Middle Tennessee State University’s “Out of the Blue” TV magazine show is turning up the heat on MTSU news with our June 2020 edition, featuring discussions on our nationally acclaimed Risk Management and Insurance Program, MTSU Write‘s work with creative thinkers, and study-abroad adventures with film production students. Join us to hear from:

• Dr. Dave Wood, holder of the Martin Chair of Insurance in the Jones College of Business, who explains the growing career opportunities for students in our No. 1-ranked Risk Management and Insurance Program.

• MTSU Write director Dr. Jennifer Kates of the Department of English in the College of Liberal Arts, who has the latest update on this from-home mentorship program for writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenplays and plays.

• Professor Paul Chilsen of the Department of Media Arts in the College of Media and Entertainment, who shares details of his journeys with film production students into the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, leading to projects with indigenous filmmakers that got the attention of the National Geographic Society.

You can watch “Out of the Blue,” with host Andrew Oppmann, anytime online and on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 daily at 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and on NewsChannel5+ at 3:30 p.m. Sundays. “Out of the Blue” also is available as iTunes and Google Play podcasts and on other cable outlets in Middle Tennessee, so check local listings.

Enjoy previous editions of “Out of the Blue” here in our archives, too.