LAS VEGAS — As the clock ticked to showtime for the 53rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 15, Pete Fisher reflected on his journey from Middle Tennessee State University student to CEO of one of music’s biggest events.

Media Arts Productions, MTSU’s student-run live television production team, covers multiple sporting events throughout the year. The team recently won “Outstanding Live Game Production”

Students and faculty from the School of Journalism, Department of Electronic Media Communication and WMOT Radio are still celebrating after attending the Tennessee Associated Press College Awards banquet in Nashville in March.

MTSU Mass Communication students and alumni were well represented on both sides of the camera during the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Midsouth Regional Emmy® Awards on Jan. 31 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.