UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
OCTOBER 7, 1999
The Student Voice Since 1903
THURSDAY
UCO football on the radio. . .
Stations broadcast games By Trent Dugas
StaffWriter yen with the 1998 UCO Bronchos football season reaching the success it did, one aspect was missing: radio coverage. Last football season, the Bronchos ended the regular season with a perfect record of 10-0. The Bronchos were the 1998 Lone Star Conference Champions and ranked number one in NCAA's Division II. They hosted two NCAA Division II playoff games and reached the second round in the playoffs. With all these achievements, not one person heard a game over the radio. After a one-year hiatus, the UCO Bronchos' football games are now being broadcast on the
radio. The Bronchos can be heard on KOKC-AM 1490 out of Guthrie and KNOR-AM 1400 from Edmond. The new feature to the radio broadcast is that the audience can now hear the games in the Oklahoma City metro area. Returning to the microphone as play-by-play commentator is Chris Needham. Needham said he has announced games for UCO for over 13 years and loves announcing the games. "I love it," Needham said. "I have never had more fun and UCO is a great school with a great sports program." "What's great is the team does not treat me as just a commentator, but they treat me like a part of the team," Needham said. Even though the Bronchos were not on the radio last year,
Needham continued to attend the football games. "I still got excited at every game, screaming and hollering like the rest of the fans," Needham said. "The only difference is I was in the stands and not in the press box." Mike Kirk, assistant athletic director, said Needham does a great job as announcer. He is a great Broncho fan and gets excited over the games, Kirk said. This new radio endeavor helps UCO in many ways, including earning a profit. Dr. Bill Wiseman, director of university relations, said broadcasting the games does not cost UCO any money. He said advertising sponsorship sold well and
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—Photo by Shauna Hardway
Do, Re, Mi. . . Milena Govich sings in the UCO production of Suor Angelica. The opera will begin showing tonight of 8 p.m.
UCO graduate conducts opera By Robyn Lydick
Stattlitriter he Music Theater and Opera department is polishing its performance of Suor Angelica. Puccini's opera runs Oct. 7 through 10 at Mitchell Hall. Evening performances are 8 p.m. on Oct. 7 through 9. The matinee performance is 2 p.m. on Oct. 10. The opera is directed by Carveth Osterhaus, associate professor of music, and conducted by Jim Waddelow, a —Photo by Shauna Hardway recent UCO graduate. Suor Angelica is the story of Suor Angelica will show at 8 p.m. October 7-9 and again at a 17th century woman forced
2 p.m. Oct 10. Admission is free with student ID.
into a convent after she bears an illegitimate child and therefore disgraces her family. Angelica becomes a favorite of the sisters and is viewed as saintly and selfless. Her aunt, a princess, appears at the convent to tell her of the death of the child. Angelica makes a decision which she quickly regrets. Her selfless dedication to her fellow sisters is rewarded with grace. Puccini wrote the one-act opera in 1918. Twenty-nine students make up the cast. Milena Govich and Meredeth Hanebutt share the role of Sister
Angelica. Niyati Sheth and Tara Beth McCullough share the role of Sister Genivive. Lori Biven, Crystal Stone and Annemarie Walker will share the role of the Princess, said McCullough. "We are performing the opera in English," said McCullough. Keeping in the cloister theme, the music theater and opera department will perform "Nunsense A-men!" in November. Tickets for Suor Angelica are free for UCO students with a valid ID. For more information, call the Mitchell Hall Theater box office at 974-3375.
