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BRIEFCASE





            RADIO







            Since taking to the airwaves in     In 2018, the Law Center won
            September 2016, Briefcase has       Gold in the Webcast/Podcasts
            been informing Houstonians          category in the 2018 Collegiate
            on a variety of historical and      Advertising Award competition
            contemporary legal issues. The      for the nation’s graduate school
            weekly radio segment is broadcast  programs. The episode featured
            in partnership with Houston         Professor Michael A. Olivas,
            Public Media and can be heard on    who discussed entertainers like
            88.7 FM.                            Aretha Franklin dying without
                                                wills. It also earned a gold
            Hosted by Dean Leonard M.           medal at the 2017 Collegiate
            Baynes, Briefcase episodes          Advertising Awards competition
            feature a Law Center faculty        for its segment titled, “Spotting
            member discussing a topic in        Fake News.” The featured guest,
            their area of expertise. So far, 53   Amanda Watson, director of the
            different faculty members have      O’Quinn Library and an assistant
            participated in the radio program.   professor, provided tips on how
            More than 120 segments have         to distinguish between truthful
            aired as of August 2019.            or false information news.


            Topics have ranged from credit      Every episode is also available on
            cards and college students,         Houston Public Media’s website at
            musical trademarks and copyright    https://www.houstonpublicmedia.
            of the song “Happy Birthday to      org/shows/briefcase/.
            You,” net neutrality, Hurricane
            Harvey, and many others.





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