{"id":1449,"date":"2024-02-15T20:17:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T20:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editmentor.com\/blog\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2024-09-10T20:10:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T20:10:08","slug":"from-passion-project-to-award-winning-newsroom-a-deep-dive-into-omar-delgado-and-the-ccnn-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/editmentor.com\/blog\/from-passion-project-to-award-winning-newsroom-a-deep-dive-into-omar-delgado-and-the-ccnn-show\/","title":{"rendered":"From Passion Project to Award-Winning Newsroom: A Deep Dive into Omar Delgado, and the CCNN Show"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 4<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\nhttps:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/ebd5f1b0\/podcast\/rss<\/a>\n\n\n\n

Wherever you get your podcasts, press play and tune into TV Matters<\/a> for the inspiring story of Omar Delgado, the visionary teacher who grew and expanded his high school\u2019s broadcast show CCNN (Christopher Columbus News Network), into a thriving, student run, daily news broadcast and media program.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet Omar Delgado: The Heartbeat of CCNN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omar Delgado teaches broadcast, film, and TV production at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Florida, where he\u2019s been teaching for 20+ years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omar has earned Teacher of the Year awards from Columbus, the Florida Scholastic Press Association and from Student Television Network, or STN, a nation-wide non-profit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Omar and I (Misha) met at an STN conference, which I\u2019ve sponsored and supported for many years with EditMentor and EditStock. His students regularly win contests at STN. These are not school or city-wide contests. I\u2019m talking about national contests, out of hundreds of schools and thousands of students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Christopher Columbus, he advises the school\u2019s nationally recognized daily, student-led news show, CCNN live. He also runs a podcast called Say Your Name and Spell, on which I\u2019ve been honored to be a guest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omar\u2019s impact on media education is pretty much impossible to miss. In today\u2019s show we\u2019re going to learn how he built his program, the term technology-enhanced teaching, AI in the classroom, and how he keeps it all together. Omar, welcome to the show.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Running CCNN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine walking into a bustling newsroom filled with young journalists crafting stories, recording podcasts, and dreaming of reporting on a the national stage. This isn’t a scene from an NPR newsroom or Broadcast University; it’s the everyday reality at Christopher Columbus High School’s CCNN \u2013 the brainchild of the ever-energetic Omar Delgado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Delgado, CCNN isn’t an after-school activity giving students busy work; it’s a second home, a testament to his unwavering dedication to the school at which he once attended as a student and now teaches media. He pours his heart and soul into the program, investing countless hours beyond the school bell (his wife understands – we asked). But the reward, he says, lies in witnessing the transformation of his students from shy beginners to confident storytellers. He sees how CCNN empowers young men to find their voices and forge their paths into manhood at the all boys school. .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Key for Student Success is Setting the Bar High: Balancing Expectations with Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delgado is no pushover. He expects hard work and dedication from his students, particularly those on the \u201cnational team,\u201d setting the bar high and pushing them to excel. But his demanding environment is balanced by unwavering support and mentorship. He\u2019s at the school working late, too. He recognizes individual needs and strengths, celebrates every victory, and ensures each student plays a role towards helping the team. He’s their guide, their cheerleader, and their champion. Delgado recalled a story where, in their first year competing at Student Television Network\u2019s (STN) national contests, his kids finished in third place. The students felt like they had let him down, but was proud of their effort and told them as much. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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