[009] 'MTSU On The Record' Pays Tribute to Mass Comm Professor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 14, 2011
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, MTSU News and Media Relations, 615-898-
5081

‘MTSU ON THE RECORD’ PAYS TRIBUTE TO MASS COMM PROFESSOR
WMOT-FM Public Affairs Program Remembers Dr. Tom Berg

MURFREESBORO – In memory of MTSU professor Dr. Tom Berg, WMOT-FM (89.5) will air an encore presentation of “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue at 8 a.m. this Sunday, July 17.
Berg, a professor of electronic media communication in the College of Mass Communication, passed away last weekend. This Sunday’s program is a conversation between Logue and Berg about his class on the history of television situation comedies and how those programs reflect the society of their times. It originally aired on May 23, 2004.
To listen to previous programs, go to http://www.mtsu.edu/news/podcast/podcast2010.shtml. 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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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. In September 2011, MTSU will celebrate its 100th year anniversary with special events and activities throughout the year—kicked off by a Blue-Tie Centennial Gala on Friday, Sept. 9.

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