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AppTV Wins BEA's 2025 Signature Station Award, and More!
Feb 21, 2025

Appalachian State University’s Department of Communication students and AppTV earned prestigious awards from The Broadcast Education Association (BE...

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Student Media Collaboration Delivers Incredible Coverage on Election Night
Nov 8, 2024

Earlier this week, on Election Night 2024, the Department of Communication's student media outlets at The Appalachian, AppTV, AWN and WASU came togeth...

Internship Spotlight

Mentoring Relationship with Alum is Reflected in Internship Experience for Current App State Communication Student
Aug 9, 2024

Current App State public relations student Sophie Baine, a rising senior, is gaining invaluable experience and insights during her summer communicatio...

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Appalachian State University Electronic Media/ Broadcasting Senior Graduating with Emmy Nomination
May 24, 2024

Will Allen (Electronic Media/Broadcasting major, '24) was part of the ESPN E60 "Sacred Dog" documentary camera crew that has been nominated for a...

Students of The Peel and The Appalachian with NCCMA Awards

The Appalachian and The Peel Receive Numerous Accolades at the State Level
May 24, 2024

BOONE, NC - The Appalachian student-run news organization and The Peel Literature & Arts Review, the student-run literary and arts publication, ha...

WKZL's Jared And Katie Air Live Before The Kellar Radio Talent Group

WKZL's Jared And Katie Air Live Before The Kellar Radio Talent Group At Appalachian State
Jun 19, 2023

107.5 WKZL's Jared & Katie in the Morning broadcast live from the Kellar Radio Talent Institute at App State. Students Zachary Starns and Sam...

Chancellors List Spring 2023

140 COM Students Named to the Spring 2023 Chancellor's List
May 26, 2023

Congratulations to the 140 Department of Communication students named to the Chancellor's List for Spring 2023.Chancellor's List Eligibility:Awarded t...

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App State EM/B Graduate, Rylan O'Conner, Honored at Inaugural Awards of Distinction Ceremony
May 24, 2023

App State senior Rylan O’Connor, of Raleigh, is set to graduate in May, earning his bachelor’s degree in electronic media/broadcasting a...

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Appalachian State University’s Speech and Debate Team Wraps Up a Successful Year
May 22, 2023

The Appalachian State University Speech and Debate Team ended their year with a string of successes, including most recently, a second place finish fo...

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The Appalachian Recognized with Ten Awards by the Society of Professional Journalists
May 11, 2023

App State's student-run newspaper, The Appalachian, has been recognized with ten awards in Region 2 of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) M...