How to get involved with Mako Media Network

By Mike Lynn •

Mako Media Network has an extensive history at Nova Southeastern University. MMN consists of three branches: The Current, NSU’s student-run campus newspaper, Mako Radio (formerly Radio X), NSU’s student-run radio station, and Mako TV (formerly SUTV), NSU’s source of student-run broadcast journalism.

As assistant director of MMN, I have seen MMN drastically evolve from the Office of Student Media to where it is now.

After taking my first tour on campus in fall 2015, I was inspired by our radio station in the Rosenthal building and both the television station and newspaper editing room, housed in the Student Affairs Building at the time. I knew I had to get involved.

Now, my hope is that you’ll learn more about MMN and get involved with our branches yourself.

The Current

In 1981, The Current started as the Nova College Day Division Student Government Newsletter, later becoming The Knight in 1992. Since then, NSU has changed its mascot from the NSU Knights to the NSU Sharks and a more nautical-themed newspaper was necessary for our university in 2004. The Current provides NSU’s community with the latest news to keep you up to date.

As you can imagine, it takes a village to keep The Current as well-maintained as it is. The Current’s wide array of stories are covered by experts in each section, such as sports, news, lifestyle, health & wellness, and arts & entertainment. The Current also has a layout and distribution team.

The Current can be found in all corners of the Davie campus, including in newsstands.

Mako TV

Formerly SUTV, Mako TV was founded by SGA’s Sharks United Party in 2009.

Today, Mako TV continues to unite our Sharks by covering NSU related news on and off campus. Similar to The Current, Mako TV engages in a wide array of stories, including sports, news, health, the arts and more.

If a large-scale event is happening on campus, there’s a good chance that you’ll find Mako TV reporters on the scene with a videographer.
If you are around, you may be interviewed on camera.

You can stay up to date with the latest NSU stories on our YouTube channel @MAKOTeleVision.

Mako Radio

If you’ve heard music playing outside of Rosenthal or you’ve seen a live DJ on campus, it’s likely you’ve heard Mako Radio at work.
Starting in 1990, Nova Knights Radio was a closed circuit radio station that would become Radio X in 1998. Now it is known as Mako Radio, a cable-based station on 88.5FM WKPX Sunrise.

Mako Radio prides itself on playing music that you likely wouldn’t hear from other major radio stations. It specializes in playing underground music and giving a platform to local artists.

Mako Radio DJs can also be found playing music at remote locations around campus.

Mako Radio is always looking for volunteer DJs to engage with the community through live DJ sets and our evening shows. You can also listen to our podcast, Off The Record, featuring several special guests every episode, on Anchor.fm.

Mako Media Network is always looking for volunteers and contributors across all three branches. Be sure to visit us in the Don Taft University Center in UC-328 for more information.