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BEA2026

Brett Kurland

Arizona State University/Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Assistant Dean, Professor of Practice

Phoenix, Arizona Area

9:00am PDT

Day Turn: A Summer Reporting Bootcamp Overview W311 The University Podcast Framework: Planning, Production and Revenues W309

11:30am PDT

DEI Under Scrutiny: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in an AI Society W304 Practical practice: Getting students experience via immersive workshops W311 Image and Video Creation W305 Facility Upgrades! Academic control room & studio updates that serve news, sports, and live production W306

12:45pm PDT

Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - Documentary Competition W307 Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - News & Sports (News Program) Competitions W311 Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - Sports Competition W312

2:00pm PDT

Passport to Publication: Study Abroad Programs That Produce Media Professionals W305 The 2026 State of the Broadcast News Industry W303 From Classroom to Microphone: Inspiring the Next Generation of Student Podcasters W309 On the Mic and On Screen: Helping Students Find Their Sports Voice W312

3:15pm PDT

From AI Speculation to AI Practice: Real Decisions, Courses, and Policies W310 Tata Cloud Demo - NAB Show Booth W1401 NAB Show Exhibits - West Hall Booth W1401

4:30pm PDT

The Future of Local Television, AI, Ownership, and the New Broadcast Frontier W308 Teaching Play-by-Play in the Classroom W312

5:30pm PDT

2026 Best of Festival Awards Ceremony W316

9:00am PDT

Making Television History More Accessible: Exploring New Research Tools in the Vanderbilt Television News Archive W307 Community News and Student Reporting W310

10:15am PDT

How to Successfully Include Non-Majors in a Study Abroad Documentary/Multi-Media Project W306

11:30am PDT

Mentoring 101: Building Faculty and Student Success from Campus to Career! W308 From Policy to Practice: Supporting Students with Mental Disabilities W304 How college media are effectively utilizing social media to complement their broadcast W309

12:45pm PDT

AI and Program Assessment: Putting Your Digital Helper to Work W308 Academics Vs Athletics? The Opportunities and Challenges of Academic/Athletic Partnerships W313

2:00pm PDT

Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Robotics in Broadcast Productions W304 Pitching Stories: Have We Lost the Meat and the Art? W312 Beyond Standardization: Exploring Alternatives in Evaluating Student Work W305 Your Media Job Search in the Age of AI W308

5:30pm PDT

Closing Cocktails @ ZEN Westgate Hotel & Casino ZEN @ Westgate Hotel & Casino