Broward Community College - Silver Sands Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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Student Radio Show Brings College to Communi The college and the community: the two have been brought closer this term and much of the credit goes to BCC '72, the weekly radio program produced by Program Manager Bob Whalen, also a BCC student. The sound of soft rock accounts for most of the 60 minutes air time on Sunday mornings, from 10:30 to 11:30, on WSHE-FM, 103.5. The format also includes campus news and interviews with students. And too, WSHE is the only FM station playing rock music in that time slot. According to Mrs. Katherine Spanton, head of the Fladio-TV Department and faculty adviser for the program, BCC '72 is actually a revitalized version of a radio program which Whalen's brother headed two years ago while a student at BCC. After approaching Mrs. Spanton with the idea, Bob then talked with Gene Milner, manager of WSHE, who donated the time. Bob Whalen, Program Manager of MGHE, prepare weekly broadcasts of BCC activities. 5. 5 . ner, 19:2 1 . -5-- fu J ' W? 1, A if . li f' i 5 , . X. f I 4,Yff,,-Y 1 I '4-tES,f+eA. .J-j.Z'P f , fl ai .f--' -. 'W ..,.-1 41 WSH Not only did BCC gain, but Miln also able to fulfill his quota of service programming. However, si is classified as public service station cannot advertise the pr in compliance with a FCC regul and Whalen was unable to get from the Student Activities lSABl to purchase space in Phoenix , the student newspa Whalen blamed it on pol bureaucracy , The SAB was convinced that BCC '72 consti a true student activity. Whalen has two Bob Ward, who The program is budget of S240 men, Earl Glen currently run appropriated b SAB to cover the purchase of r tapes, and miscellanious supplie Bob Whalen will continue as pr manager through Term ll, but th some question as to the future 0 production after he leaves BCC Spanton noted that not only do have the experience to produ show, but also the facilities to ta Both are a result of Bob's wo WAVS, AM sister station to W where he is a news announcer and some beat reporting. The programs is a way of jellin student body, which is esp difficult on a campus where students commute to and from cl concluded Mrs. Spanton, empha that our concern is in makin I E ll handle intervi students feel a part of the coll

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households lwhich include a couple of million peoplel. It is known fact that at least 10'X1 of all television sets in the United States are hooked up to some sort of cable system. The Manhattan cable system has expanded to the point to where it now utilizes 27 channels. How's that for variety! Plantation cable is permitted one wild card channel according to certain state regulations that have been laid down. This wild card channel is any outside channel that is within 150 miles of the receiving antenna, 1 -1 U 4,1 T . I Fx .sf cable TV a co op student leams the tricks of the trade. and in Plantation's case the wild card channel is a Ft. Pierce station. Perhaps the most exciting aspect of cable television is what the future will bring. No one is certain just what direction cable TV will take, but one thing seems certain and that is that most television eventually will be cable television. The Plantation system is one of a number of systems which will be testing a two-way cable. In other words not only will the subscriber be able to receive, but he will also be able to transmit back to the station such extra services as a burglar alarm system, the automatic reading of electric meters and the like will be offered to subscribers perhaps within five years. A device has already been invented which would work similar to the telephone. lt is a key-operated box with pushbuttons similar to a telephone. Imagine yourself or your wife at home watching a special program on TV, say a camera in a supermarket sweeping down every aisle, pointing out priced goods and specials. You can stop the camera at any time from your chair to survey shelves. You've decided on a loaf of bread, a dozen eggs, and a can of creamed asparagus. Now all you do is push up the correct code numbers on your buttons as they have been displayed on your screen and then sit back and wait for confirmation of your purchases. Sound futuristic? About as distant as, say, man on the moon ten years ago? Due to the success of communications satellites as a means of international transmission, the door seems to be ready to be swung open to a world of broadband communication via satellite and cable. ln fact, theoretically, it is possible to form a cable network sewing millions of people across the nation right now by use of earth satellites and microwave technology which involves transporting television signals over hundreds of miles distance. lVlan's future, culturally and educationally, seems destined to shaped to a certain degree by cable television. Communication is the key. Tune in. Turn on. Cable TV.

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students seem to have taken to g as Term l's College Singers the largest number of ipants ever. As a matter of fact, nrollment was so high that or Thomas J. Cole decided to the singers into two smaller s. Commenting on the number of who auditioned, Mr. Cole said, ard over a hundred voices this ' So the group was divided into ollege Singers and the Concert sical tribute to composer R. an Williams high-lighted the l concerts of the College Singer rt Choir, a fifty-member group by Mr. Cole who explained, performance of Vaughan s' music was in anticipation of lebration of his one hundredth ay, which will be next year l oncert Choir first performed at eauville Hotel on November 30. 2 ugh Adams, BCC president, the choir to sing at the annual et for the Southern Association ior Colleges. At the concert, the sang Vaughan Williams' Fantasia ristmas Carols. Steve Rider sang ritone solos. '5 Concert Choir's major 'ni 'il College Singers Expand . . . And Divide performance was held at Ft. LauderdaIe's Parker Playhouse on December 5, when they had the honor of appearing with baritone Peter Harrower. Mr. Harrower was the second artist to perform in the new BCC Guest Artist Series, The Choir again performed Fantasia, this time with Mr..Harrower as baritone soloist But the major work of the evening was R. Vaughan Williams' Christmas Cantata Hodie, I This Dayl, again featur- ing Mr. Harrower. The Broward Sym- phony Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Jimmy Woodle, accompanied the choir. iMr. Cole sang the tenor solos, while Rebecca Langstroth was the soprano soloist.i This term the Concert Choir elected two officers to handle the various problems which invariably arise during the term. Monica Wilson served as President and Joe Accomando served as Vice-President. Miss Irene Horzepa was accompanist. Now for a look at the other half. Mr. Ted Wheeler directed the group known as College Singers. These forty-five singers comprise the other half of the original group. The College Singers' major concert of the term was held on December 7. They performed For Us A Child is Born by Bach. A small selection O1 orchestral instruments accompanied the choir. Mr. Wheeler hopes that the choir will perform more during Term ll, after becoming more established. Miss Sarah Phillips was accompanist for College Singers. College Singers is open to any BCC student who can competently sing a part. Each student has a short audition with Mr, Cole. During auditions? he commented, I listen for voice quality, range, placement ii.e. soprano, alto, tenor, or bassi, And sight singing ability. Next term, all students will register under College Singersg after the term begins, the group will again be divided into two smaller groups. Mr. Cole expects an increase in the number of students enrolling in College Singers during Term ll. He also stated the choirs will probably perform more during Term ll. So any of you students lurking in the hall of the Fine Arts Building between eleven and twelve o'clock on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays will hear the beautiful sounds of music, in stereo yet, as the singers continue to practice for Term ll's concerts.