FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2012 Contact:
Suzanne Irwin, Studio One Director of Marketing, UND (701) 777-3818 or suzanne.irwin@email.und.edu Richelle Ballenger, Studio One Marketing Team, UND (701) 777-4346 or richelle.ballenger@my.und.edu
BISMARCK, N.D. NATIVE REPORTS FOR AWARD-WINNING TELEVISION SHOW Stephanie Scheurer brings experience and passion to Studio One. GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Bismarck, N.D. native Stephanie Scheurer, is in her fourth semester as an intern for Studio One, an award-winning television show produced at the University of North Dakota. She has worked as a production assistant, news reporter and news anchor in past semesters. This semester, she is working as a feature reporter. “My favorite part about Studio One is going out on an assignment. [I get to] interview people in the community for stories, edit all of the footage together, and watch the final project on our live show. I’ve also enjoyed being a photographer for other reporters. Each semester I feel like I become a more well rounded journalist,” she says. She has received the Studio One Recognition of Excellence award for her quality contributions to the program. She has been awarded the Adrian R. Dunn Memorial Scholarship, Russell T. Asleson Memorial Scholarship, and Charles Burke Broadcasting Scholarship. She has participated and placed in the Society of Professional Journalists contest and the North Dakota Professional Communicators College Communications Contest for reporting work. In addition to her accomplishments, Scheurer helps lead a high school Pay It Forward tour, sings on the praise team at her church and has participated in scholarship pageants resulting in two North Dakota state titles. Scheurer graduated from Beulah High School in 2009 and is the daughter of Lee and Susan Scheurer. She plans to graduate from UND in May 2013 with a major in communication and a minor in English. “After graduating from UND I would like to attain a position at a TV station in the upper Midwest as a reporter or anchor,” she explains. “Each semester [at Studio One] I learn to maximize my skills as a reporter and demonstrate poise and professionalism as an anchor. The hands on experience I am receiving at Studio One will be a huge asset as I enter the work force,” she adds. Studio One is an award-winning news and information program produced at the University of North Dakota Television Center. The program airs at 5 p.m. Mondays on Channel 12 in Bismarck-Mandan. The program can also be seen by viewers in Bismarck-Mandan, Dickinson, Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot and Ray, N.D.; Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minn.; Denver Colo.; Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba and online at www.studio1.und.edu. -30-