March 28, 2017 Pioneer Records will be holding its second annual Break the Silence concert Friday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Playhouse featuring Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties and Drop the Act. The event is in collaboration with Point Park’s Title IX office to raise awareness for sexual violence. Samantha Bowes,…
Month: March 2017
Audio Engineer – Contagious Music
I sat down with Sam Fairchild, an assistant audio engineer for Contagious Music in Pittsburgh, to discuss what it’s like working primarily with sound. *Titles refer to the style of shot in the frame. Audio Engineer – Contagious Music from Carley Marie Bonk on Vimeo.
ABC Producer Shares His Story with Students
March 21, 2017 David Perozzi, Executive Producer of ABC News New York Photo by Gracey Evans | The Globe The Center for Media Innovation (CMI) hosted 1988 alumnus David Perozzi last Wednesday afternoon for an open discussion about his career as a producer for shows including ABC News, Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of…
Discussing Venezuela with Gabriella De Lima
Gabriella De Lima, Point Park University senior, and I sat down to discuss the current political and socioeconomic state of Venezuela, where most of her family still resides. Venezuela is facing a severe rise in crime and poverty under recent government leaders. Her family in the United States sends boxes of necessities on a regular…
Food for Thought: Conflict Kitchen
Conflict Kitchen is located on Schenley Drive in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They serve up dishes from nations in conflict with the United States. The ever-changing menu promotes discussion and education on political issues facing our world today. Here is the link to my podcast on SoundCloud: Conflict Kichen
Life Expectancy Declining in United States
For the first time since 1993, the life expectancy in the United States has declined. USA Today mentioned in the article “Dying Younger: U.S. Life Expectancy A Real Problem” that there were 86,212 more U.S. deaths in 2015 than the previous year with a 1.2% age-adjusted increase. Americans born last year have lost nearly a…
Pay It Forward Holds Event to Gather Toiletries for Women
February 21, 2017 Pay It Forward hosted its “Bag It Forward” event Feb. 16 to benefit the local women’s shelter, Womanspace East. Club members set up a table in Lawrence Hall lobby Thursday afternoon for passing students to build a bag for a woman in need. Patty Sorg, junior criminal justice major and former president…
Walkaway Words 