resumes and other supporting materials, enabling employers to directly and discretely search OICB graduate talent. This innovative job placement tool is the first of its kind among broadcast media career schools, and will serve to improve the job search process for graduates and employers alike.

The Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting are nationally accredited schools that provide the tools needed for pursuit of an exciting career in radio and television. Students develop expertise in all aspects of broadcast media (in front of the camera / microphone, and behind the scenes in audio and video production, etc) while learning from the broadcasting industry’s top professionals. Students also work with industry professionals on a daily basis through unsurpassed internship opportunities in major markets.

For more information on this event or on The Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting, contact Gary James, National Placement Director at gary@beonair.com, or call 216-447-9117.

“Who Wants to be a Millionaire” Audition Showcases Talent of Ohio Center for Broadcasting Students

Execs and Crew of Hit TV Show Praise Abilities and Work Ethic of OCB Students

September 11, 2006 - Cleveland, Ohio: Students from the Cleveland Campus of the Ohio Center for Broadcasting spent a day with the production staff of the ABC Television show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” as the show stopped in Cleveland on September 7th to hold auditions for the next contestants of the show. Both Cleveland students and show and station executives felt the day went great, and the students were left with a lasting impression of the excitement associated with being on staff of an international hit TV show.

OCB Cleveland students Antjuan Wilson, Callen Lanphear, Mike Falkenstein, and Tom Cook showcased stellar talents as they assisted in the event. One of the students was offered a job after graduation with the show, as a result of the skills and work ethic he demonstrated during the course of the event. Erica Wilke, Promotion Producer/PR Manager for CBS 19 & WUAB UPN 43 said, “The OCB students were fantastic! All four of them are such hard workers! I was very, very impressed. The producers of the ‘Millionaire’ show couldn’t say enough great things about them! If they need internships, have them call me. Thanks to all at OCB, we had a really great event!”

The scope and high profile of the event illuminates the advantages of being an OCB Student with opportunities to intern at world class events and venues, while networking and gaining more hands on knowledge in all aspects of the Television and Radio Industry. OCB/ICB students truly are positioned at the head of the pack as they enter into the dymanic and exciting broadcasting industry.

Since 1986, the Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting have taught all aspects of broadcasting to a generation of broadcasters through an intensive, hands-on program instructed by the industry's top professionals. The Centers for Broadcasting possess a unique mix of broadcasting leadership and experience, educational excellence, and use of cutting edge technologies, combining to solidify their position at the forefront of broadcasting education.

Further information about The Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting can be found at www.beonair.com, or by calling 216.447.9117.

Ohio Center for Broadcasting job fair draws over 200 radio and television stations from 20 states

Prospective employers unanimously praise graduating students’ passion and focus

April 10, 2006 - Cleveland, Ohio: The Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting, educators of a generation of broadcasters, today announced record employer attendance at their Spring 2006 Cleveland Job Fair. Topping 200 participant stations, including major networks, was a major milestone for the Centers for Broadcasting, and “illustrates the far reaching and stellar reputation of the Centers and our graduates”, according to Gary James, the Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting’s National Placement Director.

Mr. James continued, “The feedback we received from leading industry professionals in attendance was truly outstanding, and included remarks such as ‘The passion the OCB/ICB graduates displayed was tremendous’, and ‘As usual, graduates from OCB/ICB are well prepared and focused, knowing exactly what they want to do in broadcasting and how to do it’”. The Job Fair is one component of the Placement Assistance Program offered to graduates of the Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting. Employers present were looking to fill positions in front of the camera, on air and many behind-the-scenes positions, including sales, promotions and production. The Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting host Job Fairs regularly at each Center to showcase its students and graduates, and to arrange jobs as graduates begin their careers in broadcasting.

Further information about The Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting can be found at www.beonair.com, or by calling 216.447.9117.