 About Us The program in Speech provides training for students in fields related to Speech Communications such as acting, radio, television, screenwriting, public relations, communication studies, digital filmmaking and multimedia.
Career Paths
The Speech Program provides training for students in fields related to Speech Communications such as Acting, Stage Craft, Radio, Television, Screenwriting, Multimedia, Communications, Public Relations and Digital Filmmaking...
Award Winning Student Projects
Our students have won numerous awards and scholarships including the Robert Guillaume Scriptwriting Award, The Women in Film and Television Award, The Chicago Association of Black Journalists Scholarship, Black United Front Award...
Internships
Students in our program have received interships at media corporations throughout the region. Here are just a few of the internship opportunities our students have pursued: NBC Television, Fox Television, ABC Television, CBS Television, CLTV, WBEZ Radio, WGCI AM Radio, WGCI FM Radio, KISS-FM Radio, Sports Radio, ESPN Television, Chicago Sun Times, WGN Radio, Northwest Teleproductions, Chicago Office of Cable Communications, Showcase Television, Chicago Cable Access Corporation, WVAZ Radio. Students can also apply for an internship in Los Angeles or New York. For more information contact 773-995-2195.
Out-of-State Theatre and Television Opportunities
A number of our students travel out of state to take part in performance and production opportunities. These include working on the television and stage crew at the National Black Theater Festival in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Students can also audition to perform with one of our traveling theater companies. Past trips have included Cuba, New York, Trinidad and South Africa.
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