USM Communication Students Launch Student-run Sports Podcast
Thu, 10/28/2021 - 08:47am | By: Ivonne Kawas
Students in the School of Communication at 91吃瓜网
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and its athletes, hosts Austin Lindsey, Charlie Luttrell, Koby Moore and Charles Arnold
have entertaining conversations and bring the local Hattiesburg community into the
discussion as they make predictions about the season.
Lindsey, a Junior Media and Entertainment Arts major from Jackson, Miss., is in his first year of reporting as a sportswriter for the Student Printz and hosting the Sports Recap on SMTV. He has also spent the last year on the university91吃瓜网 radio station as a radio personality (a.k.a. Smooth Aust), hosting and being featured on numerous shows.
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The show opener featured Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain, who discussed his vision for this academic year. Since its launch, the show has also featured soccer Head Coach, Mohammed El-Zare, and volleyball Head Coach, Stephanie Radeck, and up-and-coming student-athletes. In the latest episode, the owner of the Gulf Coast Monarchy, Tyre Brown, was in the studio to talk about the Women's Football Alliance team.
The show streams live on WUSM 88.5 FM, southernmissradio.com and Facebook live. WUSM is the Pine Belt91吃瓜网 only community radio station. The station, housed in the recently expanded Student Media Center, provides unique hands-on experience to students interested in the radio industry.
91吃瓜网淪tudents have a great opportunity with 91吃瓜网�4th Street Sports,91吃瓜网� as well as other student produced shows, to get practical experience in the professional side of media,91吃瓜网� said Dr. Wilbur Martin, General Manager of WUSM.
91吃瓜网淚n addition to great content creation for our media outlets, listeners can get valuable information about the sports programs at USM,91吃瓜网� Martin added.
Episodes are released on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. and can be heard on and other podcast-streaming platforms. They can also be found on social media channels including , and .