Boston University’s College of Communication student body has a huge range of extracurricular activities – entertaining but also highly professional! I would love to share my experience and the opportunities you can get with the COM.
BUTV10 is a student-operated media production and distribution service, offering a variety of programs ranging from news, comedy, and drama, to variety shows. It is open to all BU students regardless of their majors and provides professional experience at the studio, with cameras, and working as a crew behind the scenes.
I have been involved in The Wire, a daily news program in BUTV10 as a videographer and an anchor for a year. Starting as a camera operator in my sophomore year, I learned the work behind the scene and how the show is crafted with the collaboration of the crew. Then I switched my interest to on-camera talent to report a health and science feature every other week. Yes, it is hard to get up at 7 am in the morning and get ready for your story the night before the show, but nothing is more worthy than to see your show after THE busy morning!
WTBU, the college’s longest-running radio station, is another great opportunity you can have. We broadcast live 20 hours a day and all our shows are run by students! It is the perfect ground for creative content creation where you can pitch your ideas, DJ, and make the show go live on 89.3 FM. All DJs are trained as an intern on the station for a semester.
I have been on the team of WTBU News, airing on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6 PM-8 PM. You can be a reporter, a director, or an anchor for a show with amazing crew members. Again, the majors don’t matter as long as you are passionate about news reporting, which gave me a great opportunity to be involved on campus.
Much more COM clubs and activities are here waiting for you! Feel free to reach out for any questions to the COM ambassador.
