Temple Update student reporters will provide the latest information from polling places in Philadelphia as well as comprehensive national coverage of the 2014 mid-term elections.
Tune in to Comcast 50/Verizon 45 or online to see live reporting starting when polls close at 8 p.m.!
…and how it’s not an issue to remain neutral on.
Temple Strategic Communications senior Jessica Sidhu, who has started a student group that organizes events and discussions on net neutrality, and lifelong media activist and Director of the Media Mobilizing Project, Hannah Sassaman, joins host Sherri Hope Culver to explain the issues behind net neutrality and why you should care.
In addition, the guests suggest what we can do here in the Philadelphia area about this issue, including tackling Comcast’s monopoly in the area by visiting capcomcast.org to lend support.
To get learn more about this important issue, watch TUTV Wednesday, November 5 at 12:30 & 8:30 p.m.
This Halloween, we’ll be airing seasonal classics Horror Hotel and Night of the Living Dead, in addition to episodes of Demented Drive-In Theater and Paranormal Journeys. The spooky stuff begins at noon and continues all night. See the schedule for more information.
Watch it on Comcast 50/Verizon 45 or online… if you dare!
Temple Talk is back on TUTV to bring you exclusive entertainment news. This week, Luke Frey, Marissa Giletto, and Liana Daywalt speak to special guest Cody Calafiore from this summer’s season of Big Brother, where he placed runner-up. Luke Frey also goes backstage with Swedish techno-folk band Grizfolk to talk about their eclectic music and life on the tour bus.
The hosts conduct an in-depth interview with Cody Calafiore, runner-up of Big Brother 16, who ––as a Fox School of Business grad and former Temple soccer player––has a lot of Temple pride. They recap his experiences on television, and play a special game of Truth or Dare on set.
Other topics covered include Snapchat getting hacked and Amanda Bynes’ social media meltdown.
Tune in Wednesday, October 29 at noon and 8pm to Comcast channel 50/Verizon 45 and online!
A new interview with Bernie Prazenica, President of 6abc Action News and SMC alum, gives insight into his success as a media producer by discussing important turning points in his career. TUTV will air the program this Thursday, October 23 at 1 p.m.
Prazenica speaks with Olivia Bell from Turning Point TV and offers advice on how to get ahead in the media industry. Prazenica’s career in television spans 35 years and a number of stations and markets. He was previously the President and General Manager of WTVD-TV in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. He is a cum laude 1979 graduate of the School of Media and Communication.
And how can you make the most of it? Bouncing Back host Lisa Bien invited freshman student Jake Galli and TSG Student Body President Raymond Smeriglio to the set to talk about the many challenges as well as the exciting opportunities students face during their first year at college.
Galli shares his fears, including how to make friends if you’re not outgoing, and Ray offers his tips on meeting people, not gaining the freshman fifteen, and more.
Later, Lisa talks to Deidre Berry-Guy, Temple’s Healthy Lifestyles Program Coordinator and also herself an alumna of Temple, who is in charge of assisting first year students in acclimating to the University. Deidre explains what the University provides for college beginners to stay on track and find what they need at Temple.
Tune in Wednesday, October 22 at 12:30 p.m. for the premiere of this episode of Bouncing Back with Lisa Bien.
TUTV will air this year’s Mid-Atlantic Emmy© Awards Ceremony that was held last month. Several TUTV segments and productions were nominated for Emmys in the college section, so tune in October 19 starting at noon to see this year’s ceremony, including wins for TUTV student producers!
Niki Mendrinos, Senior Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions, comes to the set of Baker Dave Presents… in the kitchen of J&H Dining Hall to join Baker Dave in making a familiar and traditional Greek dessert, baklava. Baklava is a sweet pastry made of layers of buttery filo dough filled with chopped nuts and honey. Niki brings aprons with Greek sayings to add traditional flair.
Niki manages Temple’s Welcome Center, organizes and executes all recruitment events for prospective and admitted students, and oversees marketing and publications for Undergraduate Admissions.
Tune in Thursday, October 16 at 11:30 a.m. to see the two butt heads on the best way to make baklava.
SMC alumni Jeff Skversky, now a Sportscaster for 6abc, and Dan Sheridan, a 6abc photographer, returned to Annenberg Hall for a special report on students Matt Wallace and Nick Gomberg, both stars of TUTV’s We Make the Call. Tune in to 6abc’s Action News tonight at 6 p.m. to see the interview!
Watch the story below!
Local Philadelphia comic Will Simon joins host Steve Lipman on a new episode of Comedy 101, a program that invites professional comedians to share their experiences as entertainers and provide insight into the industry.
Will talks about how he used to think being funny was something innate–something that could not be learned. But when he moved to New York to do comedy professionally, he learned quickly that it takes hard work and dedication to become a good stand up comedian. Steve and Will converse on a wide variety of topics, including the advantages and disadvantages of using profanity in an act, and how developing a following in your home is important to achieving success in comedy meccas like New York City.
Tune in Friday, October 3 at 12:30 p.m. to hear all this and more. The program will repeat at 8:30 p.m.
With the new semester comes a new season of Temple Talk, TUTV’s entertainment talk show! Hosts Luke Frey, Marissa Giletto, and Liana Daywalt are here to keep you appraised of everything happening on TV and in movies, the latest in apps and social networks, and more in entertainment news. To start off the fall semester, they speak to freshmen and their parents at Temple Fest, and invite Raymond Smeriglio, the new Student Body President, to talk about what it means to be a part of Temple Student Government.
Later in the show, Education Manager Sam Navarino of Elmwood Park Zoo visits the studio to introduce a variety of animals to the hosts and audience of Temple Talk, including special guest Stella the Owl, Temple’s official mascot!
Tune in Wednesday, October 1 at noon to watch the premiere.
Watch the 2014 Alumni in the Media Awards on TUTV Friday, September 26 at noon on Comcast 50/Verizon 45 and online. It will re-air at 8 p.m.
This year, the School of Media and Communication invited NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams to receive the 2014 Excellence in the Media Award. Watch our live stream of the event to hear tips, advice and stories from Williams concerning his career and how he ended up leading the nation’s top-rated evening newscast.
Tune in September 25 at 10 a.m. to see the season premiere of TUTV’s student produced news program! A new crop of anchors and correspondents will appear on the show to present the latest in Temple, Philadelphia, and world news.
In today’s rapidly changing technological landscape, children now have more access to child-focused media, but what does that mean going forward? How can we be sure all of this programming was created responsibly?
In a new episode of Media Inside Out, Professor Sherri Hope Culver covers the Children’s Media Conference, which brings together delegates from TV, interactive media, games, licensing, toys, radio, book and magazine publishing, and the arts and culture sector to share ideas, best practices and inspiration on how to make better media content for kids. Attendees seek answers to these questions and more.
Professor Culver speaks to some of these professionals at the conference, gaining insight into the industry and hearing their hopes for what it can become in the future. She also asks them what advice they would have for students interested in getting into the field themselves.
Watch the episode to learn more about the subject on Wednesday, September 24 at 12:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
TUTV congratulates Professor Fran Viola, and student producers Lucas Proctor and Anthony Liberto on their big win at the 2014 Mid-Atlantic Emmy© Awards, which took place last night. The three won for their segment in the latest episode of TUTV show Crossroads titled “The Heroin Epidemic.” Watch it online now!
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