"Mountaineer Playbook" launched in 2021 as the capstone course for the
Reed College of Media’s Sports and Adventure Media program, airs statewide
on West Virginia Public Broadcasting and in Morgantown on the Morgantown Public
Access Channel.
"Mountaineer Playbook" is an Emmy-nominated sports magazine show created by Sports and Adventure Media students at West Virginia University. This week’s episode explores a pivotal class-action lawsuit on student-athlete compensation, examining the proposed settlement and its far-reaching effects on WVU and collegiate sports. The program highlights the WVU Men’s Soccer team’s extraordinary season, including their Sun Belt Championship, historic milestones under Coach Dan Stratford, and standout player accolades. Additionally, the show captures the spirit of community at a climbing competition held at the WVU Rec Center and offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at WVU’s marching band as they prepare for their performance in the legendary Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
For every show we film, three stories are selected to be featured on Mountaineer
Playbook's "Best of the Rest"! Check back after each show airs for an updated listing
of the latest package stories from Mountaineer Playbook students!
Get an inside scoop on what goes into broadcasts through the eyes of our students
in our Mountaineer Playbook Producer's Blog! Check back each Monday after
our show airs for the latest experiences from our Producer and Assistant Producer!
This week, we wrapped taping our class’s final Mountaineer Playbook Show of the semester. It was a very bittersweet feeling because my feelings towards this class changed as the course went on. At the beginning, I was incredibly frustrated at the fact that this was the only option that we had as a capstone class. Throughout the semester, though, I learned some key lessons that I feel served me well and taught me a lot.
For our fourth show this semester, it was a little bit of a different experience for me on taping day. Earlier in the week, I had been approached by Prof. Marra and Prof. Scatterday asking if I would be willing to go on set and produce there.
While this is our class’s third show, this was my first show getting to lead produce. I was really excited when I found out I was the Associate Producer and have enjoyed assisting in the control room the past two shows, but I spent these past two weeks ecstatic about getting to write the script for the show and knowing I would actually get to booth the show on our day in the studio.
Cut to Wednesday with the reporter writing conferences, and it was a rinse and repeat of the previous conferences. However, it was a lot smoother because this was the second time the conferences were done, and a lot of the reporters knew what they were doing and should be on the lookout for specifically this time around.
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