Placements

An average of 80 students participate in internships each year (based on figures since 1999). Most of these internships take place in Western New York during the semester or summer term while the student is taking other classes. Some take place in other areas, particularly during the summer term. Recent internship placements:

  • Adelphia Cable (TV production) 
  • American Red Cross/Buffalo (public relations) 
  • Arena Productions (broadcasting) 
  • Artvoice (newspaper journalism) 
  • Bee Group Newspapers (reporter) 
  • Buffalo Bills (video production) 
  • Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers (public relations) 
  • Buffalo News (city desk) 
  • Buffalo Police Department (public relations, DARE program) 
  • Buffalo Sabres (video production) 
  • Buffalo State College (Media Relations, Native American Student Services) 
  • Canisius College (public relations) 
  • Cardinal O'Hara High School (public relations) 
  • Carr Marketing Communications 
  • Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, University at Buffalo (public relations) 
  • Chameleon Communications (radio productions) 
  • Cheektowaga Times (reporting) 
  • Child & Family Services (public relations/publications) 
  • Citadel Communications (radio sales; promotion; programming) 
  • Collins & Company (public relations agency) 
  • Crosswater Productions (audio) 
  • Delaware North Companies (public relations; advertising/marketing) 
  • Empire Sports Network (television production; radio production; photography; directing) 
  • Erie Council Fair (public relations/marketing) 
  • Erie County Medical Center (public relations) 
  • Etc. Events (marketing/events coordinator) 
  • Full Circle Studios (TV production) 
  • Gelia, Wells & Mohr (advertising agency) 
  • HSBC Bank (public relations) 
  • Infinity Broadcasting (radio programming) 
  • Intertech Digital Entertainment Systems (marketing/public relations) 
  • Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Study (public relations)
  • Lockport Union-Sun & Journal (reporting) 
  • M&T Bank (corporate communications) 
  • Masten District-City Council (public relations) 
  • Niagara Buffalo World Connect (public relations/fundraising) 
  • Niagara Gazette (sports reporting; news reporting) 
  • Nickelodeon/Viacom, New York City (TV production) 
  • NYS Assembly Majority Leader's Office (public relations) 
  • Six Flags Darien Lake (promotions) 
  • Shea's Performing Arts Center (public relations) 
  • The Challenger (newspaper reporting) 
  • Travers Collins & Company (public relations) 
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (public relations) 
  • Univera Healthcare (public relations) 
  • University at Buffalo Alumni Relations Office (events planning) 
  • WBLK Radio (production) 
  • WGR Sports Radio 
  • WGRZ TV-2 
  • WIVB TV-4 (news room) 
  • WKBW TV-7 (news room; production; graphics, AM Buffalo production) 
  • WKSE Radio KISS 98.5/Entercom Radio (promotions) 
  • WNBY TV-26 (TV production) 
  • WYRK (radio promotions) 
  • Western New York Children's Psychiatric Center (public relations) 
  • Western New York Minority Media Professionals (TV broadcasting) 
  • What's Up Media Group (Web design)

The following Communication Department internships took place outside the Western New York area: 

  • 2100 Productions/InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Madison WI (video production) 
  • Lifetime Television, New York City (production) 
  • Metro TV, New York City (production) 
  • MTV Network, New York City (music programming; news production; media planning) 
  • MTV/Brand Productions/Nickelodeon, New York City (research; media planning) 
  • mun2 Television, New York City/Hialeah FL (TV production) 
  • NBC News, London (production assistant) 
  • NBC Weekend Today Show, New York City (production) 
  • NETWORK Catholic Social Justice Lobby, Washington DC (public relations) 
  • Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New York City (public relations) 
  • Sabre Radio Group, Elmira (broadcasting) 
  • TEV Productions, Rochester NY (broadcasting) 
  • WFSB TV3, Hartford CN (news reporting) 
  • WHDH-TV, Boston (sales) 
  • WZKZ Radio, Wellsville NY (production)