Radio-Television area coordinator Dr. Tim Brown was also on set for the interactive segment.  He said, “We have great relationships with all of the stations in town, and certainly Fox 35 is right there as one of the most prominent. Aside from their generous gift of a full news set a few years ago, they take a lot of time to work with our students; you could tell that, even though they were here on site working, they were very interested in helping our students in any way they could- word choice for stories, new ways of looking at a story, tips on anchoring and reporting, even ‘down the road’ career advice. Amy and John are great resources, and they have a big impact on our students.”

The Knightly News students were also invited by Brown and Kaufeldt to attend the live broadcast to observe the production as part of their ongoing efforts preparing the future of broadcast journalism.

The pre-recorded segment filmed in the Knightly News studio will air during the live broadcast on Friday morning.

Dozens of print and broadcast student reporters will be covering voting locations in Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Volusia counties from 8:30 a.m. through 8:30 p.m. Up-to-date coverage will post hourly on the Knightly News website () and a full online newscast will air at 4:00 p.m.

Today’s election coverage is groundbreaking not only because it is the first time in �鶹ԭ�� history this has been done, but also because coverage is in English and Spanish. Radio-television instructor, Katie Coronado, shares that this is the first time these students are involved in an election as reporters, “Print journalism and radio-television students are working together to write, produce and present what’s happening during the election. They are focusing mainly on our local government elections and keeping the community informed in both English and Spanish.”

Chelsie Sloan, executive producer of the election special, is excited about students coming together, “This is a great time for �鶹ԭ�� journalism students. So many people from different classes are all working together and getting real world experience.”

Journalism associate professor, Steve Collins, echoes Sloan’s excitement stating, “This is just a fantastic opportunity to get students out in the real world, get them excited about journalism and let them produce meaningful stories.”

The webcast and hourly web updates are available at under the Elections tab. You can also follow Knightly News on Twitter at .