Students gain unique training from 'Elvis'

Friday, September 19, 2008

(September 19, 2008  Stillwater, OK) - The OSU School of Journalism and Broadcasting is one of the only university programs in the world offering students access to a well-known machine in the broadcast journalism industry, the Electronic Video System.

EVS, lovingly known in the industry as ‘Elvis,’ is a sophisticated editing and replay system.

Associate Professor Marc Krein operates the EVS system for the major sports networks. This made him realize the value of having a system at OSU to educate future sports media professionals.

Krein teaches students in the Sports Media Club and sports production class how to operate the system.

“It’s like a TiVo on steroids,” Krein said. “EVS systems and operators are highly prized by network broadcasters.”

EVS eliminates tape so it operates faster and can hold more video.

The system is used for official replays, concerts, conferences and anything requiring an advanced playback system.

“All the major sports broadcasters use the EVS system,” Krein said. “The sports networks need operators and are looking for recent college graduates.”

College graduates from OSU with EVS training will have an advantage when looking for a job.

“There is far more need for operators than there are actual operators,” Krien said.

“This is a great opportunity for our students to get first hand experience on the EVS equipment and to better advance their knowledge when entering the work force,” Derina Holtzhausen, Director of the School of Journalism and Broadcasting, said.