FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2011 Contact:
Suzanne Irwin, Studio One Director of Marketing, UND (701) 777-3818 Jenna Hamann, Studio One Marketing Team, UND (701) 777-4346
CIRCLE PINES NATIVE REPORTS FOR AWARD-WINNING TELEVISON SHOW Brian Gendreau brings creative writing skills to Studio One
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Circle Pines, Minn. native Brian Gendreau is in his third semester at Studio One, an award-winning television show produced at the University of North Dakota. Gendreau has worked as a feature reporter, sports reporter and camera operator. Currently he is a news reporter and writes the Headline News sports segment for the show. “It’s a learning experience you can’t find anywhere else,” he explains. Gendreau will graduate from UND in May 2013 with a degree in communication and a minor in graphic design and Norwegian. In addition to his internship, he is involved on and off campus. He studied abroad in the fall of 2010. He is a member of Student Leaders International and the Graphic and Photography Society. He writes for the Dakota Student and is a sports photographer for WDAZ in Grand Forks, N.D. He has received the Gilman Scholarship for students to travel abroad, UND Academic Excellence scholarship and two communication department scholarships. Gendreau graduated from Centennial High School in 2008 and is the son of Randy and Deanna Gendreau of Circle Pines, Minn. He says his career goal after graduation is to, “make an impact on the world [and] I would love to be a sports anchor.” Studio One is an award-winning news and information program produced at the University of North Dakota Television Center. The program airs at 11 a.m. Wednesdays on Channel 6 in Minneapolis. The program can also be seen by viewers in BismarckMandan, Dickinson, Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot, Ray and Steele, N.D.; Denver and Colorado Springs, Colo.; Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba and online at www.studio1.und.edu. -30-