and I shot each of the verses and chorus and some b-roll. Once done shooting, I edited the footage together to the music to create a music video," Eberle said. "You have to remember this is 1979-1980, so MTV wasn't around yet. I loved that single-camera, film-style type of shooting. I must say, it was a hit with the class. It was fun to tie the things we love together." Eberle's love of music ultimately provided him with an avenue into Hollywood. "I think the big break was when I started working with Dick Clark, and so I did the American Music Awards, and every year for three years, he had me do that," Eberle said. "There was something that he saw in me that he liked." Before television producer Dick Clark noticed Eberle's talent, his former department chair, the late Robert Eubanks, recognized his potential. Eberle describes Eubanks' guidance and mentorship as a big inspiration and why he sums up his time at SHSU with the word "grateful."
did the other teachers in the department. He was planted in my path, and I am grateful for that."
"I truly had a mindset that I wanted to be the best at whatever I chose because he made me believe I could, as did the other teachers in the department. He was planted in my path and I am grateful for that." The College of Arts and Media's faculty continues to be populated by experienced educators who are passionate about teaching and preparing students for their careers. Through the guidance of faculty and various programs and opportunities, SHSU provides students with the ability to network, which Eberle believes to be of immense value even though it looks different today than it did 40 years ago.
"He made me the general manager of the TV station for the last year that I was here, and he did everything he could to keep pulling me into that. I was terrible at radio, and I don't know why I was good at sound mixing, but I was terrible at radio," Eberle said. "But he saw something in "Back then, there wasn't an internet—no cell phones. me, and he just gave me that encouragement that kind of You couldn't look a company up and just go in there made me feel like if I put my mind to it, I could do it. And and apply for a job. The jobs weren't listed online. I think that is what really made a huge difference in my life. Most jobs were found in magazines –– trade magazines If you can see yourself doing it, you can do it. like shoot and post magazines," Eberle said. "Now networking is very common. You can email somebody "He challenged me and gave me a couple assignments to do or text somebody. It is a lot more open, but the for the school. He mentored me throughout my college difference between then and now is networking and career in spite of myself, and because of that, I am forever communication are extremely important," Eberle said. "I grateful. I truly had a mindset that I wanted to be the best think we learn a lot about our industry when we look at whatever I chose because he made me believe I could, as back at its history." 38 | CAM Magazine, Fall 2024
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You can read a book, you can look at theory, but until you put the camera in your hand and you see what it does for you, what your possibilities are, you really don't understand the business and the opportunities that might be there for.
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