Karen Croake Heisler

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The station classroom was eliminated to make room for editing rooms, said Karen Heisler, a broadcasting professor who began teaching the introductory broadcasting course in 1993.

The class shifted to campus, but Heisler continued to include hands-on production sessions each semester that were taught at WNDU by station employees.
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Heisler also serves as the film, television and theater internship coordinator for students who seek experience at local TV and radio stations.

"When I first worked at WNDU, that was part of the mission, to serve the students and the university.You had an obligation to pay back those who helped you," she said.

The new philosophy focused on the station's ability to generate income, not educate students, she said."They eliminated everything that didn't contribute directly to the profits of the television station," she said.

Heisler also teaches a popular sports and TV journalism course."So many students think that's what they want to do.They all want to anchor (ESPN's) 'SportsCenter,' " she said.

Thirty students are enrolled in the class for fall, Heisler said, and she would have 50 if the class size weren't limited.
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Heisler is hopeful that new station owners would be receptive to working with students and providing more internships."Just by being (at the station), their eyes were opened," she said.

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Karen Croake Heisler worked in college athletics at Purdue University, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Notre Dame for seven years.She spent the next 18 years working in television as a programming and promotions director, producer, and award-winning documentary writer at WNDU-TV, the NBC affiliate in South Bend.She currently teaches two courses in the University of Notre Dame's Film, Television, and Theatre department.Karen is from Granger, IN.

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Karen Heisler, who serves as education and internship coordinator at The WNDU Stations, began writing for Today's Life Choices, in 1993.She has written 34 programs, including two which have received prestigious awards from the Worldfest-Charleston International Film Festival.She also teaches a course in Broadcasting and Cable for the Department of Film, Television and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame.

Heisler, who received her bachelor's degree in journalism and her master's degree in mass communications from Purdue University, previously spent nine years as programming and promotion director at WNDU-TV.During that time she created several award-winning advertising and community service campaigns and produced over 75 episodes of a monthly teen news magazine program that received critical praise from local educators and youth advocates.

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Karen Heisler

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Karen Heisler, who serves as education and internship coordinator at The WNDU Stations, began writing for "Today's Life Choices," in 1993.She has written 34 programs, including two which have received prestigious awards from the Worldfest-Charleston International Film Festival.She also teaches a course in Broadcasting and Cable for the Department of Film, Television and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame.

Heisler, who received her bachelor's degree in journalism and her master's degree in mass communications from Purdue University, previously spent nine years as programming and promotion director at WNDU-TV.During that time she created several award-winning advertising and community service campaigns and produced over 75 episodes of a monthly teen news magazine program that received critical praise from local educators and youth advocates.

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Writer: Karen Heisler.
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UND/Today's Life Choice's Committee: Richard Warner, C.S.C, Richard W. Conklin, Kathleen Caveny, Dolores Trese, David Solomon, Gary Sieber, Karen Heisler, Michael W. Doyle, Michael J. Schmiedeler.