WLOY’s trip to CBI NSMC in Philadelphia!

October 22nd, 2026 by Sophia Thornberg

Last week, seven of our staff members took a trip to the city of brotherly love (a.k.a Philadephia) for CBI’s National Student Media Convention. This convention brought together over 500 students and advisors from around the country who work in college media.

Over the course of four days students attended sessions that covered a variety of topics such as leadership, content creation and management, public relations and brand imaging,  how to get new students involved, and how to make sure your station stays relevant. There were also several professional development sessions that focused on learning about various on and off air jobs, how to land a job in journalism, and how to build a resume reel.

In addition to attending sessions we also got to explore Philadelphia! Sophia and Max went on a group tour organized by CBI of the CBS 3 Philadelphia studio.  We also did some exploring together as a station- visiting places such as Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Reading Terminal Market, Boathouse Row, and of course the famous Rocky steps outside the Philadelphia Museum of art (Click here to watch our version of the iconic Rocky scene!)

At the end of the conference there was the National Student Media Production Awards Ceremony, where WLOY took home two awards! We won third place for Best Social Media Presence and Max (a.k.a DJ Bravo) won second place for Best DJ!

We had a great time at the convention and hope to attend to next year’s convention in Ohio!