FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2012 Contact:
Suzanne Irwin, Studio One Director of Marketing, UND (701) 777-3818 or suzanne.irwin@und.edu Richelle Ballenger, Studio One Marketing Team, UND (701) 777-4346 or richelle.ballenger@my.und.edu
THEIF RIVER FALLS, N.D. NATIVE MARKETS AWARD-WINNING TELEVISION SHOW Tyler Olson brings creativity to Studio One GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Thief River Falls, N.D. native Tyler Olson, is in his first semester as an intern for Studio One, an award-winning television show produced at the University of North Dakota. This season he is part of the marketing team. “[I like] working as a team to create a cohesive strategy while learning about all of the details that go into a marketing plan. It’s a really friendly environment and makes it easy to come early and stay late,” he says. Olson also works to generate an audience for the weekly live show and works as part of the Studio One Digital Communication Team by writing teases and updating Web content. He plans to graduate from UND in May 2013 with a major in communication and a minor in political science. He is a recipient of the E.E. “Mick” Simmons scholarship and the Gullekson Beulah scholarship. “[I] would like to graduate and start working right away at an advertising agency helping to build and establish brands or [work in] marketing for a nonprofit,” he explains. Olson graduated from Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, N.D. in 2009 and is the son of Doyle and LeAnn Olson. “Everything about my experience [at Studio One], from design work, writing, teamwork and hands on marketing, is going to confidently move me forward into the working world,” he explains. Studio One is an award-winning news and information program produced at the University of North Dakota Television Center. The program airs live on UND Channel 3 on Thursdays at 5 p.m. Re-broadcasts can be seen at 7 a.m., noon, 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. daily and on Saturdays at 10 a.m. Prairie Public Television airs Studio One on Saturday at 6 a.m. The program can also be seen by viewers in Bismarck-Mandan, Dickinson, Fargo, Jamestown, Minot, and Ray, N.D.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Denver and Colorado Springs, Colo.; Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba and online at www.studio1.und.edu. -30