WCU Communication students visited WLOS News 13 on Wednesday, March 29. Students toured the station and got a behind-the-scenes look at production. Hayden Huffman, President of WCU’s chapter of Public Relations Student Society (PRSSA) is ecstatic to be able to bring this opportunity to students as him and his advisor, Dr. Scott Eldridge have been […]
Communication contract renewal gets OK
February 27, 2023 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, Feb. 15 edition Jackson County Sheriff Doug Farmer and County Attorney Heather Baker requested renewal of the NCIC Correctional Communication Agreement for a three-year contract to provide services to the Detention Center. The contract allows communication for inmates and visitors by telephone, video visitation, messaging, picture attachments and […]
Health communication speaker helps kick-off new concentration
March 2, 2017 by
This story was co-written with Haley Smith. Western Carolina University’s Communication Department is offering a new health communication concentration for current and prospective students. The new concentration will accompany the current broadcasting, broadcast sales, journalism and public relations concentrations for communication majors. The department’s website defines the new concentration as, “A program that focuses on how […]
New radio station at WCU will reach far
October 12, 2015 by
Western Carolina University will create a new non-commercial radio station that could potentially reach 5 counties in Western North Carolina, after waiting nearly six years for the decision from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). WCU and the Department of Communication will run the new station on the 95.3 FM frequency. The current station, WWCU 90.5 FM, reaches […]
Marketing manager speaks to communication majors
April 15, 2014 by
Cathy Arrington, small marketing company owner, came to speak to a professional development class at Western Carolina University on Tuesday April 1, 2014. Arrington graduated from Western Carolina University with a marketing degree in 1997. She is the owner of Insight Marketing Company in Waynesville, NC that provides marketing and strategic planning services. She is […]
