S. Gale Denley Student Media Center

WHAT WE DO

At the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center, students gain hands-on experience across every facet of media. From reporting and photography to news anchoring and radio broadcasting, the SMC houses multiple platforms where students explore both emerging and traditional media — and the technology that powers them. Join more than 100 student employees from across campus who have found their home at the SMC.

Students pass out yearbooks to others.

The Ole Miss Yearbook

The University of Mississippi got its nickname Ole Miss from the name for the student yearbook, The Ole Miss. Published for the first time in 1897, The Ole Miss is an annually produced student yearbook documenting campus life, academics, culture, student organizations, and athletics. It provides a permanent record of each year as seen and told by the student staff. They are available at end of the school year for full-time students. Want to join the staff? Reach out to the yearbook editor-in-chief, yearbook@olemiss.edu.

Group of students pose for a photo

The Daily Mississippian

The Daily Mississippian is the award-winning, editorially independent campus newspaper of The University of Mississippi in Oxford. Founded in 1911, The DM is published in print on Thursdays when the University is in session during the academic year. Want to join the fun? Reach out to the DM editor-in-chief, dmeditor@gmail.com.

Two news anchors talk to each other.

NewsWatch Ole Miss

We are the only live, daily student-produced newscast in the state of Mississippi. Established in 1980, NewsWatch is the area’s only local television news broadcast. It is distributed through the local cable company on channel 99. We offer paid positions for directors, producers, assignment editors, anchors, sports anchors, reporters and more.

A student sits in a radio booth.

Rebel Radio WUMS 92.1

Rebel Radio, the voice of Ole Miss, is a commercially licensed college radio station with a Top 40 format. Established in 1989, it is one of only a handful of university-run commercial FM radio stations in the country. Rebel Radio broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and boasts a signal stretching nearly 40 miles across North Mississippi. Any student can audition to be a DJ! You can turn it on in the car or listen online! To learn more about becoming a DJ, please reach out to our radio staff, voiceofolemiss@gmail.com.

Meet the professional staff!

Our full-time staff bring a wealth of experience from leading student and national newsrooms. They work closely with students in the SMC, providing hands-on guidance, mentorship, and real-world skills to prepare them for success in today’s media landscape.
Larz Roberts

Larz Roberts

  • Director of Student Media
Dennis Moore

Dennis Moore

  • Associate Director, Editorial
Steven Miller

Steven Miller

  • Broadcast Engineer
Jared Senseman

Jared Senseman

  • Manager of Media Technology