Podcasts by Say Your Name and Spell It - An STN Podcast

Ready for Challenge? from 2023-10-30T00:22:38

Omar and Zach discuss their experience with Horror Fest and all the categories in the upcoming STN Challenge contest! Enjoy and let us know in the episode Q&A what you want to hear on future...

Back & Better Looking from 2023-09-04T19:55:29

Welcome to a new school year! Join Omar and Zach as they kickoff a new year of STN with updates to the website, contests and more! Please reach out to us if you have any ideas for future topics ...

Is It Summer Yet? from 2023-05-14T01:22

Join Zach and Omar as they close out the school year with a recap on their STN experiences this year, what they're up to this summer, and what's ahead for their programs next year. Se...

Post-Convention Feels from 2023-03-26T22:45

Join Omar and Zach this month where they talk about the magic from the recent STN Convention in Long Beach. This episode also features Natacha Delgado, TV Production Teacher at Somerset Academy ...

The Student Perspective from 2023-02-24T18:39

Join us this month as Omar and Zach each bring one of their students on the show, Amelie Santini '25 and Sebastian Broche '24, to hear about how they've been preparing for convention and what it...

Preparing for Convention from 2023-01-29T00:08

Welcome to the new year and new semester! Omar and Zach chat with Sheri Stilson, STN's Executive Director, about things you should be thinking about now as we get ready for the 2023 STN conventi...

Fundraising with Snap! Mobile from 2022-12-27T18:38

Omar and Zach speak with Trevor Johnson, Director of Sales - East, for Snap! Mobile (formerly Snap! Raise), about how to leverage the power of crowdsourced fundraising to help offset travel cost...

Creating your #STNmoment from 2022-12-01T02:38

Ben Barnholdt, from Whitney High School in Rockland, CA, joins Omar and Zach for a coversation on creating your STN moments with your students while competing and at convention! In this episode ...

Go Beyond Your First Idea from 2022-10-27T21:35

This epsiode, Zach and Omar speak with Misha Tenenbaum, CEO of EditMentor. As one of STN's judges, Misha gives us a few tips on what it takes to be successful in contests. Zach and Omar also dis...

Website, Contests & More from 2022-10-01T12:32

Join us as we chat with Shonda Tindall, STN's Outreach & Engagement Manager, where we'll dive into the updates with the STN website, new contest details, and more!

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Building Team Culture from 2022-08-22T00:02:06

Featuring special guest Karin McKemey, broadcast teacher from Catawba Ridge High School in Fort Mill, SC, Omar and Zach discuss what it takes to build a team culture in your program and how you ...

A New Chapter from 2022-07-13T01:25:42

Welcome back to STN’s podcast, “Say Your Name & Spell It” where we have NEW hosts Zach Garrett and Omar Delgado. 

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Welcome Back to School! from 2021-09-05T19:39:01

Aloha and welcome to the 3rd season of the STN Podcast and another new school year!  Our new STN Board President Paul Kass joins us on the podcast for the first time to talk about what to expect...

2021 Convention Recap! from 2021-04-19T20:17:54

Our first online convention is in the books and it was a success thanks to the hard work of so many people and organizations. This month we share some stats, thank everyone, and share where the ...

The 2021 Online STN Convention is Here! from 2021-02-07T05:05:49

STN board member Ken Stone joins the podcast this month to share his tips and suggestions for a more successful contest and convention experience!

Playing A Bad Hand Well, Over and Over Again from 2021-01-19T19:11:35

Emmy award winning retired journalist Bob Dotson joins the podcast this month to share some advice and wisdom he's collected over his 40+ years of being a storyteller. 

Get Ready For the STN Online Virtual Convention! from 2020-12-15T21:53:53

Board Member Grant Bochantin joins us to talk about our upcoming online virtual convention. Are you ready? We can help!

Crispy, Sizzling Audio with John Allen, STN 2020 Teacher of the Year from 2020-10-26T21:52:51

Meet our STN 2020 Teacher of the Year, John Allen III from Waianae High School's Searider Productions! We talk about how he got started both in TV and in teaching, and review various microphones...

Meet Josh and Sheri! from 2020-09-29T00:08:31

On this month's episode, we meet Joshua Cantrell, our new Education Coordinator, and Sheri Stilson, our new Executive Director! We also share how to use Google Chrome extensions to take attendan...

Update from Jacki and Jeb and WeVideo! from 2020-08-27T08:24:11

President Jacki Romey returns to the podcast to give us an update on the organization, Jeb Brunt, contest coordinator returns to update us on our contests, and we talk about WeVideo, an online v...

Inside the Industry Ep.101 - Sound Editing&Mixing from 2020-07-08T20:11:36

The regular podcast takes a break but we're giving you the audio version of our first Inside the Industry Speaker Series featuring Jeffrey Haboush and Owen Granich-Young. 

Update from Jacki Romey and a conversation with STN Legend Dave Davis from 2020-05-15T21:19:44

In this month's episode, STN President Jacki Romey gives us an update on what the STN Board has been doing and a conversation with STN Legend Dave Davis from Hillcrest HS. We also share some inf...

Update with Nancy and Highlights From Schools Still Producing Content During Covid-19 from 2020-05-05T18:09:50

For the April 2020 episode we catch up with CEO Nancy Held Loucas since the cancelled convention and hear from teachers about how their students are still producing content during this global pa...

Crazy 8s, Nationals, and a Lesson Plan from 2020-02-20T01:11:08

In this month's episode we'll dive into the Crazy 8s Contest, the STN Nationals, and have a conversation with board member Justin Ford where he shares a lesson plan on sequencing.

2020 Convention Updates and a Conversation with Les Rose from 2020-01-23T18:29:31

STN Convention 2020 updates, a conversation with STN speaker and workshop presenter Les Rose, and a new STN Contest!

Convention Registration 101 from 2019-12-11T00:50:32

Nancy returns to the podcast to update us on the 2020 convention and share some tips on convention registration, and Hawai'i teacher Austin Zavala shares some of his advice on how to select your...

Excellence Reminders and Student Opportunities from 2019-11-12T18:16:20

In this month's episode we talk about the STN Film and Broadcast Excellence awards and some of the opportunities available to our students like the Convention Scholarships, the Convention Studen...

Collaborative Documentary, Lesson Plans, and the STN Challenge from 2019-10-14T23:02:27

In this month's episode we talk to STN President Jacki Romey about the Collaborative Documentary project, and to Board Member and head of the Education Committee Shonda Tindall about Lesson Plan...

Contests! Contests! Contests! from 2019-09-03T16:59:42

In the September STN Podcast, we dive into all of the contests available to our affiliates and hear from Jeb Brunt, our contest coordinator. 2017 STN Teacher of the Year Karin McKemey also share...

Welcome to STN from 2019-08-13T18:01:16

Welcome STN members to the 2019-2020 School Year! Learn about membership benefits, the STN convention and more with CEO Nancy Held Loucas in the first episode of the new Student Television Netwo...