'Bootlegging the Airwaves' wins 2025 BEA Book Award

3/7/2025

Charlotte Tuggle, Director
News and Media Services
CLA Office of Communications and Marketing
clanews@auburn.edu

Bootlegging, then and now: Media studies research tracks how fans have always found ways to watch
For as long as the airwaves have been live, people have bootlegged its content. From the dawn of radio to today's streaming platforms, recording and distributing content has built fan communities and shaped the media industry.
All Roads Lead to Auburn: Dre Gaines
When Dre Gaines learned about Auburn from a video game, he developed a lifelong passion for the team and eventually found his way to the Plains as a student.
The Auburn Villager: A primer on fluoridation in public drinking water systems
Senior Lecturer of History Zachary Schulz, author of Alabama's first state oral health report, discusses public drinking water fluoridation in The Auburn Villager.
Communication powerhouse: Roommates build relationships, resumes at Auburn
Between the four of them, School of Communication and Journalism seniors Weston Ball, Colin Beyersdorf, Zach Card and Tate Youngblood share one apartment, dozens of involvement responsibilities and hundreds of Auburn memories.
Faculty Spotlight: Myoung-Gi Chon, public relations faculty in the School of Communication and Journalism
Alumni Spotlight: Tracy Awino, NYC-based photographer and 2017 journalism graduate
Awino's portfolio includes notable clients such as Keenan Thompson, Ben Affleck, Pop Smoke, Kaash Paige, Logan Browning, and companies like Reebok, and Adidas.