[454] MTSU Student Previews Summertime At '30 Rock' On WMOT-FM

FOR RELEASE: May 23, 2012

EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081

MTSU STUDENT PREVIEWS SUMMERTIME AT ‘30 ROCK’ ON WMOT-FM

Johnson City’s Jonathan Radford Goes ‘On the Record’ About NBC News Internship

MURFREESBORO—Jonathan Radford, an MTSU student who will embark on a 10-week internship with NBC News in New York this summer, will talk about his unique opportunity at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 28, and 8 a.m. Sunday, June 3, on “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

Radford, an electronic media communication major from Johnson City, Tenn., is one of only three collegians in the nation to be chosen for NBC internships granted by the National Association of Black Journalists.

During his internship at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Radford will work for thegrio.com, NBC News’ website dedicated to news of interest to minority audiences with particular emphasis on the African-American community.

 To listen to previous programs, go to www.mtsunews.com and click on “more” under the “Audio Clips” category.

For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.

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