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Watch “Upstaged,” the latest production from Temple Pilots

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Temple Pilots: Upstaged

Temple Pilots returns to TUTV with a new original film this week. “Upstaged” is a comedy about drama starring Sarah Barainyak, Michael Macera, and Nathan Butts and directed by Steven Aronow and Abrham Bogale, with a story by Abrham Bogale.

“Upstaged” follows Heather who, when fired from playing a bit part in a dramatic production, endeavors to put on her own play in an effort to prove her acting talents. Heather is forced to face the many pitfalls that come with being in charge of a theater production and her hubris is rapidly exposed.

Temple Pilots is a student group formed to help fellow students produce new show ideas for TUTV. With the help and support of TUTV, this program delivers an array of interesting stories in the form of a series of pilots.

Watch the premiere of “Upstaged” on TUTV this Thursday, November 12 at 1 and 9 p.m.

The World at Temple returns Tuesday with new hosts

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The World at Temple 2020 Meet the new hosts of The World at Temple, Andreas Copes and Yamikani Mandiwanzira, who goes by Yaya for short, on the all new season premiere of our international student talk show.

Andreas is from Germany and previously studied at the Community College of Philadelphia. He came to the city of Philadelphia initially because of love. Yaya hails from Zimbabwe and learned about Temple through her aunt, who is a former Owl.

The two interview Esteban Suarez, who is from Mexico and plays on the Temple Men’s Soccer team while pursuing his Communication Studies degree. Suarez discusses what his life is like on and off the field and shares what it was like finishing the semester in his hometown, Mexico City, at the beginning of the pandemic. Later, the hosts also interview Laura Carvajal, a Temple student from Columbia who is studying Media Studies and Production.

Watch the premiere on TUTV this Tuesday, November 10 at 2 and 10 p.m.

TUTV brings home 7 trophies from the CBI Awards

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TUTV student programming placed first in three categories with a total of seven awards won at the 2020 CBI Awards on Saturday! Temple Update  won both first and second place for Best Newscast, and OwlSports Update had been nominated for a total of four CBI Awards in six categories. Watch the winning programs:

Best Comedy

Temple Tonight, 2nd Place

Best Newscast

Temple Update: March 12, 2020, 1st Place

Temple Update: November 14, 2019, 2nd Place

Best Station Promo

OwlSports Update Station Promo, 2nd Place

Best Sportscast

Inside the Nest: November 19, 2019, 3rd Place

Best Sports Reporting

OwlSports Update: A Walk-On, On the Water, 1st Place

Best Social Media Presence

OwlSports Update – @owlsportsupdate, 2nd Place

Temple SMASH premieres all-new season

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Temple Smash

TUTV’s long-running comedy sketch show returns with its new season this week!

Featured in the season premiere is the reality show “Real Bog Witches of Hagtown” wherein one of the Bog Witches returns after being banished to the woods for hundreds of years. Later, learn about an opportunity to get dance lessons for Zoom calls, and hear about a new product–Heckle-me-Kelmo–that will teach your kids about the real world.

Tune in to TUTV on Saturday, November 7 at 5 p.m. to watch this all-new episode.

Turn to TUTV for Election Day coverage

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Stay tuned to TUTV as polls close this Election Day for live updates from Temple Update reporters beginning at 8 p.m. Student reporters will bring viewers reports from the studio and on the ground throughout the night. Tune in to Comcast 50, Verizon 45 or online this Tuesday, November 3 to get the latest about the 2020 Presidential Election.

A new one-hour Your Best Life airs Monday

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Your Best Life: Sharon Lia

On the latest episode of Your Best Life with Lisa Bien, host Lisa talks to singer-songwriter Sharon Lia about her successes in the music industry despite personal struggle, including a fight with cancer.

Sharon Lia makes music under a band using her name, accompanied by guitarist Rick Jannotti and drummer Howie Fallon. The band began playing the Philadelphia area and quickly won their first “Breakout Artist” competition. She was nominated for the Josie Awards in 6 different categories this year. She is also on the GRAMMY® ballot this year for her newly released single, “The Sum of Us,” which was selected by Deepak Chopra as his Artist Pick on Spotify!

Your Best Life: Sharon Lia

In addition to making and playing music with her band, Sharon founded a charitable foundation, Ladies Who Rock 4 A Cause Foundation, a music-driven organization inspired by her battle with cancer.

Hear Sharon’s story on Monday, November 2 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m.

Watch our Halloween programming on Spooky Saturday!

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Nick the Beat

We’ll be airing horror movies this Saturday in honor of Halloween. It all begins after an all-new edition of Temple Athletics at noon. Tune in at 12:30 p.m. for a Nick the Beat marathon, our horror film anthology series featuring host Nick the Beat, a beatnik ghost who died as a Temple undergrad in the 1960s. Watch it on Comcast 50/Verizon 45 or online… if you dare!

New Media Inside Out looks at elections

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Media Inside Out: News and Electoral Politics

In a new episode of Media Inside Out, host Sherri Hope Culver looks at how news coverage influences elections.

In a presidential election year like the one we’re in now, it can seem as if everywhere we turn all news and information is focused on elements of the election, nonstop. What effect does this onslaught of information have on the public’s decision to vote? Sherri discusses this topic with broadcaster, researcher and consultant Steve Butler and Temple University Political Science Professor Robin Kolodny.

Watch the premiere on TUTV this Wednesday, October 28 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m. 

Enter TUTV’s “How I Met My #TUBFF” contest!

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How I Met My #TUBFFCALLING ALL TEMPLE BESTIES! TUTV is excited to launch the How I Met My #TUBFF contest.

Tell us how you met your best friend forever at Temple for a chance to win a $100 Visa® gift card. Entries will be accepted on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram until Saturday, October 31 and must include the hashtag #TUBFF. Hurry and submit your story today!

How I Met My #TUBFF

Watch the season premiere of Temple Talk!

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Temple Talk Season 8 Premiere

A whole new slate of hosts joins the TUTV’s entertainment talk show this semester; get to know Jackie Rappaport, Baker McNamara, Connell O’Brien, and Kamryn Scrivens. Together they discuss the virtual VMA Awards, the 2020 Emmy Awards–in particular Zendaya’s win, which made her the youngest ever best actress in a drama series winner–Ellen’s televised apology and whether or not the hosts believed it would lead to better conditions on the show’s set, TikTok creators who have skyrocketed into fame, and more. Special guest YouTuber Nicole Rafiee comes on to discuss how the pandemic has affected her work and why she became a content creator.

Watch all this and more on the first episode of the semester, premiering Tuesday, October 20 at 1 and 9 p.m. on TUTV.

Learn all about the Black Lives Always Mattered! Project

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Black Lives Always Mattered!

BLAM! (Black Lives Always Mattered!: Hidden African American Philadelphians in the Twentieth Century), is a graphic novel presenting the history and impact of Black Philadelphians through rich and compelling narratives about their lives. Scheduled for publication in 2021, BLAM! is a Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection project supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

Watch the virtual launch of the project on TUTV, in which curators, historians, artists, web designers, and others involved in the project dig deep into the creative process, looking at how the project evolved while providing a captivating way to learn about the “hidden figures” of African American history and their invaluable contributions to Philadelphia. The program was moderated by Malik L. Boyd, CEO of Dashuri World, Inc.; executive producer and host of Heart of the City Radio; and TV political analyst. Award-winning author Dr. Sheena C. Howard serves as lead writer of the novel, and Eric Battle is the project’s curator and art director.

Tune in to TUTV on Wednesday, October 21 at 1 and 9 p.m. to hear more about this exciting, multidisciplinary publication.

New TUTV Community Forum looks at jobs and the pandemic

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TUTV Community Forum: Employment and the Pandemic

On a new episode of TUTV Community Forum, host Victoria Lucas takes a close look at how the pandemic has impacted employment and job availability in the Philadelphia area. Joining via Zoom are guests Mohona Siddique, Project Manager for the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, and Olivia Lamborn, Project Specialist at Temple’s Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative. Together they discuss what their respective organizations strive to do in the city, the massive loss of jobs due to the pandemic, and how that has especially impacted already-vulnerable populations in Philadelphia.

Watch the premiere on TUTV this Tuesday, October 20 at 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

First installment of Graduate Speaker Series workshop airs Wed

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Klein Speaker Series

Researchers have been working for decades to determine exactly when children are able to recognize and understand advertising. Estimates shift based on changes in technology that can make advertising particularly subtle. How does advertising on YouTube relate to children’s public health? Dr. Jess Castonguay, Assistant Professor of Advertising, explores this intersection through her research, working with the particulars of how children recognize, understand, and are ultimately persuaded by advertising that appears more personal than branded.

Dr. Castonguay led a discussion analyzing her research and findings as the first workshop of the Office of Research and Graduate Studies’ Graduate Speaker Series of the fall 2020 semester. TUTV will be airing the speaker series throughout the winter.

Tune in to TUTV on Wednesday, October 14 at 1 and 9 p.m. to see the premiere of this lecture.

TUTV debuts “My Classic Car” Saturdays

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My Classic Car

We’re adding a new program to our Saturday morning roster this week with the TUTV premiere of My Classic Car.

In My Classic Car, host Dennis Gage travels across North America to visit prestigious auto shows and events, spotlighting everything from muscle cars to museum pieces. Gage takes viewers along for the ride and keeps it entertaining with his unique perspective and enthusiasm for all things automotive. My Classic Car has been a weekly television program for 25 years.

Tune in this Saturday, October 10 at 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. for the TUTV premiere of this program.

New “Temple People” highlights Sherri Hope Culver

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Temple People: Sherri Hope Culver

TUTV viewers may know Sherri Hope Culver as the creator and host of Media Inside Out, our long-running media literacy program that airs every Wednesday. Learn more about Sherri, who is also the Director for the Center of Media Literacy and a Professor at Klein College, on a new episode of Temple People with host Mydia Alonso airing Tuesday. Temple People is a series that highlights the diverse and talented alumni of Temple University.

Mydia and Sherri talk in depth about Sherri’s start as an aspiring actress and how that led to a long career in production and broadcasting, including successful stints in advertising and public access TV, and ultimately to media literacy advocacy and education.

Tune in Tuesday, October 13 at 11:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m. to see the premiere of this episode of Temple People.