Mentors

RTNDF establishes the following mentorships between broadcast classes and local radio or TV stations.

School to Station

School to Station matches high school broadcast classes with local television or radio stations. Twice each school year, RTNDF calls for teachers to request partnerships. Then RTNDF's High School Project works to match the first 20 qualifying schools with station partners. In most cases the station's staff are members of our sister group, the Radio-Television News Directors Association.

What constitutes a School-to-Station partnership? It can be as simple as having the pros critique student work or visiting the classroom or having classes visit the local station newsroom. Over time, School-to-Station partnerships can lead to station internships and maybe even student work airing on the station.

The September Partnership Application Period  is now closed. We have chosen  20 schools and are now matchmaking with radio and television stations across the country.  In November we will open applications for the next School to Station partnerships.

If you are a station interested in volunteering, or if you are a teacher interested in applying for the mentor program, contact Carol Knopes, carolk@rtndf.org.