Summer/Fall 2025 News and Culture Application : KTSW 89.9 The Other Side of Radio : Texas State University

Last Name *

First Name *

Student ID Number *

Phone Number *

Texas State Email *

Major *

GPA (if incoming freshman please enter N/A) *

Round GPA to the nearest tenth

0/3

Are you a current KTSW staff member or have you worked for KTSW in the past? *

No

Yes

Available Positions:

Copy Editor

Blog Contributor

News Reporter

Available Positions: *

Copy Editor

Blog Contributor

News Reporter

Assistant Director of Social Media

Assistant Director of News (Chief Editor of News)

Assistant Director of Culture (Assistant Copy Editor)

What motivated you to apply for KTSW's News and Culture department? *

Do you keep up with current and local San Marcos and Texas State University news and/or trending topics? *

What courses, if any, in media writing, news writing or journalism have you taken? *

Are you comfortable writing in broadcast style? *

Yes

No

I'm partially comfortable

Are you comfortable writing in AP Style? *

Yes

No

I'm Partially Comfortable

Do you have any audio editing experience? *

Yes

No

What are some of your favorite radio and TV news programs as well as news podcasts, publications, and magazines? List them. *

What topics are you most interested in writing about? *

Texas State University

City Government

Education

Environment

Politics

Housing and affordability

Policing

Are there any other topics that you would want to write about?

Please attach a writing sample below showcasing your abilities as a writer. Broadcast style pieces are strongly encouraged. Samples should be from class, publication, or your own creative work. Minimum 400-500 words *

Upload CATSWEB TRANSCRIPT (Download an Unofficial Transcript -> Log into Texas State Self-Service -> Student Tab -> Academic Transcript -> Select "Unoffical Transcript" then click submit -> Use "ctrl+p" to print the page -> Click the "Destination" dropdown and Select "save to pdf"-> upload here!) *

UPLOAD CURRENT RESUME *

Personal Statement: Tell us a little about yourself (Minimum 150 words) *

Will you be enrolled at Texas State University for Summer/Fall 2025? *

Yes

No

How did you hear about KTSW?

Summer/Fall 2025 News and Culture Application

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