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How does something go viral?

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Host Sherri Hope Culver and guests

It seems as though all of social media activity is centered on getting other people to see and “like” the posts we put online. The goal is to go viral, but there seems to be no rhyme or reason as to why something catches on. How does this change the way we market ourselves and businesses?

On a new episode of Media Inside Out, host Sherri Hope Culver will explore the common elements that attract us to this social media content and why with social media marketing experts Matthew Ray, Co-Founder and Creative Director of ChatterBlast; Ryan Olah, Talent Marketing and Communication Specialist at Comcast; Hannah Kurtz, Digital Strategist at Maven Communication.

Tune in to TUTV on Wednesday, October 12 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m. 

Lisa Bien talks trans visibility on new Bouncing Back

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Trans flagIn light of the increasing visibility of those who identify as transgender or non-binary, Bouncing Back host Lisa Bien speaks with Chris Dungee, an Associate Professor and counselor at Delaware County Community College, who transitioned from female to male in 2014. Chris shares his story and explains what a gender transition is and how his life has changed. Together they discuss the issues facing the trans community.

Tune in to TUTV on Monday, October 2 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m. to see this new episode of Bouncing Back with Lisa Bien.

Get the Temple-Houston game recap Tuesday on Inside the Nest

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Inside the Nest hosts Max Mirkin and Matt Bevenour

Inside the Nest is back this Tuesday with everything you need to know about the Houston game and more. Inside the Nest is a weekly special presentation of OwlSports Update to give you in depth reporting on everything Temple Football. Hosts Max Mirkin and Matt Bevenour recap of latest Temple Football game before switching over to a live feed of Head Coach Geoff Collins’ weekly conference, followed by a comprehensive break-down of news and comments revealed at the conference.

Watch it live every Tuesday on TUTV at noon and 8 p.m.!

How can the history of communication help us today?

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Host Sherri Hope Culver and guest Jason Steinhauer

Media literacy has become more and more relevant and meaningful as terms like fake news and alternative facts are being coined. In a new episode of Media Inside Out, host Sherri Hope Culver takes a step back from the radically changing view of facts and the media in our tumultuous times to examine the history of communication itself in an effort to see how we came to establish what is today being disrupted. Culver speaks with Jason Steinhauer, a public historian and the director of Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest, about the different ways to explore history communication and how it impacts our communication today.

Watch the premiere on TUTV this Wednesday, October 4 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m.

See political cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz discuss his work

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Political cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz

Alcaraz is the creator of the first nationally syndicated, politically themed Latino daily comic strip, “La Cucaracha,” which is read in American newspapers nationwide. In this talk, Lalo Alcaraz presents his vast body of work in political satire, but especially his pro-immigrant and Latino-themed cartoons in a visual lecture spanning three decades. Alcaraz covers the origins and inspirations of his career and the reactions to his controversial work. He also discusses his recent and upcoming work in television and film.

Watch it on TUTV Thursday, September 28 at 1 and 9 p.m.

OwlSports Update student producers get national exposure

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OwlSports Update producers Tracy Yatsko, Ben Otte, and Sarah Shields with Coach Collins

ESPNU, which will be televising Temple University’s football game against University of Massachusetts Amherst today at 7 p.m., will also premiere a segment by three Temple students and OwlSports Update producers!

ESPNU reached out to OwlSports Update executive producer and Temple professor Matt Fine looking for students to produce a video package for their halftime show, and he recommended seniors Tracy Yatsko, Sarah Shields and Ben Otte, who pulled the project off without a hitch. Their story features interviews with football coaches and players as they define “Temple TUFF”. See it tonight on ESPNU.

 

Tune in to TUTV Thursdays at 10AM for Temple Update

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Temple Update student reporters

The student news show returns for the fall this Thursday, September 28 at 10 a.m. The half-hour show will bring you up to speed with everything that’s been happening around campus, the city of Philadelphia, and the world, with reporters as far flung as Spain. Watch it every Thursday at 10 a.m. and take a look at TempleUpdate.com for the latest information. Tune in weekly to TUTV on Comcast 50, Verizon 45 or online.

OwlSports Update’s Tracy Yatsko wins Best Talent Emmy©!

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student reporter Tracy Yatsko at the 2017 Mid Atlantic Emmys

Congratulations to student reporter Tracy Yatsko of OwlSports Update! Yatsko was nominated alongside fellow Temple student Emily Milliron and others.

Watch her anchor a new episode of OwlSports Update this Thursday at noon on TUTV.

More reports from students abroad in London and NJ

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Have you been keeping up with Kelly and Spencer as they tour London and Ocean City, NJ this summer? Watch their latest reports below.

Kelly Antonacci captures the aftermath of the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in London shortly after the incident. She speaks to a group of neighbors and Londoners who are organizing to bring the community together to help survivors.

Spencer highlights a business  in Ocean City, NJ participates in the J-1 visa job program. The Original Fudge Kitchen hires students from abroad to give them a chance to learn English and visit the United States for the summer through the work-and-study-based exchange program.

TUTV’s sports programming returns for fall!

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Temple sports fans

Can’t get enough of Temple sports? We’ve got you! Starting next week, all of our weekly sports shows return to give you an inside look at everything Temple Athletics.

It all begins on Tuesday at noon with Inside the Nest, the TU football-specific arm of OwlSports Update, which has its premiere on Thursday at noon. Then, on Saturday it’s the return of TUTV’s Saturday Sportsblock, with new episodes of Temple Athletics at 11:30 a.m. and We Make the Call at 12:30 p.m.

30th episode of Temple Smash airs Saturday

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Temple Smash cast members

Temple Smash, TUTV’s student-produced variety show, returns this weekend with its 30th episode! Chock-full of zany sketches and absurd characters, the hour-long program includes dozens of skits performed in front of a live studio audience as well as digital sketches.

Temple Smash

This episode includes a look into a workplace that has integrated pirates into its workforce, a new food trend called “Waffle It,” a reminder of the importance of flossing, and much, much more!

Watch the premiere this Saturday, September 9 at 5 p.m. and Sunday, the 10th at 9 a.m. on TUTV.

Temple Smash

Cheesesteaks in London? Can it be?

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Temple Update student reporter Kelly Antonacci went to London this summer and is bringing TUTV viewers exclusive reports from the UK. This week, she talks to JP Teti, a South Philly native who moved to London and opened a food cart selling authentic Philly cheesesteaks to Londoners. Now, his cart, Liberty Cheesesteak Company, attracts Americans and Brits alike. Watch it below:

Spend the Summer in Ocean City, NJ with Spencer Trabbold

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Just as student reporter Kelly Antonacci is bringing you reports from London this summer, fellow journalist Spencer Trabbold is coming from Ocean City, NJ with a look into the summer scene.

For the first installment, Spencer talks to Ocean City surfers and learns about the surfing culture that the beach town offers, including a benefit surfing contest that brings awareness to a rare illness, amyloidosis. Watch it below:

New students: Learn about Temple’s TV station

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OwlSports Update student reporters

What is TUTV?

Temple University Television (TUTV) is Temple’s digital television station, committed to serving as a showcase for Temple students, faculty and alumni. That means we air content produced by the Temple community, and that includes you! Have you always been interested in becoming involved in media production, performance or screenwriting? Would you like to appear on TV someday? TUTV is here to help you achieve these goals. There are many ways TUTV can provide you a chance to get your voice heard and bring you experience along the way.

How can you get involved?

You can submit your original work to TUTV, or take a class that produces programming with other students and teachers, such as Temple Update and A Broader View, or you can volunteer to work on the production teams of our regularly scheduled TV shows, such as Temple Talk or OwlSports Update.  Take a look at our list of shows and see if anything interests you. If you have any questions at all, just shoot us an email using our contact form.

Where to watch:

Of course, the best way to learn more about TUTV is to watch our 24/7 programming! If you have cable in your living quarters, tune in to Comcast channel 50 or Verizon channel 45, depending on your cable provider. If you don’t have cable, you can watch online.

Temple Update student reporters

Student doc asks “What’s in a teddy bear?”

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Stuffed animal

Stuffed animals, blankets, photos, books, and clothes are all “comfort objects”: items that provide mental well-being in times of distress. Why are children drawn to these things? What makes them prevalent even among adults?

Ross Weisman, Jenny Choi, Colin Pawlowski, Brian Ziff and Nailah Adam spoke to the young and the old to explore the psychology, sociology, and healing power of a teddy bear. The group interviewed psychologists, people who struggle with mental illness, and the directors of the Philadelphia Children’s Alliance, which works with children who are survivors of sexual abuse, for insight into the phenomena of comfort objects. This short documentary, Mine, was produced for Temple Professor Kristine Weatherston’s media studies class, Genres of Media Production.

Tune in to TUTV this Friday, August 25 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m. for this moving portrait of the abiding need for comfort.