Saddleback College - On-campus Media Outlets

On-campus Media Outlets

• The Lariat

Since opening in 1968, Saddleback College has had a student-run newspaper, the Lariat. It is distributed most Wednesdays of the regular school year. It is printed at the Anaheim, California facility of The Orange County Register, where 5,000 copies are made. During the fall 2005 semester, the Lariat chose to change its masthead to include Saddleback's sister college in Irvine, Irvine Valley College, to appeal to a broader reader base and increase circulation. The change was met with opposition from members of Saddleback's administration as well as from the Associated Student Government, since Irvine Valley College did not contribute funds to the Lariat. Irvine Valley College now gives an allotted sum, and the masthead continues to include both colleges. The Lariat was a National Newspaper Pacemaker winner in 1994 under editor Robin Schnug and adviser J. Michael Reed, and a finalist in 1993, 1997 (editor Kevin Hessel, adviser Kathleen Dorantes), 2005 (editor Josh Krane, advisers Ted Martin and Kathleen Buckner) and 2006 (editor Alexandra Baird and advisers Martin and Buckner). The Lariat can be found online at lariatnews.com.

• KSBR Saddleback Radio

KSBR (88.5-FM) is a commercial-free music and community information station serving Orange County from Saddleback College. KSBR's primary format is contemporary jazz, but it also has weekend specialty shows featuring other musical styles like reggae, folk, ragtime, rock, Latin jazz, blues, and hip-hop music.

In addition to training Saddleback College's Communication Arts students, KSBR is a community service station focusing its attention on Orange County news, traffic, weather, and entertainment. KSBR has received the Associated Press "Instant News" citation, AP's Certificate of Excellence for overall coverage, and is the only California station to be a four-time winner of the American Heart Association's C. Everett Koop, M.D. award.

• Saddleback College Television

Cox Communications Cable Television - Saddleback College - Channel 39 - Mission Viejo

Saddleback College Cable Television serves cable subscribers with educational and school based programming from all of Saddleback's public and private educational institutions.