At the Southeastern Channel, students produce “The Big Game,” a live, professionally formatted sportscast focusing on Southeastern Athletics as well as coverage of the Saints, Pelicans, and other regional athletic events and activities.

Reporters are able to research and write their own stories, record on-camera stand-ups, conduct interviews with players and coaches, deliver “live shot” stand-up reports, and shoot and edit game highlights for their own features.  Students also have the opportunity to cover Saints and Pelicans games in person where they attend press conferences and often have the opportunity to interview athletes and coaches.

Student producers format and write each sportscast, assigning stories, creating graphics and overseeing sports talk segments.  In the studio, the “Big Game” is entirely student-driven, with channel staff acting as director, technical director, audio mixer, teleprompter operator, graphics operator, video playback, camera operator, and floor director.

On multiple occasions “The Big Game” has won first place in the nation for “Best Student Sportscast” as selected by College Broadcasters, Inc. at the National Student Production Awards.  The sportscast has also won national awards from the College Sports Media Awards and multiple awards from the Associated Press College Broadcasters.

Students also produce “Lion Tracks,” a sports-oriented talk show consisting of in-depth studio interviews with coaches from all Southeastern sports.