Dom Caristi, professor emeritus of media, Ball State University, has been named the 2023 Distinguished Education Service Award (DESA) winner.
Dom Caristi (Ph.D, Univ. of Iowa) is co-author of Communication Law 3rd edition (2022) with William Davie and Laurie Thomas Lee. He was a Fulbright Professor in Slovenia in 1995, Greece in 2009 and has been a visiting professor in Italy. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Chapter of the Fulbright Association. He has served fellowships with the Radio Television Digital News Association and the National Association of Television Program Executives. Read More..
BEA Festival of Media Arts Winners Announced
All of our faculty and student Festival winners will be celebrated in-person at BEA2023. BEA’s annual convention traditionally produces over 250 sessions on media pedagogy, collaborative networking events, hands-on technology workshops, research and creative scholarship and the Festival of Media Arts. It is co-located with NAB Show, this year celebrating its 100th anniversary, each April in Las Vegas.Read More..
RAB Student Scholar Program
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) are proud to provide the RAB Student Scholars Program for college undergraduate and graduate students to attend the BEA2023 and NAB Show conventions. The program offers students an opportunity to meet with top executives in the radio industry. This year we are pleased to announce that RAB will offer up to 150 students a package that includes a complimentary registration to attend BEA2023 and NAB Show in Las Vegas April 15-19, and $150 dollars in travel support. Students will be accepted on rolling admission. Read more..
BEA 2023 Career Fair/ Graduate Showcase
NAB Show will host the industry-wide Career Fair on Tuesday, April 18th. The event will match high-quality candidates of all job levels to potential employers and graduate schools for those looking to advance their career/education. Job seekers will have the opportunity to meet with major industry recruiters including CBS News, Hearst Television and ION Media. Admission is free for job seekers, but registration is required. Recruiters will have the chance to fill open positions and receive Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) credit for their participation learn more..
BEA Scholarship Winners Announced
Eleven students from ten different campuses were awarded scholarships in the Broadcast Education Association’s 2023-2024 competition. The winners were selected by the BEA Scholarship Committee at its November 30 virtual meeting announced Pete Orlik, committee chair. Click Here to see the full list of winners
2023 Lifetime Achievement in Scholarship Presented to Jannette L. Dates, Ph.D.
Jannette L. Dates, Dean Emerita at Howard University, has been awarded the 2023 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Lifetime Achievement in Scholarship Award.
Dates has been a leader in the cable industry as well as academics. She held various leadership position in the Baltimore Cable Association, served as a speaker during the 50th Anniversary Emmy Awards, served as a speaker on National Public Radio’s famed show “All Things Considered” and still serves as a member on the Federal Communications Commission advisory board and as a member of the board of Baltimore’s local NPR affiliated WYPR. She rose through the ranks to be a full professor at Howard University in the department of Radio, Television and Film before becoming an associate dean and dean of the School of Communication in 1996.Read More.