Faculty at a Dietetic Technician (DT) program initiated discussions with a metropolitan area computerized audio text information service, Newsline, to share food and nutrition messages with a potential 500,000 plus audience. Traditional community nutrition field experiences have not necessarily enabled dietetic students to access computerized media and participate in educational opportunities such systems present. The newspaper-linked educational Newsline, designed to allow consumers access to information on a diverse range of topics by telephone, seemed a perfect field experience opportunity for a DT program. Students could be exposed to the concept of a computerized information superhighway while gaining hands-on experience in nutrition education for the public. The staff of Newsline agreed to establish a category for the “Nutrition Tip of the Day.” which was launched during National Nutrition Month, but designed to operate year round. Initially, a total of 23 senior students in the DT program's Community Nutrition Course collaborated to prepare brief nutrition messages (120 seconds maximum) targeted for the general public, while freshman students in a special projects course gained experience in remote digitized message recording. Messages for National Nutrition Month were scripted to identify the American Dietetic Association theme “Nutrition Fuels Fitness: Eat Right America” and message content was coordinated with that theme. Thorough screening of each message by a DT faculty member for accuracy and timeliness occurred prior to student recording. As callers access the Newsline “Nutrition Tip of the Day,” an introduction recorded by the newspaper staff identifying the daily nutrition tip as being a community service of the DT program and the University is heard. A representative from the Newsline service came to the campus to meet with the DT students, faculty, and University administration to formalize the relationship. The resulting partnership of the DT program and University with a key media link in the community has proven to be a win-win experience. Consumers have shown a preference for using the active nutrition education medium of Newsline as demonstrated by the initial 240 calls/week average logged in during the first few weeks of the service. Consumers have also actively participated in the Newsline nutrition education effort by sending in requests for food and nutrition topics they are interested in learning more about to a reporter with a weekly food section “In the Aisle” column at the newspapers. The reporter then feeds the information back to the DT program faculty. This has maintained an active, on-going relationship, with the newspapers identifying the DT program as a source of nutrition expertise for the public. The “Nutrition Tip of the Day” category has permanent status on Newsline, thus enabling students to participate in the service throughout the year as a component of special projects, even during semesters when the community nutrition field experience course is not offered. The newspapers have featured additional stories on DT program activities, including Spa Cuisine Luncheons, as a result of this new partnership of the DT program and the University with the newspaper's Newsline.