This morning's live shot brought good news for MU on a chilly day. This is my last Monday morning live shot shift so it was fun to end on a good note! Speaking of good notes, my story was about a recent donation to the MU School of Music. Supporters of the MU School of Music are still giving even during these tough economic times. A donation of one million dollars made by Dr. Jeanne and Mr. Rex Sinquefield is being used to create the Mizzou New Music Initiative. This initiative will add new scholarships and programs to the MU School of Music. Beginning in Fall 2010, there will be two new full-tuition scholarships for incoming freshman who seek a degree in music composition. The goal is to have8 full ride music composition scholarships by 2013. The money will also allow for two graduate students to participate in the New Music Ensemble. This ensemble works with MU School of Music faculty and student composers to perform on and off campus. This group of graduate students will also have the chance to work with some of the world's leading composers. They will perform music written by MU students and staff. The current New Music Ensemble is having a concert this evening at the Whitmore Recital Hall on the MU campus and that is where I did my live shot.
The shot was well-lit and turned out to be a good story. Afterwards, my live truck operator and I celebrated 8 weeks of successful morning live shots with breakfast downtown at Ernie's diner. An egg white omelette, hash browns and wheat toast was a perfect end to an great morning. Now tune in on KOMU 8 News at 5 and 6 pm for my next 8 weeks of dayside live shots!
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