MJC gets refreshed Broadcasting Club

 In an age when small-town newspapers are dying out and television stations are losing credibility, it seems that radio is not only surviving, but thriving. Modesto Junior College (MJC) even has its very own radio broadcasting program to train future radio jockeys and, now, a brand new broadcasting club to partner with it.  “I wanted to start a club for everyone to be a part of, even after they’re done with the radio courses,” said Paul Guerrero, president and founder of the new MJC Broadcasting Club. “John Giorgio [the radio-lab assistant] gave me the idea to reactivate the club that was inactive for over a year.”  The Broadcasting Club was founded as a way to keep radio broadcasting students involved in the MJC community.  “We do remotes at MJC events, raise money, and do donations for the holiday for those less fortunate,” says Guerrero.  In order to do this, the club takes part in many charitable acts, including when the club members went trick-or-treating for canned goods this past Halloween. They were able to collect 289 cans of food, which they then donated to United Way, an international nonprofit organization.  “As a club we go to many field trip events, such as the candlelight vigil for education in San Francisco, and we’re also going to take future trips to radio stations,” says Guerrero.  These remote events and field trips are designed to help add practical experience to the resumes of the broadcasting club members to give them an edge in the competitive radio career field.  The Broadcasting Club meets every other week in room 243 of the Performing Arts Center on MJC East Campus or another spot, which club members can track through the club’s Twitter and Facebook pages. You can find the club’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/thembc or follow them on Twitter @The_MBC.  To reach out to the MJC community, the broadcasting club will host a karaoke and Rock Band night on December 3 and 17.

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