Monday, February 16, 2026, 12 – 2pm EST
What's the Point? Faculty Media Training Workshop with Chris Hoff & Sam HarnettFor more than 20 years, Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett have been working to translate academic work into media: first as reporters and producers for public radio, and now as independent audio producers. As Sam and Chris visit universities to perform their live audio show, they’re meeting with faculty to help them better communicate their work to the academic community, their administrations, media organizations, and the general public. In this 2-hour, hands-on session they will workshop faculty's media strategies live tailored to their research, area of expertise, and professional goals.This workshop is co-sponsored with the College-Conservatory of Music, College of Arts & Sciences, and Institute for Research in Sensing (IRiS).
About Hoff & HarnettChris Hoff and Sam Harnett are co-producers of Ways of Knowing, a podcast series made in partnership with academic institutions like Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, and The University of Washington. They have published academic papers; spent a semester at Cornell University as practitioners-in-residence; and performed their octophonic audio compositions at more than 75 universities, theaters, and art spaces. They previously worked in public radio, where their reporting won two Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in sound design and was featured regularly on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, The World, Science Friday, and other nationally-syndicated radio programs. Learn more here.