Finding the Falcons From Home

By: Johnathan M Turnbow

Excitement is easy to come by both on the court as well as in the stands every time the falcons prepare for a home game.  

But how can you get your falcon fix when you’re not able to make it to trustmark arena?

Student Devon Cooley helping to broadcast press row

 You can find your falcon home games from the comfort of your own computer, simply by going to ustream.tv/montevalloathletics

But who puts the games on the web? 

Montevallo’s Amos Hollinhead explained how students can get involved with campus broadcasts.

“Well the overall goal for covering games is to get students some hands on experience, as well as to broadcast the games to someone who cant make it to the arena.  It serves 2 great purposes in not only being good practice to Montevallo students, but also to expose the world of sports to falcon fans that want to see the games.”

But students aren’t the only ones who help with the games.  Former Montevallo student and prostaff member Lex Murdoch expressed his excitement to help give back as a University alumnus.

Lex Murdoch helping teach studnts to run cameras

“As pro staff I really like coming back and seeing my Alma mater. I’m not a teacher, but I really do like teaching students the things I learned in the field and everything I learned in TV, I can come back here and teach to the student. I just thing that’s a really important thing.”

 All mass comm students are encouraged to participate, to help strengthen their skills as well as to learn some tricks of the trade.