Experts.

For my iCom 101 class I am supposed to pick 3 experts in a field I am interested in and follow their blogs, Twitter accounts, and so on. I’m interested in a couple things. My first passion when I came to Ball State and even before that, is radio. My second passion is new/social media. I will lump those together for now simply because I am a student in those field and for convenience sake I think lumping them together may make it easier for me to study them for now.

In radio, I can pick no other expert than Steve Inskeep, co-host of The Morning Edition on NPR. Some might say Inskeep is not an expert but anyone who is the host of the most widely heard radio shows in the country deserves a little bit of respect. Given, his show was well established before he showed up, but he has maintained the numbers since 2004. He is a native of Carmel, IN and a graduate of Morehead State. He has been with NPR since 1996 when he covered the ’96 Presidential election. He has covered the George Bush campaign, the war in Afghanistan and he led Morning Edition teams that hosted the program from New Orleans, Detroit, Karachi, and Tehran. He is the recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy journalism award for “The Price of African Oil,” a series on conflict in Nigeria.

My second expert is Brian Solis. Solis is principal at Altimeter Group, a research-based advisory firm. He is globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders and published authors in new media. A digital analyst, sociologist, and futurist, Solis has studied and influenced the effects of emerging media on business, marketing, publishing, and culture. His current book, Engage, is regarded as the industry reference guide for businesses to build and measure success in the social web.

I wanted my third expert to be somebody who has been beneficial to sports broadcasting. After all, sports broadcasting is why I originally became interested in broadcating. I picked Collin Cowherd because he is somebody that I didn’t for a while because he was taking a stance against my Cincinnati Reds. Come to find out…he knew what he was talking about. Cowherd is the host of “The Herd” on ESPN Radio M-F. He also has his own podcast and is the co-host of SportsNation on ESPN. I picked him because he has worked in many aspects of media and is someone who I TRUST with information. That isn’t something you find a lot in news broadcasting anymore. He is one of the best persons I can think of for a young student to listen to and learn on how to make a great radio show, and be factual while doing it.

What are your thoughts on my experts?