KNX 1070 radio reporters to visit Pierce College

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Two radio anchors from KNX 1070 AM, the Los Angeles area’s only 24/7 news station, will be in the Great Hall at noon Tuesday, March 22 to talk to students, faculty, staff and the community about their careers and how they got started at Pierce College. Randy Kerdoon (sports) and Tommy Jaxson (traffic) were students at Pierce College in the 1970s and worked together for the college’s student-run KPCR radio station. Jaxson said he “had a ball” working for KPCR and that working for the radio station was “the best thing we could have ever done.” Kerdoon has been honored with 10 Golden...

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Media Arts Department Speaker Series to kick off again

Posted by:     Tags:      Posted date:  February 8, 2011  |  No comment


KNX 1070 radio anchors, documentary filmmaker, multimedia producer to visit Pierce College this spring SAVE THE DATES! This semester the Pierce College Media Arts Department will welcome esteemed speakers from the radio, film and website worlds as part of its Speaker Series events in the Great Hall. The free events are a semester-long effort funded by the ASO. Refreshments will be served. Parking is available for $2 in Lot 1, near the Sheriff’s Station off Brahma Drive and Winnetka Avenue.
  • Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m.:  Liz O. Baylen...

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Creator of ‘Phineas and Ferb’ Meets With Students, Faculty

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Emmy and Annie-nominated director, writer and songwriter Dan Povenmire will be a guest speaker at Pierce College at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 25 in the Great Hall. Povenmire has spent 20 years in the animation industry directing, storyboarding and/or writing for projects including The Simpsons, Rocko’s Modern Life, Hey Arnold!, Catdog, Looney Tunes, SpongeBob Squarepants and Family Guy. He is now the co-creator and executive producer of the hit show Phineas and Ferb on the Disney Channel. He is also the voice of the show’s Evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz. The free event is part of the Media Arts...

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L.A. Times Sports Columnist Bill Plaschke Visits Pierce

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Los Angeles Times sports columnist Bill Plaschke will be a guest speaker at Pierce College at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 14 in the Great Hall. Plaschke was named National Sports Columnist of the Year by the Associated Press and National Headliners during his 21st year with the L.A. Times. He has been a Pulitzer Prize entrant and his work has been featured in several editions of the annual "Best American Sports Writing" book. Plaschke is also a regular on the ESPN daily talk show, "Around The Horn." The free event is part of the Media Arts Department’s Speaker Series, a semester-long effort...

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34th Annual Photo Salon Showcases Student Work

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Nearly 40 photographs taken by Pierce College Media Arts Department students will be display Monday, Oct. 25 through Thursday, Oct. 28 in the Pierce College Art Gallery. The 34th annual Photo Salon will feature 37 photographs, including studio photography, portraits, landscapes, still life, life studies and photojournalism. The opening reception of the Photo Salon will take place Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The Photo Salon entries are contributed by students enrolled in Media Arts Department courses during the spring and fall semesters....

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Film Festival to Showcase Student Work

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Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010— Dramas, comedies, music videos, animation, documentaries and commercials will be showcased during Crossfade, a free student film festival hosted by Los Angeles Mission College and Pierce College from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 at Laurel Canyon Stages in Arleta. In addition to the film festival, Crossfade will also feature a vendor exhibition from noon to 2 p.m. with companies including Sony, Panasonic and Kino Flo. The groups will show off their equipment on an old sci-fi set so that students and the public receive hands-on experience. Film festival entries...

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Pierce Hosts PPAGLA Student Photojournalism Day

Posted by: Jill Connelly    Tags:      Posted date:  November 12, 2010  |  No comment


Students from Pierce College and other local colleges get a tour of the Univision remote truck in the parking area behind the Great Hall as part of the Press Photographer's Association of Greater Los Angeles' student photojournalism day hosted by the Media Arts Department...

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