The Breeze gets hands on experience, with Rick Dulock and Lillian Vasquez at KVCR.

By Nikolas Araiza and China Ang

On Oct.11, The Breeze was able to get hands-on experience with the wonderful folks at KVCR.

The trip started off with a tour of the facility. The Breeze staff was brought through their broadcasting stations, which they use to reach a multitude of audiences. Staff was lucky to receive a first hand look at the production process, and how KVCR broadcasts their programs.

The team then split up into two groups in order to participate in two different demos, one with Rick Dulock, Program Manager of KVCR and occasional host and another with Lillian Vasquez, current host of Lifestyles, KVCR’s ongoing television program.

With Dulock, the team was able to experience the engineering and recording aspects of a live radio segment. In the engineering portion of the demo, students were able to hear, and practice with on-air talent. For the person behind the microphone, they were able to record a small news segment.

With Vasquez, the team was grouped into pairs to write their own reporting segment, they were encouraged to get creative and then they got the chance to record their segments in front of a camera.

The Breeze looks forward to visiting KVCR again sometime in the near future.