Explore the effects of celebrity culture Wednesday on TUTV

Posted December 10, 2013

In a new episode of Media Inside Out, host Sherri Hope Culver explores how the rise of the “celebrity” has changed how we communicate and how we see ourselves. Additionally, this episode discusses the effects of celebrity culture on children and how they develop mentally. It will air Wednesday, December 11 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m. online at TempleTV.net as well as on your TV (Comcast 50/FiOs 45) within Philadelphia city limits.

Culver mulls over these topics with guests Dr. Dara Greenwood, Professor of Psychology at Vassar College; Molly Eichel, the gossip columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News; Andrew Mendelson, an Associate Professor and Chair of the Journalism Department of Temple University; and Amanda McClain, Assistant Professor at Holy Family University and author of the book, Keeping up the Kardashian Brand.

Media Inside Out is a show dedicated to promoting media literacy, produced and hosted by Sherri Hope Culver, director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy at Temple University.

Baker Dave whips up something savory for a change

Posted December 9, 2013

Baker Dave switches things up and heads out to Morgan Hall, where he meets up with Temple’s Executive Chef Matthew L. Clarke to whip up a local favorite, the iconic military dish creamed chipped beef. Clarke’s shares stories of his own experiences in the military, while audiences also learn the secret to perfect creamed chipped beef.

This new episode of Baker Dave Presents… will air Tuesday, December 10 at 12:30 p.m. and re-air at 8:30 p.m. Tune in online if you don’t have cable!

Watch Temple Flashback with Action News reporter Cathy Gandolfo

Posted December 9, 2013

Cathy Gandolfo reported for ABC 6 Action News for 36 years before retiring in 2011. Temple Flashback catches up with Cathy to ask her about her long career in broadcast journalism Tuesday, December 10 at 11:30 a.m.

Cathy began as a news writer and part time reporter at Action News back in 1975 and went on to cover national, international, and local events including the crippling Blizzard of ’96, President Ronald Reagan’s historic trip in 1985 to what was then West Germany, many of New Jersey’s biggest criminal cases, the life and death of Pope John Paul II, and several political conventions.

A proud graduate of Goretti High School for Girls in South Philadelphia as well as Temple, Cathy has won many awards for her work. In 2008, she was inducted into the prestigious Philadelphia Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame.

Now Gandolfo returns to Temple to speak with TUTV General Manager Paul Gluck of her rich experiences reporting in her hometown along with an in-depth look of how broadcasting has evolved since her start in ’75.

Tune in online or on cable (Comcast channel 50/Verizon FiOs 45).

New photo essay on Philly’s latest flea market

Posted December 3, 2013

Temple University alum and professional photographer Francis Hilario follows up his multimedia photo essay on the Brooklyn Flea Philly to document the new Franklin Flea, which was started by the manager of the former flea, Mark Vevle. The market takes place at the historic Strawbridge’s department store building (801 Market St.), which had been largely deserted and closed off to the public since the store’s closing in 2006.

Hilario’s warm and lively photos are accompanied by moody tunes in this multi-textured short. Watch below:

The Franklin Flea began in mid-November and is set to end right before Christmas. Venture out to grab gifts, grub and more, including vintage clothing and home decor, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Learn more at FrankinFlea.com.

Learn to make coconut cake with Baker Dave!

Posted December 2, 2013

Michael Scales, Temple’s Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, whips up his grandmother’s treasured coconut cake in a new episode of Baker Dave Presents…

Together, Scales and Baker Dave reminisce of childhood memories, critique one another’s baking style, and enjoy their double decker coconut cake right in the kitchen of Johnson & Hardwick.

Catch it on TUTV Tuesday, December 3 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m. online or on cable (Comcast 50/Verizon 45).

A Thanksgiving of classic movies and cooking shows

Posted November 26, 2013

Get ready for a collection of special Thanksgiving programming this Wednesday and Thursday! TUTV will be airing classic movies, including March of the Wooden Soldiers, Topper Returns and Father’s Little Dividend, from noon to midnight Thursday.

In addition, we’ll feature Thanksgiving food cooking shows to give the home cook interesting ideas. On Wednesday at 1 and 9 p.m., tune in to see a lecture featuring Emmy Award winning Philadelphia chef and historic American food expert Walter Staib talking turkey.

Then, we’ll be airing Chef Ed’s half-hour program on Thanksgiving sides for creative and easy ideas for the rest of the meal.

Alumni entrepreneurs the focus of TUTV show High Flying Owls

Posted November 25, 2013

This Monday, November 25 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m., Fox School Professor Dwight Carey introduces us to four former Owls who are making an impact in the world through their businesses.

Included in the program are Tim Bennett, whose company cuts down on methane gases; Lisa Peskin, who helps companies and executive achieve their goals; Brian Linton, whose company partners with large conglomerates to rid the earth of consumer waste; and Dylan Baird, who turns abandoned lots into centers of urban farming.

Dwight Carey is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at Temple and has started over sixteen businesses during the span of his fifty year career. High Flying Owls was a show created to bring to light the exciting entrepreneurial energy of some of Temple’s graduates.

One of the first female executives at NBC speaks at Sherman Lecture

Posted November 19, 2013

NBC News Executive Producer Elizabeth O’Connell (l) is interviewed by Jean Chatsky of the Today show at Temple University Oct. 3. (Photo by Daniel Pelligrine)

Elizabeth O’Connell, the executive producer for wireless and radio at NBC News, was chosen to speak at the 2013 Charles and Elaine Sherman Lecture (more…)

TUTV’s #MostSpirited Student is…

Posted November 18, 2013

Congratulations to Kelly Dougherty (@kelllydougherty), the winner of TUTV’s #MostSpirited Contest! Kelly’s Twitter photo (shown below) got the most retweets and won the challenge. Kelly is a MSP and PR major, PRowl‘s Secretary, a Temple Tour Guide and the most spirited Temple student!

Kelly’s twitter photo submission to @templetv

In addition to getting a special prize package, Kelly got the chance to run onto the field with the football team and Hooter the Owl at the November 16 Homecoming game.

Stay tuned for the footage TUTV got of Kelly’s big day at the game this past Saturday, which includes meeting not only Hooter but also his real-life counterpart!

New episode of Bouncing Back confronts suicide and its aftermath

Posted November 18, 2013

In the latest episode of Bouncing Back, host Lisa Bien helps bring light to an issue that is sometimes considered taboo. Temple alumna Garden Wellington Logan describes in an interview with Bien her feelings of grief and guilt after the suicide of her brother William. She wasn’t sure how make sense of her loss and couldn’t stop asking herself questions like “What could I have done to prevent this?” or “How did I miss the warning signs?”

Garden sought the answer to these questions from a grief counselor and organizations like the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 1 million people die each year from suicide. To those not suffering from suicidal depression, it’s difficult to understand what drives so many individuals to take their own lives, but many surviving relatives and friends find it hard not to blame themselves.

However, Garden emphasizes the lessons she learned through counseling and from attending support groups like Survivors of Suicide: it’s important to continue looking at life with a renewed sense of purpose rather than fixating on death.

Later, psychiatrist Thomas Newmark joins Bien to give viewers a list of warning signs that may indicate if a person close to you is contemplating suicide. Newmark, a board member of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, reminds us that we cannot ignore if someone expresses a desire to commit suicide, as this may be the biggest warning sign of all.

Tune into episode 3 of Bouncing Back this Wednesday, November 20 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m. on Comcast 50 & Verizon 45 or online for more information on suicide prevention.

Multimedia video tells the story of two Philly flea markets

Posted November 12, 2013

Temple University recent grad and professional photographer Francis Hilario created a multimedia photo essay to document the now defunct Brooklyn Flea Philly, a flea market brought to Philadelphia from New York for the summer of 2013. Hilario’s dazzling photos are accompanied by interviews with former vendors and the market manager, Mark Vevle, as well as atmospheric audio capturing the liveliness at the weekly market.

Watch below:

Brooklyn Flea Philly brought vendors of vintage clothing and home decor, hand made goods, custom furniture, and local food together to sell their wares every Sunday starting in June at the Piazza as Schmidt’s in Northern Liberties. Unfortunately, the market didn’t perform as well as owners had anticipated, and the Brooklyn Flea ended its run for good in October.

However, Vevle stills sees the potential for these kinds of events in the city and is set to debut his new flea market project–the Franklin Flea–this Saturday, November 16, at the historic Strawbridge’s department store building (801 Market St.) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn more at FrankinFlea.com.

What happens when we create our own media?

Posted November 5, 2013

The latest episode of Media Inside/Out addresses our new role as content creators on the web and how that interacts with or affects our old role of passive consumer. Host and show creator Sherri Hope Culver seeks to find out what is driving people, particularly young people, to become authors of their own media.

Joining Culver to discuss these issues are Nuala Cabral, educator, filmmaker and co-founder of FAAN Mail; Antoine Haywood, Director of Membership & Outreach at Philadelphia Community Access Media (PhillyCAM); and Jennifer Nguyen, a Temple student and Editor of Temple’s branch of HerCampus.com. Also included in this episode is a segment by POPPYN: Presenting Our Perspective on Philly Youth News on Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project (YASP), a youth-led movement to give voices to young people in the criminal justice system.

Watch the episode on TUTV (Comcast 50/Verizon 45 within city limits or online) on Wednesday, November 6 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m.

Culver is a MSP professor and the Director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy at Temple University.

Whoopi’s words of wisdom coming to TUTV

Posted November 4, 2013

Did you miss the Q&A with Whoopi Goldberg–actor, director, author, comedian, activist–that took place after the 2013 Lew Klein Awards on October 17? Whether a group project was due that day or you were up late finishing a paper, you can’t miss Whoopi’s words of wisdom when they air right here on TUTV, Tuesday, November 5 at 1:30 and 9:30 p.m.!

“I forgot the one thing I always try to remember — rant about what makes you mad, then get over it and find something fun,” she advises.

The comedian relates her personal stories of breaking into the media industry and the difficulties she faced because of her dyslexia and unique image.

“People would ask, ‘what’s on your head?’ I would say, ‘it’s my hair! Yeah, you can touch it. Go ahead, I know you want to!'”

She speaks of the problems that “younger people” will face in this era of technology, advising for privacy online and knowing and participating in the government. Students asked questions ranging from her experiences as a minority actor to using social media to promote activism.

Hear what Whoopi has to say on these topics and more by tuning into Comcast channel 50/Verizon 45 or watching it live online.

A new season of Tell All begins this Friday

Posted October 30, 2013

Tell All, a Temple original game show, will return to TUTV for a brand new season this Friday at 11:30 a.m.!

Tell All is a fast paced game of words and wits, where contestants compete with the clock, and with each other, for fun and prizes. Created by Temple Student Brian Schwartz, Tell All is a high energy challenge where word play is serious business and what you don’t say can make your opponent the winner.

Grab your remotes on Friday, November 11 and set the channel to Comcast 50/Verizon 45 for some tongue-twisting fun. Or watch it live online here.

Finding your support system with Lisa Bien

Posted October 28, 2013

Host Lisa Bien brings us a second episode of Bouncing Back, this one focused on where to find and how to establish a solid personal support system while studying in college.

Tune in to hear how Bo ‘bounced back’ after years spent trying to reconcile his sexual identity with his family’s conservative values. Bo shared how he learned to accept himself and build relationships outside of his family unit instead of choosing to live a life of self-hatred and duplicity.

Later, Bien is joined by Dr. Michael Plumeri, founder and director of Life Solutions, who goes into more detail on the importance of surrounding yourself with positive influences.

Bien, a professional marketing strategist and Temple Public Relations Professor, created Bouncing Back in an effort to give Temple students and other viewers insight into their own misgivings concerning self worth while presenting real life examples of personal struggle with self acceptance.