Newburyport High School graduate Keenan Jackson, a senior at Ithaca College, is part of a team of students working at Super Bowl LX, being held this year at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
A Television and Digital Media Production major in the college’s Roy H. Park School of Communications, Jackson was one of six students selected for this prestigious opportunity.
The Park School students are part of what’s known as Radio Row — a bustling area in the nearby Moscone Convention Center — that serves as a media epicenter where journalists, athletes, celebrities and fans converge. There, the students will serve as working membersof the press, conducting interviews and turning that content into video, radio and social media coverage.
Representing the college’s student-run broadcast stations WICB radio and ICTV, as well as the Ithaca College Athletics Creative Media team, the work produced by the students will be aired on those platforms and on the college’s social media channels throughoutthe week.
“I came to Park as a film student and discovered how my creative skills fit into sports media,” says Jackson. “This opportunity feels like the perfect blend of everything I’ve been building toward — and a chance to show that we belong on the biggest stage.”
The Super Bowl experience provides opportunities for engaging and networking with industry professionals and building long-term connections. This includes many Ithaca College alumni already working in these fields who are eager to help mentor the next generation. It also provides them with the opportunity to represent Ithaca College on a national stage, demonstrating the depth and breadth of student talent and the hands-on education IC students receive.
This trip was made possible through Special Opportunities for Students (SOS) funding, which allows Park School students to travel to participate in a variety of hands-on experiential learning activities.