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BEA2026

Jasen Sokol

John Carroll University

Director/General Manager, WJCU 88.7 FM

University Heights, Ohio

https://wjcu.org

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I'm the Director and General Manager of WJCU, the radio station at John Carroll University.

5:30pm PDT

BEA2026 Welcome Reception - Sponsored by Ross W316

6:30pm PDT

BEA Opening Night Awards Ceremony - Sponsored by Ross W316

9:00am PDT

Algorithms and Heartbeats: Creating Radio Content that Embraces the Digital and the Deeply Human W305 Student Media at Liberal Arts Colleges: Opportunities, Challenges and Unique Student-Centered Experiences W310

10:15am PDT

“Beating the System”: Identifying and Countering Students’ AI Detection Evasion W303 Do Student Podcasts belong on Senior Seminar Demo Reels? While growing in academia as a Production class exercise, are podcasts what Future Employers wish to see? W312 Sports Division Meeting W309 Industry Bound: Guiding students through their final stretch W310 College at the Crossroads: Shifts in Workforce Development, Industry, and Higher Education W306

12:00pm PDT

That's an Assignment?! W315 How Media Shapes the Mainstreaming of Sports Gambling: A Beyond Sports Initiative Discussion W308 The State of College Media: Insight From The 2025 National Student Media Convention W312 From Campus to Kickoff: Building the Valley Sports Network W303

1:15pm PDT

Skills vs. Specialization: Preparing Students for Sports Media and Beyond W308 The Future of Radio: Communal and Generational Impact of Student Voices in College Radio Part Duex W311

4:15pm PDT

Religion & Media Division - Top Research Presentations W302 Content Creation is more than just "Influencers," it could be another way forward for Student Media W309

9:00am PDT

Digital Color Correction and Power Window Techniques W307 The University Podcast Framework: Planning, Production and Revenues W309 Blurring Boundaries: Integrating Sports, Broadcasting, and Journalism with AI Skills W312

10:15am PDT

The FCC, Broadcasters and Programming: Regulation by Raised Eyebrow? W304 Crafting AI-Resistant Assignments: Strategies for Digital Media Curriculum W303 Finding your voice in podcast and radio production W309 Sports Broadcasting Program Showcase W311 Marketing and Branding My Program: Timely Strategies to Attract and Keep Students W308

11:30am PDT

The Professional Broadcaster’s Path to Professor W312 Practical practice: Getting students experience via immersive workshops W311 RAB Super Session - From the Top – Radio Unplugged W309 Facility Upgrades! Academic control room & studio updates that serve news, sports, and live production W306 Student Media Advisors Division Meeting W302

12:45pm PDT

Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - Audio Competition W309 Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - Sports Competition W312

2:00pm PDT

“Please Submit a Ticket”: Strategies for Getting Tools Through IT W304 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 Signature Station Success Stories W308

3:15pm PDT

Alpha Epsilon Rho (AERho) National Honor Society presents Advice from Professionals W312

4:30pm PDT

Teaching Play-by-Play in the Classroom W312

9:00am PDT

Student Winners Celebration - BEA Student Festival of Media Arts Award Ceremony & Signature Station Awardsature Station Awards W316 Building Blocks of a Better Team W309

10:15am PDT

Alpha Epsilon Rho (AERho) Awards Ceremony W316

11:30am PDT

How to Speak to a Camera W312 Streaming, Scrolling, and Subscribing: Media Habits of Today’s Sports Fans W307 Seeing the game differently: Storytelling, Perseverance, and Sports Broadcasting. No Sight but all Vision W310 How college media are effectively utilizing social media to complement their broadcast W309 Show Bibles Competition & Showcase W302

12:45pm PDT

On Air, On Site, On Point: College Radio's Pathway to Professionalism W312 Academics Vs Athletics? The Opportunities and Challenges of Academic/Athletic Partnerships W313 Managing Equipment on a Shoestring Budget W310

4:30pm PDT

RAB Radio & Audio Media Technology Tour West Hall - 3rd Floor Lobby

5:30pm PDT

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