Eugene media: On the page, through the air
By KATHLEEN MONJE
Of the Emerald
Everything from all-news radio
stations to literary magazines are
offered to Eugene residents from
a variety of news, entertainment
and scholarly organizations. A
quick survey of Eugene media
turns up two regularly published
magazines, six newspapers, 15
radio stations and three television
stations.
Magazines
Eugene Magazine seeks to
provide "comment on social,
economic and political trends,
developments, dilemmas and is
sues involving the people of
Eugene and the surrounding
area,” according to publisher
Brian Rogers. The magazine is
published monthly and is availa
ble at local stores. Editor —
Cameron Stauth.
The Clark Corner Literary Re
view, published by the University
Honors College, gives under
graduates a chance to publish
poetry, prose and photographs.
All students may submit work for
‘Work cheap,- succeed,
says student journalist’
There’s more to Eugene
media than just watching,
reading or listening to it.
Someone has to produce it —
and the taping and writing isn't
limited to salaried profession
als.
"The secret is. you've got to
work cheap," advises Greg
Wasson, a University student
who works on a part-time
basis for an Oregon news
paper, a magazine and sev
eral radio stations.
Wasson, who edited the
Emerald last year, thinks stu
Greg Wasson
dents have a “pretty good
chance" of selling their work
to local print and electronic
media.
“It’s best to go there with a
story in mind, or already writ
ten" he says. "You've just got
to go out and tell people, ‘I'd
like to do this.’ ”
But he also recommends
that students take classes that
will teach them how to do what
they want to sell. In broadcast
ing, "You need to learn to run
the equipment real well and
have a basic understanding of
broadcast style. Then you de
velop your own.”
State political reporting is
Wasson s strong point. He
writes a monthly "Capitor for
Eugene Magazine and tapes
four political stories a week
each for radio stations KDUN
in Reed sport, KLOO in Corval
lis and KICE in Bend. He also
writes for the Oregon Journal
and Eugene radio station
KZEL. “You can market the
same news story in a lot of dif
ferent places," he says.
Wasson got his training at
the University's FM radio sta
tion KWAX, the now-defunct
television station PL3 and the
School of Journalism.
What makes it exciting to
work in media, he says, is that
“If you want to be in control of
lots of minds, even for a little
while, you are.”
What is available at
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JMain Floor, New Addition)
Sales Key making, key chains, candy, cameras, film,
supplies, paperback books, greeting cards, postcards, bicy
cle chains, school supplies, magazines, padlocks.
, Services Check cashing for University students, fa
culty, staff with proper I D.
Film developing
Notices
Greyhound bus tickets
Fast passes and bus tokens
ODE classified ads
Pay telephone & EWEB Bills
Concert Tickets
Shakespearean Festival
Ticket sales Mon.-Thurs. 9 a m.-5 p m.
Fri. 9 a.in.-2:30 p m.
annual spring publication, accord
ing to Joy Poust, Honors College
administrative assistant. Faculty
advisor — Micha Grudin.
Newspapers
The Eugene Register Guard is
the city’s daily newspaper, serv
ing all of Lane County. It includes
special sections devoted to enter
tainment and features. Editor —
Alton Baker, Jr.
The Springfield News is
“primarily a line to Springfield and
eastern Lane County, not a met
ropolitan audience,” according to
Editor Jack Nelson. It is published
three times weekly, on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
The Valley News is published
weekly on Tuesdays, with local
reporting supplemented by com
mentary on state and nationahis
sues. Editor Wayne Whitehead
says general distribution
throughout the county is the
paper’s goal.
The Oregon Daily Emerald is
an independent newspaper serv
ing the campus community. The
tab-size paper is published daily
Monday through Friday during
the academic year and on Tues
days and Thursdays during the
summer. Editor — Wally Benson.
The Lane Community College
Torch is published weekly on
Thursdays and provides campus
and community news and fea
tures. Editor — Sally Oljar.
The Willamette Valley Ob
server serves all of Lane County
and is especially concerned with
“preserving the quality of life in
Eugene and Springfield,” says
Ken Doctor, editor. Published
weekly on Fridays.
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AM radio stations
KASH — News and informa
tion, 24 hours. An NBC affiliate
owned by Stirling Recreation.
KATR 1320 — Easy listening
from 6 a.m. to sunset. An ABC
affiliate owned by Zonne, Crosby
and Hargan.
KBDF 1280 — Contemporary
and top 40 music, 24 hours.
Owned by the Mateo Corp.
Michael Cole, station manager.
KEED 1450 — Modem country
and western, 24 hours. Local high
school football and NFL football.
A Mutual Network affiliate owned
by Monroe Broadcasting. Bill
Moler, station manager.
KOAC 550 — Oregon Educa
tional and Public Broadcasting
Service from Corvallis, 6 a.m. to
midnight.
KORE 1050 — Gospel and re
ligious music from 6 a.m. to sun
set. Ralph Daily, owner.
KPN W 1120 — Contemporary
music, 24 hours. An ABC affiliate
owned by Pacific Northwest
Broadcasting. Dave Woodward,
station manager.
KUGN 590 — Contemporary
music and sports, traffic reports,
24 hours. An ABC affiliate owned
by Obie Communications.
FM radio stations
KFMV 97.9 — Rock and roll
from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. An ABC af
filiate owned by Duke Young.
KLCC 90.3 — Lane Commun
ity College station. Jazz, rock and
public affairs from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m.
A listener-sponsored National
Public Radio affiliate.
KOAP 91.5 — Oregon Educa
tional and Public Broadcasting
Service from Portland. 6 a.m. to
midnight.
KPNW 99.1 — Easy listening
and contemporary music, 24
hours. An ABC affiliate owned by
Pacific Northwest Broadcasting.
KSND 93.1 — Easy listening
and contemporary music, 24
hours. Doug and Craig, owners.
KWAX 91.1 — University of
Oregon station. Fine arts, jazz
and classical music and public af
fairs, Monday through Friday
from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and
Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m.
to midnight. A National Public
Radio affiliate.
KZEL 96.1 — Rock, folk, jazz
and classical music, 24 hours.
Owned by Jay West.
Television
stations
KEZI is an ABC and CBS af
filiate on channel 9 (cable 10).
News is ABC from 5:30 to 6 p.m.,
local-regional from 6 to 6:30 p.m.,
and CBS from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Pub
lic service announcements are
broadcast throughout the day and
local issues are the focus on
“Coffeetime News" from 9 to 9:30
a.m.
KOZY is the local Teleprompter
station (cable 3 TV). Movies and
syndicated programs are broad
cast daily. Public affairs comes in
the form of the “Ray Camay Re
port’ Sunday at 7 p.m.
KVAL is the NBC affiliate on
channel 13 (cable 8). Local and
regional news is broadcast from
5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and NBC news
from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Public affairs,
“Through the Looking Glass” var
ies in time from week to week,
and “Good Day Sunshine” is
broadcast on Saturday and Sun
day.
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