KULR-8 is participating in Northwestern’s Teaching Television 12 week program. The Northwestern Teaching Media Program provides full-time, 12-week internships to juniors or seniors at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism in Illinois. Each journalism student is required to complete this program to earn his or her degree. The program matches students with participating TV stations and teams them with a mentor who works with them one-on-one throughout the internship. The program is geared to being a very hands-on learning experience. At KULR-8 the internship is very much centered on the reporting aspect of broadcast news. Students begin shadowing staff reporters to learn the systems, and by the end of the internship are often writing, reporting and presenting their own stories on air. The student's advisor from Medill makes a mid-term visit, and the mentor completes a mid-term and final evaluation. KULR-8 has been participating in this program for over 8 years.

 

 

Each year in December KULR-TV participates in the “Spirit of Giving” promotion to help gather donations for local charities.

KULR participates each year in the Gold Star Award. Each month, from September thru June, we award one teacher in the community the Gold Star Award.  Past and current students nominate their inspirational teachers by submitting a nomination form telling why that teacher should be KULR-8's Gold Star Winner.  Each teacher receives a check for $250 to be spent in the classroom.

Weekend Anchor, Sara Gravlee, hosted the 1^st Crow Tribal Candidate Forum on March 13^th.

News Anchor, Kathy Weber, announced the winners at the Billings Clinic Science Expo in March.

KULR-8 and its employees participated in this years Ag Show to demonstrate and explain the upcoming DTV transition.
Sports Anchor, Chris Byers, gave commencement address at Fromberg High School in May.
During the month of June KULR-TV held fund raising BBQs with all donations to go to Relay For Life.
The Today In Montana news team spoke at the local YMCA in June for “Fear Factor” week.

KULR Television’s Chief Engineer, Mark Huller, attended a meeting with local community leaders to discuss KULT-TV’s role in assisting local community translators in making the DTV transition; Mark provided guidance to a number of local translator stations making the DTV transition.
General Manager, Bruce Cummings, attended an EEO seminar hosted by Maureen Lennon during the MBA Convention in July.
Several KULR employees donated their time to help the community during the “Day of Caring” campaign in September.
Business Manager, Marcie Hummel, helped judge the Patriots Pen essay contest through the VFW again this year in November.

 

 

 

October – Career Center Media Students