October MTSU ‘Out of the Blue’ reports from the Scott Borchetta College of Media and Entertainment [+VIDEO]

Andrew Oppmann, vice president for marketing and communications — Andrew Oppmann

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — In the October edition of “Out of the Blue,” the television program for Middle Tennessee State University, viewers are welcomed into the newly named Scott Borchetta College of Media and Entertainment to learn all about what the college has to offer.

This month’s guests were interviewed by program host Andrew Oppmann, vice president of the Division of Marketing and Communications.

October’s guests include:

• Scott Borchetta, CEO and founder of the Big Machine Label Group, sits down and discusses his history-making decision in support of the college.

After celebrating the name change earlier this year, Borchetta shares his vision for the college and why he chose to become involved with MTSU.

Karli Sutton, Communications Specialist, News and Media Relations. — Karli Sutton

• Karli Sutton, reporter for True Blue TV, takes to the ice to highlight MTSU’s revitalized Club Hockey Team in a special video package.

The package focuses on the team’s recent 2025 conference championship win and how teamwork led them to that success.

Dr. Kenneth “Ken” Blake, associate professor, School of Journalism and Strategic Media — Dr. Ken Blake

• Dr. Ken Blake, professor and director of Graduate Studies in the Borchetta College of Media and Entertainment, introduces the new Digital Media master’s program offered by the college.

Blake highlights the fully online, accelerated degree, and details what it will offer prospective graduate students in the communication field.

You can watch the full episode below:

“Out of the Blue” is available anytime on the university’s YouTube channel, the True Blue TV channel, Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV. It also airs on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 daily at 6 and 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; NewsChannel5+ at 6:30 p.m. Sundays; WKRN+ at 7 p.m. Thursdays and noon Sundays; via streaming on MTSU’s Jazz Network on WMOT HD2 and through WMOT.org at 7 a.m. on the first Sunday of each month; and on other cable outlets in Middle Tennessee, so check local listings.

It is also available as a podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Music, iHeart and as individual interview segments on primary host Spotify at https://spoti.fi/453hxg3.

— Karli Sutton (Karli.Sutton@mtsu.edu)