Joel Goodling (2004) leveraged his opportunities to work at Ä¢¹½tv-TV as a producer, host, and member of the station management. "Without the hands-on technical experience Ä¢¹½tv was able to provide, I'm not sure I would be in the position I am today within the television industry. The Communications Media Department provided a nice balance of media history, theory, and tech in and out of the classroom to position me for success in the professional world." Joel is currently a producer for Fox Sports West, managing broadcast productions of major sports teams.
Ä¢¹½tv-TV is a 24-hour access cable television station, operated by the Department of Communications Media in conjunction with student crews and production teams.
Ä¢¹½tv's television station provides students with valuable learning experiences and its audiences with entertaining and reliable programming. Ä¢¹½tv-TV reaches up to 100,000 local cable customers while enhancing the learning experience of the student volunteers who produce and host programming. This hands-on learning experience supplements students' education, creativity, and skills related to television production. Ä¢¹½tv-TV is an opportunity for students to share their stories, highlight their excellence, and celebrate their talents with the surrounding community.
Ä¢¹½tv-TV is uniquely different from most college television stations because of its direct connection to the academic mission of the Department of Communications Media at Ä¢¹½tv. Ä¢¹½tv-TV supports the academic curriculum by providing students with a working learning laboratory that includes state-of-the-art production equipment and editing software, operated and managed by a highly skilled professional staff.
Get Involved!
Ä¢¹½tv-TV is open to all Ä¢¹½tv students, not just communications media majors. Involvement in television production can develop skills that are desirable in many professional fields, including corporate communications, management, business planning, promotions, public relations, and marketing. Ä¢¹½tv-TV open membership meetings are held at the beginning of each academic semester. To learn how you can be part of Ä¢¹½tv-TV, contact the station's faculty advisor, Steven Kleinman, at kleinman@iup.edu.
"I loved having the freedom to be artistically expressive at Ä¢¹½tv-TV. It was early exposure to the art of television that allowed me to find my niche. The camaraderie of the students still exists today as alumni. I built lasting relationships and early skills that set the stage to be a nine-time Emmy winner, multinational award-winning journalist, and CEO of my own company. Some of the professors' words still ring in my head even today."
Matt Mrozinski '05,
Chief Photojournalist at WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN