Media MAYhem 2026: Career Talk Series with Media Professionals

Open to all UCSB students, staff, and faculty; no experience or prior attendance required. 

Media MAYhem is a series of workshops focusing on careers in different aspects of media, from journalism and broadcasting, to media relations and documentary filmmaking. Media MAYhem is brought to you by KCSB-FM 91.9, Associated Students of UCSB and UCSB Career Services.

For more information, contact Lisa Osborn at nd@kcsb.org or Leah Bartos at leahb@as.ucsb.edu
Click here to request one-on-one training (AS groups only)

Triathlete interviewed after completing a race in Cairo, Egypt, wearing a medal and sportswear.

The Playbook: How to Build a Career in Sports Media

With News Channel 3-12’s sports director Mike Klan and general manager Jim Lemon


Wednesday, May 6th at 12PM
a.S. Annex/Media Center (Bldg 434), Rm. 141-H

Find out what it takes to break-in to sports or news broadcasting. What skills should you be learning now to make you more competitive in the media job market? This interactive session with leaders from local television station News Channel 3-12 (KEYT) is your chance to hear from those who are hiring – and ask them questions about the industry and how to land your first job.

Mike Klan is known as the “Dean” of local sports as he has been covering games and stories for News Channel 3 since the mid-1990s. The UCSB graduate also added Sports Director duties for News Channel 12 and News Channel 11 in recent years. For the past 25 years Mike has been the Executive Producer and Host of the Emmy-Award winning Friday Football Focus. The high school football show is one of the premier prep shows on the west coast, which airs in the fall on News Channel 3-12.

Jim Lemon is general manager (and former news director) of News-Press & Gazette of California, which oversees three television stations on the Central Coast, including Santa Barbara’s News Channel 3-12. Lemon began his reporting and anchor career in Arizona and has held similar management roles in news departments across California, Hawaii, Kansas, and Wisconsin.

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A filmmaker in a casual setting adjusting a professional camera rig for shooting.

Making it Real: Inside the World of Documentary Filmmaking

With Wendy Eley Jackson, filmmaker and UCSB lecturer in Film & Media Studies


Monday, May 11th at 3pm
Counseling and Career Services (Bldg. 599), Rm. 1109

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the non-fiction storytelling process. From how to choose a subject/topic and angle to tell your story, to landing your first job in documentary filmmaking.  Wendy Eley Jackson is a filmmaker and lecturer in UCSB’s Department of Film & Media Studies. Her film, The Other Roe, made its world premiere at the 2026 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Read more here. And, click here to see Wendy’s full biography.

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Crisis Management & Community Engagement: Communicating for the Public Good

With Kelly Hoover, community relations manager, City of Goleta


Wednesday, May 13th at 11am
Counseling and Career Services (Bldg. 599), Rm. 1109

Public information officers manage publicity and media relations for elected leaders and organizations. When catastrophic news breaks or a crisis hits, it’s up to them to craft a message to mitigate damage and maintain public trust. You’ll hear from Kelly Hoover, who managed comms response for the SB Sheriff’s Office during the Isla Vista Tragedy of 2014,  IV riots, brush fires and several other major breaking news events. Kelly is now community relations manager for the City of Goleta. She also has also worked as a reporter in local TV news.

 Read more about Kelly here.

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