This semester, students in Professor Melissa Tully’s Audio Production class are producing a daily news show. Working in groups, they will release one 15- to 20-minute daily news episode per day for the week of November 15-19, 2021.
The project requires students to work on their episodes with timeliness and deadlines in mind, just like the real world. Each episode offers a “news roundup,” including news segments, interviews, and headlines. Students in the class take on different roles in their groups to create each episode.
Listen to each of the episodes below.
Monday, November 15th - Group 1: Today's News
Kanyon Cooksley (Producer/Lead Host), Nami Surendranath (Co-host/Interviewer), and James Dykeman (Audio Engineer/Sound Design)
Tuesday, November 16th - Group 2: Today's News
Check it out to hear more about the Rittenhouse trial, Iowa politics and elections, and the investigation into sexual abuse allegations in the Chicago Blackhawks organization.
Peyton Downing (Producer/Lead Host), Carson Beck (Co-host/Interviewer), Sebastian Lechuga (Co-host/Interviewer), and Kayd Nissen (Audio Engineer/Sound Design)
Listen to Wednesday's episode of Today's News to hear updates on Pfizer's COVID-19 pill, Taylor Swift's re-recorded Red album, and issues facing Native Americans, including potential new public education curricula in New Mexico. Molly Kane (Producer/Lead Host), Simone Garza (Co-host/Interviewer), and Kate Heston (Audio Engineer/Sound Design)
It's Thursday, November 19th. You know what that means: more news! Listen to today's episode to hear about the Build Back Better Act, COVID-19 on the rise in Europe, and Iowa Women's basketball. Jaden Amjadi (Producer/Lead Host), Jack McDonald (Co-host/Interviewer), Trent Armstrong (Co-host/Interviewer), Eric Keller (Audio Engineer/Sound Design)
Friday, brought our final episode of Today's News with an update on the verdict in the Rittenhouse trial, COVID-19 cases in the U.S., and coverage of climate change including an interview with @TheDailyIowan environmental reporter Natasha Keicher.