Jesse Schroeder

09/03/2026

In case you missed it, here is a great discussion from my podcast Masterclass: Media Matters. Senora Scott currently serves as the assistant news director at KSAN and KLST in San Angelo, TX. Senora started her career at KLST and KSAN, working as a producer, photographer, and news anchor. She then moved to the FOX affiliate and worked as an MMJ, eventually working her way up to senior reporter and eventually assistant news director. In 2019, she returned to KLST and KSAN where she currently serves as assistant news director. Senora is a published author, having recently written her first book titled, New to News: Navigating your Journalism Journey. Senora Scott

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/senora-scott-assistant-news-director/id1797855245?i=1000785613835

Spotify: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/aTIuBG17R5b

09/03/2026

This interview offered so many insights to great storytelling. Check out Austin's website to see his work. So many lessons to learn here. Thank you Austin Pollack for sharing. Check it out: http://www.austinpollack.com

In case you missed it, here is a recent episode of Masterclass: Media Matters. Austin Pollack is a multimedia journalist at WTVF NewsChannel 5 in Nashville. Prior to Nashville,Austin worked at WLEX in Lexington, Kentucky. During his two and a half years there, Austin was honored with five Ohio Valley Regional Emmy nominations. He was named the multimedia journalist Regional Emmy winner for his work in 2023 and has many other awards for his work. Austin also spent time as a morning and noon anchor at WITN in Greenville, North Carolina and started his career at WDTV in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Austin has an incredible ability to craft a great story. In this episode he shares some tips on how he does it. Austin Pollack

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/austin-pollack-multimedia-journalist/id1797855245?i=1000785613864

Spotify: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/xdgYl567R5b

09/02/2026

In case you missed it, here is a recent episode of Masterclass: Media Matters. Austin Pollack is a multimedia journalist at WTVF NewsChannel 5 in Nashville. Prior to Nashville,Austin worked at WLEX in Lexington, Kentucky. During his two and a half years there, Austin was honored with five Ohio Valley Regional Emmy nominations. He was named the multimedia journalist Regional Emmy winner for his work in 2023 and has many other awards for his work. Austin also spent time as a morning and noon anchor at WITN in Greenville, North Carolina and started his career at WDTV in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Austin has an incredible ability to craft a great story. In this episode he shares some tips on how he does it. Austin Pollack

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/austin-pollack-multimedia-journalist/id1797855245?i=1000785613864

Spotify: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/xdgYl567R5b

09/01/2026

In case you missed it, here is a recent episode of Masterclass: Media Matters. Alan Clepper is an on-air personality at KOFM in Enid, OK where he’s been helping folks start their mornings since 1999. He also serves as the program director for KOFM, as well as KGWA. Both stations are part of Williams Broadcasting.
With decades of experience in radio broadcasting, Clepper is known for blending country music by request with uplifting stories, community-information, and a friendly “guy next door” tone that listeners relate to. My Country 103.1 KOFM Oklahoma's Country

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alan-clapper-morning-radio-host-program-director/id1797855245?i=1000785613724

Spotify: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/X4NG4od8R5b

08/31/2026

In case you missed it, here is a recent episode of Masterclass: Media Matters. Kevin Kerr is a graduate of Northwestern Oklahoma State University. He currently serves as a radio personality and the programming director for WGER in Saginaw, Michigan. His professional career actually started in the newspaper industry before moving into the broadcasting world. He worked at The Duncan Banner and also The Ardmoreite, before become the news director at an Oklahoma radio station. He spent several years in Wichita, KS; then Kalamazoo, MI; then LaPorte, IN; before arriving at his current station.With over a decade of experience in radio, he has a lot of valuable insight and information to share with us today. Kevin Kerr 106.3 The Core

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kevin-kerr-radio-personality-program-director/id1797855245?i=1000785613865

Spotify: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/DmoTdQi8R5b

08/28/2026

In case you missed it, here is a recent episode of Masterclass: Media Matter. Jordan Schaffer has a fantastic story to share as she rose through the ranks in television news to her current role as an Executive Producer for KTBS in Shreveport, Louisiana. Jordan started her career at KXII in Sherman, TX. She will share with us what she has learned over the years, and explain how her newsroom operates now with most producers working remotely.

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jordan-schaffer-executive-news-producer/id1797855245?i=1000785613812

Spotify: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/L8BXudo8R5b

08/27/2026

In case you missed it, here is a recent episode of Masterclass: Media Matter. I visited with Kristen Weaver. Kristen is a former television news anchor who has transitioned into the world of marketing and event coordination. I met Kristen when we worked together in Sherman, Texas at KXII. She then moved to Tulsa and worked at News on 6 for 6 years. She is now working in Frisco, TX as a marketing and events coordinator for the Frisco Economic Development Corporation.

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kristen-weaver-former-news-reporter-now-marketer/id1797855245?i=1000785613790
Spotify: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/UrTUBZt8R5b

08/26/2026

In case you missed it, here is an episode of Masterclass: Media Matters featuring Mr. Clint Byley. Clint is a Master Public Information Officer for the Moore Police Department in Moore, OK. Prior to this position, Byley worked in television news as a news producer and assignment editor.

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clint-byley-public-information-officer/id1797855245?i=1000785613789
Spotify: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/KcIbAix9R5b

08/25/2026

After some technical difficulties, my podcast, Masterclass: Media Matters is available once again. Some links have changed so I will provide that information in the comments. Please, re-follow on Spotify by searching for the title of my show. Those who listen on Apple Podcasts nothing has changed.

For those who are new to the podcast, welcome. Here is what we try to do with each episode. This podcast offers a wealth of knowledge from the media industry. I am a broadcast journalism professor and Chair, of the Communication Department at NWOSU. I entered the classroom after working for many years in the radio and television news industries. During each episode I visit with a professional currently working in the media field. This includes news directors, producers, reporters, anchors, and other media professionals. The goal is to share experiences and information about the current state of the media industry. The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily the views of NWOSU.

Check it out, and if you want to be a guest, get in touch.

07/07/2026

Dr. Jesse Schroeder announced as new Communication Department Chair.

Schroeder, an associate professor of communication, succeeds Tamara Brown as chair of the Department of Communication. Brown served as department chair for 20 years before stepping down to focus on her role as chair of the Faculty Development Advisory Board, while continuing to teach in the Communication Department.

“I am honored to have been asked to take on this role,” Schroeder said. “Tamara did a great job as chair for 20 years.”

Schroeder earned a Ph.D. in Education Technology Management from Northcentral University in 2011, a Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix in 2007, and a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication from Northwestern in 2003.

This is Schroeder’s second time teaching at Northwestern. After working three years in the radio and television industry, he taught in his current role from 2006 to 2014. During that time, he was named Outstanding Young College Teacher of the Year by the Oklahoma Speech and Theatre Communication Association in 2010 and served as Northwestern’s accreditation liaison officer from 2009 to 2014, helping the university earn full 10-year accreditation status from the Higher Learning Commission.

In 2014, Schroeder accepted a morning anchor position at KXII-TV in Sherman, Texas, where he earned Texas Associated Press Broadcasters awards for top morning newscast in 2014 and 2015, as well as an Oklahoma Associated Press Broadcasters award for top morning newscast in 2014. After teaching public education for 3 years, Schroeder and his family moved to Tyler, Texas, where he worked at KLTV/KTRE as a primary evening news anchor for the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts.

Schroeder returned to Northwestern in 2023 to resume his teaching role and advise NWTV, the campus television station. “It is nice to be back home and teaching at my alma mater,” Schroeder said.

Schroeder was named Educator of the Year for 2026 in the Alva Chamber of Commerce Citizens’ Choice Awards. He and his wife, Amanda, have been married 23 years and have three children: Brayden, Parker and Mia.