Northern Kentucky University
PBS News Producer
Network TV Camera Operator
X: @WesAkersNKU
email: akersw@nku.edu

Current Work/Projects:
ESPN+ Director, NKU men's & women's basketball
Exec. Director Video Live Stream
"High School Football Tonight" ESPN 1530AM & FOXSports 1360AM
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X: @TGIFfootball
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X: @NKUSportsMedia
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Documentary news producer WTIU-TV (PBS) at Indiana University:
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"Archiving Airwaves": The Miley Collection.
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"Finding the Fix": Heroin's Hold on the Heartland
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"Shadows of Innocence": Sexual Assault Among Indiana's Youth
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Media Appearances/Stories
Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 to 12:15 & 1:30 to 3:15
572 Griffin Hall
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Classes:
EMB 110 Intro to Mass Media (Online)
EMB 330 Live Broadcast Productions
EMB 335 Sports Media Productions
EMB 310 Newscast Productions
EMB 305 Multi-Camera Productions
EMB 105 Diversity and the Media (Online summer only)
New Documentary Explores John Miley's Sports Broadcast Archive
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NKU Students Doing Basketball Games For ESPN3, Local TV
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Two Locally-Produced Films Addressing Our Areas's Heroin Crisis
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NKY Forum sheds light on heroin epidemic
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VIDEO: Locally produced documentary explores heroin crisis
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WFIU/WTIU present documentary and discussion on Indiana's high rate of sexual assault among teens
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Students broadcast in a class of their own
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WTIU Broadcasts a Documentary on the Construction of an Influential Highway through Indiana