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Rhode Island School of Broadcasting

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MarkAmbrose

How many alums out there from the now defunct Rhode Island School of Broadcasting in North Providence?
My year was 1978, along with Rick Lyle. The principles were Tom Vernon and Stu Aaronson, both a couple of stand-up guys.
Who ever would have thought (then) that a 20 week course would lead to 23+ years on the air for me! ;D
 
This makes me wonder how many Broadcasting schools have gone out of business. I attended Northeast Broadcasting School in Boston. They are gone as well. Connecticut School of Broadcasting became history last year. So sad to see that pretty soon there will be no places left to learn how to use a computer. ;D
 
I went there Mark, but they were in Riverside at the time. I guess ownership changed as well as location as someone named Lee ran it. I think he had a sales background at WPRO. I had already been through college, so it was good for what it was, but would never work today. Some classroom lectures, boardwork, pre-computer production skills with a razor blade & splicing tape, & demo tapes. With stations not having formal intern programs then, the advice to learn the basics then just get out & do it was valid. I just hit the road & drove around New England with a bag of crappy demo tapes & lucked out.
 
Like Phoenix from the ashes...

Skynet74 said:
Connecticut School of Broadcasting became history last year.
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CSB lives! After recent owners shuttered it, Dick Robinson's family re-acquired the assets, and plans to re-open in many-but-not-all cities.

HC
 
Runrigger said:
I went there Mark, but they were in Riverside at the time. I guess ownership changed as well as location as someone named Lee ran it. I think he had a sales background at WPRO. I had already been through college, so it was good for what it was, but would never work today. Some classroom lectures, boardwork, pre-computer production skills with a razor blade & splicing tape, & demo tapes. With stations not having formal intern programs then, the advice to learn the basics then just get out & do it was valid. I just hit the road & drove around New England with a bag of crappy demo tapes & lucked out

That would be account executive, Lee Bickford. At the time Part of a Great sales force at WPRO-AM. Others at that time were Howie Holland, (former PRO-AM personality)...Wes Peck, great salesman, Bob Fish who went on to purchase WHJY, Ed Valenti (Ginsu Fame)
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Just trying to set the wayback machine (Sherman) to see who went there, not trying to comment on the current (sad) state of affairs in the industry. Was just trying to deflect people away from the bad news and back to a simpler time, for a few minutes ;D
 
Thanks Jimmy. It was Lee Bickford. I couldn't for the life of me remember his last name but can see his face. He had the right idea & he knew how the industry worked. You can sit around in a classroom or practice in a studio till the cows come home or get the basics down so you don't come across as clueless then get out and get a job. I already had a degree & wasn't about to go back & major in communications. I think only 2 of us in my class ended up in radio, but Sandalwood is correct. Interning is the way to go now. Even if you don't stay on at the station you intern at, wherever you go they will know you know how things work & have an insider's point of view.
 
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