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MTSU lost a beloved alumni with the death of Tay Keith on June 18th, 2026. Here is a short tribute to Tay Keith, the Grammy-nominated record producer known for hits like Sicko Mode and Nonstop. (Captions pending)

True Blue TV's correspondent Karli Sutton reports - Students Gain Real World Media Experience at Bonnaroo 2026 (captions pending)

WKRN Nashville's "Local On 2" host, and MTSU alumna, Stephanie Langston shares a video of MTSU students working at the Bonnaroo 2026 music festival. (captions pending)

MTSU media students covering 2026 Bonnaroo (captions pending)

MTSU Broadcasts from Bonnaroo for the 10th Year in a row. Dean Beverly Keel and Media Arts Chair Professor Bob Gordan from the Scott Borchetta College of Media and Entertainment show our students working Bonnaroo 2026. (captions pending)

Getting Ready MTSU at Bonnaroo 2026 (captions pending)

We launch a new graduate degree, Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television, the Center for Popular Music adds a punk rock archive, and the Center for Educational Media serves as an educational resource for K-12 educators throughout the state and beyond.

LTG Robert Harter swears in new recruits during the Grand Ole Opry's 2026 Salute the Troops special May 19. Courtesy MTSU Daniels Veterans Center. (captions pending)

Money saving travel tips with MTSU's own Melissa Cohen from the Dept. of Economics and Finance.

MTSU and Middle Tennessee Electric Partner on Quantum Research and Education Initiatives.

Join us as we honor our graduates from MTSU College of Education, Jones College of Business, MTSU, and MTSU Scott Borchetta College of Media and Entertainment. ConGRADulations! #MTSU #trueBLUE #MTSU2026 #TrueBlueTV

Watch live as we celebrate our graduates from MTSU College of Behavioral and Health Sciences and MTSU College of Liberal Arts! You’ll always be #trueBLUE! #MTSU #MTSU2026 #TrueBlueTV

We’re kicking off commencement weekend with MTSU College of Basic & Applied Sciences and MTSU Adult Degree Completion. Congratulations, graduates and families! #MTSU #trueBLUE #MTSU2026 #TrueBlueTV

This month we highlight how MTSU continues to grow and evolve, both in the classroom and behind the scenes, while giving viewers a look inside the Center for Educational Media’s newly updated studio that serves as the home base for Out of the Blue.

MTSU President Dr. Sidney A. McPhee was honored this morning for his over 25 years of excellent leadership of the university by the State of Tennessee General Assembly. 4-23-2026

The Center for Educational Media, part of the College of Education, unveils their new studio set where they film MTSU's monthly video magazine show, Out of the Blue, in collaboration with MTSU's Division of Marketing and Communications.

MTSU and the Middle Tennessee Council of Scouting America sign a new Memorandum of Understanding, further cementing the two organizations long standing partnership. April 15, 2026

2026 0415 2nd annual BOLT Awards TBTV (captioning pending)

April 8, 2026, Live coverage of the MTSU Womack Commons Residence Hall Community and Parking Garage groundbreaking ceremony.

Ever wondered what it feels like to be a bottle of chocolate milk! Join us for this special edition of Out of the Blue as we follow a day in the life of a MTSU made chocolate milk from cow to customer!

A professional panel on the current U.S. war in Iran, held by the MTSU Honors College and the MTSU American Democracy Project.

2026 Forum on Growth and Regional Challenges at MTSU

MTSU Professor Dr. C. Rebecca Oldham discusses the upcoming 2026 Family Violence Awareness Professional Panel Series being held for the fourth consecutive year on the campus of MTSU. Thanks to our partners at Murfreesboro.com

MTSU Honors Alum and Air Force Col. Aaron Reid

MTSU and Experience Community Church Helping Students in Need. True Blue TV is partnering with our friends John and Jen at Murfreesboro.com

Middle Tennessee State University selects Matt Insell as the new Head Coach of Blue Raider Women's Basketball.

From the MTSU College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, we introduce the College's new re-org, get a behind the scenes look at the annual Fashion Runway show, and preview the new graduate certificate program, Athletics Social Work.

JJ Show - February 5 2026 TBTV (Captions pending)

MTSU Alumni, students, faculty and friends meet this year's MTSU connected Grammy Nominees.

We visit MTSU's original college, the College of Education, we tell you about a $3 million grant from NSF to improve Data literacy, Karli Sutton tells us about True Blue Give, and we meet the new Development Director for the College, Ms. Caroline Haynes.

We’re overwhelmed by sorrow at the loss of our beloved First Lady of MTSU, Mrs. Liz McPhee. She was truly a special person and educator. Our prayers to the McPhee family. Here is her funeral service, courtesy of Belle Aire Baptist Church, Murfreesboro TN.

This month we feature the new Master of Science degree in Legal Studies, in the Jones College of Business. We spotlight Dr. Raj, who has gained fame on Jimmy Falon's. And we examine our excellent Supply Chain Management degree programs.

Out of the Blue Special Edition. Please delay airing till Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. Happy Holidays!

2025 1203 Aerospace Groundbreaking at Shelbyville Airport

Join True Blue TV in celebrating the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veteran and Military Families Center, located on the Middle Tennessee State University campus, for over a decade of service to our nation's veterans.

Join MTSU and True Blue TV as we announce the new "Quantum Research, Interdisciplinary Science, and Education Center" live on the MTSU campus at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.

This year's Distinguished Alumni awards honored Judge Hal Hardin, class of 66, writer Keel Hunt, class of 71. Also honored were songwriter Julien Baker, 2019, Chaney Mosley, 2000, Scott Cook, 2001, Deidra Goins,99, and Lt. Col. Bill Roper, Army Ret. 76.

Join us in the 2025 MTSU Charitable Giving Campaign as we help others in our community. Starting Oct. 1 through Nov. 1 visit mtsu.edu/givemtsu and donate to many charitable institutions.

Victoria shares her experience attending Middle Tennessee State University.

You are invited to join Middle Tennessee State University community for the University's Eleventh 9/11 Remembrance. Special guest speaker is Secret Service agent Roy Sexton, retired, who was in charge of the detail guarding Pres. Bush during the attack.

Scott Borchetta College of Media and Entertainment Renaming

2025 MTSU Convocation

Middle Tennessee State University President Dr. Sidney A. McPhee addresses faculty and staff in his annual State of the University address during the 2025 Fall Faculty meeting.

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Stephen and Denise Smith Student Athlete Performance Center. Wednesday, July 30, 2025 @ 9:00 AM.

Dr. Mark Byrnes and alumni Hailey Harrison are guests on "Oshkosh Live" at the 2025 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

Oshkosh Live roving reporter Sean Bean and MTSU Aerospace Ambassador Jonathan visit the True Blue tents of MTSU at the 2025 EAA AirVenture OshKosh.

True Blue TV journalist Karli Sutton shares her news story about the Civil Air Patrol’s 8th Annual Engineering Technology Academy hosted by MTSU’s College of Basic & Applied Sciences.

MTSU and Opry celebrate legacy of Charlie Daniels-2

MTSU Customized Workforce Training with Carly Escue of the Jones College of Business, and Cherie Divens, Area Sales Manager of Courtyard Hotels by Marriott, discuss the advantages of MTSU's Leadership Course.

Highlights MTSU at Charlie Daniels Opry Tribute Show

20 high school students visited MTSU for a camp dedicated to teaching media skills with professional equipment, taught by MTSU faculty and College of Media and Entertainment students.

MTSU and the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center's own Lt-Gen Rt. Keith Huber visits the Opry for this year's Salute to Troops celebration.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Mychael Kisling, a former Middle Tennessee State University student, was joined by U.S. Marines Maj. Josh Horman to speak on campus Friday, June 6, ahead of the weekend’s Great Tennessee Air Show in Smyrna, Tennessee.

The Hon. I. Chester Cooper, M.P., and Deputy Prime Minister of The Bahamas, joined by Dr. Sidney A. McPhee, President of MTSU, signed an MOU between the MTSU School of Aviation, Aerospace, and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism.

Dr. Mary Beth Asbury of the Department of Communication Studies at MTSU gives tips on how to get your dream job.

MTSU Veteran Stole Ceremony May 8, 2025.

Commissioning Ceremony for Marine 2LT Rashieq Cockerman

MTSU and the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center's own Lt-Gen Rt. Keith Huber visits the Opry for this year's Salute to Troops celebration.

The 2025 True Blue Honors Bolt Awards (Full Ceremony)

April 10, 2025. MTSU’s top-notch Army ROTC, the "Blue Raider Battalion" marks 75 years since its founding in 1950, with seven flag-rank alumni in attendance.

MTSU visits WKRN's "Local On 2" morning show to highlight "Spring Cleaning" your budget, with Dr. Melissa Cohen of the Jones College of Business

True Blue TV presents the live broadcast of the Jones College of Business "Brain Behavior in the Age of AI" Symposium, held Mar. 19, 2025 in the State Farm Room of the MTSU campus.

MTSU visits WKRN's "Local On 2" morning show to highlight online classes and how they can help parents and those with full-time jobs reach their educational goals.

MTSU Nutritionist talks Red Dye #3 on this segment of the popular WKRN Local On 2 morning show.

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MTSU talks transfer students on this segment of the popular WKRN Local On 2 morning show.

NSCC and MTSU add new bridges for those earning associate degrees to easily transfer to the concurrent bachelor's degree programs at the University of Aerospace and Cybersecurity Management.

MTSU Spring 2025 LO2 Kickoff

2025 CME Grammy Nominee Event

Join us in celebrating our graduating student veterans as they finish their mission of education at MTSU. Hosted by the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veteran's and Military Families Center on 12 Dec., 2024.

The MTSU College of Liberal Arts and MTSU Out of the Blue's gift to all this Holiday, "Joys of the Season". Out of the Blue's special Dec. episode includes Dance, Theatre, Cello, and Symphony Orchestra, all by students and faculty of MTSU.

The Nashville School of Law and Middle Tennessee State University announced today the launch of a new Master of Science in Legal Studies degree on the NSL campus in Nashville, Tennessee.

TGIS and MTSU Alum Emily Oppmann delivers this year's Keynote Address at the 2024 TGIS Conference. Oppmann is a certified genetic counselor specializing in oncology genetics at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax, Virginia.

Former U.S. Marine four-star general and 26th U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis is interviewed by the former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist at this fundraising breakfast for the Daniels Veterans Center on the MTSU campus.

Former U.S. Marine four-star general and 26th U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis is interviewed by the former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist at this fundraising breakfast for the Daniels Veterans Center on the MTSU campus.

The impact of MTSU Alumni on the economic prosperity on the region is examined in this new research study.

This year, the Civil Air Patrol Tennessee Wing Conference included a visit from Maj. Gen. Regena M. Aye, the national commander and CEO of the organization. The general was honored by placement in the MTSU Veterans Memorial by Lt. Gen.(R) Keith Huber.

2024 MTSU Homecoming Parade "Blue Raider Rodeo" was held today on Middle Tennessee Boulevard, between the President's residence and the Alumni House, alongside campus.

Big Machine Music Stars Honor MTSU Daniels Veterans and Military Families Center during a full two-hour concert at the 2024 Freedom Friday celebration in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sept. 13th, 2024.

The Honorable Michael R. Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States in conversation with Dr. Mary Evins. Tuesday, September 17, 2024 @ 3:00pm. Tucker Theater on MTSU's Campus.

9-12-2024, U.S. electrical corporation, Southern Company, presented Lt. Gen. Keith Huber (retired), MTSU’s senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives, with a memorable donation for the Daniels Veterans and Military Families Center at MTSU.

The Daniels Veterans and Military Families Center is honored, new ROTC recruits are presented with scholarships, and the Harbaugh Foundation donates $80,000. Live from Freedom Friday in Nashville Sept. 13, 2024.

Our VP of Marketing and Communications Andrew Oppmann talks to WKRN's "Local On 2" show about week two of pre-game "Party in the Grove" tailgate, open to the public, and featuring Hunter Girl!! Visit the #TrueBlueTV Event Productions live stage.

Join MTSU and the MTSU Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center in honoring our first responders and heroes during the attack on our nation.

The Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center at Middle Tennessee State University honors the graduating veterans with the bestowing of ceremonial red stoles recognizing their accomplishments.

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2024 MTSU Fall Faculty Meeting

Multi-instrumentalist and longtime band leader for Rock/Country start Jerry Lee Lewis, Kenny Lovelace also had his own career success, solo albums, and famous collaborators.

TBTV-Football Team at the Farmers Market

Dean Joyce Heames of the MTSU Jones College of Business moderates Invest Nashville's first panel with guests Paul Allen, Johnny Moore and Bradford Vieira. Thanks to Capital Analytics for the video.

It was a special day on campus as the Blue Raiders held a beam placement ceremony for the new Student-Athlete Performance Center under construction!

"We Do It All", a 60sec. promotion project by MTSU faculty and students, brought home the Midsouth Regional Emmy in the 2023 "best commercial category.

Multiple MTSU Alums were nominated for, or won, Grammys at this year's awards show. These include Julien Baker of Boy Genius, Lecrae, and Tay Keith.

True Blue Core keeps the best of general education while encouraging faculty innovation and student exploration. With new student learning outcomes and new courses, the Core is transfer friendly and aligns with MTSU values.

The Unity Celebration, a tradition since 1996, celebrates our unsung heroes. The nominees, who have all resided in Murfreesboro 20+ years, have made outstanding contributions to their community.

Middle Tennessee State University officials cut the ribbon Thursday, Feb. 1, to officially open the new $8 million Outdoor Tennis Complex located at the corner of Middle Tennessee Boulevard and Greenland Drive on campus.

Blue Raider Athletics and True Blue TV bring you the press conference announcing Coach Derek Mason as the new head coach for the MTSU football program at a live welcome event held on the MTSU campus Wednesday Dec. 06, 2023.

In this discussion with Bob Beatty and Carol Van West they delve into Bob's new book "Play All Night: Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East" and how the resulting album helped shape the Southern Rock music genre.

#TrueBlueTV is proud to present MTSU's performance of "The Mousewife" - featuring the MTSU Stones River Chamber Players - Talented Professor and Alumni Cast - and over 20 3rd grade "Special Mouse Performers"!!

MTSU celebrates its Alumni with its annual Alumni Awards held during Homecoming Week. Seven citations honor a few amongst our 150 thousand plus alums who unselfishly provide outstanding service to their communities.

MTSU and Barrett Firearm Manufacturing sign an employee tuition assistance partnership to allow eligible employees at the company to be able to take any MTSU classes each year, in any topic, at a substantial tuition discount.

MTSU Announces Future Home of Aerospace Campus in Shelbyville

2023 Homecoming Parade at MTSU

MTSU officials welcomed special guests, including state representatives, to campus to break ground on its new Applied Engineering Building on Tuesday, June 20, during a special ceremony led by President Sidney A. McPhee.

MTSU was excited to welcome CBS Sunday Morning contributor Nancy Giles as the keynote speaker for National Women's History Month. She shared stories about being a journalist, writer, actor and comedian.

Middle Tennessee State University breaks ground on the Athletic Department’s new $66 million Student-Athlete Performance Center just outside of Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium.

Country music stars arrive to MTSU ahead of Wynonna Judd's return to Murphy Center where she’ll recreate her and her mother Naomi's 1991 Farewell performance at the Glass House.

The 2022 Middle Tennessee State University Homecoming Parade from Murfreesboro TN. October 15th at 10 p.m.

From die-hard Blue Raider hoops fans to new graduates to concertgoers through the years, “The Glass House” is clearly beloved both inside and outside of Middle Tennessee State University for the many unforgettable memories made over its five-decade life.

Middle Tennessee State University officials cut the ribbon Thursday, Oct. 13, to officially open the new $40.1 million School of Concrete and Construction Management Building students just began utilizing on the west side of campus.

retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber, MTSU’s senior adviser for veterans and leadership, welcomes Greg Mays, director of Homeland Security at the Tennessee Department of Safety, as the guest speaker for the eighth annual 9/11 Remembrance at MTSU.

Welcome to Middle Tennessee State University's Physician Assistant Program. This is a 27-month long rigorous program. We are welcoming the first inaugural cohort class beginning in May of 2022.

MTSU, its Aerospace Department and Delta Air Lines celebrated a fourth anniversary of their partnership Tuesday, April 5, with a very special occasion: Recognizing alumnus Colton Gray as the first graduate of Delta’s Propel pilot program.

Middle Tennessee State University held its 26th annual Unity Luncheon for Black History Month Thursday with keynote speaker Sekou Franklin, Ph.D., a professor of political science and international relations. Dr. Franklin discusses "Re-Imagining Unity".

A full-length documentary that features interviews with national scholars, Tennessee experts, and MTSU professors reflecting on the history of the woman suffrage movement across the U.S., in the South, and in Tennessee.

This special MTSU Out of the Blue was filmed outside the Opry House just before the Grand Ole Opry's annual "Salute the Troops" show featuring the MTSU Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center and Big Machine Music City Grand Prix!

Middle Tennessee State University is excited to announce a unique partnership with Murfreesboro-based Noblitt Hospitality that provides educational assistance to Noblitt-affiliated Chick-fil-A employees that want to earn their college degrees.

First of its kind musical "across the pond" co-show featuring country and rock acts from the University of Salford Manchester in the UK, and Middle Tennessee State University in the US.

Middle Tennessee State University is excited to announce a unique partnership with Murfreesboro-based McGuire Management Group (MMG) that provides educational assistance to MMG-affiliated McDonald's employees that want to earn their college degree.

The Build Blue campaign will provide all 17 sport programs with the resources and infrastructure to remain competitive in collegiate athletics. Announcing the start of the $66 million upgrade to Middle Tennessee State University Athletics.

Trump Impeachment 2 ERC

Expert Panel examination of the Jan. 6th attack on the Capitol presented by the Free Speech Center at MTSU. Dr. Ken Paulson moderates.

Live stream of the Middle Tennessee State University PEG station for Rutherford and surrounding counties.

Education Resource Channel's live broadcast to the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse viewing party held on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University. Thousands of k-12 students and guests enjoyed the educational presentations and the totality together.

Period costume, inspired vocal performance, dramatic monologue, transform Dina Cancryn's biographical theatre into an uplifting documentary. Join this celebration of Elizabeth Taylor, Sissieretta Jones and Marian Anderson and their inspiring lives.

Middle Tennessee State University is excited to announce a unique partnership with Murfreesboro-based McGuire Management Group (MMG) that provides educational opportunities to MMG-affiliated McDonald's employees that want to earn their college degree.